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Gilbert School

Public Grades PK, KG-8
401st
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 666 Louisiana Elementary Schools
Better than 40% of Louisiana elementary schools
Summary

Gilbert School is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in the Franklin Parish district of Louisiana, with 405 students making it the largest school in the analysis. The school has consistently received a 1 or 2 star rating from SchoolDigger over the past 10 years, indicating below average performance compared to other Louisiana elementary schools.

Gilbert School outperforms the Franklin Parish district and the state of Louisiana in both math and English language arts proficiency across most grade levels. However, the school performs better than the district and state averages for male students, but lags behind for female, African American, and white students. Gilbert School also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates and relatively high dropout rates compared to the state average. Additionally, a large majority (over 70%) of Gilbert School students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high-poverty student population.

Compared to nearby schools, Gilbert School generally outperforms Baskin School and Crowville School on test scores, but underperforms Winnsboro Elementary and Fort Necessity School. Additionally, Mangham Elementary, a school in the neighboring Richland Parish district, significantly outperforms Gilbert School and the Franklin Parish district as a whole on test scores.

394
Students ?
13.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$16,947
Per pupil spending ?
73.9%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 174 First Street
       Gilbert, LA  71336

(318) 435-5961

District: Franklin Parish


Students who attend Gilbert School usually attend:

High:    Franklin Parish High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
63.7%
African American:
34.3%
Two or more races:
1.5%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 33rd percentile in 2015 → 40th in 2025
Strengths
Test scores above the Louisiana average (74% vs 64% meeting standards)
Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2015
Among the top-ranked schools in Franklin Parish
Worth a look
!High chronic absenteeism (44% vs 22% Louisiana)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!English Language Arts scores 10 pts below the Louisiana average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school74%
District avg45%
Louisiana avg64%
Elementary school
401st of 666
Louisiana public elementary schools ?
Bottom 40%▲ up 7 pts since 2015
From bottom 33% (2015) to bottom 40% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Louisiana Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
219th of 447
Louisiana public middle schools ?
Top 49%▲ up 16 pts since 2015
From bottom 35% (2015) to top 49% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Louisiana Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
1st of 5Elementary Schools in the Franklin Parish
92nd 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202542.6401 of 66639.8%★★☆☆☆
202435.3468 of 67530.7%★★☆☆☆
202332.9508 of 73030.4%★★☆☆☆
202230.5528 of 72727.4%★☆☆☆☆
202124.7545 of 72925.2%★☆☆☆☆
201929.9559 of 73123.5%★☆☆☆☆
201828.0524 of 72828.0%★☆☆☆☆
201738.4501 of 73932.2%★★☆☆☆
201624.6605 of 74218.5%★☆☆☆☆
201536.8532 of 79232.8%★★☆☆☆
201430.7590 of 77724.1%★☆☆☆☆
201334.8555 of 77228.1%★☆☆☆☆
201237.4514 of 76432.7%★★☆☆☆
201142.3485 of 76636.7%★★☆☆☆
201046.4450 of 73638.9%★★☆☆☆
200949.8429 of 73841.9%★★☆☆☆
200848.8418 of 74343.7%★★☆☆☆
200748.3408 of 72543.7%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202531.3373 of 50125.5%★☆☆☆☆
202420.3440 of 50913.6%★☆☆☆☆
202319.7502 of 57011.9%★☆☆☆☆
202216.4506 of 56210.0%★☆☆☆☆
202115.5519 of 5648.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201919.5503 of 55910.0%★☆☆☆☆
201831.6432 of 54721.0%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
201872.561 of 28178.3%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202538.1414 of 63334.6%★★☆☆☆
202433.5449 of 63529.3%★☆☆☆☆
202324.7565 of 70519.9%★☆☆☆☆
202227.4548 of 70121.8%★☆☆☆☆
202125.6538 of 70523.7%★☆☆☆☆
201937.3481 of 68429.7%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202542.8401 of 66139.3%★★☆☆☆
202437.2456 of 67432.3%★★☆☆☆
202322.0600 of 72317.0%★☆☆☆☆
202231.7521 of 72428.0%★☆☆☆☆
202125.1549 of 71923.6%★☆☆☆☆
201932.4526 of 69724.5%★☆☆☆☆
201833.8502 of 68226.4%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202542.2395 of 64138.4%★★☆☆☆
202444.4383 of 65141.2%★★☆☆☆
202342.2432 of 71339.4%★★☆☆☆
202242.9422 of 71240.7%★★☆☆☆
202129.5508 of 70427.8%★☆☆☆☆
201929.5528 of 69624.1%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202146.9161 of 30647.4%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202527.8358 of 43116.9%★☆☆☆☆
202417.9400 of 4347.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202326.0430 of 51817.0%★☆☆☆☆
202230.8410 of 51720.7%★☆☆☆☆
202116.8468 of 52210.3%★☆☆☆☆
201929.0426 of 51717.6%★☆☆☆☆
201836.5386 of 51625.2%★☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202552.3219 of 44751.0%★★★☆☆
202442.6267 of 44940.5%★★☆☆☆
202341.5275 of 46540.9%★★☆☆☆
202241.6276 of 46040.0%★★☆☆☆
202137.9290 of 45936.8%★★☆☆☆
201931.6326 of 44927.4%★☆☆☆☆
201823.6323 of 41121.4%★☆☆☆☆
201734.7317 of 43727.5%★☆☆☆☆
201632.2323 of 43525.7%★☆☆☆☆
201540.9314 of 48234.9%★★☆☆☆
201440.4305 of 47035.1%★★☆☆☆
201346.6260 of 45743.1%★★☆☆☆
201248.6248 of 44243.9%★★☆☆☆
201158.6191 of 41253.6%★★★☆☆
201052.2227 of 40844.4%★★☆☆☆
200957.2207 of 42551.3%★★★☆☆
200850.6232 of 41343.8%★★☆☆☆
200737.8277 of 39630.1%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202530.6255 of 34425.9%★☆☆☆☆
202418.4296 of 33311.1%★☆☆☆☆
202325.3275 of 36023.6%★☆☆☆☆
202222.5296 of 36017.8%★☆☆☆☆
202113.3320 of 3529.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201924.3269 of 33820.4%★☆☆☆☆
201823.3261 of 31316.6%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202550.8210 of 41549.4%★★★☆☆
202434.4292 of 41529.6%★★☆☆☆
202337.3299 of 44432.7%★★☆☆☆
202245.4253 of 44142.6%★★☆☆☆
202144.0264 of 44140.1%★★☆☆☆
201944.4255 of 41839.0%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202551.8212 of 43751.5%★★★☆☆
202437.7280 of 44436.9%★★☆☆☆
202344.6254 of 45944.7%★★☆☆☆
202246.1245 of 45846.5%★★☆☆☆
202131.7317 of 45530.3%★★☆☆☆
201938.7288 of 43033.0%★★☆☆☆
201841.0264 of 40334.5%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202556.4177 of 41457.2%★★★☆☆
202451.1210 of 42650.7%★★★☆☆
202344.1240 of 44345.8%★★☆☆☆
202241.8256 of 44242.1%★★☆☆☆
202132.3306 of 44230.8%★★☆☆☆
201932.0304 of 41827.3%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202128.2161 of 21023.3%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202549.3173 of 31645.3%★★☆☆☆
202456.0154 of 32051.9%★★★☆☆
202351.2184 of 35247.7%★★☆☆☆
202248.8198 of 36245.3%★★☆☆☆
202146.0202 of 35843.6%★★☆☆☆
201930.7276 of 35021.1%★☆☆☆☆
201838.4231 of 33831.7%★★☆☆☆
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
Disabled (2018)78th percentile+50 vs school
Special Education (2021)47th percentile+22 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)39th percentile~ school
Male (2025)38th percentile~ school
Female (2025)35th percentile-5 vs school
African American (2025)26th percentile-14 vs school
White (2025)17th percentile-23 vs school
Middle school
Male (2025)57th percentile+6 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)51st percentile~ school
Female (2025)49th percentile~ school
White (2025)45th percentile-6 vs school
African American (2025)26th percentile-25 vs school
Special Education (2021)23rd percentile-13 vs school
By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?
Algebra I100%+37 vs state
Mathematics61%~ state avg
English Language Arts60%-10 vs state

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Gilbert School ranks 401st of 666 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 394 students attended Gilbert School.

Students at Gilbert School are 64% White, 34% African American, 2% Two or more races.

Students who attend Gilbert School usually go on to attend:

High : Franklin Parish High School


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Louisiana Dept of Education.

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