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Goldonna Elementary & Junior High School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

Summary

Goldonna Elementary & Junior High School is a public school serving grades PK-8 in the small town of Goldonna, Louisiana. With a student population of 147, the school is part of the Natchitoches Parish school district, which is ranked 52 out of 122 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating.

Despite its relatively small size and low student-teacher ratio, Goldonna Elementary consistently underperforms the Natchitoches Parish and Louisiana state averages on standardized tests. In 2023-2024, the school's proficiency rates were just 40% in Math and 53% in ELA, compared to 59% and 69% at the state level. Additionally, the school's racial makeup is significantly less diverse than nearby schools, with 86.39% of students identifying as white. This lack of diversity is in stark contrast to the more balanced student populations at schools like Fairview-Alpha Elementary & Junior High School.

Goldonna Elementary's struggles extend beyond test scores, with the school's statewide ranking steadily declining over the past decade, from 286 out of 792 Louisiana elementary schools in 2014-2015 to 647 out of 675 in 2023-2024. This trend suggests the school is facing unique challenges, such as a high percentage of students (over 90%) qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating significant economic disadvantage within the community. Addressing these issues will be crucial for improving the educational outcomes for the students of Goldonna Elementary & Junior High School.

100

Students ?

9.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,137

Per pupil spending ?

99%

Free/discounted lunch ?

248 Ash Street
Goldonna, LA 71031

(318) 727-9449

District: Natchitoches Parish

Students who attend Goldonna Elementary & Junior High School usually attend:

High:

Lakeview Junior/Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.0%

African American:

9.0%

Two or more races:

2.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 18th percentile in 2014 → 4th in 2024

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (51% vs 65% meeting standards)

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

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg67%

Louisiana avg65%

Not ranked this year

Goldonna Elementary & Junior High School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

24^th of 118Natchitoches 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
2024	7.3	647 of 675	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	617 of 730	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.8	453 of 727	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.4	479 of 729	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.7	466 of 731	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.4	411 of 728	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	59.7	343 of 739	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	44.3	460 of 742	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	65.6	286 of 792	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	24.3	637 of 777	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	41.2	495 of 772	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	39.7	502 of 764	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	63.0	321 of 766	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	36.5	513 of 736	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	53.3	392 of 738	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	49.7	407 of 743	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	60.0	318 of 725	56.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2019	77.1	150 of 684	78.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2024	9.2	639 of 674	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	607 of 723	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.3	406 of 724	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.6	475 of 719	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.7	436 of 697	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.7	486 of 682	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2023	39.0	450 of 713	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	63.8	259 of 712	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.0	423 of 704	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.2	475 of 696	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2024	3.2	429 of 434	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.1	502 of 518	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	479 of 517	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.5	469 of 522	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	466 of 517	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.2	449 of 516	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2024	25.9	344 of 449	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.3	264 of 465	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.7	274 of 460	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.3	293 of 459	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.8	254 of 449	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.9	295 of 411	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	63.2	167 of 437	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	46.0	268 of 435	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	58.6	197 of 482	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	39.1	313 of 470	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	55.5	213 of 457	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	44.6	270 of 442	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	58.0	194 of 412	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	44.7	253 of 408	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	66.2	160 of 425	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	52.4	223 of 413	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	60.9	175 of 396	55.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2019	60.2	179 of 418	57.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2024	27.9	333 of 444	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.7	228 of 459	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.0	226 of 458	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.8	281 of 455	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.5	225 of 430	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.1	308 of 403	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2023	39.0	266 of 443	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.4	177 of 442	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.7	283 of 442	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.0	327 of 418	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2024	11.9	312 of 320	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	318 of 352	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	310 of 362	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.6	304 of 358	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.8	280 of 350	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.6	322 of 338	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

Female (2019)78th percentile+42 vs school

Male (2023)37th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)5th percentile~ school

White (2024)1st percentile-3 vs school

Middle school

Female (2019)57th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2023)40th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)25th percentile~ school

White (2024)2nd percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts54%-16 vs state

Mathematics48%-12 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 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 All Grades	Total
Goldonna Elementary & Junior High School	Public	PK, KG-8	248 Ash Street	Goldonna	71031	Natchitoches Parish	Natchitoches Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 727-9449	100	11	9.0	99.0%	89 (89.0%)	9 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)								(n/a)	45.0				48.0	45.0				54.0	$25,137
Fairview-Alpha Elementary & Junior High School	Public	PK, KG-6	1439 Highway 71	Campti	71411	Natchitoches Parish	Natchitoches Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 476-4616	278	26	10.5	89.9%	122 (43.9%)	138 (49.6%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.7%)	44.4	389^th of 666 public elementary schools	41.6%		44.4	401^st of 675 public elementary schools	40.6%	12	69.0	62.0	35.0	47.0	54.0	77.0	62.0	66.0	65.0	67.0	$17,968
Winnfield Primary School	Public	PK, KG-4	401 South St. John Street	Winnfield	71483	Winn Parish	Winn Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 628-4105	485	34	14.4	73.6%	210 (43.3%)	228 (47.0%)	13 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.8%)	27.2	507^th of 666 public elementary schools	23.9%		42.9	412^th of 675 public elementary schools	39.0%	95	46.0	63.0			54.0	42.0	59.0			49.0	$15,301
Jonesboro-Hodge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2105 South Polk Street	Jonesboro	71251	Jackson Parish	Jackson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 259-4489	291	24	12.1	89.0%	69 (23.7%)	193 (66.3%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.9%)	11.8	621^st of 666 public elementary schools	6.8%		10.3	630^th of 675 public elementary schools	6.7%	9	48.0	43.0	16.0		37.0	45.0	49.0	38.0		43.0	$18,443
L.P. Vaughn Elementary & Middle School	Public	PK, KG-2	1500 Gold Street	Natchitoches	71457	Natchitoches Parish	Natchitoches Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 352-2369	687	51	13.3	90.7%	67 (9.8%)	568 (82.7%)	35 (5.1%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.7%)								(n/a)											$15,867

Frequently Asked Questions about Goldonna Elementary & Junior High School

What schools do graduates of Goldonna Elementary & Junior High School attend?

Students who attend Goldonna Elementary & Junior High School usually go on to attend:

High : Lakeview Junior/Senior High School

How many students attend Goldonna Elementary & Junior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 100 students attended Goldonna Elementary & Junior High School.

What is the racial makeup of Goldonna Elementary & Junior High School?

Students at Goldonna Elementary & Junior High School are 89% White, 9% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Goldonna Elementary & Junior High School in?

Natchitoches Parish

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