LaGrange Elementary School

LaGrange Elementary School is a tight-knit K-5 school in Franklin, Louisiana, overseen by St. Mary Parish. The school instructs 221 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 51% below the typical public school in Louisiana, which averages around 453 students.

St. Mary Parish runs 21 schools in total, collectively educating 7,153 students. LaGrange Elementary School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, LaGrange Elementary School records that the largest single group is Black, at 75% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 13% White, 6% multiracial, 5% Hispanic. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 29%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, LaGrange Elementary School has 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.8:1. The state averages around 14.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 93% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, St. Mary Parish runs at roughly 75%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, LaGrange Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 17.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 9.0%.

Across the wider county, census data for St. Mary Parish shows median household earnings sit near $52,576, about 14% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 18% of residents live below the federal poverty line. LaGrange Elementary School is one of 23 public schools in St. Mary Parish (combined enrollment of about 7,765 students).

W.P. Foster Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.4 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts LaGrange Elementary School at 6th of 6; the average score across the group is 24.5%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Five-year trend. LaGrange Elementary School's enrollment has decreased 6% since 2018, when it stood at 235 (now 221). The Black share of enrollment edged down from 80% to 75% over that span. Class-load math has widened: from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 15.8:1 in 2025.

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