Golden Meadow Lower Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Golden Meadow, Louisiana
Golden Meadow Lower Elementary School in Golden Meadow, Louisiana enrolled 155 students in 2024-25 with 9.1 full-time teachers, 17.0 students per teacher against the Louisiana elementary-school median of 13.3. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 14%
167 students in 2022-23, 152 students in 2023-24, 155 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 10.6 to 9.1.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 167 | 10.6 | 15.7 |
| 2023-24 | 152 | 12.1 | 12.5 |
| 2024-25 | 155 | 9.1 | 17.0 |
17.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 92 of every 100 Louisiana elementary schools
Among the 682 Louisiana elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.3; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 332 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Golden Meadow Lower Elementary School enrolled 166 students and had 0.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.5, one per 332 of the 166 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent28.1% (2022-23)
Who attends
63.9% of students were White, 20.6% Hispanic, 6.5% American Indian in 2024-25.
- White63.9%
- Hispanic20.6%
- American Indian6.5%
- Two or more races5.2%
- Black1.9%
- Asian1.9%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Elementary schools in Golden Meadow
2 public elementary schools in Golden Meadow report 2024-25 enrollment; Golden Meadow Lower Elementary School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Meadow Lower Elementary School | 155 | 17.0 | 72.3% |
| Golden Meadow Upper Elementary School | 125 | 15.2 | 78.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Golden Meadow Lower Elementary School
- Golden Meadow Upper Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, under 0.1 miles away: 125 students, 15.2 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
- Galliano Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.8 miles away: 383 students, 16.2 per teacher (2024-25).2.8 mi
- Compare Golden Meadow Lower Elementary School with Golden Meadow Upper Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Lafourche Parish spends per student$11,912 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,912
- The largest public schools in LouisianaGolden Meadow Lower Elementary School is the number 662 by size of 685 Louisiana elementary schools open in 2024-25.#662 of 685
- Louisiana schools by students per teacher17.0 students per teacher here against the Louisiana median of 13.3 for elementary schools.17.0:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Golden Meadow Lower Elementary School
How many students attend Golden Meadow Lower Elementary School?
155 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 167 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Golden Meadow, LA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Golden Meadow Lower Elementary School?
17.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Louisiana median for elementary schools is 13.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Golden Meadow Lower Elementary School a Title I school?
Golden Meadow Lower Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Golden Meadow Lower Elementary School in?
Lafourche Parish, NCES district ID 2200900. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 220090000707 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.