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Franklinton Primary School

Public Grades PK, KG-3

550^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 690 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

Franklinton Primary School in Franklinton, LA, serves 567 students from Pre-Kindergarten through 3rd grade in the rural Washington Parish school district, where 75.66% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

The school faces significant academic challenges, particularly in Math and Social Studies. While English Language Arts proficiency (60%) is close to the district average (68%), only 44% of students are proficient in Math and just 25% in Social Studies—the latter being nearly half the state average of 55%. This underperformance is especially notable when compared to nearby Enon Elementary School, which serves a similar student population (65% low-income) but achieves much higher results: 65% proficiency in Math and 50% in Social Studies. The contrast is even starker with Folsom Elementary School in the St. Tammany Parish district, where proficiency rates are nearly double or triple Franklinton's in key subjects. Chronic absenteeism is also a persistent issue, with 23.9% of students chronically absent in 2024-2025, higher than the state average of 22.5% and rates at nearby schools like Thomas Elementary School (18.9%).

On a positive note, the school has shown meaningful improvement in serving its Hispanic student population, with their statewide ranking rising from the 10th percentile in 2021-2022 to the 39th percentile in 2025-2026. However, the school's overall state ranking has declined to the 20th percentile (1-star rating) for 2025-2026, down from the 30th percentile in 2022-2023. The most urgent areas for improvement include strengthening Social Studies instruction, stabilizing attendance rates, and addressing the declining performance trends for African American students. Understanding what drove a brief drop in chronic absenteeism to just 6.4% in 2021-2022 could provide valuable insights for developing long-term solutions.

567

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,504

Per pupil spending ?

75.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

610 T.W. Barker Drive
Franklinton, LA 70438

(985) 839-5674

District: Washington Parish

Students who attend Franklinton Primary School usually attend:

Middle:	Franklinton Elementary School
	Franklinton Junior High School
High:	Franklinton High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

54.9%

African American:

31.7%

Hispanic:

7.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 33rd percentile in 2021 → 20th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (43% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2021

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school43%

District avg55%

Louisiana avg62%

550^th of 690

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 13 pts since 2021

From bottom 33% (2021) to bottom 20% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Washington Parish

64^th of 116Washington 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	25.3	550 of 690	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.6	510 of 730	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.4	529 of 727	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.3	487 of 729	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2023	25.2	469 of 570	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	461 of 562	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.3	346 of 564	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	34.4	478 of 679	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.3	527 of 701	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.2	444 of 705	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	43.4	163 of 266	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.6	167 of 233	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.1	198 of 220	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.0	190 of 202	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	28.7	533 of 685	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	570 of 723	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.2	575 of 724	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.3	484 of 719	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2023	33.2	487 of 713	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.5	487 of 712	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.3	482 of 704	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	32.0	271 of 361	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	21.7	439 of 496	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.2	401 of 518	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.3	455 of 517	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.9	445 of 522	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)39th percentile+18 vs school

Male (2023)32nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)30th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2026)25th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)22nd percentile~ school

African American (2023)18th percentile-12 vs school

White (2026)11th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts60%-10 vs state

Mathematics44%-18 vs state

Social Studies25%-30 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 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 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
Franklinton Primary School	Public	PK, KG-3	610 T.W. Barker Drive	Franklinton	70438	Washington Parish	Washington Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 839-5674	567	44	12.8	75.7%	311 (54.9%)	180 (31.7%)	45 (7.9%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.8%)	25.3	550^th of 690 public elementary schools	20.3%					(n/a)	44.0						44.0	60.0					60.0	25.0						25.0	$16,504
Enon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	14058 Highway 16	Franklinton	70438	Washington Parish	Washington Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 839-3976	263	20	13.4	65.0%	239 (90.9%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.0%)	51.8	351^st of 690 public elementary schools	49.1%		52.8	341^st of 666 public elementary schools	48.8%	10	58.0	50.0	60.0	94.0			65.0	59.0	75.0					38.0	46.0	69.0	48.0			50.0	$17,250
Thomas Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	30341 Highway 424	Franklinton	70438	Washington Parish	Washington Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 848-2881	721	47	15.3	63.5%	597 (82.8%)	97 (13.5%)	10 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.9%)	33.2	485^th of 690 public elementary schools	29.7%		51.7	349^th of 666 public elementary schools	47.6%	136	48.0	62.0					55.0	62.0	64.0	66.0			64.0	27.0	33.0	44.0				35.0	$13,930
Folsom Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	82144 Highway 25	Folsom	70437	St. Tammany Parish	St. Tammany Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 796-3820	453	37	12.3	51.0%	338 (74.6%)	62 (13.7%)	38 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.1%)	71.6	223^rd of 690 public elementary schools	67.7%		73.9	179^th of 666 public elementary schools	73.1%	44	78.0	61.0	78.0				73.0	75.0	68.0				78.0	63.0	75.0	64.0				67.0	$17,300
Northshore Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	111 Walker Street	Bogalusa	70427	Washington Parish	Northshore Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(985) 732-0005	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Byrd Avenue Primary School	Public	PK, KG-1	1600 Byrd Avenue	Bogalusa	70427	Washington Parish	City of Bogalusa School District	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 281-2190	303	24	12.6	96.7%	37 (12.2%)	232 (76.6%)	7 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.9%)								(n/a)																					$19,172
Central Elementary School	Public	2-5	420 Spartan's Avenue	Bogalusa	70427	Washington Parish	City of Bogalusa School District	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 281-2232	416	32	13.0	94.2%	53 (12.7%)	317 (76.2%)	21 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.5%)	17.4	618^th of 690 public elementary schools	10.4%		22.6	545^th of 666 public elementary schools	18.2%	73	32.0	42.0					33.0	59.0	60.0	52.0			55.0	27.0	25.0	31.0				28.0	$21,158
Spring Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	72961 Highway 1061	Kentwood	70444	Tangipahoa Parish	Tangipahoa Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 229-8363	292	24	12.0	68.8%	185 (63.4%)	84 (28.8%)	8 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.1%)	67.6	247^th of 690 public elementary schools	64.2%		68.6	227^th of 666 public elementary schools	65.9%	20	70.0	81.0	61.0				70.0	64.0		74.0			78.0	53.0	79.0	59.0				64.0	$19,312
Chesbrough Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	68495 Highway 1054	Kentwood	70444	Tangipahoa Parish	Tangipahoa Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 229-6377	424	33	12.8	82.5%	204 (48.1%)	177 (41.7%)	18 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.7%)	29.7	512^th of 690 public elementary schools	25.8%		52.6	344^th of 666 public elementary schools	48.3%	168	55.0	70.0	49.0				58.0	47.0	56.0	52.0			51.0	31.0	48.0	38.0				39.0	$16,685
Lee Road Junior High School	Public	PK, KG-8	79131 Highway 40	Covington	70435	St. Tammany Parish	St. Tammany Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 892-3636	727	62	11.6	40.7%	653 (89.8%)	8 (1.1%)	41 (5.6%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.5%)	76.2	173^rd of 690 public elementary schools	74.9%		80.9	116^th of 666 public elementary schools	82.6%	57	65.0		80.0	72.0	78.0	66.0	75.0	66.0	90.0		85.0	78.0	81.0	63.0	76.0	65.0	66.0	55.0	62.0	65.0	$17,134

Frequently Asked Questions about Franklinton Primary School

Is Franklinton Primary School a good school?

Franklinton Primary School ranks in the bottom 20.3% of Louisiana elementary schools.

How many students attend Franklinton Primary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 567 students attended Franklinton Primary School.

What schools do graduates of Franklinton Primary School attend?

Students who attend Franklinton Primary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Franklinton Elementary School
Middle : Franklinton Junior High School
High : Franklinton High School

What district is Franklinton Primary School in?

Washington Parish

What is the racial makeup of Franklinton Primary School?

Students at Franklinton Primary School are 55% White, 32% African American, 8% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

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