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Franklinton Primary School

Public Grades PK, KG-3
534th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 699 Louisiana Elementary Schools
Better than 24% 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/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
96.4%
Kindergartners with complete immunization records (2019-20)
Exemptions: 3.7% (any vaccine)
 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 → 24th in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Louisiana average (46% vs 62% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2021
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school46%
District avg54%
Louisiana avg62%
534th of 699
Louisiana public elementary schools ?
Bottom 24%▼ down 10 pts since 2021
From bottom 33% (2021) to bottom 24% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
4th of 4Elementary Schools in the Washington Parish
61st of 119Washington 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202626.5534 of 69923.6%★☆☆☆☆
202332.6510 of 73030.1%★★☆☆☆
202230.4529 of 72727.2%★☆☆☆☆
202134.3487 of 72933.2%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202325.2469 of 57017.7%★☆☆☆☆
202223.9461 of 56218.0%★☆☆☆☆
202138.3346 of 56438.7%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202634.8468 of 68832.0%★★☆☆☆
202230.3527 of 70124.8%★☆☆☆☆
202138.2444 of 70537.0%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202653.3128 of 27353.1%★★★☆☆
202335.6167 of 23328.3%★☆☆☆☆
202218.1198 of 22010.0%★☆☆☆☆
202116.0190 of 2025.9%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202628.8525 of 69324.2%★☆☆☆☆
202326.0570 of 72321.2%★☆☆☆☆
202225.2575 of 72420.6%★☆☆☆☆
202134.3484 of 71932.7%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202628.4519 of 69024.8%★☆☆☆☆
202333.2487 of 71331.7%★★☆☆☆
202232.5487 of 71231.6%★★☆☆☆
202132.3482 of 70431.5%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202636.1267 of 40734.4%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202621.1440 of 50212.4%★☆☆☆☆
202332.2401 of 51822.6%★☆☆☆☆
202222.3455 of 51712.0%★☆☆☆☆
202122.9445 of 52214.8%★☆☆☆☆
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)53rd percentile+30 vs school
Special Education (2026)34th percentile+11 vs school
Female (2026)32nd percentile+8 vs school
Male (2026)25th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)24th percentile~ school
African American (2023)18th percentile-12 vs school
White (2026)12th percentile-11 vs school
By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts60%-10 vs state
Science55%-4 vs state
Mathematics44%-18 vs state
Social Studies25%-30 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Franklinton Primary School

Franklinton Primary School ranks in the bottom 23.6% of Louisiana elementary schools.

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

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

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

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

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Latest Louisiana data All new data »
2019–20 immunization rates (updated)NewOct 20, 2026
2025–26 attendance dataNewOct 13, 2026
2025–26 LEAP test scoresJul 6, 2026
2023–24 dropout ratesFeb 24, 2026


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Louisiana Dept of Education.

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