Northwestern Elementary School
Public elementary school, kindergarten · Zachary, Louisiana
Northwestern Elementary School in Zachary, Louisiana enrolled 337 students in 2024-25 with 24.4 full-time teachers, 13.8 students per teacher against the Louisiana elementary-school median of 13.3. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 19% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 10%
417 students in 2022-23, 351 students in 2023-24, 337 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 22.1 to 24.4.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 417 | 22.1 | 18.9 |
| 2023-24 | 351 | 26.4 | 13.3 |
| 2024-25 | 337 | 24.4 | 13.8 |
13.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 60 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 754 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Northwestern Elementary School enrolled 377 students and had 0.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 5 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.5, one per 754 of the 377 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions5
- Chronically absent11.8% (2022-23)
Who attends
61.7% of students were Black, 27.3% White, 6.8% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Black61.7%
- White27.3%
- Two or more races6.8%
- Hispanic3.0%
- Asian1.2%
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 Zachary
3 public elementary schools in Zachary report 2024-25 enrollment; Northwestern Elementary School is number 3 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zachary Elementary School | 778 | 13.3 | 53.7% |
| Rollins Place Elementary | 774 | 13.1 | 58.4% |
| Northwestern Elementary School | 337 | 13.8 | 59.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Northwestern Elementary School
- Rollins Place ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.4 miles away: 774 students, 13.1 per teacher (2024-25).0.4 mi
- Zachary Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.3 miles away: 778 students, 13.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
- Compare Northwestern Elementary School with Rollins Place ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Zachary Community School District spends per student$12,935 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,935
- The largest public schools in LouisianaNorthwestern Elementary School is the number 479 by size of 685 Louisiana elementary schools open in 2024-25.#479 of 685
- Louisiana schools by students per teacher13.8 students per teacher here against the Louisiana median of 13.3 for elementary schools.13.8:1
- 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 Northwestern Elementary School
How many students attend Northwestern Elementary School?
337 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 417 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Zachary, LA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Northwestern Elementary School?
13.8 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 Northwestern Elementary School a Title I school?
Northwestern Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Northwestern Elementary School in?
Zachary Community School District, NCES district ID 2200039. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 220003900405 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.