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Tensas Elementary School

Regular School · St. Joseph, LA

Tensas Elementary School is a regular school school in St. Joseph, Louisiana, serving grades PK–05 with 154 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 12.8:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 05
Enrollment
154
Teachers (FTE)
12.0
Student–Teacher Ratio
12.8:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Black or African American 128 83%
White 14 9%
Hispanic/Latino 6 4%
Two or more races 6 4%
Total enrollment 154 77M / 77F

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 20-24% 29.5% 75
Reading Proficiency 20-24% 40.7% 75
Science Proficiency 10-14% 73

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)
-0.45 grade levels
Math
+0.03 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
None offered
1 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
7
4.5% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
47
30.5% of enrollment · SY 2019–20
Comprehensive Support School (CSI) Targeted Support School (TSI)

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

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 154 100%

Contact & Location

Rt. 2 Box 306

St. Joseph, LA 71366

Phone: (318)766-3346

District

Tensas Parish

Per-pupil expenditure: $26,265

District enrollment: 347

Other Schools in District

NCES ID

220171001332

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