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Does Downsville Community Charter School have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
470
Combined
DISTRICT 518 · STATE 527
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UNION PARISH·NCES 220177001374
Downsville Community Charter School
4787 Highway 151, Downsville, LA 71234 · (318) 982-5318 · Union Parish
GRADES PK–12COMBINED42-RURALCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL470 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 32% of Louisiana public K-12 schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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 K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 52.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
286 students
DISTRICT 71% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 16 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 30 | 6% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 31 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 38 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 43 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 31 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 38 | 8% |
| Grade 9 | 33 | 7% |
| Grade 10 | 37 | 8% |
| Grade 11 | 27 | 6% |
| Grade 12 | 26 | 6% |
This year's kindergarten class (30) is 21% smaller than its 8th grade class (38).
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
36.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -4.0pp since 2022
Math
31.0%
LA avg 34.2% . -1.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 4 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 1 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 36.0% | 31.0% |
| 2024-25 | 37.0% | 30.0% |
| 2023-24 | 35.0% | 28.0% |
| 2022-23 | 40.0% | 32.0% |
% 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
29.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.5%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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
470
+44 (+10%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 478
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 470 | 37.3 | 12.6:1 | 61% (286) |
| 2023-24 | 509 | 33.1 | 15.4:1 | 40% (202) |
| 2022-23 | 507 | 31.3 | 16.2:1 | 30% (151) |
| 2020-21 | 426 | 28 | 15.2:1 | 37% (159) |
| 2017-18 | 415 | 28.9 | 14.4:1 | 45% (188) |
| 2015-16 | 366 | 29 | 12.6:1 | 58% (211) |
| 2010-11 | 349 | 25 | 14.0:1 | 54% (187) |
| 2000-01 | 536 | 30 | 17.9:1 | 29% (153) |
| 1990-91 | 478 | 30 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Downsville Community Charter School.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (415 to 470); teachers up 29% (28.9 to 37.3).
About Downsville Community Charter School
Downsville Community Charter School is a combined-grade school in Downsville, Louisiana, and it is part of Union Parish. A total of 470 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 12.
Union Parish has 3 schools; together they serve 1,555 students.
About 89% of the student body at Downsville Community Charter School is White. The rest of enrollment is 6% Hispanic. Census estimates put the White share of Union Parish's population at about 69%. The school's diversity index is 20%, meaning two students picked at random have a 20% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal data list 37.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at Downsville Community Charter School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 12.6:1. That is lower than the 52.1:1 average for combined schools in Louisiana. The lunch program counts 61% of students at Downsville Community Charter School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Downsville Community Charter School is graded C by allk12, scoring above 32% of Louisiana public K-12 schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Downsville Community Charter School would score about 40.5%. It scores 29.5%, 11.0 points below that figure.
In Union Parish (population about 20,821), the median household income is $42,885, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 15%, and roughly 23% of residents are in poverty. Downsville Community Charter School is one of 5 public schools in the county.
The closest public school, D'Arbonne Woods Charter School, is about 8.2 miles from Downsville Community Charter School. Other public schools within ten miles: 5. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 42.6%; Downsville Community Charter School's is 29.5%, ranking 7th of 8.
The federal government classifies Downsville Community Charter School's location as Rural: Distant. Downsville Community Charter School operates as a charter school, which is publicly funded and run under a charter.
2024-25 enrollment was 470, a 10% increase from 426 in 2020-21. The ratio was 15.2:1 in 2020-21 and 12.6:1 in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 Union Parish
- Union Parish High SchoolHigh · 579 students
- Union Parish Elementary SchoolElementary · 506 students
Nearby schools
- D'Arbonne Woods Charter School8.2 mi · 993
- Calhoun Middle School8.3 mi · 423
- Choudrant Elementary School8.4 mi · 536
- Calhoun Elementary School8.5 mi · 420
- Choudrant High School9.0 mi · 421
- Central Elementary School10.1 mi · 430
Frequently asked questions
About Downsville Community Charter SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Downsville Community Charter School?
Downsville Community Charter School enrolls approximately 470 students in grades PK-12.
What grades does Downsville Community Charter School serve?
Downsville Community Charter School serves grades PK-12.
How many students per teacher at Downsville Community Charter School?
Approximately 12.6:1 students per teacher at Downsville Community Charter School.
What is the student diversity at Downsville Community Charter School?
Student demographics at Downsville Community Charter School are roughly 89% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Downsville Community Charter School in?
Downsville Community Charter School is part of Union Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.