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Enrollment
721
Elementary
DISTRICT 452 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WASHINGTON PARISH·NCES 220186001427
Thomas Elementary School
30341 Highway 424, Franklinton, LA 70438 · (985) 848-2881 · Washington Parish
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL721 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 18% 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.
- DThree-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
15.3:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
458 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 | 77 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 98 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 107 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 114 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 113 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 110 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 102 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (98) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (102).
Student demographics
30%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
Test scores
LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
35.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -13.0pp since 2022
Math
23.0%
LA avg 34.2% . -9.0pp 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 23 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 13 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 9 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 35.0% | 23.0% |
| 2024-25 | 39.0% | 27.0% |
| 2023-24 | 45.0% | 26.0% |
| 2022-23 | 48.0% | 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
38.6%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Thomas Elementary School
Thomas Elementary School's state test result (29.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Elementary School this school | 721 | 63.5% | 29.5% |
| Bayou Chicot Elementary School Ville Platte | 661 | 62.5% | 36.2% |
| Lafargue Elementary School Effie | 581 | 67.5% | 40.3% |
| Rosepine Elementary School Rosepine | 856 | 65.4% | 45.2% |
| North Live Oak Elementary School Denham Springs | 615 | 65.0% | 55.3% |
| E. K. Key Elementary School Sulphur | 546 | 66.1% | 48.5% |
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 Thomas Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Washington Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.5% | #328 of 583 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #410 of 582 ▼ 57 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #356 of 587 ▼ 39 | N/A |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -11.0pp | #49 of 540 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 721 | #71 of 714 | #1 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #518 of 655 | #6 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.6% | #499 of 655 | #5 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.5% | #492 of 705 | #6 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.1% | #119 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
721
+49 (+7%) vs 2020
+90% since 1990-91, when it was 380
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 21.7:1
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 | 721 | 47 | 15.3:1 | 64% (458) |
| 2023-24 | 764 | 45.3 | 16.9:1 | 35% (269) |
| 2022-23 | 763 | 35.2 | 21.7:1 | 45% (345) |
| 2020-21 | 672 | 31 | 21.7:1 | 51% (342) |
| 2017-18 | 661 | 30.3 | 21.9:1 | 56% (367) |
| 2015-16 | 641 | 47 | 13.6:1 | 87% (559) |
| 2010-11 | 580 | 34 | 17.1:1 | 93% (542) |
| 2000-01 | 380 | 27 | 14.1:1 | 91% (344) |
| 1990-91 | 380 | 25 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Thomas Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (661 to 721); teachers up 55% (30.3 to 47).
About Thomas Elementary School
Thomas Elementary School is an elementary school in Franklinton, Louisiana, reachable at (985) 848-2881. It reports enrollment of 721 students in pre-K through 5. That puts enrollment 59% bigger than the 453-student average for elementary schools in Louisiana.
Federal data list 10 schools in Washington Parish, with 4,523 students enrolled.
Thomas Elementary School is 83% White by enrollment. Other reported shares: 13% Black. That compares with about 63% White among all Washington Parish residents. The diversity index for Thomas Elementary School is 30%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school has 47 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 15.3 students per teacher. Elementary schools in Louisiana average 14.0:1, 1.4 fewer students per teacher than here. Of all students at Thomas Elementary School, 64% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 76% average among public schools in Washington Parish.
Thomas Elementary School holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 18% of Louisiana public elementary schools.
Thomas Elementary School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 29.5% is 9.1 points below the 38.6% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In Washington Parish, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $45,380, about 13% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 19% of residents are in poverty. There are 14 public schools in the county, enrolling about 6,326, Thomas Elementary School among them.
Thomas Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Pine School, about 3.0 miles away. Within ten miles of Thomas Elementary School, there are 4 other public schools. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Thomas Elementary School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Thomas Elementary School's location as Rural: Remote.
The school's enrollment increased 7% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Students per teacher dropped from 21.7 in 2020-21 to 15.3 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Thomas Elementary School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- Franklinton High SchoolHigh · 649 students
- Franklinton Primary SchoolElementary · 567 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
- Franklinton High SchoolHigh · 649 students
- Franklinton Primary SchoolElementary · 567 students
- Franklinton Elementary SchoolMiddle · 389 students
- Franklinton Junior High SchoolMiddle · 312 students
- Enon Elementary SchoolElementary · 263 students
Other Thomas Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 6 states are named Thomas Elementary. Thomas Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 7.
- Thomas ElementaryFresno, CA · 859 students
- Thomas Elementary SchoolPLANO, TX · 687 students
- Thomas Elementary SchoolCarbondale, IL · 400 students
- Thomas Elementary SchoolABILENE, TX · 378 students
- Thomas Elementary SchoolThomas, OK · 260 students
Nearby schools
- Pine School3.0 mi · 738
- Dexter Elementary School7.7 mi · 74
- Franklinton High School9.3 mi · 649
- Franklinton Elementary School9.6 mi · 389
- Franklinton Primary School10.4 mi · 567
- Franklinton Junior High School11.1 mi · 312
Frequently asked questions
About Thomas Elementary SchoolHow large is Thomas Elementary School?
Thomas Elementary School enrolls approximately 721 students in grades PK-05.
Is Thomas Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Thomas Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Thomas Elementary School have?
Thomas Elementary School employs 47 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Thomas Elementary School?
At Thomas Elementary School, the student body is approximately 83% White, 1% Hispanic, 13% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Thomas Elementary School public or private?
Thomas Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Washington Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.