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Enrollment
412
Elementary
DISTRICT 368 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LINCOLN PARISH·NCES 220099000750
A. E. Phillips Laboratory School
Hergot Street-LA Tech Campus, Ruston, LA 71272 · (318) 257-3469 · Lincoln Parish
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL412 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 89% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Louisiana public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
11%
44 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 70%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 49 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 46 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 40 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 26 | 6% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is 88% larger than its 8th grade class (26).
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
A. E. Phillips Laboratory School→Ruston High School
Based on grade levels within Lincoln Parish. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
88.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -2.0pp since 2022
Math
91.0%
LA avg 34.2% . -3.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 88 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 91 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 3 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 88.0% | 91.0% |
| 2024-25 | 89.0% | 89.0% |
| 2023-24 | 91.0% | 90.0% |
| 2022-23 | 90.0% | 94.0% |
% Mastery+, all students and all tested grades.
Source: LEAP 2025. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
85.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
76.7%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 86% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 77% typical for Louisiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Louisiana's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like A. E. Phillips Laboratory School
A. E. Phillips Laboratory School's state test result (85.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| A. E. Phillips Laboratory School this school | 412 | 10.7% | 85.7% |
| Fairfield Magnet School Shreveport | 512 | 18.6% | 80.3% |
| South Highlands Elementary Magnet School Shreveport | 504 | 11.7% | 89.8% |
| Eden Gardens Fundamental Elementary School Shreveport | 495 | 17.2% | 85.2% |
| Southeastern LA University Lab School Hammond | 257 | 19.8% | 58.3% |
| T. S. Cooley Elementary Magnet School Lake Charles | 300 | 15.0% | 90.0% |
Matched among Louisiana elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where A. E. Phillips Laboratory School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Lincoln Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 85.7% | #7 of 583 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 91.0% | #6 of 582 ▲ 1 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 88.0% | #10 of 587 ▼ 1 | N/A |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.5pp | #185 of 540 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 412 | #385 of 714 | #3 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #490 of 655 | #5 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.3% | #426 of 655 | #5 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 10.7% | #705 of 705 | #7 of 7 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 412 | 27.3 | 15.1:1 | 11% (44) |
| 2023-24 | 436 | 26.8 | 16.3:1 | 11% (47) |
| 2022-23 | 431 | 17.1 | 25.2:1 | 14% (59) |
| 2000-01 | 252 | 14 | 18.0:1 | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 254 | 14 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for A. E. Phillips Laboratory School.
About A. E. Phillips Laboratory School
A. E. Phillips Laboratory School operates as a medium-sized elementary school in Ruston, Louisiana. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 412 students in kindergarten through 8.
Lincoln Parish has 12 schools and 5,601 students, and A. E. Phillips Laboratory School is one of those schools.
By race and ethnicity, A. E. Phillips Laboratory School is 74% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 19% Black, 3% Asian, and 3% multiracial. In Lincoln Parish overall, about 53% of residents are White. By the diversity index, A. E. Phillips Laboratory School comes in at 41%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 15.1:1, with 27.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among elementary schools in Louisiana, the typical ratio is 14.0:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at A. E. Phillips Laboratory School is 11%. That is lower than the 57% average for public schools in Lincoln Parish.
Measured against Louisiana public elementary schools, A. E. Phillips Laboratory School receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Compared with Louisiana schools that have similar shares of low-income students, A. E. Phillips Laboratory School's results are 8.9 points above predicted: 85.7% against 76.7%.
Among Lincoln Parish residents, median household income is about $39,172, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 21% of residents are in poverty. A. E. Phillips Laboratory School is one of 14 public schools in Lincoln Parish, which together enroll about 6,360 students.
Nearest public school: Ruston High School, about 0.6 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, A. E. Phillips Laboratory School places 1st out of 5 schools in its immediate area.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Town: Distant, meaning it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The A. E. Phillips Laboratory School community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Lincoln Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
48,174
Census ACS
Median income
$39,172
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
21%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
6,360 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lincoln Parish
- Ruston High SchoolHigh · 1,212 students
- Ruston Junior High SchoolMiddle · 585 students
- Choudrant Elementary SchoolElementary · 536 students
- Simsboro High SchoolCombined · 532 students
- Glen View Elementary SchoolElementary · 438 students
- Choudrant High SchoolHigh · 421 students
Other schools in Ruston
- Ruston High SchoolHigh · 1,212 students
- Ruston Junior High SchoolMiddle · 585 students
- Glen View Elementary SchoolElementary · 438 students
- Cypress Springs Elementary SchoolElementary · 369 students
- Ruston Elementary SchoolElementary · 359 students
- Hillcrest Elementary SchoolElementary · 326 students
Nearby schools
- Ruston High School0.6 mi · 1,212
- I.A. Lewis School0.7 mi · 277
- Howard School1.0 mi · 75
- Cypress Springs Elementary School1.0 mi · 369
- Ruston Elementary School1.7 mi · 359
- Glen View Elementary School1.8 mi · 438
Frequently asked questions
About A. E. Phillips Laboratory SchoolHow large is A. E. Phillips Laboratory School?
A. E. Phillips Laboratory School enrolls approximately 412 students in grades KG-08.
Is A. E. Phillips Laboratory School an elementary, middle, or high school?
A. E. Phillips Laboratory School is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many teachers does A. E. Phillips Laboratory School have?
A. E. Phillips Laboratory School employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
What is the student diversity at A. E. Phillips Laboratory School?
Student demographics at A. E. Phillips Laboratory School are roughly 74% White, 1% Hispanic, 19% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees A. E. Phillips Laboratory School?
A. E. Phillips Laboratory School is overseen by Lincoln Parish in Lincoln Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.