Ward Elementary School
208 East Shankland Ave
Jennings LA, 70546, Jefferson Davis County
Phone: 337-824-1235
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 2
School District: Jefferson Davis Parish School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 44 | 43 | 41 | 41 | 39 | 43 | 41 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 579 | 555 | 571 | 603 | 551 | 578 | 563 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 99 | 17.1% | 112 | 20.2% | 115 | 20.1% | 105 | 17.4% | 71 | 12.9% | 100 | 17.3% | 85 | 15.1% |
| Kindergarten: | 162 | 28.0% | 152 | 27.4% | 152 | 26.6% | 154 | 25.5% | 161 | 29.2% | 169 | 29.2% | 153 | 27.2% |
| Grade 1: | 163 | 28.2% | 164 | 29.5% | 146 | 25.6% | 174 | 28.9% | 169 | 30.7% | 150 | 26.0% | 172 | 30.6% |
| Grade 2: | 155 | 26.8% | 127 | 22.9% | 158 | 27.7% | 170 | 28.2% | 150 | 27.2% | 159 | 27.5% | 153 | 27.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 293 | 50.6% | 292 | 52.6% | 297 | 52.0% | 312 | 51.7% | 281 | 51.0% | 304 | 52.6% | 312 | 55.4% |
| Female: | 286 | 49.4% | 263 | 47.4% | 274 | 48.0% | 291 | 48.3% | 262 | 47.5% | 266 | 46.0% | 247 | 43.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 7 | 1.2% | 7 | 1.3% | 5 | 0.9% | 8 | 1.3% | 6 | 1.1% | 4 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.5% |
| Black: | 224 | 38.7% | 215 | 38.7% | 224 | 39.2% | 235 | 39.0% | 230 | 41.7% | 229 | 39.6% | 225 | 40.0% |
| White: | 323 | 55.8% | 309 | 55.7% | 328 | 57.4% | 354 | 58.7% | 314 | 57.0% | 345 | 59.7% | 335 | 59.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 23 | 4.0% | 21 | 3.8% | 10 | 1.8% | 4 | 0.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 434 | 75.0% | 398 | 71.7% | 408 | 71.5% | 427 | 70.8% | 366 | 66.4% | 347 | 60.0% | 350 | 62.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 38 | 6.6% | 48 | 8.6% | 35 | 6.1% | 49 | 8.1% | 68 | 12.3% | 56 | 9.7% | 66 | 11.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.26 | 12.80 | 13.93 | 14.72 | 14.30 | 13.40 | 13.70 | |||||||
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 78.4% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 21.6% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 17.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 10.8% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 89.2% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $42,373.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $35,339.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $43,226.0 |