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Fifth Ward Elementary School
8184 Villavaso St
Saint James LA, 70086, Saint James County
Phone: 225-473-9537
Ranking: (605 out of 947, bottom 36%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6
School District: St. James Parish School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 21 | |||||||
Total Students: | 162 | 176 | 196 | 197 | 209 | 243 | 242 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 15 | 9.3% | 14 | 8.0% | 18 | 9.2% | 16 | 8.1% | 22 | 10.5% | 44 | 18.1% | 38 | 15.7% |
Kindergarten: | 19 | 11.7% | 19 | 10.8% | 20 | 10.2% | 26 | 13.2% | 23 | 11.0% | 21 | 8.6% | 32 | 13.2% |
Grade 1: | 19 | 11.7% | 21 | 11.9% | 28 | 14.3% | 20 | 10.2% | 25 | 12.0% | 32 | 13.2% | 32 | 13.2% |
Grade 2: | 19 | 11.7% | 22 | 12.5% | 18 | 9.2% | 25 | 12.7% | 24 | 11.5% | 35 | 14.4% | 39 | 16.1% |
Grade 3: | 29 | 17.9% | 19 | 10.8% | 23 | 11.7% | 18 | 9.1% | 32 | 15.3% | 35 | 14.4% | 30 | 12.4% |
Grade 4: | 16 | 9.9% | 25 | 14.2% | 23 | 11.7% | 32 | 16.2% | 38 | 18.2% | 35 | 14.4% | 29 | 12.0% |
Grade 5: | 21 | 13.0% | 24 | 13.6% | 31 | 15.8% | 35 | 17.8% | 23 | 11.0% | 22 | 9.1% | 20 | 8.3% |
Grade 6: | 24 | 14.8% | 32 | 18.2% | 35 | 17.9% | 25 | 12.7% | 22 | 10.5% | 19 | 7.8% | 22 | 9.1% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 85 | 52.5% | 87 | 49.4% | 101 | 51.5% | 105 | 53.3% | 101 | 48.3% | 116 | 47.7% | 108 | 44.6% |
Female: | 77 | 47.5% | 89 | 50.6% | 95 | 48.5% | 92 | 46.7% | 100 | 47.8% | 119 | 49.0% | 130 | 53.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 1 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.5% | 3 | 1.5% | 4 | 1.9% | 2 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.4% |
Black: | 154 | 95.1% | 173 | 98.3% | 192 | 98.0% | 194 | 98.5% | 203 | 97.1% | 241 | 99.2% | 241 | 99.6% |
White: | 7 | 4.3% | 2 | 1.1% | 3 | 1.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 144 | 88.9% | 170 | 96.6% | 189 | 96.4% | 191 | 97.0% | 195 | 93.3% | 223 | 91.8% | 220 | 90.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 4 | 2.5% | 3 | 1.7% | 4 | 2.0% | 3 | 1.5% | 7 | 3.3% | 13 | 5.3% | 8 | 3.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.82 | 12.18 | 12.84 | 13.86 | 11.51 | 12.00 | 11.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
iLEAP | ||||||
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 67% | 65% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56% | 72% | 64% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 73% | 66% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 76% | 67% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 75% | 69% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 75% | 69% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 76% | 72% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 66% | 65% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 33% | 65% | 63% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58% | 68% | 68% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 70% | 67% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 73% | 69% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38% | 74% | 71% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 78% | 72% |
2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61% | 62% | 58% |
2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 33% | 57% | 55% |
2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 70% | 62% |
2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 71% | 63% |
2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 68% | 63% |
2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 78% | 67% |
2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 79% | 68% |
2007 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61% | 64% | 63% |
2008 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53% | 72% | 64% |
2009 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 71% | 67% |
2010 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 70% | 66% |
2011 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 72% | 64% |
2012 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66% | 69% | 65% |
2013 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | 65% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | 66% | 69% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 72% | 69% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 80% | 72% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 86% | 75% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 85% | 77% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 60% | 64% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | 69% | 67% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 30% | 66% | 65% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 82% | 73% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 80% | 71% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 55% | 57% | 62% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 38% | 65% | 60% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 39% | 65% | 65% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 79% | 68% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 47% | 72% | 67% |
2007 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 55% | 66% | 68% |
2008 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 38% | 65% | 62% |
2009 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 36% | 72% | 66% |
2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 78% | 68% |
2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 78% | 70% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 40% | 62% | 60% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 30% | 61% | 65% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 64% | 66% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 56% | 67% | 68% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 42% | 65% | 68% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 74% | 70% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 76% | 72% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 40% | 58% | 59% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 30% | 59% | 65% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 46% | 63% | 66% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 34% | 69% | 70% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 62% | 67% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 68% | 70% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 66% | 72% |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 25% | 47% | 53% |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 30% | 52% | 58% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 58% | 62% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 52% | 64% | 63% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 42% | 63% | 62% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 69% | 64% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 45% | 63% | 66% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 40% | 61% | 60% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 40% | 61% | 66% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 58% | 67% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 73% | 66% |
2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 68% | 65% |
2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 59% | 63% | 67% |
2013 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 44% | 71% | 67% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 40% | 58% | 62% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 35% | 70% | 61% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 70% | 69% | 68% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 74% | 75% | 70% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 51% | 80% | 71% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 68% | 77% | 69% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 72% | 78% | 70% |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 57% | 65% | 62% |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 50% | 64% | 61% |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 55% | 70% | 70% |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 65% | 67% | 67% |
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 54% | 78% | 70% |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 70% | 79% | 70% |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 69% |
2007 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 36% | 56% | 55% |
2008 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 40% | 63% | 58% |
2009 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 65% | 54% | 61% |
2010 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 61% | 62% | 63% |
2011 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 58% | 74% | 69% |
2012 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 45% | 68% | 65% |
2013 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 73% | 68% | 65% |
2007 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 30% | 46% | 57% |
2008 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 45% | 56% | 57% |
2009 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 70% | 61% | 63% |
2010 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 48% | 62% | 66% |
2011 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 38% | 66% | 67% |
2012 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 32% | 70% | 65% |
2013 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 88% | 77% | 68% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 57.9% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 42.1% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 19.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 89.5% |
Mean Base Salary: | $47,417.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $48,286.0 |
* Fifth Ward Elementary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.