Gonzales Primary School

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521 North Burnside Avenue

Gonzales, LA 70737
(School attendance zoneSchool attendance zones are designated boundaries around public schools that determine student eligibility for attending a particular school. Students whose homes are located within a particular school's attendance zone are eligible for enrollment. School officials determine and periodically adjust attendance zones based on community demographics and other local factors. shown in map)

Tel: (225)391-6700

Gonzales Primary School serves 508 students in grades PK-5.
The student:teacher ratio of 13:1 is lower than the LA average of 15:1.
Minority enrollment is 76% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the state average of 55%.
Gonzales Primary School operates within the Ascension Parish School District.

School Overview

The student population of 508 students has grown by 13% over five years.
The teacher population of 40 teachers has grown by 5% over five years.

Grades Offered	Grades PK-5
Total Students	508 students

Gender %
Total Classroom Teachers	40 teachers

Students by Grade

School Comparison

The student:teacher ratio of 13:1 has increased from 12:1 over five years.
The school's diversity scoreThe chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body. of 0.58 is less than the state average of 0.61. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	This School	(LA) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	13:1	15:1

Asian	n/a	2%

Hispanic	14%	6%

Black	59%	44%

White	24%	45%

Hawaiian	n/a	n/a

Two or more races	3%	2%

All Ethnic Groups
Diversity Score The chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.58	0.61

Eligible for Free Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	77%	58%

Eligible for Reduced Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	6%	6%

District Comparison

Ascension Parish School District's student population of 21,602 students has grown by 5% over five years.
The revenue/student of $12,158 in this district is less than the state average of $15,711. The district revenue/student has grown by 6% over four years.
The district's spending/student of $11,345 is less than the state average of $15,475. The district spending/student has declined by 7% over four years.

School District Name	Ascension Parish School District
Number of Schools Managed	27	4
Number of Students Managed	21,602	1,685

District Total Revenue	$260 MM	$27 MM

District Spending	$242 MM	$26 MM

District Revenue / Student	$12,158	$15,711

District Spending / Student	$11,345	$15,475

School Statewide Testing	View Education Department Test Scores

Source: 2015 (latest year available) NCES, LA Dept. of Education

School Reviews

11/15/2012

Gonzales Primary has great staff that strives to work with me in order to provide my children with an excellent, well rounded education.

- Posted by Parent - Mlbt7

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