Tensas Elementary School

Frontage Road, St. Joseph LA, 71366 | Tensas Parish School District | 318-766-3346
  • grades PK-6
  • students 170
  • type Elementary
PROFICIENCY 47% 28% lower than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 2 in St. Joseph
  • Ranked #0 of 1754 in Louisiana
Proficiency Averages
43%St. Joseph
66%Louisiana

Tensas Elementary School is a school servicing grades PK to 6 and is located in the district of "Tensas Parish School District" in St. Joseph, LA. There are a total of 170 students and 8 teachers at Tensas Elementary School, for a student to teacher ratio of 22 to 1.

Tensas Elementary School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 47.0%, which is 28% lower than the Louisiana average.

Tensas Elementary School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students170
Teachers8
Student/Teacher ratio22:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollmentn/a
Taking some coursesn/a
Taking some courses (not tests)n/a
Passing some coursesn/a
Passing no coursesn/a

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Tensas Elementary School, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All47%
370-79%
440-59%
520-29%
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High Schooln/a

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All47%
350-59%
421-39%
550-59%
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High Schooln/a

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Tensas Elementary School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictLouisianaNational
White 6.6% 7.6% 49.4% 51.1%
Black 89.7% 89.2% 41.4% 15.9%
Asian 0.0% 0.0% 1.5% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 0.8% 0.9% 4.9% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.0% 0.0% 0.9% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.4%
Multiracial 2.9% 2.4% 1.7% 3.1%

St. Joseph demographics profile

StatisticSt. JosephLouisianaNational
Population7894,648,794328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)88610891
Median age51.336.237.7
Male/Female ratio0.9:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)55%52%55%
Speak English100%92%79%
Speak Spanish0%4%13%

Education level achieved in St. Joseph

IndexSt. JosephLouisianaNational
Completed 8th grade77.4%80.2%84.3%
Completed high school74.4%78.5%83.0%
Completed some college29.2%49.9%59.4%
Completed associate degree5.9%28.6%38.5%
Completed bachelors1.8%23.0%30.3%
Completed masters1.0%7.9%11.5%
Completed professional degree0.0%2.6%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.0%1.0%1.3%
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Source: The Tensas Elementary School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.