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W.P. Foster Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

550^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 666 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

W.P. Foster Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Franklin, Louisiana, with 262 students. The school is part of the St. Mary Parish school district, which is ranked 56 out of 118 districts in Louisiana and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite being part of the St. Mary Parish district, W.P. Foster Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Louisiana elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past 10 years. The school's performance rankings for specific student subgroups, such as female, male, and low socioeconomic status students, are all in the bottom half of Louisiana elementary schools, suggesting significant achievement gaps. Additionally, W.P. Foster Elementary has had high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 21.9% to 37.8% over the past few years, well above the state and district averages.

When comparing W.P. Foster Elementary to other nearby schools in the St. Mary Parish district, it performs significantly worse. For example, Berwick Elementary and Bayou Vista Elementary both have much higher proficiency rates and rankings than W.P. Foster. The school's high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 83.54% to 92.75%, suggests that it serves a predominantly low-income population, which may contribute to the observed academic challenges. While the school's performance has been consistently low, there may be opportunities for improvement, as the proficiency rates in certain grade levels and subject areas are higher than the overall school averages.

222

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,377

Per pupil spending ?

95.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

101 Second Street
Franklin, LA 70538-6103

(337) 828-1905

District: St. Mary Parish

Students who attend W.P. Foster Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Franklin Junior High School
High:	Franklin Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

76.6%

White:

14.0%

Two or more races:

5.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 28th percentile in 2015 → 17th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (48% vs 65% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (35% vs 22% Louisiana)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg64%

Louisiana avg65%

550^th of 666

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 10Elementary Schools in the St. Mary Parish

56^th of 118St. Mary 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	22.3	550 of 666	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	601 of 675	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	578 of 730	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.2	556 of 727	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.6	576 of 729	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.3	629 of 731	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.1	513 of 728	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	35.9	524 of 739	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	44.2	461 of 742	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	33.8	568 of 792	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	16.0	703 of 777	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	48.1	431 of 772	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	72.2	219 of 764	71.3%	★★★★☆
2011	70.0	254 of 766	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	45.1	464 of 736	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	61.9	325 of 738	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	31.8	537 of 743	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	47.5	419 of 725	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	33.9	354 of 501	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	464 of 509	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	32.5	409 of 570	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.8	366 of 562	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.0	389 of 564	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.7	450 of 559	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.1	305 of 547	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	514 of 633	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	507 of 635	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.9	543 of 705	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.1	549 of 701	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.3	574 of 705	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.1	596 of 684	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	536 of 661	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	591 of 674	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.5	462 of 723	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.3	536 of 724	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.4	532 of 719	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.4	609 of 697	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.5	406 of 682	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	20.5	549 of 641	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.8	621 of 651	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	35.0	470 of 713	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.4	455 of 712	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.4	535 of 704	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.9	576 of 696	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2018	43.4	335 of 516	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

White (2018)35th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2025)29th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile~ school

Female (2025)19th percentile~ school

Male (2025)14th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics48%-12 vs state

English Language Arts47%-23 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 All Grades	LEAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts All Grades	Total
W.P. Foster Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	101 Second Street	Franklin	70538	St. Mary Parish	St. Mary Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 828-1905	222	16	13.9	95.5%	31 (14.0%)	170 (76.6%)	8 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.9%)	22.3	550^th of 666 public elementary schools	17.4%		14.6	601^st of 675 public elementary schools	11.0%	51	47.0	39.0	58.0	48.0	54.0	42.0	49.0	47.0	$16,377
LaGrange Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2129 Chatsworth Road	Franklin	70538	St. Mary Parish	St. Mary Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 828-1991	221	14	15.7	93.2%	29 (13.1%)	166 (75.1%)	10 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	14 (6.3%)	21.1	564^th of 666 public elementary schools	15.3%		8.4	640^th of 675 public elementary schools	5.2%	76	60.0	53.0	32.0	50.0	43.0	45.0	52.0	47.0	$17,899
Raintree Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	501 Raintree Drive	Baldwin	70514	St. Mary Parish	St. Mary Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 923-0494	254	24	10.7	91.3%	38 (15.0%)	189 (74.4%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	22 (8.7%)	66.6	249^th of 666 public elementary schools	62.6%		67.7	241^st of 675 public elementary schools	64.3%	8	77.0	77.0			72.0	79.0	60.0	71.0	$18,434
Chitimacha Tribal School	Public	K-8	3613 Chitimacha Trail	Jeanerette	70544	St. Mary Parish	Chitimacha Tribal School	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(337) 923-9960	110	7	15.7	97.3%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	110 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Hattie A. Watts Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1307 Third Street	Patterson	70392	St. Mary Parish	St. Mary Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 395-5976	601	40	14.8	80.2%	216 (35.9%)	241 (40.1%)	62 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (12.3%)	55.7	326^th of 666 public elementary schools	51.1%		57.5	311^th of 675 public elementary schools	53.9%	15	65.0	70.0		67.0	56.0	76.0		65.0	$13,836
St. Charles Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1921 St. Charles Street	Jeanerette	70544	Iberia Parish	Iberia Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 276-9712	328	23	14.4	94.5%	14 (4.3%)	292 (89.0%)	8 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (4.0%)	51.8	347^th of 666 public elementary schools	47.9%		58.9	298^th of 675 public elementary schools	55.9%	49	62.0	79.0	42.0	66.0	64.0			70.0	$13,695
Bayou Vista Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1155 Delmar Street	Morgan City	70380	St. Mary Parish	St. Mary Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 395-3758	340	27	12.5	66.8%	186 (54.7%)	45 (13.2%)	79 (23.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.2%)	69.3	222^nd of 666 public elementary schools	66.7%		77.1	159^th of 675 public elementary schools	76.4%	63	62.0	74.0	89.0	74.0	66.0	79.0		75.0	$15,097
Julia B. Maitland School	Public	PK, KG-5	1907 Federal Avenue	Morgan City	70380	St. Mary Parish	St. Mary Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 384-4986	199	15	13.0	85.4%	39 (19.6%)	100 (50.3%)	47 (23.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.5%)	53.4	338^th of 666 public elementary schools	49.2%		46.9	383^rd of 675 public elementary schools	43.3%	45		57.0	65.0	64.0	67.0	68.0		68.0	$19,350
Berwick Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Texas Street	Berwick	70342	St. Mary Parish	St. Mary Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 384-8355	420	32	12.9	62.9%	249 (59.3%)	50 (11.9%)	80 (19.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.0%)	79.4	133^rd of 666 public elementary schools	80.0%		86.2	87^th of 675 public elementary schools	87.1%	46	83.0	82.0	79.0	81.0	77.0	73.0		76.0	$14,222
M.E. Norman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	900 Spruce St	Morgan City	70380	St. Mary Parish	St. Mary Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 384-0877	335	21	15.5	77.0%	116 (34.6%)	78 (23.3%)	107 (31.9%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.7%)	27.4	506^th of 666 public elementary schools	24.0%		52.5	351^st of 675 public elementary schools	48.0%	155	50.0	59.0	34.0	48.0	42.0	70.0	52.0	56.0	$15,258

Frequently Asked Questions about W.P. Foster Elementary School

What district is W.P. Foster Elementary School in?

St. Mary Parish

Is W.P. Foster Elementary School a good school?

W.P. Foster Elementary School ranks in the bottom 17.4% of Louisiana elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of W.P. Foster Elementary School attend?

Students who attend W.P. Foster Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Franklin Junior High School
High : Franklin Senior High School

What is the racial makeup of W.P. Foster Elementary School?

Students at W.P. Foster Elementary School are 77% African American, 14% White, 6% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic.

How many students attend W.P. Foster Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 222 students attended W.P. Foster Elementary School.

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