Tensas Elementary School
Frontage Rd
Saint Joseph LA, 71366, Tensas County
Phone: 318-766-3346
Ranking:
(699 out of 947, bottom 26%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Tensas 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: | 18 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | |||||||
Total Students: | 232 | 248 | 279 | 286 | 307 | 303 | 290 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 5 | 2.2% | 5 | 2.0% | 4 | 1.4% | 12 | 4.2% | 6 | 2.0% | 17 | 5.6% | 12 | 4.1% |
Kindergarten: | 27 | 11.6% | 25 | 10.1% | 34 | 12.2% | 36 | 12.6% | 48 | 15.6% | 35 | 11.6% | 46 | 15.9% |
Grade 1: | 27 | 11.6% | 29 | 11.7% | 32 | 11.5% | 37 | 12.9% | 33 | 10.7% | 47 | 15.5% | 48 | 16.6% |
Grade 2: | 27 | 11.6% | 30 | 12.1% | 43 | 15.4% | 28 | 9.8% | 46 | 15.0% | 47 | 15.5% | 39 | 13.4% |
Grade 3: | 28 | 12.1% | 41 | 16.5% | 32 | 11.5% | 42 | 14.7% | 46 | 15.0% | 50 | 16.5% | 46 | 15.9% |
Grade 4: | 43 | 18.5% | 34 | 13.7% | 51 | 18.3% | 49 | 17.1% | 51 | 16.6% | 51 | 16.8% | 44 | 15.2% |
Grade 5: | 32 | 13.8% | 42 | 16.9% | 40 | 14.3% | 40 | 14.0% | 45 | 14.7% | 32 | 10.6% | 25 | 8.6% |
Grade 6: | 43 | 18.5% | 42 | 16.9% | 43 | 15.4% | 42 | 14.7% | 32 | 10.4% | 24 | 7.9% | 30 | 10.3% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 138 | 59.5% | 153 | 61.7% | 165 | 59.1% | 168 | 58.7% | 172 | 56.0% | 176 | 58.1% | 168 | 57.9% |
Female: | 94 | 40.5% | 95 | 38.3% | 114 | 40.9% | 118 | 41.3% | 127 | 41.4% | 119 | 39.3% | 118 | 40.7% |
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 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Black: | 211 | 90.9% | 229 | 92.3% | 259 | 92.8% | 267 | 93.4% | 285 | 92.8% | 284 | 93.7% | 272 | 93.8% |
White: | 15 | 6.5% | 14 | 5.6% | 17 | 6.1% | 17 | 5.9% | 22 | 7.2% | 19 | 6.3% | 18 | 6.2% |
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: | 5 | 2.2% | 4 | 1.6% | 3 | 1.1% | 1 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 190 | 81.9% | 232 | 93.5% | 256 | 91.8% | 264 | 92.3% | 275 | 89.6% | 274 | 90.4% | 264 | 91.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 5 | 2.2% | 9 | 3.6% | 13 | 4.7% | 11 | 3.8% | 15 | 4.9% | 14 | 4.6% | 9 | 3.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.22 | 14.62 | 13.29 | 13.92 | 13.95 | 15.40 | 14.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
iLEAP | ||||||
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67% | 59% | 65% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51% | 53% | 64% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53% | 55% | 66% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 19% | 24% | 67% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54% | 54% | 69% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44% | 39% | 69% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 29% | 24% | 72% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45% | 44% | 65% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 34% | 41% | 63% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 51% | 68% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 33% | 36% | 67% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55% | 56% | 69% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47% | 45% | 71% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 39% | 37% | 72% |
2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 39% | 41% | 58% |
2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 36% | 39% | 55% |
2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44% | 46% | 62% |
2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 23% | 30% | 63% |
2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 50% | 63% |
2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44% | 37% | 67% |
2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41% | 35% | 68% |
2007 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47% | 50% | 63% |
2008 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49% | 51% | 64% |
2009 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52% | 58% | 67% |
2010 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 35% | 38% | 66% |
2011 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43% | 42% | 64% |
2012 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40% | 33% | 65% |
2013 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 37% | 30% | 65% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 56% | 49% | 69% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 63% | 50% | 69% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 68% | 72% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | 75% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 65% | 77% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 62% | 51% | 64% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 54% | 67% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | 65% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 73% | 73% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 59% | 71% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 59% | 62% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 55% | 47% | 60% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 45% | 50% | 65% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 61% | 60% | 68% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | 47% | 67% |
2007 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 67% | 68% |
2008 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | 54% | 62% |
2009 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | 67% | 66% |
2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 74% | 68% |
2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 46% | 70% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 38% | 43% | 60% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 52% | 55% | 65% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 47% | 59% | 66% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 74% | 68% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 61% | 68% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 70% | 70% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 67% | 72% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 44% | 34% | 59% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 58% | 55% | 65% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 62% | 61% | 66% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 72% | 70% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 63% | 67% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 67% | 70% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 73% | 72% |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 22% | 17% | 53% |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 43% | 42% | 58% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 61% | 62% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 58% | 60% | 63% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 55% | 48% | 62% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 63% | 55% | 64% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 65% | 66% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 35% | 38% | 60% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 43% | 48% | 66% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 53% | 67% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 59% | 62% | 66% |
2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 59% | 65% |
2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 52% | 53% | 67% |
2013 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 64% | 67% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 56% | 49% | 62% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 45% | 47% | 61% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 74% | 68% | 68% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 62% | 66% | 70% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 62% | 68% | 71% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 41% | 47% | 69% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 44% | 45% | 70% |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 52% | 61% | 62% |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 48% | 41% | 61% |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 78% | 65% | 70% |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 53% | 52% | 67% |
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 59% | 55% | 70% |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 48% | 52% | 70% |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 51% | 55% | 69% |
2007 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 41% | 46% | 55% |
2008 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 45% | 40% | 58% |
2009 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 47% | 38% | 61% |
2010 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 47% | 45% | 63% |
2011 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 52% | 56% | 69% |
2012 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 43% | 43% | 65% |
2013 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 48% | 48% | 65% |
2007 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 59% | 45% | 57% |
2008 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 52% | 41% | 57% |
2009 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 52% | 50% | 63% |
2010 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 44% | 47% | 66% |
2011 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 57% | 62% | 67% |
2012 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 39% | 42% | 65% |
2013 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 45% | 42% | 68% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | NA |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 0.0% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | NA |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | NA |
Mean Base Salary: | NA |
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: | NA |
* Tensas Elementary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.