Summary:
There are three elementary schools in the East Feliciana Parish school district—Slaughter Elementary School, Jackson Elementary School, and Clinton Elementary School—all serving grades PK through 6 in a rural Louisiana parish ranked 49th out of 116 parishes statewide.
Slaughter Elementary School stands out as the district's top performer, with the highest state ranking (41st percentile) and the largest enrollment at 482 students. It leads in both Mathematics (59% proficient) and English Language Arts (73% proficient), though its student-teacher ratio is the highest at 16.9:1. Jackson Elementary School tells the most dramatic turnaround story, climbing from a 0-star rating in the 10th percentile two years ago to a 2-star rating in the 35th percentile for the 2025-2026 school year—a remarkable improvement despite serving a population where 86% of students receive free or reduced lunch. Clinton Elementary School, the smallest school with 189 students, offers the most favorable student-teacher ratio at 11.1:1 and excels in upper-grade English Language Arts, with its 6th graders achieving an 85% proficiency rate—the highest single-grade score in the district. However, Clinton struggles significantly in Mathematics (44% proficient) and has the highest chronic absenteeism rate at 14.6%.
A key takeaway is that Social Studies is a district-wide weakness, with every grade level at every school falling below the state average of 55% proficient. Additionally, smaller class sizes at Clinton do not automatically translate to higher overall performance, as Slaughter achieves the best results with the largest classes. All three schools maintain chronic absenteeism rates well below the state average of 22.5%, and the district average of 15.5% reflects generally good attendance. For parents, Slaughter Elementary School offers the strongest overall academics, Jackson Elementary School shows impressive momentum, and Clinton Elementary School provides a small-school environment with standout literacy instruction.
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