Summary:
The city of Gilbert, Louisiana has only one school, the Gilbert School, which serves grades PK-8 and has a total enrollment of 405 students. The school is part of the Franklin Parish school district, which is ranked 92 out of 118 districts in Louisiana and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
The Gilbert School outperforms the Franklin Parish district and the state of Louisiana in both Mathematics and English Language Arts proficiency across most grade levels. In 2024-2025, the school had 61% of students proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 43% for Franklin Parish and 60% for Louisiana. In the same year, the school had 60% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 50% for Franklin Parish and 70% for Louisiana. The school had particularly strong performance in Algebra I, with 100% of students proficient or better, compared to 41% for Franklin Parish and 63% for Louisiana.
However, the school faces some challenges, including a relatively high dropout rate of 3.3% in 2022-2023 and a chronic absenteeism rate of 24.6% in 2023-2024. Additionally, the school serves a predominantly low-income population, with 74.32% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024. While the Gilbert School is performing well compared to the district, it still lags behind the state averages in some subjects and grade levels, particularly in English Language Arts, which could be an area for improvement.
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