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J.W. Faulk Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

529^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 666 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

J.W. Faulk Elementary School is a public elementary school in Lafayette, Louisiana, serving 430 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Lafayette Parish School District, which is ranked 27th out of 118 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite being in the same district as several higher-performing schools, such as J. Wallace James Elementary and Myrtle Place Elementary, J.W. Faulk Elementary consistently underperforms compared to the Lafayette Parish and Louisiana state averages in both Mathematics and English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's Mathematics proficiency rate was 47%, compared to 69% for Lafayette Parish and 60% for Louisiana, while its ELA proficiency rate was 54%, compared to 74% for Lafayette Parish and 70% for Louisiana.

Additionally, J.W. Faulk Elementary has a significantly higher chronic absenteeism rate of 24.6% in the 2023-2024 school year, compared to the state average, which was not provided. The school also has a very high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 95.58% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. These factors, along with the school's consistent 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, suggest that targeted interventions and a comprehensive approach to addressing the school's unique needs may be necessary to drive meaningful improvements in student outcomes.

424

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,316

Per pupil spending ?

94.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

711 East Willow Street
Lafayette, LA 70501

(337) 521-7680

District: Lafayette Parish

Students who attend J.W. Faulk Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Northside High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

90.6%

Hispanic:

3.8%

White:

3.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 4th percentile in 2015 → 21st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (50% vs 65% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (43% vs 22% Louisiana)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg72%

Louisiana avg65%

529^th of 666

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▲ up 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 4% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

22^nd of 24Elementary Schools in the Lafayette Parish

27^th of 118Lafayette 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	529 of 666	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	578 of 675	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	552 of 730	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	592 of 727	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.8	634 of 729	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.9	658 of 731	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	597 of 728	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.8	657 of 739	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.9	608 of 742	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	7.8	764 of 792	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	1.7	771 of 777	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	3.5	764 of 772	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	5.0	758 of 764	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	8.9	736 of 766	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	9.9	704 of 736	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	9.2	701 of 738	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	9.3	703 of 743	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	17.0	645 of 725	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	37.3	334 of 501	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.2	408 of 509	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.4	357 of 570	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.1	387 of 562	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.7	473 of 564	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.7	474 of 559	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	472 of 547	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	486 of 633	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.4	489 of 635	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.4	438 of 705	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.5	552 of 701	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.6	581 of 705	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.1	635 of 684	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	31.1	486 of 661	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	563 of 674	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.7	520 of 723	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	578 of 724	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.6	613 of 719	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	622 of 697	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.0	619 of 682	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	23.2	528 of 641	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	596 of 651	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	629 of 713	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	613 of 712	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.2	612 of 704	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.5	582 of 696	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)33rd percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)23rd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)18th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts54%-16 vs state

Mathematics47%-13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				LEAP Mathematics (2025)						LEAP English Language Arts (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 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	Total
J.W. Faulk Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	711 East Willow Street	Lafayette	70501	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7680	424	30	14.3	94.3%	13 (3.1%)	384 (90.6%)	16 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	24.9	529^th of 666 public elementary schools	20.6%		18.2	578^th of 675 public elementary schools	14.4%	49	46.0	54.0	38.0			47.0	51.0	49.0	64.0				54.0	$15,316
Willow Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1818 Northeast Evangeline Thro	Lafayette	70501	Lafayette Parish	Willow Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 954-6377	605	18	34.4	98.2%	24 (4.0%)	550 (90.9%)	18 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51.8	348^th of 666 public elementary schools	47.7%		51.8	357^th of 675 public elementary schools	47.1%	9	60.0	66.0	69.0	66.0	71.0	68.0	57.0	68.0	66.0	68.0	78.0	82.0	70.0	$15,944
Dr. Raphael A. Baranco Elementary School	Public	K-6	801 Mudd Ave.	Lafayette	70501	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7500	247	27	9.2	93.1%	6 (2.4%)	224 (90.7%)	11 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	30.3	488^th of 666 public elementary schools	26.7%		12.9	614^th of 675 public elementary schools	9.0%	126	59.0	63.0	29.0			51.0	58.0	46.0					48.0	$16,857
Alice N. Boucher Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Patterson Street	Lafayette	70501	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7610	442	30	14.6	94.3%	15 (3.4%)	403 (91.2%)	17 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	18.4	578^th of 666 public elementary schools	13.2%		17.7	583^rd of 675 public elementary schools	13.6%	5	43.0	49.0	33.0			43.0	42.0	58.0	54.0				51.0	$17,931
Truman Early Childhood Education Center	Public	PK-K	1210 West Willow Street	Lafayette	70506	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 521-7810	331	26	12.9	79.2%	70 (21.1%)	208 (62.8%)	45 (13.6%)	7 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)														$18,200
Myrtle Place Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 Myrtle Place Boulevard	Lafayette	70506	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7760	384	21	18.0	30.2%	284 (74.0%)	78 (20.3%)	8 (2.1%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	94.6	20^th of 666 public elementary schools	97.0%		96	12^th of 675 public elementary schools	98.2%	8	93.0		91.0			95.0	93.0	92.0	94.0				93.0	$15,327
J. Wallace James Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 W. Willow St.	Scott	70583	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7700	957	48	20.1	51.1%	402 (42.0%)	483 (50.5%)	40 (4.2%)	14 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	16 (1.7%)	77.1	158^th of 666 public elementary schools	76.3%		79.7	137^th of 675 public elementary schools	79.7%	21		84.0	66.0			77.0	74.0	82.0	80.0				78.0	$13,280
Evangeline Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	610 East Butcher Switch Road	Lafayette	70507	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7670	604	42	14.3	85.3%	71 (11.8%)	488 (80.8%)	30 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.3%)	51.6	350^th of 666 public elementary schools	47.4%		74.6	178^th of 675 public elementary schools	73.6%	172	56.0	67.0				61.0		77.0	64.0				71.0	$14,604
Live Oak Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3020 N University Ave	Lafayette	70507	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7730	520	32	16.0	81.9%	73 (14.0%)	345 (66.3%)	91 (17.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.7%)	33	475^th of 666 public elementary schools	28.7%		41.9	416^th of 675 public elementary schools	38.4%	59	49.0	56.0	56.0			53.0	49.0	62.0	60.0				57.0	$15,383
Woodvale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Leon Drive	Lafayette	70503	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7830	793	52	15.2	54.5%	394 (49.7%)	261 (32.9%)	40 (5.0%)	56 (7.1%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	38 (4.8%)	83.4	104^th of 666 public elementary schools	84.4%		85.2	93^rd of 675 public elementary schools	86.2%	11	71.0	90.0	81.0			80.0	73.0	91.0	87.0				84.0	$15,256

Frequently Asked Questions about J.W. Faulk Elementary School

How many students attend J.W. Faulk Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 424 students attended J.W. Faulk Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of J.W. Faulk Elementary School?

Students at J.W. Faulk Elementary School are 91% African American, 4% Hispanic, 3% White, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of J.W. Faulk Elementary School attend?

Students who attend J.W. Faulk Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Northside High School

Is J.W. Faulk Elementary School a good school?

J.W. Faulk Elementary School ranks in the bottom 20.6% of Louisiana elementary schools.

What district is J.W. Faulk Elementary School in?

Lafayette Parish

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