Summary:
In zip code 70546, there is a single elementary school, Jennings Elementary School, which serves grades PK through 6 with a substantial enrollment of 976 students in the Jennings, LA area.
Jennings Elementary School is part of the Jefferson Davis Parish school district, a high-performing district rated 4 stars and ranking in the top 29% of Louisiana districts. The school itself has maintained a 3-star rating for three consecutive years, but its state ranking has been steadily declining, dropping from the 65th percentile to the 51st percentile. This suggests that while the school's performance is stable, other schools across the state are improving at a faster pace. A key challenge is the "district gap": the school consistently underperforms its own district in every subject and nearly every grade level. For example, in 4th Grade Mathematics, the school's proficiency is 69% compared to the district's 79%.
Academically, the school shows a clear strength in Mathematics, outperforming the state average across all tested grades with 67% of students proficient compared to the state's 62%. In contrast, Social Studies is a significant weakness, with only 52% of students proficient, below both the district (59%) and state (55%) averages. The school serves a high-poverty community, with nearly 73% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch, yet its chronic absenteeism rate of 22.5% matches the state average and is better than the district average, indicating effective attendance management. Overall, Jennings Elementary School offers a solid foundation in math but faces notable challenges in social studies and keeping pace with its high-performing district.
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