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Gilbert School

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Gilbert School ranks 431 st of 690 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

431^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 690 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 38% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

Gilbert School is a small, rural elementary school in Gilbert, LA, serving 394 students from Pre-K through 8th grade in the Franklin Parish district, where about 74% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Gilbert School stands out as the top-performing school in its district, with a steady upward trend in statewide rankings over the past decade, climbing from the 18th percentile to the 38th percentile. This is especially impressive given that the Franklin Parish district ranks in the bottom 16% of all Louisiana districts. The school excels in specific areas: 7th-grade English Language Arts proficiency is an exceptional 84%, well above the state average of 71%, and 100% of students taking Algebra I were proficient, far surpassing district and state averages. However, the school faces a serious challenge with chronic absenteeism, which has skyrocketed from 10.3% in 2021-2022 to 44.0% in 2024-2025—nearly double the district average and more than double the state average. This issue likely holds the school back from achieving even higher academic rankings.

Compared to nearby schools, Gilbert School outperforms its district peers like Baskin School (36th percentile), Crowville School (24th percentile), Winnsboro Elementary School (1st percentile), and Fort Necessity School (12th percentile). Yet, it lags behind Mangham Elementary School in the neighboring Richland Parish, a 4-star school ranking in the 78th percentile. While Gilbert School shows strength with male students, it struggles with its African American student population, ranking in the bottom 14th percentile statewide. The school’s future success hinges on tackling the absenteeism crisis, which threatens to reverse its positive academic trajectory.

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 — 18th percentile in 2016 → 38th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2016

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Franklin Parish

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (57% vs 62% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (44% vs 22% Louisiana)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school57%

District avg46%

Louisiana avg62%

Elementary school

431^st of 690

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 38%▲ up 19 pts since 2016

From bottom 18% (2016) to bottom 38% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

270^th of 452

Louisiana public middle schools ?

Bottom 40%▲ up 15 pts since 2016

From bottom 26% (2016) to bottom 40% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 5Elementary Schools in the Franklin Parish

97^th of 116Franklin 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
2026	41.1	431 of 690	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.6	401 of 666	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.3	468 of 675	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.9	508 of 730	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.5	528 of 727	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.7	545 of 729	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.9	559 of 731	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.0	524 of 728	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	38.4	501 of 739	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	24.6	605 of 742	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	36.8	532 of 792	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	30.7	590 of 777	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	34.8	555 of 772	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	37.4	514 of 764	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	42.3	485 of 766	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	46.4	450 of 736	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	49.8	429 of 738	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	48.8	418 of 743	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	48.3	408 of 725	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	22.4	474 of 548	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.3	373 of 501	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	440 of 509	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	502 of 570	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	506 of 562	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.5	519 of 564	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.5	503 of 559	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.6	432 of 547	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2018	72.5	61 of 281	78.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	37.8	451 of 679	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.1	414 of 633	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.5	449 of 635	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	565 of 705	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	548 of 701	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.6	538 of 705	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.3	481 of 684	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	35.2	465 of 685	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.8	401 of 661	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.2	456 of 674	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.0	600 of 723	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.7	521 of 724	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.1	549 of 719	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.4	526 of 697	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.8	502 of 682	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	44.0	400 of 682	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.2	395 of 641	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.4	383 of 651	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.2	432 of 713	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.9	422 of 712	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.5	508 of 704	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.5	528 of 696	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2021	46.9	161 of 306	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	27.2	412 of 496	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.8	358 of 431	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	400 of 434	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	430 of 518	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.8	410 of 517	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.8	468 of 522	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.0	426 of 517	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.5	386 of 516	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	43.7	270 of 452	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.3	219 of 447	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.6	267 of 449	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.5	275 of 465	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.6	276 of 460	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.9	290 of 459	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.6	326 of 449	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.6	323 of 411	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	34.7	317 of 437	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	32.2	323 of 435	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	40.9	314 of 482	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	40.4	305 of 470	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.6	260 of 457	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	48.6	248 of 442	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	58.6	191 of 412	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	52.2	227 of 408	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	57.2	207 of 425	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	50.6	232 of 413	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	37.8	277 of 396	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	31.7	246 of 344	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.6	255 of 344	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	296 of 333	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	275 of 360	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	296 of 360	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.3	320 of 352	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.3	269 of 338	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.3	261 of 313	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	39.0	286 of 434	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	50.8	210 of 415	49.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.4	292 of 415	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.3	299 of 444	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.4	253 of 441	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.0	264 of 441	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.4	255 of 418	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	32.8	317 of 450	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	51.8	212 of 437	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.7	280 of 444	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.6	254 of 459	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.1	245 of 458	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.7	317 of 455	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.7	288 of 430	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.0	264 of 403	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	51.7	222 of 435	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	56.4	177 of 414	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.1	210 of 426	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.1	240 of 443	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.8	256 of 442	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.3	306 of 442	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.0	304 of 418	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2021	28.2	161 of 210	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	34.5	244 of 338	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	49.3	173 of 316	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.0	154 of 320	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.2	184 of 352	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.8	198 of 362	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.0	202 of 358	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.7	276 of 350	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.4	231 of 338	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

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

Male (2026)41st percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)34th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)32nd percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)17th percentile-21 vs school

African American (2026)14th percentile-24 vs school

Middle school

Male (2026)49th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2026)34th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)30th percentile-11 vs school

African American (2026)28th percentile-12 vs school

White (2026)28th percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2021)23rd percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts69%~ state avg

Mathematics57%-5 vs state

Social Studies45%-10 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 (2025)	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 6th 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
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%)	41.1	431^st of 690 public elementary schools	37.5%		42.6	401^st of 666 public elementary schools	39.8%	30	56.0	68.0	45.0	67.0		48.0	57.0	61.0	71.0		57.0	84.0	62.0	69.0	41.0	51.0	43.0	41.0	56.0	40.0	45.0	$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%)	2.9	686^th of 690 public elementary schools	0.6%		4.4	655^th of 666 public elementary schools	1.7%	31			6.0					28.0	40.0	30.0				33.0		27.0					16.0	$17,582
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%)	18.2	607^th of 690 public elementary schools	12.0%		25.5	521^st of 666 public elementary schools	21.8%	86	38.0	50.0	35.0	38.0		39.0	37.0	43.0	81.0	43.0	40.0	41.0	58.0	50.0	34.0	42.0	28.0	7.0	21.0	32.0	24.0	$15,769
Crowville School	Public	PK, KG-8	139 School Road	Winnsboro	71230	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%)	28.9	522^nd of 690 public elementary schools	24.3%		21.4	558^th of 666 public elementary schools	16.2%	36	57.0	43.0	61.0	38.0		28.0	46.0	54.0	44.0	50.0	50.0	56.0	36.0	46.0	63.0	42.0	34.0	44.0	33.0	34.0	41.0	$16,561
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%)	39.6	444^th of 690 public elementary schools	35.7%		38.2	431^st of 666 public elementary schools	35.3%	13	78.0	28.0	53.0	53.0	63.0	23.0	49.0	72.0	61.0	70.0	54.0	78.0	57.0	65.0	64.0	27.0	53.0	19.0	63.0	35.0	41.0	$17,122
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%)	78	152^nd of 690 public elementary schools	78.0%		67.4	239^th of 666 public elementary schools	64.1%	87	77.0	65.0					72.0		80.0	86.0				85.0	76.0	65.0	71.0				70.0	$14,277

Frequently Asked Questions about Gilbert School

What district is Gilbert School in?

Franklin Parish

Is Gilbert School a good school?

Gilbert School ranks 431^st of 690 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Gilbert School?

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

How many students attend Gilbert School?

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

What schools do graduates of Gilbert School attend?

Students who attend Gilbert School usually go on to attend:

High : Franklin Parish High School

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