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Alumni: what's one memory from Franklinton Primary School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
567
Elementary
DISTRICT 452 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WASHINGTON PARISH·NCES 220186001423
Franklinton Primary School
610 T.W. Barker Drive, Franklinton, LA 70438 · (985) 839-5674 · Washington Parish
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL567 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 10% 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.
- 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
429 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 70%
Community
5
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 | 70 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 119 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 99 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 137 | 24% |
| Grade 3 | 142 | 25% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
Franklinton Primary School→Franklinton Elementary School→Franklinton Junior High School→Franklinton High School
Based on grade levels within Washington Parish. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
35.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -3.0pp since 2022
Math
20.0%
LA avg 34.2% . -2.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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 3 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 2 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 35.0% | 20.0% |
| 2024-25 | 33.0% | 20.0% |
| 2023-24 | 30.0% | 22.0% |
| 2022-23 | 38.0% | 22.0% |
% 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
20.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.8%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 Franklinton Primary School
Franklinton Primary School's state test result (20.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklinton Primary School this school | 567 | 75.7% | 20.5% |
| Teche Elementary School Breaux Bridge | 547 | 78.8% | 39.7% |
| Oakdale Elementary School Oakdale | 516 | 76.4% | 32.0% |
| Many Elementary School Many | 613 | 73.4% | 31.0% |
| Lisa Park Elementary School Houma | 574 | 79.4% | 47.2% |
| J. I. Watson Elementary School Iowa | 531 | 74.0% | 30.5% |
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 Franklinton Primary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Washington Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.5% | #441 of 583 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.0% | #447 of 582 ▼ 14 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #355 of 587 ▲ 30 | N/A |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.5pp | #189 of 540 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 567 | #189 of 714 | #2 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #268 of 655 | #3 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.0% | #175 of 655 | #1 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.7% | #329 of 705 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.5% | #103 of 197 | N/A |
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
567
-61 (-10%) vs 2020
+8% since 1990-91, when it was 523
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 567 | 44 | 12.9:1 | 76% (429) |
| 2023-24 | 633 | 47.1 | 13.4:1 | 44% (278) |
| 2022-23 | 664 | 43 | 15.5:1 | 56% (370) |
| 2020-21 | 628 | 39 | 16.1:1 | 67% (419) |
| 2017-18 | 513 | 33 | 15.6:1 | 66% (337) |
| 2015-16 | 560 | 44 | 12.7:1 | 86% (481) |
| 2010-11 | 647 | 45 | 14.4:1 | 82% (533) |
| 2000-01 | 419 | 35 | 12.0:1 | 88% (367) |
| 1990-91 | 523 | 32 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Franklinton Primary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (513 to 567); teachers up 33% (33 to 44).
About Franklinton Primary School
Franklinton, Louisiana, is home to Franklinton Primary School, a mid-sized elementary school. The school runs pre-K through 3 and enrolls 567 students. That compares with an average of about 453 students for elementary schools in Louisiana.
Washington Parish includes 10 schools. Together they enroll 4,523 students.
At Franklinton Primary School, 55% of students are White. The remaining students are 32% Black, 8% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. Census figures show Washington Parish is about 63% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Franklinton Primary School scores 59%.
Franklinton Primary School has 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.9:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Louisiana is 14.0:1. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 76% at Franklinton Primary School. The figure for public schools in Washington Parish is close, at 76%.
Among Louisiana public elementary schools, Franklinton Primary School outscored 10%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 20.5%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 29.8%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Washington Parish show that the median household earns about $45,380 a year, about 13% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 19%. Across Washington Parish, 14 public schools serve about 6,326 students.
Franklinton Junior High School sits about 0.8 miles from Franklinton Primary School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 3 other public schools. Franklinton Primary School comes in 7th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Distant: in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 10%, from 628 to 567. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 16.1:1 to 12.9:1.
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Washington Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
45,120
Census ACS
Median income
$45,380
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
19%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
6,326 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Washington Parish
- Pine SchoolHigh · 738 students
- Thomas Elementary SchoolElementary · 721 students
- Franklinton High SchoolHigh · 649 students
- Franklinton Elementary SchoolMiddle · 389 students
- Mt. Hermon SchoolCombined · 373 students
- Franklinton Junior High SchoolMiddle · 312 students
Other schools in Franklinton
- Pine SchoolHigh · 738 students
- Thomas Elementary SchoolElementary · 721 students
- Franklinton High SchoolHigh · 649 students
- Franklinton Elementary SchoolMiddle · 389 students
- Franklinton Junior High SchoolMiddle · 312 students
- Enon Elementary SchoolElementary · 263 students
Nearby schools
- Franklinton Junior High School0.8 mi · 312
- Franklinton Elementary School1.3 mi · 389
- Franklinton High School1.4 mi · 649
- Pine School9.2 mi · 738
- Enon Elementary School9.5 mi · 263
- Thomas Elementary School10.4 mi · 721
Frequently asked questions
About Franklinton Primary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Franklinton Primary School?
Franklinton Primary School enrolls approximately 567 students in grades PK-03.
What grades does Franklinton Primary School serve?
Franklinton Primary School serves grades PK-03.
How many students per teacher at Franklinton Primary School?
Approximately 12.9:1 students per teacher at Franklinton Primary School.
How diverse is Franklinton Primary School?
Franklinton Primary School reports a student body of 55% White, 8% Hispanic, 32% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Franklinton Primary School?
Franklinton Primary School is overseen by Washington Parish in Washington Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.