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Rayville Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

660^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 690 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

Rayville Elementary School in Rayville, LA, serves 333 students from Pre-K through 5th grade within the Richland Parish school district, where nearly 95% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, reflecting a highly economically disadvantaged community.

Rayville Elementary faces significant academic challenges, with proficiency rates well below state averages. In English Language Arts, only 38% of students are proficient compared to the state average of 70%, while math proficiency stands at 27% versus 62% statewide. A concerning trend shows performance declining as students progress: 47% of 3rd graders are proficient in math, but this drops to 20% in 4th grade and 18% in 5th grade. Chronic absenteeism has spiked dramatically to 25.4%, the highest among nearby schools and a sharp increase from 10.1% the previous year. This attendance crisis likely contributes to the school's low academic outcomes. For context, Mangham Elementary, just 11 miles away in the same district, achieves 85% ELA and 72% math proficiency while serving a less economically disadvantaged population (64% free/reduced lunch), ranking in the 78th percentile compared to Rayville's 4th percentile.

Despite these challenges, there is a glimmer of hope in 3rd grade, where 47% of students are proficient in both ELA and math—the school's strongest grade level. This suggests effective early-grade instruction, but the sharp drop-off in 4th and 5th grades indicates a need for better curriculum alignment and support in upper elementary grades. Rayville is not alone in its struggles; Delhi Elementary and Roy Neal Shelling Senior Elementary also rank in the bottom 5% of Louisiana schools, highlighting systemic challenges in the region. However, the success of Mangham and Holly Ridge Elementary (53rd percentile) within the same area proves that high performance is achievable, offering a roadmap for improvement through targeted interventions and attendance support.

333

Students ?

18.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,877

Per pupil spending ?

94.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

124 Learning Place Street
Rayville, LA 71269

(318) 728-2029

District: Richland Parish

Students who attend Rayville Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:

Rayville Junior High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

94.0%

White:

4.2%

Two or more races:

1.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2016 → 4th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (28% vs 64% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Social Studies scores 40 pts below the Louisiana average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school28%

District avg52%

Louisiana avg64%

660^th of 690

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Richland Parish

83^rd of 116Richland 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
2026	9.3	660 of 690	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.1	649 of 666	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.0	660 of 675	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.2	720 of 730	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.4	721 of 727	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.9	723 of 729	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.9	717 of 731	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.4	681 of 728	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.9	711 of 739	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	4.5	725 of 742	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.0	769 of 792	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.9	768 of 777	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	5.2	758 of 772	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	6.4	750 of 764	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	4.2	755 of 766	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	12.9	689 of 736	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	4.4	729 of 738	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	11.7	687 of 743	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	11.4	664 of 725	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	17.1	500 of 548	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.2	468 of 501	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.5	497 of 509	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.2	559 of 570	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.9	554 of 562	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.2	550 of 564	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.9	552 of 559	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	514 of 547	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2018	9.9	277 of 281	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	7.5	663 of 679	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.4	627 of 633	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.8	605 of 635	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.6	698 of 705	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.3	691 of 701	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.2	703 of 705	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.6	665 of 684	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	9.5	666 of 685	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.6	642 of 661	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.6	661 of 674	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.4	714 of 723	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.2	717 of 724	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.9	709 of 719	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.8	688 of 697	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.0	657 of 682	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	13.2	641 of 682	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.9	633 of 641	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.4	638 of 651	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.8	695 of 713	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.6	701 of 712	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.6	699 of 704	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.0	693 of 696	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)9th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)6th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Disabled (2018)1st percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts38%-32 vs state

Mathematics28%-35 vs state

Social Studies18%-40 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	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
Rayville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	124 Learning Place Street	Rayville	71269	Richland Parish	Richland Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 728-2029	333	18	18.3	94.9%	14 (4.2%)	313 (94.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	9.3	660^th of 690 public elementary schools	4.3%		6.1	649^th of 666 public elementary schools	2.6%	11	47.0	20.0	18.0					47.0	44.0					38.0		18.0						$13,877
Start Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	883 Charleston Street	Start	71279	Richland Parish	Richland Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 728-2074	332	20	16.4	59.6%	243 (73.2%)	73 (22.0%)	5 (1.5%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	32.9	487^th of 690 public elementary schools	29.4%		34.9	455^th of 666 public elementary schools	31.7%	32	48.0	54.0	42.0	56.0		38.0	47.0	58.0	66.0	55.0		78.0	76.0	66.0	29.0	55.0	40.0	48.0	48.0	58.0	46.0	$13,499
Holly Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2306 Hwy. 183	Rayville	71269	Richland Parish	Richland Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 728-6495	232	17	13.5	75.0%	167 (72.0%)	51 (22.0%)	8 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	56.3	325^th of 690 public elementary schools	52.9%		67.6	237^th of 666 public elementary schools	64.4%	88	62.0	64.0	73.0	81.0	87.0	68.0	72.0	41.0	73.0		81.0	79.0	79.0	71.0	38.0	45.0	58.0	72.0	86.0	69.0	59.0	$15,716
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
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
Swartz Upper Elementary School	Public	3-5	400 Lincoln Hill Drive	Monroe	71203	Ouachita Parish	Ouachita Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 343-1723	350	20	17.6	66.3%	147 (42.0%)	164 (46.9%)	17 (4.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.0%)	54.6	334^th of 690 public elementary schools	51.6%		43.4	398^th of 666 public elementary schools	40.2%	64	61.0	63.0	52.0				57.0	61.0	82.0					73.0	53.0	71.0	42.0				54.0	$13,673
Swartz Lower Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	235 Swartz School Rd	Monroe	71203	Ouachita Parish	Ouachita Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 343-8883	325	26	12.5	65.2%	157 (48.3%)	141 (43.4%)	9 (2.8%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.3%)								(n/a)																						$14,902
Delhi Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	509 Main Street	Delhi	71232	Richland Parish	Richland Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 878-2269	167	10	16.7	94.6%	3 (1.8%)	161 (96.4%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10.5	655^th of 690 public elementary schools	5.1%		2.5	663^rd of 666 public elementary schools	0.5%	8	44.0	36.0	40.0				40.0	48.0	36.0	25.0				34.0	15.0						12.0	$13,796
Cypress Point Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	6701 Mosswood Drive	Monroe	71203	Ouachita Parish	City of Monroe School District	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 345-5666	431	37	11.7	89.8%	21 (4.9%)	387 (89.8%)	15 (3.5%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	43.9	410^th of 690 public elementary schools	40.6%		26.9	513^th of 666 public elementary schools	23.0%	103	57.0	61.0	50.0	71.0			60.0	59.0	64.0	65.0	78.0			66.0	50.0	32.0	50.0	41.0			43.0	$15,898
Lakeshore School	Public	PK, KG-5	550 Balboa Street	Monroe	71203	Ouachita Parish	Ouachita Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 343-1173	532	33	16.0	75.6%	131 (24.6%)	352 (66.2%)	31 (5.8%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.3%)	30.1	509^th of 690 public elementary schools	26.2%		21.5	557^th of 666 public elementary schools	16.4%	48	33.0	59.0	31.0				40.0	54.0	67.0	62.0				61.0		53.0	38.0				37.0	$14,043

Frequently Asked Questions about Rayville Elementary School

Is Rayville Elementary School a good school?

Rayville Elementary School ranks in the bottom 4.3% of Louisiana elementary schools.

What district is Rayville Elementary School in?

Richland Parish

What is the racial makeup of Rayville Elementary School?

Students at Rayville Elementary School are 94% African American, 4% White, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Rayville Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 333 students attended Rayville Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Rayville Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Rayville Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Rayville Junior High School

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