Zachary Early Learning Center

Zachary Community School District
4400 Rollins Road Extension
Zachary, LA 70791
201 Students
Pre Kindergarten Pre-K - Pre-K
School Overview
Located in the heart of Zachary, Louisiana, the Zachary Early Learning Center (ZELC) serves as the foundational academic environment for the Zachary Community School District. The facility is dedicated exclusively to the district's youngest learners, typically housing Pre-Kindergarten students. By providing a specialized setting, the center focuses on early childhood development, aiming to build a strong educational baseline through structured curriculum, social-emotional learning, and foundational literacy and numeracy skills before students transition to elementary school.

The center is integrated into the wider Zachary school system, which is frequently recognized for its high performance and academic excellence within the state. As an early learning hub, the school emphasizes a nurturing, play-based, and developmentally appropriate atmosphere designed to foster a love for learning. By prioritizing small-group instruction and teacher-student engagement, Zachary Early Learning Center prepares its students to meet the rigorous academic expectations they will encounter as they progress through the district's primary and secondary grade levels.
201
Total Students
17.1
Full-Time Teachers
11.7
Student/Teacher Ratio
62.7%
Free/Reduced Lunch
Student Demographics
  • Black
    132 (65.7%)
  • White
    55 (27.4%)
  • Hispanic
    7 (3.5%)
  • Two or More
    6 (3.0%)
  • Asian
    1 (0.5%)
School Location
School Details
Status: Open
School Level: Pre Kindergarten
School Type: Regular School
Charter Status:* Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction: No virtual instruction
Shared Time Status: N/A
District: Zachary Community School District
Phone: (225)654-6011
Grade Range: Pre-K - Pre-K
Total Students: 201
Full-Time Teachers (FTE): 17.1
Pupil/Teacher Ratio: 11.7
NSLP Participation:1 Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO
Qualified Free Lunch: 106
Qualified Reduced Lunch: 20

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

1 National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught
Pre-Kindergarten 201
Gender Ratio