J. Wallace James Elementary School (Lafayette Parish SCH DIST.), Louisiana - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

J. Wallace James Elementary School is a Elementary in Scott, LA. It currently serves 936 students (grades PK-05). The school is part of the Lafayette Parish School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

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Other Details

School Type: Regular School
School Level: Elementary
Number of Students:936
Number of Teachers: 56
Student/Teacher Ratio: 16.71

Location Info

Location: 1500 W. Willow St., Scott, LA 70583
Mailing Address: 1500 W. Willow St., Scott, LA 70583-5303
Phone: (337)521-7700
Website:
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 1 138
Grade 2 145
Grade 3 142
Grade 4 155
Grade 5 159
Kindergarten 144
Pre-Kindergarten 53
Gender/Sex of J. Wallace James Elementary School Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 453 48.40
Female 483 51.60
Race/Ethnicity Demography of J. Wallace James Elementary School Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 2 0.21
Asian 13 1.39
Black or African American 444 47.44
Hispanic/Latino 34 3.63
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 3 0.32
Two or more races 16 1.71
White 424 45.30
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 6 1.33
Black or African American 217 47.90
Hispanic/Latino 15 3.31
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.22
Two or more races 7 1.55
White 207 45.70
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 2 0.41
Asian 7 1.45
Black or African American 227 47.00
Hispanic/Latino 19 3.93
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2 0.41
Two or more races 9 1.86
White 217 44.93

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.
Grade 1 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 2 1.45
Black or African American 63 45.65
Hispanic/Latino 5 3.62
Two or more races 1 0.73
White 67 48.55
Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 2 1.38
Black or African American 70 48.28
Hispanic/Latino 5 3.45
White 68 46.90
Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 67 47.18
Hispanic/Latino 3 2.11
Two or more races 3 2.11
White 69 48.59
Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 5 3.23
Black or African American 67 43.23
Hispanic/Latino 7 4.52
Two or more races 2 1.29
White 74 47.74
Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 2 1.26
Asian 2 1.26
Black or African American 69 43.40
Hispanic/Latino 9 5.66
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2 1.26
Two or more races 6 3.77
White 69 43.40
Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 2 1.39
Black or African American 79 54.86
Hispanic/Latino 2 1.39
Two or more races 4 2.78
White 57 39.58
Pre-Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 29 54.72
Hispanic/Latino 3 5.66
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 1.89
White 20 37.74