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Winnsboro Elementary School

1310 Warren Street, Winnsboro, LA 71295 · (318) 435-5066 · Franklin Parish
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL366 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 1% of Louisiana public elementary schools
  • FTest 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.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

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

Enrollment
366
Elementary
DISTRICT 350 · STATE 453
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
342 students
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 70%
Community
1
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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K103%
Kindergarten7520%
Grade 16618%
Grade 25716%
Grade 36819%
Grade 44011%
Grade 55014%

This year's kindergarten class (75) is 50% larger than its 5th grade class (50).

Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 65% · US 70%
White
226%
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 41% · US 43%
Hispanic
41%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 12% · US 30%
Black
33592%
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 42% · US 15%
Two+
51%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 4% · US 5%
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
Male
19252%
Female
17448%

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Test scores

LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+
English Language Arts
14.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +7.0pp since 2022

What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 14 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Louisiana average is about 42 of 100. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2022.

LEAP 2025 results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2025-2614.0%N/A
2024-2514.0%9.0%
2023-2412.0%5.0%
2022-237.0%N/A
% Mastery+, all students and all tested grades.
Source: LEAP 2025. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
8.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
17.0%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.2pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 9% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 17% 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 Winnsboro Elementary School

Winnsboro Elementary School's state test result (8.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Winnsboro Elementary School this school36693.4%8.8%
Robinson Elementary School
Monroe
37494.4%18.5%
J. S. Clark Elementary School
Shreveport
38794.6%13.8%
Rayville Elementary School
Rayville
33394.9%5.7%
Minnie Ruffin Elementary School
Monroe
35494.4%13.2%
St. Charles Street Elementary School
Jeanerette
32894.5%27.5%
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 Winnsboro Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Louisiana
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
8.8%#575 of 583
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
9.0%#558 of 582
▲ 18
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
14.0%#567 of 587
no change
Enrollment
ranked largest first
366#450 of 714
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
10.7:1#69 of 655
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
15.8%#579 of 655
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
93.4%#76 of 705
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-33.8%#52 of 436
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 2024-25
Enrollment
366
-125 (-25%) vs 2020
+78% since 2000-01, when it was 206
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 16.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2536634.310.7:193% (342)
2023-2444432.213.8:194% (417)
2022-2348530.316.0:192% (445)
2020-214912916.9:192% (451)
2017-1855331.917.3:183% (459)
2015-16554N/AN/A81% (450)
2010-115493615.3:198% (538)
2000-012061712.1:187% (179)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Winnsboro Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 34% (553 to 366); teachers up 7% (31.9 to 34.3).

About Winnsboro Elementary School

Winnsboro Elementary School is a small elementary school in Winnsboro, Louisiana. The school has 366 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 5.

Winnsboro Elementary School is run by Franklin Parish, whose 6 schools enroll 2,454 students.

Of every 100 students at Winnsboro Elementary School, about 92 are Black. After that, the student body is 6% White. Census figures show Franklin Parish is about 28% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 16, compared with 70 nationally.

The school lists 34.3 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.7:1. The average for elementary schools in Louisiana, 14.0:1, is higher. A total of 342 students, or 93%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Franklin Parish, the average eligibility rate is 77%.

Among Louisiana public elementary schools, Winnsboro Elementary School outscored 1%, which works out to an F on the allk12 Grade.

In Louisiana, Winnsboro Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 8.8% actual against a predicted 17.0%.

Franklin Parish is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $47,020 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 18% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 16%. Public schools in Franklin Parish number 6, with about 2,454 students.

Of the public schools around it, Winnsboro Elementary School is closest to Franklin Parish High School, about 0.9 miles away. The count of other public schools within ten miles is 5. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Winnsboro Elementary School ranks 7th of 7 on average proficiency.

Locale data from NCES put Winnsboro Elementary School in a town some distance from an urbanized area (Town: Distant).

Enrollment figures show a decline of 125 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 10.7 students per teacher, compared with 16.9 in 2020-21.

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Franklin Parish at a glance

View full county profile
Population
19,408
Census ACS
Median income
$47,020
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
2,454 students

Quick facts

School name
Winnsboro Elementary School
District
Franklin Parish
Address
1310 Warren Street, Winnsboro, LA 71295
Phone
(318) 435-5066
County
Franklin Parish
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
366
Teachers (FTE)
34
Student–teacher ratio
10.7:1
Free and reduced lunch
342 (93%)
Locale
32-Town: Distant
NCES ID
220066000496
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Franklin Parish
Other schools in Winnsboro
Other Winnsboro Elementary schools

One other US public school is named Winnsboro Elementary. Winnsboro Elementary School is the largest of the 2.

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Frequently asked questions

About Winnsboro Elementary School
How large is Winnsboro Elementary School?
Winnsboro Elementary School enrolls approximately 366 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Winnsboro Elementary School serve?
Winnsboro Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Winnsboro Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Winnsboro Elementary School is approximately 10.7:1 (34 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Winnsboro Elementary School?
At Winnsboro Elementary School, the student body is approximately 6% White, 1% Hispanic, 92% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Winnsboro Elementary School?
Winnsboro Elementary School is overseen by Franklin Parish in Franklin Parish.
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