Gilbert School

Gilbert School operates as a middle-of-the-pack elementary school in Gilbert, Louisiana, run under Franklin Parish. Current enrollment sits at 394 students spanning grades pre-K through 8.

Within Franklin Parish, which oversees 6 schools and 2,454 students, Gilbert School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Gilbert School shows that White students make up the majority at 64%. The remainder breaks down as 34% Black. Compared to Franklin Parish overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.6:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. About 74% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, Gilbert School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 31.3%, the actual is 24.7%, a residual of -6.6 points.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Franklin Parish indicate median household earnings sit near $47,020, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 16%. In all, Franklin Parish runs 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,454 students), of which Gilbert School is one.

The closest other public school is Franklin Parish High School, roughly 8.0 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, Gilbert School comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 18.0%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Gilbert School's enrollment has decreased 18% since 2018, when it stood at 483 (now 394). Black enrollment moved from 41% to 34% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.