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LaGrange Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

633^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 690 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

LaGrange Elementary School in Franklin, LA, is a small PK-5 school within the St. Mary Parish district, serving 221 students in a community with very high economic need, as reflected by a 93.21% free/reduced lunch rate.

Academically, LaGrange is currently performing significantly below both district and state averages, ranking in the bottom 15% of Louisiana elementary schools for several years. In the 2025-2026 school year, only 46% of students were proficient in Math and 47% in ELA, starkly contrasting with nearby schools like Berwick Elementary School (87% Math, 80% ELA) and Bayou Vista Elementary School (73% Math, 74% ELA). Even W.P. Foster Elementary School, located just 1.44 miles away in the same town, outperformed LaGrange in both subjects. The school has received a 0-star rating for the 2025-2026 school year, while many peers earn 3 or 4 stars. A particularly concerning trend is the performance gap between genders, with male students ranking in the 6th percentile statewide compared to female students at the 20th percentile.

The most critical factor differentiating LaGrange is its alarmingly high chronic absenteeism rate of 33.9% in the 2024-2025 school year—nearly double the district average (23.0%) and more than double the rate at high-performing Berwick Elementary School (13.5%). This absenteeism is strongly linked to low academic performance, though there is a glimmer of hope: a significant drop in chronic absenteeism from 43.5% to 33.9% between 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 coincided with a rise in state ranking from the 5th to the 15th percentile and a 1-star rating. This suggests that targeted efforts to improve attendance can yield positive results. Additionally, Social Studies is a universal weak point, with only 24% of LaGrange students proficient, roughly half the district average of 50%.

221

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,899

Per pupil spending ?

93.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2129 Chatsworth Road
Franklin, LA 70538-9738

(337) 828-1991

District: St. Mary Parish

Students who attend LaGrange Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

African American:

75.1%

White:

13.1%

Two or more races:

6.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 19th percentile in 2016 → 8th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (39% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (34% vs 22% Louisiana)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school39%

District avg61%

Louisiana avg62%

633^rd of 690

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 11 pts since 2016

From bottom 19% (2016) to bottom 8% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

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

52^nd of 116St. 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
2026	14.6	633 of 690	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	21.1	564 of 666	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.4	640 of 675	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	678 of 730	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	659 of 727	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	29.1	519 of 729	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.2	503 of 731	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	15.0	634 of 728	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	32.1	551 of 739	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.9	602 of 742	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.6	675 of 792	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	40.5	502 of 777	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	27.7	623 of 772	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	48.6	433 of 764	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	40.7	500 of 766	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	75.4	195 of 736	73.5%	★★★★☆
2009	49.8	428 of 738	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	36.1	504 of 743	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	34.2	519 of 725	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	25.3	454 of 548	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.6	391 of 501	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	413 of 509	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	531 of 570	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	509 of 562	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	43.6	304 of 564	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.5	314 of 559	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.3	402 of 547	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	26.2	545 of 679	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.7	483 of 633	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	568 of 635	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	647 of 705	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	641 of 701	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.0	619 of 705	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.2	465 of 684	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	16.9	626 of 685	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	24.0	547 of 661	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	620 of 674	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	665 of 723	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	644 of 724	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.7	454 of 719	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.6	451 of 697	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.1	582 of 682	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	12.3	644 of 682	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	18.8	563 of 641	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	600 of 651	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	682 of 713	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.7	675 of 712	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	29.7	507 of 704	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.5	493 of 696	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2026)20th percentile+11 vs school

African American (2026)17th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)9th percentile~ school

Male (2026)6th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts47%-23 vs state

Mathematics46%-16 vs state

Social Studies24%-31 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 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	LEAP Social Studies 3rd Grade	LEAP Social Studies 4th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 5th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 6th Grade	LEAP Social Studies All Grades	Total
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%)	14.6	633^rd of 690 public elementary schools	8.3%		21.1	564^th of 666 public elementary schools	15.3%	69	45.0	55.0	39.0		46.0	39.0	52.0	51.0		47.0	25.0	24.0	22.0		24.0	$17,899
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%)	25.3	551^st of 690 public elementary schools	20.1%		22.3	550^th of 666 public elementary schools	17.4%	1	50.0	56.0	53.0		53.0	42.0	61.0	54.0		52.0		35.0	36.0		31.0	$16,377
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%)	57.1	323^rd of 690 public elementary schools	53.2%		66.6	249^th of 666 public elementary schools	62.6%	74	75.0	79.0	63.0		72.0	63.0	84.0	71.0		72.0	41.0	48.0	43.0		44.0	$18,434
Chitimacha Tribal School	Public	K-8	3613 Chitimacha Trail	Jeanerette	70544	Iberia 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)
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%)	55.1	333^rd of 690 public elementary schools	51.7%		51.8	347^th of 666 public elementary schools	47.9%	14	71.0	71.0	67.0	84.0	73.0	53.0	76.0	63.0		63.0	44.0	57.0	53.0	41.0	48.0	$13,695
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%)	58.9	308^th of 690 public elementary schools	55.4%		55.7	326^th of 666 public elementary schools	51.1%	18	60.0	71.0			66.0	66.0	85.0			75.0	34.0	65.0			49.0	$13,836
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%)	68.8	239^th of 690 public elementary schools	65.4%		69.3	222^nd of 666 public elementary schools	66.7%	17	56.0	74.0	84.0		73.0	74.0	76.0			74.0	56.0	65.0	62.0		62.0	$15,097
Caneview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5301 Hwy 90 Frontage Road	New Iberia	70560	Iberia Parish	Iberia Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 369-6517	509	34	15.1	74.7%	268 (52.7%)	154 (30.3%)	36 (7.1%)	12 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.7%)	78.3	148^th of 690 public elementary schools	78.6%		62.3	276^th of 666 public elementary schools	58.6%	128	84.0		72.0	63.0	78.0	89.0	85.0		78.0	84.0	77.0	73.0	63.0	60.0	68.0	$14,250
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%)	61.6	285^th of 690 public elementary schools	58.7%		53.4	338^th of 666 public elementary schools	49.2%	53	71.0	59.0	59.0		62.0	71.0	80.0			76.0	66.0	53.0	53.0		57.0	$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%)	82.4	113^th of 690 public elementary schools	83.6%		79.4	133^rd of 666 public elementary schools	80.0%	20	80.0	90.0	89.0		87.0	78.0	73.0	86.0		80.0	68.0	66.0	71.0		69.0	$14,222

Frequently Asked Questions about LaGrange Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of LaGrange Elementary School?

Students at LaGrange Elementary School are 75% African American, 13% White, 6% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic.

How many students attend LaGrange Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 221 students attended LaGrange Elementary School.

Is LaGrange Elementary School a good school?

LaGrange Elementary School ranks in the bottom 8.3% of Louisiana elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of LaGrange Elementary School attend?

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

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

What district is LaGrange Elementary School in?

St. Mary Parish

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