Enrollment
212
Elementary
DISTRICT 375 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CITY OF MONROE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 220108000791
Barkdull Faulk Elementary School
2110 Jackson Street, Monroe, LA 71202 · (318) 322-1300 · Ouachita Parish
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL212 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 39% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- C-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.
- AThree-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
10.2:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
204 students
DISTRICT 86% · STATE 70%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 20 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 31 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 27 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 33 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 20 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 26 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 28 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 27 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (31) is 15% larger than its 6th grade class (27).
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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
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LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
28.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +19.0pp since 2022
Math
25.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +14.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores are up about 19 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 14 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 28.0% | 25.0% |
| 2024-25 | 22.0% | 21.0% |
| 2023-24 | 16.0% | 8.0% |
| 2022-23 | 9.0% | 11.0% |
% 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
16.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
15.0%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 15% 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 Barkdull Faulk Elementary School
Barkdull Faulk Elementary School's state test result (16.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barkdull Faulk Elementary School this school | 212 | 96.2% | 16.8% |
| Melrose Elementary School Baton Rouge | 227 | 96.5% | 15.2% |
| Ryan Elementary School Baton Rouge | 205 | 96.6% | 18.2% |
| Queensborough Elementary School Shreveport | 212 | 96.2% | 15.2% |
| Shady Grove Elementary School Monroe | 195 | 94.4% | 9.4% |
| Sharon Hills Elementary School Baton Rouge | 213 | 93.9% | 12.7% |
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 Barkdull Faulk Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Ouachita Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.8% | #494 of 583 | #21 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #380 of 582 ▲ 38 | #15 of 30 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #442 of 587 ▲ 66 | #17 of 30 ▲ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +16.5pp | #9 of 540 | #1 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 212 | #643 of 714 | #31 of 36 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.2:1 | #49 of 655 | #1 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.2% | #624 of 655 | #22 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.2% | #39 of 705 | #6 of 35 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.0% | #161 of 436 | #11 of 26 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
212
-104 (-33%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 301
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
was 19.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 212 | 20.7 | 10.2:1 | 96% (204) |
| 2023-24 | 245 | 25.2 | 9.7:1 | 88% (216) |
| 2022-23 | 287 | 18 | 15.9:1 | 90% (258) |
| 2020-21 | 316 | 16 | 19.8:1 | 84% (264) |
| 2017-18 | 265 | 16.6 | 16.0:1 | 93% (247) |
| 2015-16 | 300 | N/A | N/A | 88% (265) |
| 2010-11 | 255 | 19 | 13.4:1 | 98% (250) |
| 2000-01 | 321 | 17 | 18.9:1 | 99% (318) |
| 1990-91 | 301 | 16 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Barkdull Faulk Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (265 to 212); teachers up 25% (16.6 to 20.7).
About Barkdull Faulk Elementary School
Barkdull Faulk Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school in Monroe, Louisiana, administered by City of Monroe School District. The student body numbers 212 students, from pre-K through 6. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Louisiana is about 453, so this school runs 53% smaller than that.
Barkdull Faulk Elementary School falls under City of Monroe School District, which has 19 schools enrolling 8,033 students.
Black students are the large majority at Barkdull Faulk Elementary School, with 95% of enrollment. Among people living in Ouachita Parish, the Black share is about 37%. Barkdull Faulk Elementary School has a diversity index of 9%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school employs the equivalent of 20.7 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 10.2:1. Among elementary schools in Louisiana, the typical ratio is 14.0:1. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 96%. For comparison, public schools in Ouachita Parish average 67%.
The allk12 Grade for Barkdull Faulk Elementary School is C+. Compared with Louisiana public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 39% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
After adjusting for student poverty, Barkdull Faulk Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Louisiana schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 16.8%; the prediction is 15.0%.
Ouachita Parish has about 158,480 residents, and median household income is about $54,688, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 29%, and roughly 18% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Ouachita Parish number 59 and enroll about 25,952.
The nearest public school is Clara Hall Accelerated School, at about 0.8 miles. Barkdull Faulk Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Barkdull Faulk Elementary School comes in 2nd of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Barkdull Faulk Elementary School is coded City: Small, for schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Federal counts put enrollment at 316 in 2020-21 and 212 in 2024-25, a 33% decrease. Federal data show the ratio falling from 19.8:1 to 10.2:1.
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Ouachita Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
158,480
Census ACS
Median income
$54,688
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
59
25,952 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in City of Monroe School District
- Neville High SchoolHigh · 1,042 students
- Wossman High SchoolHigh · 635 students
- Sallie Humble Elementary SchoolElementary · 579 students
- Carroll High SchoolHigh · 577 students
- Lexington Elementary SchoolElementary · 547 students
- Neville Junior High SchoolMiddle · 474 students
Other schools in Monroe
- Ouachita Parish High SchoolHigh · 1,112 students
- Neville High SchoolHigh · 1,042 students
- Wossman High SchoolHigh · 635 students
- Sallie Humble Elementary SchoolElementary · 579 students
- Carroll High SchoolHigh · 577 students
- Lexington Elementary SchoolElementary · 547 students
Nearby schools
- Clara Hall Accelerated School0.8 mi · 260
- Thomas Jefferson Elementary0.8 mi · 268
- Riverbend Elementary School1.1 mi · 301
- Swayze Elementary School1.2 mi · 175
- Minnie Ruffin Elementary School1.3 mi · 354
- Martin Luther King Junior High School1.3 mi · 350
Frequently asked questions
About Barkdull Faulk Elementary SchoolHow large is Barkdull Faulk Elementary School?
Barkdull Faulk Elementary School enrolls approximately 212 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Barkdull Faulk Elementary School serve?
Barkdull Faulk Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Barkdull Faulk Elementary School have?
Barkdull Faulk Elementary School employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.2:1.
How diverse is Barkdull Faulk Elementary School?
Barkdull Faulk Elementary School reports a student body of 0% White, 2% Hispanic, 95% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Barkdull Faulk Elementary School public or private?
Barkdull Faulk Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by City of Monroe School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.