Enrollment
140
Elementary
DISTRICT 268 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEBSTER PARISH·NCES 220189001435
North Webster Upper Elementary School
6245 Hwy. 160, Cotton Valley, LA 71018 · (318) 832-4716 · Webster Parish
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL140 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 36% 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.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-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
13.1:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
102 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 70%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 48 | 34% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 31% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 34% |
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
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LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
31.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -6.0pp since 2022
Math
25.0%
LA avg 34.2% . -16.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 6 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 16 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 31.0% | 25.0% |
| 2024-25 | 26.0% | 22.0% |
| 2023-24 | 46.0% | 37.0% |
| 2022-23 | 37.0% | 41.0% |
% 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
29.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.9%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 North Webster Upper Elementary School
North Webster Upper Elementary School's state test result (29.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Webster Upper Elementary School this school | 140 | 72.9% | 29.7% |
| Columbia Elementary School Columbia | 191 | 78.5% | 17.5% |
| Union Central Elementary School Columbia | 215 | 70.7% | 24.3% |
| Dubach School Dubach | 134 | 76.1% | 35.2% |
| The MAX Charter School Thibodaux | 100 | 67.0% | N/A |
| Grayson Elementary School Grayson | 212 | 76.9% | N/A |
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 North Webster Upper Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Webster Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.7% | #326 of 583 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #385 of 582 ▲ 28 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #415 of 587 ▲ 53 | N/A |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -11.0pp | #50 of 540 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 140 | #689 of 714 | #7 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.9% | #372 of 705 | #7 of 8 |
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
140
-1 (-1%) vs 2020
-73% since 1990-91, when it was 520
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 17.6:1
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 | 140 | 10.7 | 13.1:1 | 73% (102) |
| 2023-24 | 150 | 9.6 | 15.7:1 | 54% (81) |
| 2022-23 | 161 | 7.5 | 21.5:1 | 45% (72) |
| 2020-21 | 141 | 8 | 17.6:1 | 53% (75) |
| 2017-18 | 184 | 8.5 | 21.6:1 | 39% (72) |
| 2015-16 | 156 | 10 | 15.6:1 | 60% (94) |
| 2010-11 | 252 | 19 | 13.3:1 | 74% (186) |
| 2000-01 | 330 | 22 | 15.0:1 | 65% (213) |
| 1990-91 | 520 | 33 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Webster Upper Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (184 to 140); teachers up 26% (8.5 to 10.7).
About North Webster Upper Elementary School
North Webster Upper Elementary School serves students in Cotton Valley, Louisiana, as a very small elementary school. Enrollment totals 140 students across grades 3 through 5. That puts enrollment 69% below the 453-student average for elementary schools in Louisiana.
Webster Parish is the local district for North Webster Upper Elementary School. It runs 14 schools with 4,967 students.
At North Webster Upper Elementary School, 72% of students are White. Smaller groups are 21% Black and 5% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Webster Parish is roughly 62% White. The diversity index for North Webster Upper Elementary School is 43%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school had 10.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 13.1:1. The gap from the 14.0:1 average for elementary schools in Louisiana is 0.9 students per teacher. The school reported 73% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The figure for public schools in Webster Parish is close, at 73%.
Among Louisiana public elementary schools, North Webster Upper Elementary School outscored 36%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
North Webster Upper Elementary School is 2.2 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (29.7% versus 31.9%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Louisiana.
The school is in Webster Parish, where the median household earns about $41,182 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 13% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 18%. North Webster Upper Elementary School shares Webster Parish with 13 other public schools.
North Webster Junior High School sits about 5.9 miles from North Webster Upper Elementary School. Among 5 nearby schools that report test results, North Webster Upper Elementary School ranks 1st on proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Distant, or in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 141 to 140. The number of students per teacher dropped from 17.6 to 13.1 over 4 years.
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Webster Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
35,820
Census ACS
Median income
$41,182
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
4,967 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Webster Parish
- Minden High SchoolHigh · 689 students
- Lakeside Junior-Senior High SchoolHigh · 546 students
- Webster Junior High SchoolMiddle · 461 students
- J. A. Phillips Elementary SchoolElementary · 429 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 427 students
- North Webster High SchoolHigh · 421 students
Nearby schools
- North Webster Junior High School5.9 mi · 320
- North Webster Lower Elementary School11.1 mi · 118
- Brown Upper Elementary School12.6 mi · 186
- North Webster High School13.1 mi · 421
- Browning Elementary School13.9 mi · 252
- E. S. Richardson Elementary School15.2 mi · 275
Frequently asked questions
About North Webster Upper Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at North Webster Upper Elementary School?
North Webster Upper Elementary School enrolls approximately 140 students in grades 03-05.
What grades does North Webster Upper Elementary School serve?
North Webster Upper Elementary School serves grades 03-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at North Webster Upper Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at North Webster Upper Elementary School is approximately 13.1:1 (11 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at North Webster Upper Elementary School?
At North Webster Upper Elementary School, the student body is approximately 72% White, 1% Hispanic, 21% Black, 5% Two or more.
What district is North Webster Upper Elementary School in?
North Webster Upper Elementary School is part of Webster Parish.
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