Summary:
The city of Mer Rouge, Louisiana has only one school serving grades PK-6: Delta Elementary School. With an enrollment of 524 students, this school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Louisiana elementary schools over the past 3 school years, indicating a persistent struggle with academic achievement.
Delta Elementary School's performance on LEAP tests is significantly below the Morehouse Parish and Louisiana state averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 33% of students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 60% statewide, and the school's English Language Arts proficiency rate was 37%, compared to 70% statewide. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 24.6%.
Despite these challenges, Delta Elementary School has a relatively low percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients at 7.25% in the 2023-2024 school year, and a student-teacher ratio of 12.3, which is lower than the state average. These factors suggest that socioeconomic factors may not be the primary driver of the school's struggles, and that targeted interventions and support may be needed to improve student outcomes.
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