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What's the most underrated thing about V. B. Glencoe Charter School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
502
Combined
STATE 527
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·V. B. GLENCOE CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 220003201375
V. B. Glencoe Charter School
4491 Hwy 83, Franklin, LA 70538 · (337) 923-6932 · St. Mary Parish
GRADES PK–12COMBINED42-RURALCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL502 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 87% of Louisiana public K-12 schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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 K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
35 FTE teachers
STATE 52.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
353 students
STATE 70%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 25 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 40 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 44 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 41 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 44 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 43 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 35 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 33 | 7% |
| Grade 9 | 35 | 7% |
| Grade 10 | 31 | 6% |
| Grade 11 | 20 | 4% |
| Grade 12 | 26 | 5% |
This year's kindergarten class (40) is 21% larger than its 8th grade class (33).
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
50.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +3.0pp since 2022
Math
46.0%
LA avg 34.2% . -8.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 8 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 50.0% | 46.0% |
| 2024-25 | 48.0% | 41.0% |
| 2023-24 | 61.0% | 42.0% |
| 2022-23 | 47.0% | 54.0% |
% 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
44.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.7%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
502
+81 (+19%) vs 2020
+89% since 2000-01, when it was 266
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 502 | 35.4 | 14.2:1 | 70% (353) |
| 2023-24 | 517 | 37.3 | 13.9:1 | 59% (306) |
| 2022-23 | 494 | 34 | 14.5:1 | 64% (318) |
| 2020-21 | 421 | 29 | 14.5:1 | 52% (221) |
| 2017-18 | 384 | 27 | 14.2:1 | 84% (322) |
| 2015-16 | 368 | 29 | 12.7:1 | 83% (304) |
| 2010-11 | 369 | 25 | 14.8:1 | 69% (255) |
| 2000-01 | 266 | 16 | 16.6:1 | 68% (181) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for V. B. Glencoe Charter School.
Since 2017-18: students up 31% (384 to 502); teachers up 31% (27 to 35.4).
About V. B. Glencoe Charter School
V. B. Glencoe Charter School is a medium-sized combined-grade school in Franklin, Louisiana, that operates as a charter school. A federal count lists 502 students at the school, in pre-K through 12.
The school serves as its own district in federal records.
White students account for 56% of enrollment at V. B. Glencoe Charter School. Other groups include 25% Black, 8% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 3% Asian. County-wide, about 57% of residents are White. V. B. Glencoe Charter School has a diversity index of 61%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reports 35.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 14.2 students per teacher. The 52.1:1 average for combined schools in Louisiana is higher than this school's figure. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 70%.
The allk12 Grade for V. B. Glencoe Charter School is A. Compared with Louisiana public K-12 schools, the school scored higher than 87% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 33.7% for V. B. Glencoe Charter School. The school posts 44.2%, 10.5 points above the prediction.
In St. Mary Parish (population about 47,828), median household income is about $52,576, roughly 14% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 18% of residents live below the federal poverty line. V. B. Glencoe Charter School is one of 23 public schools in St. Mary Parish, which together enroll about 7,765 students.
B. Edward Boudreaux Middle School is located about 6.8 miles from V. B. Glencoe Charter School. Other public schools within ten miles: at least 8. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, V. B. Glencoe Charter School ranks 1st on proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant. This is a charter school, which is a tuition-free public school operating under a charter.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 502 was 19% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 421.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
St. Mary Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
47,828
Census ACS
Median income
$52,576
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
7,765 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Franklin
- Franklin Senior High SchoolHigh · 304 students
- W.P. Foster Elementary SchoolElementary · 222 students
- LaGrange Elementary SchoolElementary · 221 students
- Franklin Junior High SchoolMiddle · 196 students
Nearby schools
- B. Edward Boudreaux Middle School6.8 mi · 150
- West St. Mary High School6.8 mi · 276
- Raintree Elementary School7.5 mi · 254
- St. Charles Street Elementary School7.5 mi · 328
- LaGrange Elementary School8.8 mi · 221
- Jeanerette Senior High School9.5 mi · 291
Frequently asked questions
About V. B. Glencoe Charter SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at V. B. Glencoe Charter School?
V. B. Glencoe Charter School enrolls approximately 502 students in grades PK-12.
What age range does V. B. Glencoe Charter School serve?
V. B. Glencoe Charter School serves students from grade PK through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at V. B. Glencoe Charter School?
Approximately 14.2:1 students per teacher at V. B. Glencoe Charter School.
How diverse is V. B. Glencoe Charter School?
V. B. Glencoe Charter School reports a student body of 56% White, 5% Hispanic, 25% Black, 3% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is V. B. Glencoe Charter School in?
V. B. Glencoe Charter School is part of V. B. Glencoe Charter School.
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