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Union Parish Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

608^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 666 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

Union Parish Elementary School is a public elementary school in Farmerville, Louisiana, serving 623 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Union Parish School District, which is ranked 64 out of 118 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Over the past decade, Union Parish Elementary has consistently performed in the bottom half of Louisiana elementary schools, with rankings ranging from 648 out of 739 schools in 2016-2017 to 702 out of 730 schools in 2022-2023. The school has received a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of this period, indicating very poor performance. Proficiency rates on the LEAP assessments in both mathematics and English Language Arts are significantly lower than the district and state averages. For example, in 2024-2025, only 37% of Union Parish Elementary students were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 60% statewide.

When comparing Union Parish Elementary to nearby schools like Drew Elementary School in Ouachita Parish and Dubach School in Lincoln Parish, the performance gap is quite significant, with those schools consistently outperforming Union Parish Elementary by 30-50 percentage points in both mathematics and English Language Arts proficiency. Union Parish Elementary also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.8% to 26.0% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

506

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,429

Per pupil spending ?

77.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7195 Highway 33
Farmerville, LA 71241

(318) 368-9542

District: Union Parish

Students who attend Union Parish Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Union Parish High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

57.3%

White:

24.3%

Hispanic:

16.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2015 → 9th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (42% vs 65% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 22% Louisiana)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg43%

Louisiana avg65%

608^th of 666

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 5% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

64^th of 118Union 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	14.8	608 of 666	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.8	643 of 675	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.9	702 of 730	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.0	700 of 727	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.3	705 of 729	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	668 of 731	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.1	667 of 728	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	17.9	648 of 739	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.9	654 of 742	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	9.6	750 of 792	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	14.6	708 of 777	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	14.9	703 of 772	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	31.6	570 of 764	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	42.8	481 of 766	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	25.3	588 of 736	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	25.2	590 of 738	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	31.1	540 of 743	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	25.6	581 of 725	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	424 of 501	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	465 of 509	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.5	558 of 570	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.2	550 of 562	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.3	560 of 564	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.3	529 of 559	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.3	465 of 547	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2018	26.1	231 of 281	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2024	16.2	84 of 86	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	39.3	62 of 91	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	66.2	25 of 89	71.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	584 of 633	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	584 of 635	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.3	686 of 705	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.0	668 of 701	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.3	690 of 705	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.2	642 of 684	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	162 of 207	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.9	186 of 189	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	200 of 233	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	213 of 220	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.8	201 of 202	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.4	167 of 190	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.5	107 of 168	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	16.1	600 of 661	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.3	637 of 674	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.7	708 of 723	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.1	701 of 724	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.7	711 of 719	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	656 of 697	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.2	570 of 682	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	16.4	578 of 641	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.9	609 of 651	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.3	693 of 713	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.5	695 of 712	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.9	671 of 704	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	643 of 696	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2024	9.9	204 of 208	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	270 of 296	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	297 of 307	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.2	296 of 306	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	319 of 333	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	3.5	428 of 431	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.8	431 of 434	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.9	497 of 518	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.9	510 of 517	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.9	515 of 522	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	496 of 517	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.4	447 of 516	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)22nd percentile+13 vs school

Disabled (2018)18th percentile+9 vs school

African American (2025)15th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)10th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile~ school

Female (2025)8th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)2nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)2nd percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)1st percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts47%-23 vs state

Mathematics37%-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
Union Parish Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7195 Highway 33	Farmerville	71241	Union Parish	Union Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 368-9542	506	42	12.0	77.9%	123 (24.3%)	290 (57.3%)	82 (16.2%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	14.8	608^th of 666 public elementary schools	8.7%		7.8	643^rd of 675 public elementary schools	4.7%	35	42.0	47.0		37.0	43.0	55.0	42.0	47.0	$19,429
Dubach School	Public	PK, KG-5	7710 Fellowship Rd	Dubach	71235	Lincoln Parish	Lincoln Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 777-3470	134	11	11.9	76.1%	73 (54.5%)	42 (31.3%)	11 (8.2%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.2%)	52.2	345^th of 666 public elementary schools	48.2%		66.2	252^nd of 675 public elementary schools	62.7%	93	65.0	68.0	65.0	66.0	60.0	59.0	71.0	63.0	$19,356
Drew Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1132 Highway 15	West Monroe	71291	Ouachita Parish	Ouachita Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 396-7186	537	33	16.5	44.9%	478 (89.0%)	26 (4.8%)	20 (3.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.0%)	85.7	88^th of 666 public elementary schools	86.8%		88.8	59^th of 675 public elementary schools	91.3%	29	72.0	83.0	89.0	81.0	82.0	87.0	90.0	86.0	$12,360

Frequently Asked Questions about Union Parish Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Union Parish Elementary School?

Students at Union Parish Elementary School are 57% African American, 24% White, 16% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

Is Union Parish Elementary School a good school?

Union Parish Elementary School ranks in the bottom 8.7% of Louisiana elementary schools.

How many students attend Union Parish Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 506 students attended Union Parish Elementary School.

What district is Union Parish Elementary School in?

Union Parish

What schools do graduates of Union Parish Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Union Parish Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Union Parish High School

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