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W. Smith Jr. Elementary School

Regular School · Violet, LA

W. Smith Jr. Elementary School is a regular school school in Violet, Louisiana, serving grades PK–05 with 333 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 10.7:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 05
Enrollment
333
Teachers (FTE)
31.1
Student–Teacher Ratio
10.7:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Black or African American 244 73%
Hispanic/Latino 42 13%
White 27 8%
Two or more races 17 5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 2 1%
Asian 1 0%
Total enrollment 333 155M / 178F

English Language Learners: 9 (3% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 25-29% 29.5% 144
Reading Proficiency 25-29% 40.7% 144
Science Proficiency 10-14% 141

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
-0.49 grade levels
Math
+0.17 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
3 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
11
3.3% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
111
33.3% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 333 100%

Contact & Location

6701 E St Bernard Hwy.

Violet, LA 70092

Phone: (504)302-1000

District

St. Bernard Parish

Per-pupil expenditure: $14,176

District enrollment: 8,277

NCES ID

220141001533

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD