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M.R. Weaver Elementary School

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M.R. Weaver Elementary School ranks 474 th of 690 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-4

474^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 690 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 31% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

M.R. Weaver Elementary School in Natchitoches, LA, serves 379 students in grades 3 and 4 and is part of the high-performing Natchitoches Parish school district, though the school itself has historically been a low-performing institution with over 97% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch.

M.R. Weaver is currently in the midst of a dramatic academic turnaround. After years of ranking in the bottom 10% of Louisiana elementary schools, the school has climbed to the 31st percentile for the 2025-2026 school year, a 25-percentage-point jump from its low point. This improvement is largely driven by a remarkable reduction in chronic absenteeism, which dropped from 43.0% in 2020-2021 to just 12.4% in 2024-2025—now better than both the district (19.3%) and state (22.5%) averages. However, test scores still lag behind nearby schools; for example, only 47% of M.R. Weaver students were proficient in Math, compared to 79% at Provencal Elementary & Junior High School and 80% at Marthaville Elementary & Junior High School.

An interesting comparison is to N.S.U. Elementary Lab School, located just 1.35 miles away, which ranks in the 98th percentile with only 31.38% of students on free/reduced lunch. This contrast highlights the strong link between socioeconomic factors and academic outcomes. While M.R. Weaver's overall performance is improving, some student subgroups show volatile results, such as Hispanic students dropping from the 78th to the 27th percentile in one year. The school's future success will depend on sustaining its positive momentum and ensuring consistent support for all student groups.

379

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,930

Per pupil spending ?

97.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

520 St.Maurice Lane
Natchitoches, LA 71457

(318) 352-3623

District: Natchitoches Parish

Students who attend M.R. Weaver Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	East Natchitoches Elementary & Middle School
	Natchitoches Junior High School
High:	Natchitoches Central High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

79.4%

White:

7.9%

Hispanic:

7.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 24th percentile in 2015 → 31st in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (53% vs 62% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 15 pts below the Louisiana average

!Near the bottom of Natchitoches Parish's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school53%

District avg67%

Louisiana avg62%

474^th of 690

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 31%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 27% (2016) to bottom 31% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Natchitoches Parish

21^st of 116Natchitoches 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	34.7	474 of 690	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.5	436 of 666	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.9	449 of 675	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	15.2	653 of 730	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.9	686 of 727	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.7	690 of 729	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.8	711 of 731	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	24.1	603 of 739	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	34.0	541 of 742	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.4	604 of 792	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	35.5	543 of 777	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	28.7	610 of 772	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	15.2	697 of 764	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	22.7	637 of 766	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.2	617 of 736	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.1	579 of 738	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	26.8	577 of 743	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	32.8	530 of 725	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	42.3	323 of 548	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.4	290 of 501	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.3	279 of 509	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.5	465 of 570	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	501 of 562	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.5	523 of 564	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.2	548 of 559	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.4	535 of 547	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	35.7	467 of 679	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.9	430 of 633	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.0	406 of 635	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.8	625 of 705	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	661 of 701	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.5	652 of 705	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.6	664 of 684	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	34.4	195 of 266	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	69.8	46 of 207	77.8%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2023	50.9	9 of 23	60.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	40.7	433 of 685	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.5	386 of 661	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.7	404 of 674	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.3	627 of 723	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	677 of 724	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.5	680 of 719	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.7	686 of 697	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	34.9	479 of 682	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.7	413 of 641	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.0	458 of 651	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	642 of 713	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	661 of 712	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.4	667 of 704	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.0	688 of 696	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	74.4	17 of 65	73.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	42.0	219 of 361	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	71.0	55 of 241	77.2%	★★★★☆
2024	60.5	73 of 208	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.5	204 of 296	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.3	215 of 307	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.6	247 of 306	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	76.3	99 of 496	80.0%	★★★★☆
2025	69.3	119 of 431	72.4%	★★★★☆
2024	70.4	118 of 434	72.8%	★★★★☆
2023	32.1	404 of 518	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.1	497 of 517	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.3	504 of 522	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.5	474 of 517	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

White (2026)80th percentile+49 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)74th percentile+43 vs school

Homeless (2023)61st percentile+50 vs school

African American (2026)41st percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2026)39th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)37th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)31st percentile~ school

Male (2026)30th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)27th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts60%-10 vs state

Social Studies51%-4 vs state

Mathematics47%-15 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 7th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 8th 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 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
M.R. Weaver Elementary School	Public	3-4	520 St.Maurice Lane	Natchitoches	71457	Natchitoches Parish	Natchitoches Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 352-3623	379	28	13.3	97.1%	30 (7.9%)	301 (79.4%)	27 (7.1%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.5%)	34.7	474^th of 690 public elementary schools	31.3%		37.5	436^th of 666 public elementary schools	34.5%	38	41.0	48.0	51.0				47.0	48.0	65.0				60.0	44.0	60.0	50.0				51.0	$17,930
N.S.U. Elementary Lab School	Public	PK, KG-5	#1 Caldwell NSU Campus-W Easto	Natchitoches	71497	Natchitoches Parish	Natchitoches Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 238-6385	290	18	16.3	31.4%	206 (71.0%)	47 (16.2%)	16 (5.5%)	7 (2.4%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.8%)	96.9	11^th of 690 public elementary schools	98.4%		95.7	14^th of 666 public elementary schools	97.9%	3		100.0						92.0	94.0				95.0	92.0						95.0	$16,912
L.P. Vaughn Elementary & Middle School	Public	PK, KG-2	1500 Gold Street	Natchitoches	71457	Natchitoches Parish	Natchitoches Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 352-2369	687	51	13.3	90.7%	67 (9.8%)	568 (82.7%)	35 (5.1%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.7%)								(n/a)																					$15,867
Provencal Elementary & Junior High School	Public	PK, KG-8	132 Cherry Street	Provencal	71468	Natchitoches Parish	Natchitoches Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 472-6174	444	40	11.0	89.2%	308 (69.4%)	104 (23.4%)	9 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.8%)	76	175^th of 690 public elementary schools	74.6%		80.4	124^th of 666 public elementary schools	81.4%	51	47.0	71.0		84.0	84.0	90.0	79.0	73.0	89.0	94.0	87.0	85.0	87.0	50.0	81.0	77.0	71.0	76.0	84.0	73.0	$17,559
Fairview-Alpha Elementary & Junior High School	Public	PK, KG-6	1439 Highway 71	Campti	71411	Natchitoches Parish	Natchitoches Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 476-4616	278	26	10.5	89.9%	122 (43.9%)	138 (49.6%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.7%)	78.8	143^rd of 690 public elementary schools	79.3%		44.4	389^th of 666 public elementary schools	41.6%	246	81.0	65.0	63.0				70.0	76.0	81.0	84.0			79.0	74.0	72.0	80.0				75.0	$17,968
Verda Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2580 Highway 122	Montgomery	71454	Grant Parish	Grant Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 646-3146	308	25	12.4	82.8%	207 (67.2%)	76 (24.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.5%)	26.7	542^nd of 690 public elementary schools	21.4%		26.8	514^th of 666 public elementary schools	22.8%	28	56.0	46.0	27.0				44.0	67.0	68.0	44.0			62.0	27.0	36.0					26.0	$16,479
Marthaville Elementary & Junior High School	Public	PK, KG-8	10800 Hwy. 120	Marthaville	71450	Natchitoches Parish	Natchitoches Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 472-6141	196	21	9.4	90.3%	154 (78.6%)	16 (8.2%)	8 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.6%)	72.7	209^th of 690 public elementary schools	69.7%		63.3	271^st of 666 public elementary schools	59.3%	62	72.0	50.0	76.0		91.0	90.0	80.0	64.0	79.0	94.0	77.0	90.0	83.0	60.0	65.0	71.0	83.0	86.0	80.0	75.0	$22,620

Frequently Asked Questions about M.R. Weaver Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of M.R. Weaver Elementary School?

Students at M.R. Weaver Elementary School are 79% African American, 8% White, 7% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend M.R. Weaver Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 379 students attended M.R. Weaver Elementary School.

What district is M.R. Weaver Elementary School in?

Natchitoches Parish

What schools do graduates of M.R. Weaver Elementary School attend?

Students who attend M.R. Weaver Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : East Natchitoches Elementary & Middle School
Middle : Natchitoches Junior High School
High : Natchitoches Central High School

Is M.R. Weaver Elementary School a good school?

M.R. Weaver Elementary School ranks 474^th of 690 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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