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What's the biggest difference between D'Arbonne Woods Charter School and what you expected?
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Enrollment
993
Combined
STATE 527
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·D'ARBONNE WOODS CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 220014602282
D'Arbonne Woods Charter School
9560 Hwy. 33, Farmerville, LA 71241 · (318) 368-8051 · Union Parish
GRADES KG–12COMBINED42-RURALCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL993 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 77% of Louisiana public K-12 schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-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 K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
72 FTE teachers
STATE 52.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
589 students
STATE 70%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 69 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 78 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 77 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 77 | 8% |
| Grade 9 | 80 | 8% |
| Grade 10 | 83 | 8% |
| Grade 11 | 74 | 7% |
| Grade 12 | 71 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is 10% smaller than its 8th grade class (77).
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
Test scores
LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
45.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -12.0pp since 2022
Math
45.0%
LA avg 34.2% . -16.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 12 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 16 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 45.0% | 45.0% |
| 2024-25 | 52.0% | 51.0% |
| 2023-24 | 54.0% | 54.0% |
| 2022-23 | 57.0% | 61.0% |
% 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
47.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.6%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
993
+40 (+4%) vs 2020
+229% since 2010-11, when it was 302
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 16.7:1
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 | 993 | 71.9 | 13.8:1 | 59% (589) |
| 2023-24 | 1,002 | 69.2 | 14.5:1 | 55% (554) |
| 2022-23 | 1,003 | 60.4 | 16.6:1 | 54% (542) |
| 2020-21 | 953 | 57 | 16.7:1 | 48% (455) |
| 2017-18 | 966 | 44 | 21.9:1 | 46% (442) |
| 2015-16 | 895 | 52 | 17.2:1 | 48% (433) |
| 2010-11 | 302 | 18 | 16.8:1 | 58% (176) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for D'Arbonne Woods Charter School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (966 to 993); teachers up 63% (44 to 71.9).
About D'Arbonne Woods Charter School
D'Arbonne Woods Charter School is a large combined-grade school with an address in Farmerville, Louisiana. A federal count lists 993 students at the school, in kindergarten through 12. An average school in this group (combined schools in Louisiana) has about 527 students.
The school serves as its own district in federal records.
At 79%, White students outnumber all other groups at D'Arbonne Woods Charter School combined. After that, the student body is 13% Hispanic, 4% Black, and 3% multiracial. Among all residents of Union Parish, the White share is about 69%. D'Arbonne Woods Charter School has a diversity index of 36%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The teaching staff at D'Arbonne Woods Charter School is 71.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 13.8:1. That ratio is under the 52.1:1 average for combined schools in Louisiana. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 59%. For comparison, public schools in Union Parish average 68%.
Measured against Louisiana public K-12 schools, D'Arbonne Woods Charter 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.
D'Arbonne Woods Charter School is 5.9 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (47.5% versus 41.6%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Louisiana.
Census estimates describe Union Parish this way: median household income is about $42,885, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 15% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 23%. Federal data list 5 public schools in Union Parish, with a combined enrollment of about 2,753.
Union Parish High School is the closest public school, about 4.2 miles away in a straight line. D'Arbonne Woods Charter School is one of several public schools in the area, with 3 others within ten miles. The school's 47.5% average proficiency ranks 3rd among 8 nearby schools.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant. NCES lists D'Arbonne Woods Charter School as a charter school.
The number of students grew from 953 to 993 over 4 years. By 2024-25, the school had 13.8 students per teacher, compared with 16.7 in 2020-21.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at D'Arbonne Woods Charter School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Union Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
20,821
Census ACS
Median income
$42,885
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
23%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
2,753 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Farmerville
- Union Parish High SchoolHigh · 579 students
- Union Parish Elementary SchoolElementary · 506 students
Nearby schools
- Union Parish High School4.2 mi · 579
- Union Parish Elementary School6.3 mi · 506
- Downsville Community Charter School8.2 mi · 470
- Dubach School13.2 mi · 134
- Choudrant Elementary School15.4 mi · 536
- Choudrant High School15.6 mi · 421
Frequently asked questions
About D'Arbonne Woods Charter SchoolHow large is D'Arbonne Woods Charter School?
D'Arbonne Woods Charter School enrolls approximately 993 students in grades KG-12.
What grades does D'Arbonne Woods Charter School serve?
D'Arbonne Woods Charter School serves grades KG-12.
How many teachers does D'Arbonne Woods Charter School have?
D'Arbonne Woods Charter School employs 72 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
How diverse is D'Arbonne Woods Charter School?
D'Arbonne Woods Charter School reports a student body of 79% White, 13% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees D'Arbonne Woods Charter School?
D'Arbonne Woods Charter School is overseen by D'Arbonne Woods Charter School in Union Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.