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Fort Necessity School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

521^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 666 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

Fort Necessity School is an elementary school serving 305 students in grades PK-8 in the rural town of Fort Necessity, Louisiana, which is part of the Franklin Parish school district.

The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Louisiana elementary schools, maintaining a 1-star or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past several years. Its performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with the school ranking much higher for African American students compared to white students. Fort Necessity School also struggles with high dropout rates, reaching as high as 4.3%, and chronic absenteeism, up to 28.1% in 2022-2023. Notably, the school consistently lags behind the Franklin Parish and Louisiana averages in mathematics proficiency.

When compared to other nearby schools in the Franklin Parish district, such as Crowville School, Baskin School, and Gilbert School, Fort Necessity School generally performs worse across various metrics, including test scores, dropout rates, and chronic absenteeism. However, the school does show stronger performance for disabled students, ranking 67 out of 281 Louisiana elementary schools in 2017-2018.

254

Students ?

10.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,769

Per pupil spending ?

79.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10630 Highway 562
Fort Necessity, LA 71243

(318) 723-4793

District: Franklin Parish

Students who attend Fort Necessity School usually attend:

High:

Franklin Parish High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.8%

African American:

42.1%

Hispanic:

2.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 13th percentile in 2024 → 22nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 22nd (2025) from a 13th-percentile low (2024)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (42% vs 65% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg46%

Louisiana avg65%

Elementary school

521^st of 666

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 41% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

410^th of 447

Louisiana public middle schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5Elementary Schools in the Franklin Parish

92^nd of 118Franklin 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	25.5	521 of 666	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	585 of 675	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.3	502 of 730	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.7	602 of 727	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	611 of 729	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	68.1	262 of 731	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	27.4	528 of 728	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	35.7	527 of 739	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	39.6	495 of 742	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	45.4	469 of 792	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	38.0	521 of 777	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	50.7	410 of 772	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	43.0	479 of 764	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	36.4	537 of 766	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	21.2	619 of 736	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	34.5	523 of 738	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	29.3	555 of 743	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	20.1	620 of 725	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2019	84.2	62 of 559	88.9%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2018	69.2	67 of 281	76.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	45.8	364 of 633	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.3	524 of 635	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.8	473 of 705	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.8	586 of 701	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.4	540 of 705	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	67.6	239 of 684	65.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	548 of 661	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	608 of 674	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.1	540 of 723	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.6	561 of 724	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.2	601 of 719	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	70.9	197 of 697	71.7%	★★★★☆
2018	31.2	525 of 682	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2023	18.8	604 of 713	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	4.4	702 of 712	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	594 of 704	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	73.6	187 of 696	73.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	340 of 431	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	3.8	427 of 434	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	484 of 518	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.6	509 of 517	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.7	489 of 522	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	61.2	213 of 517	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.9	399 of 516	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	10.6	410 of 447	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	376 of 449	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	394 of 465	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	403 of 460	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.6	367 of 459	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.8	216 of 449	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	28.2	303 of 411	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.0	348 of 437	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.9	356 of 435	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.5	373 of 482	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	28.5	357 of 470	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	31.8	333 of 457	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	16.3	395 of 442	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	8.6	402 of 412	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	12.4	384 of 408	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	37.1	299 of 425	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	21.1	349 of 413	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	19.0	343 of 396	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	9.7	327 of 344	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	290 of 333	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	325 of 360	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.0	338 of 360	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.6	302 of 352	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	60.8	115 of 338	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.0	166 of 313	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2018	69.2	28 of 170	83.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	15.4	365 of 415	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	373 of 415	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	391 of 444	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	394 of 441	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.9	298 of 441	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.1	169 of 418	59.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	11.5	406 of 437	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	379 of 444	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	399 of 459	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	412 of 458	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.8	333 of 455	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.9	194 of 430	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.1	241 of 403	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	9.4	386 of 414	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	369 of 426	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	359 of 443	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.8	412 of 442	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.1	386 of 442	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	67.5	131 of 418	68.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2024	36.9	107 of 175	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.2	168 of 206	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	96.4	4 of 202	98.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	238 of 316	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	274 of 320	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.5	344 of 352	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	320 of 362	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.6	280 of 358	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	75.4	69 of 350	80.3%	★★★★☆
2018	53.8	163 of 338	51.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Elementary school

African American (2019)89th percentile+25 vs school

Disabled (2018)76th percentile+49 vs school

Female (2025)42nd percentile+21 vs school

White (2025)21st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2023)15th percentile-16 vs school

Middle school

Disabled (2018)84th percentile+57 vs school

Special Education (2024)39th percentile+23 vs school

White (2025)25th percentile+16 vs school

Female (2025)12th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile~ school

Male (2025)7th percentile~ school

African American (2025)5th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts51%-19 vs state

Mathematics33%-27 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				LEAP Mathematics (2025)							LEAP English Language Arts (2025)							LEAP Algebra I (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 6th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts All Grades	LEAP Algebra I End of Course	Total
Fort Necessity School	Public	PK, KG-8	10630 Highway 562	Fort Necessity	71243	Franklin Parish	Franklin Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 723-4793	254	24	10.3	79.9%	134 (52.8%)	107 (42.1%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	25.5	521^st of 666 public elementary schools	21.8%		17.2	585^th of 675 public elementary schools	13.3%	64	68.0	40.0	45.0	33.0	31.0	10.0	33.0	59.0	40.0	55.0	57.0	48.0	47.0	51.0		$15,769
Gilbert School	Public	PK, KG-8	174 First Street	Gilbert	71336	Franklin Parish	Franklin Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 435-5961	394	29	13.6	73.9%	251 (63.7%)	135 (34.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	42.6	401^st of 666 public elementary schools	39.8%		35.3	468^th of 675 public elementary schools	30.7%	67	66.0	64.0	44.0	70.0		58.0	61.0	58.0	60.0	47.0	71.0	66.0	58.0	60.0	100.0	$16,947
Winnsboro Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1310 Warren Street	Winnsboro	71295	Franklin Parish	Franklin Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 435-5066	366	34	10.6	93.4%	22 (6.0%)	335 (91.5%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	4.4	655^th of 666 public elementary schools	1.7%		7.5	646^th of 675 public elementary schools	4.3%	9	37.0		18.0				26.0	35.0		30.0				33.0		$17,582
Union Central Elementary School	Public	4-5	649 Highway 849	Columbia	71418	Caldwell Parish	Caldwell Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 649-2569	215	20	10.7	70.7%	172 (80.0%)	34 (15.8%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.3%)	35.9	450^th of 666 public elementary schools	32.4%		44.9	399^th of 675 public elementary schools	40.9%	51		63.0	42.0				52.0		65.0	57.0				60.0		$16,251
Baskin School	Public	PK, KG-8	1926 Hwy 857	Baskin	71219	Franklin Parish	Franklin Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 248-2381	325	25	13.1	78.5%	130 (40.0%)	178 (54.8%)	5 (1.5%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	38.2	431^st of 666 public elementary schools	35.3%		28.5	511^th of 675 public elementary schools	24.3%	80	68.0	44.0	60.0	75.0	27.0	25.0	48.0	41.0	52.0	51.0	70.0	52.0	62.0	56.0		$17,122
Columbia Elementary School	Public	2-3	205 Church Street	Columbia	71418	Caldwell Parish	Caldwell Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 649-2654	191	19	10.0	78.5%	156 (81.7%)	29 (15.2%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)								(n/a)	46.0						46.0	52.0						52.0		$17,163
Grayson Elementary School	Public	K-1	5237 Highway 126 East	Grayson	71435	Caldwell Parish	Caldwell Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 649-2703	212	18	11.7	76.9%	170 (80.2%)	26 (12.3%)	7 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.2%)								(n/a)																$16,557
Mangham Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	419 Hixon St.	Mangham	71259	Richland Parish	Richland Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 248-2575	404	24	16.9	63.9%	286 (70.8%)	107 (26.5%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	67.4	239^th of 666 public elementary schools	64.1%		78.7	146^th of 675 public elementary schools	78.4%	93	68.0	56.0	82.0				69.0	70.0	84.0					79.0		$14,277
Crowville School	Public	PK, KG-8	139 School Road	Winnsboro	71295	Franklin Parish	Franklin Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 722-3244	409	33	12.5	74.1%	205 (50.1%)	186 (45.5%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.9%)	21.4	558^th of 666 public elementary schools	16.2%		5.7	656^th of 675 public elementary schools	2.8%	98	52.0	63.0	45.0	38.0	35.0	29.0	43.0	46.0	58.0	33.0	40.0	44.0	56.0	47.0		$16,561

Frequently Asked Questions about Fort Necessity School

What is the racial makeup of Fort Necessity School?

Students at Fort Necessity School are 53% White, 42% African American, 2% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

What district is Fort Necessity School in?

Franklin Parish

Is Fort Necessity School a good school?

Fort Necessity School ranks in the bottom 21.8% of Louisiana elementary schools.

How many students attend Fort Necessity School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 254 students attended Fort Necessity School.

What schools do graduates of Fort Necessity School attend?

Students who attend Fort Necessity School usually go on to attend:

High : Franklin Parish High School

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