Browning Elementary School

Browning Elementary School is an elementary school in Springhill, Louisiana, according to federal school records. The school counts 252 students across pre-K through 2. The school's enrollment is 44% smaller than the 453 average for elementary schools in Louisiana.

Webster Parish is the local district for Browning Elementary School. It runs 14 schools with 4,967 students.

By race and ethnicity, Browning Elementary School is 69% Black. It is also 24% White, 4% multiracial, and 2% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Webster Parish is roughly 34% Black. Browning Elementary School has a diversity index of 46%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.

The teaching staff at Browning Elementary School is 16.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 15.6:1. That ratio is over the 14.0:1 average for elementary schools in Louisiana. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 90%. That rate is above the 73% average among public schools in Webster Parish.

Across Webster Parish, median household income is about $41,182, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 13% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 18%. The public schools of Webster Parish number 14 and enroll about 4,967.

Nearest public school: North Webster High School, about 0.8 miles away. The five-mile area around Browning Elementary School holds 2 other public schools.

In the federal locale system, Browning Elementary School is coded Town: Distant, for schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.

A comparison of 2017-18 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 27%, from 344 to 252. The share of White students decreased 27 points, from 51% to 24%. Students per teacher fell from 20.1 in 2017-18 to 15.6 in 2024-25.

The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Browning Elementary School covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.