Summary:
In zip code 71040, there is one elementary school, Homer Elementary School, serving grades PK through 4 in Homer, Louisiana, as part of the Claiborne Parish school district.
Homer Elementary School faces significant challenges, ranking in the bottom 2% of Louisiana elementary schools (673 out of 690) with a 0-star rating. The school has a total enrollment of 339 students and a favorable student-teacher ratio of 9.8:1, which typically allows for more individualized attention. However, this advantage does not translate into high academic outcomes. Test proficiency rates are well below state averages: 31% in Mathematics (state: 62%), 40% in English Language Arts (state: 70%), and 20% in Social Studies (state: 55%). A concerning trend is the decline in Mathematics proficiency, which dropped from 40% to 31% year-over-year. On a positive note, 4th-grade students show a relative strength in ELA with a 48% proficiency rate, the highest single-grade score at the school.
A critical factor impacting performance is the high chronic absenteeism rate of 20.9%, meaning nearly one in five students misses significant school days. Additionally, 95.87% of students are eligible for free or reduced lunch, indicating a student body facing substantial socioeconomic challenges. The school's low student-teacher ratio suggests that these external factors, particularly poverty and absenteeism, may be powerful enough to outweigh the benefits of smaller class sizes. Addressing chronic absenteeism could be one of the most impactful interventions for improving outcomes at Homer Elementary School.
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