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J.W. Faulk Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

523^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 690 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

J.W. Faulk Elementary School is a PK-5 public school in Lafayette, LA, serving 424 students within the Lafayette Parish school district, where over 94% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

The most significant challenge at J.W. Faulk is its extremely high chronic absenteeism rate of 43.0%, which is nearly double the district average (24.0%) and far exceeds nearby schools like Myrtle Place Elementary School (5.2%) and J. Wallace James Elementary School (7.2%). This absenteeism is strongly linked to the school's low academic proficiency, with 54% of students proficient in Math and 55% in ELA, compared to district averages. However, there is a notable bright spot: 4th graders achieved a 76% proficiency rate in Math, nearly matching the district average. Additionally, the school shows a relative strength for its African American students, ranking in the 36th percentile statewide for this subgroup, which is higher than its overall rank.

Interestingly, Dr. Raphael A. Baranco Elementary School, located just over a mile away, serves a similar student population and faces comparable challenges, suggesting systemic issues in the community. In contrast, Willow Charter Academy, also nearby, serves an even higher poverty rate (98.18% FRL) but achieves significantly better results, with a chronic absenteeism rate of 24.6% and much higher academic proficiency (75% Math, 71% ELA). Despite these challenges, J.W. Faulk has shown slight improvement over recent years, with its overall rank rising from the 10th percentile in 2018-2019 to the 24th percentile in 2025-2026, indicating that recent interventions may be having a small positive impact.

424

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,316

Per pupil spending ?

94.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

711 East Willow Street
Lafayette, LA 70501

(337) 521-7680

District: Lafayette Parish

Students who attend J.W. Faulk Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Northside High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

90.6%

Hispanic:

3.8%

White:

3.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 18th percentile in 2016 → 24th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (48% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (43% vs 22% Louisiana)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school48%

District avg68%

Louisiana avg62%

523^rd of 690

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 18% (2016) to bottom 24% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

20^th of 23Elementary Schools in the Lafayette Parish

27^th of 116Lafayette Parish among Louisiana districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	28.8	523 of 690	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.9	529 of 666	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	578 of 675	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	552 of 730	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	592 of 727	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.8	634 of 729	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.9	658 of 731	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	597 of 728	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.8	657 of 739	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.9	608 of 742	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	7.8	764 of 792	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	1.7	771 of 777	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	3.5	764 of 772	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	5.0	758 of 764	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	8.9	736 of 766	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	9.9	704 of 736	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	9.2	701 of 738	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	9.3	703 of 743	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	17.0	645 of 725	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	39.1	348 of 548	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.3	334 of 501	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.2	408 of 509	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.4	357 of 570	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.1	387 of 562	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.7	473 of 564	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.7	474 of 559	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	472 of 547	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	28.0	527 of 679	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.2	486 of 633	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.4	489 of 635	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.4	438 of 705	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.5	552 of 701	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.6	581 of 705	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.1	635 of 684	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	31.9	498 of 685	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.1	486 of 661	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	563 of 674	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.7	520 of 723	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	578 of 724	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.6	613 of 719	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	622 of 697	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.0	619 of 682	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	25.6	553 of 682	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.2	528 of 641	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	596 of 651	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	629 of 713	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	613 of 712	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.2	612 of 704	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.5	582 of 696	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2026)36th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)27th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)22nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)19th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts55%-15 vs state

Mathematics54%-8 vs state

Social Studies36%-19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				LEAP Mathematics (2026)					LEAP English Language Arts (2026)							LEAP Social Studies (2026)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	LEAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	LEAP Mathematics 4th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 5th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 6th Grade	LEAP Mathematics All Grades	LEAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts All Grades	LEAP Social Studies 3rd Grade	LEAP Social Studies 4th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 5th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 6th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 7th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 8th Grade	LEAP Social Studies All Grades	Total
J.W. Faulk Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	711 East Willow Street	Lafayette	70501	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7680	424	30	14.3	94.3%	13 (3.1%)	384 (90.6%)	16 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	28.8	523^rd of 690 public elementary schools	24.2%		24.9	529^th of 666 public elementary schools	20.6%	6	47.0	76.0	39.0		54.0	42.0	62.0	61.0				55.0	26.0	42.0	41.0				36.0	$15,316
Willow Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1818 Northeast Evangeline Thro	Lafayette	70501	Lafayette Parish	Willow Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 954-6377	605	18	34.4	98.2%	24 (4.0%)	550 (90.9%)	18 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	60.4	292^nd of 690 public elementary schools	57.7%		51.8	348^th of 666 public elementary schools	47.7%	56	78.0	58.0		82.0	75.0	59.0	62.0	76.0	89.0	66.0	74.0	71.0	44.0	46.0	60.0	69.0	32.0	42.0	49.0	$15,944
Dr. Raphael A. Baranco Elementary School	Public	K-6	801 Mudd Ave.	Lafayette	70501	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7500	247	27	9.2	93.1%	6 (2.4%)	224 (90.7%)	11 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	27.7	529^th of 690 public elementary schools	23.3%		30.3	488^th of 666 public elementary schools	26.7%	41	62.0	53.0	37.0		51.0	45.0	65.0	54.0				54.0	39.0	32.0	44.0				39.0	$16,857
Alice N. Boucher Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Patterson Street	Lafayette	70501	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7610	442	30	14.6	94.3%	15 (3.4%)	403 (91.2%)	17 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	22.8	570^th of 690 public elementary schools	17.4%		18.4	578^th of 666 public elementary schools	13.2%	8	50.0	42.0	50.0		47.0	45.0	45.0	64.0				51.0	36.0	20.0	46.0				34.0	$17,931
Truman Early Childhood Education Center	Public	PK-K	1210 West Willow Street	Lafayette	70506	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 521-7810	331	26	12.9	79.2%	70 (21.1%)	208 (62.8%)	45 (13.6%)	7 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																				$18,200
Myrtle Place Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 Myrtle Place Boulevard	Lafayette	70506	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7760	384	21	18.0	30.2%	284 (74.0%)	78 (20.3%)	8 (2.1%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	97.6	8^th of 690 public elementary schools	98.8%		94.6	20^th of 666 public elementary schools	97.0%	12		100.0	100.0		99.0			99.0							92.0					$15,327
J. Wallace James Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 W. Willow St.	Scott	70583	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7700	957	48	20.1	51.1%	402 (42.0%)	483 (50.5%)	40 (4.2%)	14 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	16 (1.7%)	78.6	146^th of 690 public elementary schools	78.8%		77.1	158^th of 666 public elementary schools	76.3%	12	82.0		76.0		81.0	83.0	80.0					82.0	68.0	61.0	62.0				64.0	$13,280
Evangeline Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	610 East Butcher Switch Road	Lafayette	70507	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7670	604	42	14.3	85.3%	71 (11.8%)	488 (80.8%)	30 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.3%)	45.5	394^th of 690 public elementary schools	42.9%		51.6	350^th of 666 public elementary schools	47.4%	44	49.0	76.0	42.0		54.0	53.0	76.0	67.0				66.0	46.0	60.0	45.0				51.0	$14,604
Live Oak Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3020 N University Ave	Lafayette	70507	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7730	520	32	16.0	81.9%	73 (14.0%)	345 (66.3%)	91 (17.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.7%)	44.3	407^th of 690 public elementary schools	41.0%		33	475^th of 666 public elementary schools	28.7%	68	75.0		44.0		63.0	68.0	61.0	64.0				64.0	46.0	50.0	43.0				46.0	$15,383
Woodvale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Leon Drive	Lafayette	70503	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7830	793	52	15.2	54.5%	394 (49.7%)	261 (32.9%)	40 (5.0%)	56 (7.1%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	38 (4.8%)	89.3	60^th of 690 public elementary schools	91.3%		83.4	104^th of 666 public elementary schools	84.4%	44	78.0	84.0	82.0		81.0	82.0	87.0	93.0				87.0	74.0	81.0	81.0				78.0	$15,256

Frequently Asked Questions about J.W. Faulk Elementary School

Is J.W. Faulk Elementary School a good school?

J.W. Faulk Elementary School ranks in the bottom 24.2% of Louisiana elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of J.W. Faulk Elementary School attend?

Students who attend J.W. Faulk Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Northside High School

What is the racial makeup of J.W. Faulk Elementary School?

Students at J.W. Faulk Elementary School are 91% African American, 4% Hispanic, 3% White, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend J.W. Faulk Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 424 students attended J.W. Faulk Elementary School.

What district is J.W. Faulk Elementary School in?

Lafayette Parish

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