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Brown Upper Elementary School

Public Grades 3-5

639^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 690 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

Brown Upper Elementary School in Springhill, LA, serves 186 students in grades 3 through 5 within the Webster Parish school district, where nearly 88% of students come from low-income households. This school faces significant academic challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom 15% of Louisiana elementary schools over the past decade, with its most recent ranking placing it in the bottom 7% statewide. When compared to nearby North Webster Upper Elementary School, which serves the same grade levels in the same district, Brown Upper Elementary trails in every core subject—most notably in Mathematics (37% proficient vs. 55%) and English Language Arts (48% vs. 64%).

One of the most concerning trends is the school's rapidly worsening chronic absenteeism rate, which has jumped from 17.6% in 2021-2022 to 29.6% in 2024-2025—a 68% increase in just three years. This rate is significantly higher than the state average of 22.5% and exceeds those of nearby schools like North Webster Upper Elementary (22.4%) and Haynesville Elementary School (18.8%). Interestingly, the school's challenges may be rooted in earlier grades, as Browning Elementary School (PK-2), located just 1.31 miles away, has an even higher chronic absenteeism rate of 35.2%, suggesting that students may arrive at Brown Upper already behind and with poor attendance habits.

Despite these difficulties, there are a few positive signs. The school maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1, which is lower than nearby Browning Elementary (15.6:1) and Haynesville Elementary (14.5:1), offering potential for more individualized attention. Additionally, 5th-grade students achieved a 50% proficiency rate in Mathematics, matching the district average and suggesting that a specific teacher or program may be effective. However, the school struggles significantly with supporting its most vulnerable students, particularly those in special education programs, where performance has declined dramatically. The combination of high poverty, rising absenteeism, and low academic performance indicates that Brown Upper Elementary needs comprehensive support to address both academic instruction and the underlying challenges students face outside the classroom.

186

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,475

Per pupil spending ?

87.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

804 4th St. SW
Springhill, LA 71075

(318) 539-2818

District: Webster Parish

Students who attend Brown Upper Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	North Webster Junior High School
High:	North Webster High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

59.1%

White:

30.6%

Hispanic:

4.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 9th percentile in 2016 → 7th in 2026

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school39%

District avg51%

Louisiana avg62%

639^th of 690

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Webster Parish

81^st of 116Webster 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	13.1	639 of 690	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	20.3	568 of 666	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	543 of 675	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	652 of 730	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	636 of 727	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.8	684 of 729	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.1	570 of 731	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.6	620 of 728	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.6	640 of 739	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.7	678 of 742	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	23.2	649 of 792	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	37.2	529 of 777	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	40.1	506 of 772	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	39.8	501 of 764	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	27.9	593 of 766	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	25.0	591 of 736	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	15.4	661 of 738	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	30.5	544 of 743	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	27.7	569 of 725	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	12.8	525 of 548	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.6	473 of 501	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	451 of 509	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	518 of 570	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	507 of 562	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.0	553 of 564	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	518 of 559	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	501 of 547	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2018	43.2	158 of 281	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	16.1	615 of 679	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	26.3	512 of 633	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.5	456 of 635	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	654 of 705	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	636 of 701	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.1	637 of 705	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.3	575 of 684	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	12.8	641 of 685	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	21.7	563 of 661	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	547 of 674	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	641 of 723	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	631 of 724	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.6	688 of 719	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.8	563 of 697	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	622 of 682	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	16.8	617 of 682	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	19.4	560 of 641	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	548 of 651	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	587 of 713	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	605 of 712	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.9	665 of 704	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.4	504 of 696	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	11.0	353 of 361	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.8	234 of 241	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	289 of 307	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.4	304 of 306	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	262 of 333	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	11.2	473 of 496	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	31.6	346 of 431	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.8	328 of 434	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	474 of 518	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.1	488 of 517	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.6	510 of 522	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.0	389 of 517	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	438 of 516	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2018)44th percentile+29 vs school

Male (2026)10th percentile~ school

Female (2026)9th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)6th percentile~ school

White (2026)5th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2026)4th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2026)2nd percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts48%-22 vs state

Mathematics37%-25 vs state

Social Studies31%-24 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	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 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	LEAP Social Studies 3rd Grade	LEAP Social Studies 4th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 5th Grade	LEAP Social Studies All Grades	Total
Brown Upper Elementary School	Public	3-5	804 4th St. SW	Springhill	71075	Webster Parish	Webster Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 539-2818	186	14	13.3	87.6%	57 (30.6%)	110 (59.1%)	9 (4.8%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.8%)	13.1	639^th of 690 public elementary schools	7.4%		20.3	568^th of 666 public elementary schools	14.7%	71	27.0	33.0	50.0	37.0	40.0	46.0	53.0	48.0	23.0	36.0	32.0	31.0	$18,475
Browning Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	505 Herrington Dr	Springhill	71075	Webster Parish	Webster Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 539-5663	252	16	15.6	89.7%	61 (24.2%)	175 (69.4%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.0%)								(n/a)													$18,887
North Webster Lower Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	229 Hwy Alt 2	Shongaloo	71072	Webster Parish	Webster Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 846-2541	118	8	15.1	82.2%	98 (83.1%)	12 (10.2%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.9%)								(n/a)													$17,754
North Webster Upper Elementary School	Public	3-5	6245 Hwy. 160	Cotton Valley	71018	Webster Parish	Webster Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 832-4716	140	11	13.0	72.9%	101 (72.1%)	29 (20.7%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.0%)	27.1	536^th of 690 public elementary schools	22.3%		42.8	399^th of 666 public elementary schools	40.1%	137	45.0	60.0		55.0	58.0	62.0		64.0	33.0	38.0	30.0	32.0	$19,579
Haynesville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9777 Highway 79	Haynesville	71038	Claiborne Parish	Claiborne Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 624-1084	304	21	14.5	83.9%	110 (36.2%)	184 (60.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	35.6	469^th of 690 public elementary schools	32.0%		34.3	464^th of 666 public elementary schools	30.3%	5	47.0	18.0	37.0	33.0	70.0	60.0	65.0	64.0	56.0	42.0	52.0	51.0	$17,331

Frequently Asked Questions about Brown Upper Elementary School

Is Brown Upper Elementary School a good school?

Brown Upper Elementary School ranks in the bottom 7.4% of Louisiana elementary schools.

What district is Brown Upper Elementary School in?

Webster Parish

What is the racial makeup of Brown Upper Elementary School?

Students at Brown Upper Elementary School are 59% African American, 31% White, 5% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

How many students attend Brown Upper Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 186 students attended Brown Upper Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Brown Upper Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Brown Upper Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : North Webster Junior High School
High : North Webster High School

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2025–26 LEAP test scoresJul 6, 2026

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