Enrollment
325
Elementary
DISTRICT 350 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRANKLIN PARISH·NCES 220066000484
Baskin School
1926 Hwy 857, Baskin, LA 71219 · (318) 248-2381 · Franklin Parish
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL325 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 8% 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.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-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
13.2:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
255 students
DISTRICT 79% · 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 | 14 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 25 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 23 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 31 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 34 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 26 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 37 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 40 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 45 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 50 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (25) is 50% smaller than its 8th grade class (50).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
Baskin School→Franklin Parish High School
Based on grade levels within Franklin Parish. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
27.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +1.0pp since 2022
Math
17.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +0.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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 1 points since 2022, while math scores have held steady.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 27.0% | 17.0% |
| 2024-25 | 22.0% | 13.0% |
| 2023-24 | 25.0% | 16.0% |
| 2022-23 | 26.0% | 17.0% |
% 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
17.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.8%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 Baskin School
Baskin School's state test result (17.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baskin School this school | 325 | 78.5% | 17.3% |
| Boley Elementary School West Monroe | 279 | 78.9% | 52.3% |
| Grand Coteau Elementary School Grand Coteau | 269 | 77.7% | 32.5% |
| J. L. Jones Elementary School Minden | 318 | 83.3% | 20.2% |
| Mamou Elementary School Mamou | 392 | 79.1% | 47.5% |
| Haynesville Elementary School Haynesville | 304 | 83.9% | 24.0% |
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 Baskin School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.3% | #487 of 583 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.0% | #476 of 582 ▲ 40 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #459 of 587 ▲ 44 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.5pp | #268 of 540 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 325 | #507 of 714 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #304 of 655 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.9% | #274 of 655 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.5% | #302 of 705 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.3% | #201 of 436 |
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
325
-40 (-11%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 406
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 325 | 24.7 | 13.2:1 | 78% (255) |
| 2023-24 | 317 | 25.5 | 12.4:1 | 78% (246) |
| 2022-23 | 318 | 24.6 | 12.9:1 | 78% (248) |
| 2020-21 | 365 | 25 | 14.6:1 | 65% (239) |
| 2017-18 | 393 | 25 | 15.7:1 | 55% (217) |
| 2015-16 | 426 | N/A | N/A | 56% (238) |
| 2010-11 | 393 | 26 | 15.1:1 | 87% (341) |
| 2000-01 | 437 | 30 | 14.6:1 | 54% (236) |
| 1990-91 | 406 | 29 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Baskin School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (393 to 325); teachers down 1% (25 to 24.7).
About Baskin School
A small elementary school in Baskin, Louisiana, Baskin School is part of Franklin Parish. It is open to students in pre-K through 8 and enrolls 325 students. It has 28% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Louisiana (about 453).
Franklin Parish oversees Baskin School and 5 other schools, with 2,454 students in total.
About 55% of the student body at Baskin School is Black. Other groups make up 40% White and 2% multiracial. County-wide, 28% of Franklin Parish residents are Black. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 54%.
With 24.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 13.2:1. Elementary schools in Louisiana have an average ratio of 14.0:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Baskin School, 78% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 77% average for public schools in Franklin Parish.
Baskin School earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 8% of Louisiana public elementary schools.
Baskin School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 17.3%, compared with a predicted 27.8%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Louisiana schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Franklin Parish, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $47,020, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 18%, and roughly 16% of residents are in poverty. The county has 6 public schools and about 2,454 students.
The closest school to Baskin School is Mangham High School, located about 4.1 miles away. There are 3 more public schools inside five miles. Baskin School ranks 3rd of 6 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 17.3% against a local average of 21.4%.
NCES describes the area around Baskin School as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell 11%. Its ratio of students to teachers was 14.6:1 in 2020-21, and 13.2:1 in 2024-25.
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Franklin Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
19,408
Census ACS
Median income
$47,020
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
2,454 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Franklin Parish
- Franklin Parish High SchoolHigh · 706 students
- Crowville SchoolElementary · 409 students
- Gilbert SchoolElementary · 394 students
- Winnsboro Elementary SchoolElementary · 366 students
- Fort Necessity SchoolElementary · 254 students
Nearby schools
- Mangham High School4.1 mi · 294
- Mangham Junior High School4.1 mi · 216
- Mangham Elementary School4.2 mi · 404
- Winnsboro Elementary School6.9 mi · 366
- Franklin Parish High School7.7 mi · 706
- Crowville School9.0 mi · 409
Frequently asked questions
About Baskin SchoolHow many students attend Baskin School?
Baskin School enrolls approximately 325 students in grades PK-08.
Is Baskin School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Baskin School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at Baskin School?
Approximately 13.2:1 students per teacher at Baskin School.
How diverse is Baskin School?
Baskin School reports a student body of 40% White, 2% Hispanic, 55% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Baskin School?
Baskin School is overseen by Franklin Parish in Franklin Parish.
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