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E. S. Richardson Elementary School

Public Grades 4-5

602^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 690 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

E. S. Richardson Elementary School in Minden, LA, serves 275 students in grades 4 and 5 and is part of the Webster Parish school district, where 84% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Louisiana elementary schools over the past decade, with its state ranking dropping to the 13th percentile in 2025-2026—a significant decline from its peak in 2015-2016. Proficiency rates in Math (41%), ELA (50%), and Social Studies (39%) are dramatically lower than nearby schools in the higher-performing Bossier Parish district, such as Princeton Elementary School, which achieved 75% Math, 82% ELA, and 73% Social Studies proficiency.

The most critical issue at E. S. Richardson is its skyrocketing chronic absenteeism rate, which has more than doubled from 17.6% in 2021-2022 to 32.2% in 2024-2025. This rate is the highest among all nearby schools with available data and far exceeds the state average of 22.5%. For comparison, Central Elementary School, also in Webster Parish, has a chronic absenteeism rate of just 14.0% and serves a lower-poverty population (54% free/reduced lunch). The spike in absenteeism directly correlates with the recent decline in test scores, suggesting that nearly one in three students missing significant school time makes academic progress nearly impossible.

Despite the overall challenges, there is a glimmer of hope: 5th-grade ELA proficiency reached 57% in 2025-2026, which was higher than the district average of 63% for that specific test, indicating a potential strength in instruction. However, the school struggles significantly with specific student groups, earning a 0-star rating for performance with male students, African American students, and special education students. The contrast between Webster Parish and Bossier Parish is stark—while schools like Haughton Elementary School and Platt Elementary School rank in the 70th-80th percentiles, E. S. Richardson’s struggles highlight how district-level resources and socioeconomic factors heavily influence outcomes.

275

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,166

Per pupil spending ?

84%

Free/discounted lunch ?

515 W Todd
Minden, LA 71055

(318) 377-2213

District: Webster Parish

Students who attend E. S. Richardson Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Webster Junior High School
High:	Minden High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

61.8%

White:

30.9%

Two or more races:

4.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 42nd percentile in 2016 → 13th in 2026

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (32% vs 22% Louisiana)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school43%

District avg51%

Louisiana avg62%

602^nd of 690

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 29 pts since 2016

From bottom 42% (2016) to bottom 13% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	19.1	602 of 690	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.5	522 of 666	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.1	486 of 675	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	567 of 730	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	632 of 727	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.1	613 of 729	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	622 of 731	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	576 of 728	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	31.2	557 of 739	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	47.9	429 of 742	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	43.0	493 of 792	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	38.0	522 of 777	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	41.9	489 of 772	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	33.6	549 of 764	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	56.0	384 of 766	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	46.7	446 of 736	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	49.6	433 of 738	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	49.5	409 of 743	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	51.6	390 of 725	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	18.0	496 of 548	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	26.4	407 of 501	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.4	382 of 509	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	496 of 570	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	516 of 562	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.1	521 of 564	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.3	491 of 559	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	489 of 547	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2018	12.0	276 of 281	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	22.6	570 of 679	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.9	470 of 633	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.4	429 of 635	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.8	494 of 705	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	14.7	622 of 701	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.1	592 of 705	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.6	571 of 684	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	20.2	600 of 685	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.7	516 of 661	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.4	517 of 674	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	589 of 723	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	668 of 724	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.2	667 of 719	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.0	644 of 697	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	611 of 682	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	16.3	623 of 682	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	21.0	544 of 641	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	528 of 651	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	594 of 713	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.9	619 of 712	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.6	578 of 704	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	621 of 696	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	16.7	332 of 361	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	25.4	193 of 241	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	200 of 208	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	245 of 296	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	296 of 307	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.5	305 of 333	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	21.0	442 of 496	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.2	370 of 431	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	374 of 434	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.5	427 of 518	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	484 of 517	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.5	466 of 522	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.1	451 of 517	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.7	333 of 516	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)16th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)12th percentile~ school

White (2026)11th percentile~ school

African American (2026)9th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)9th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2026)8th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2018)2nd percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts50%-20 vs state

Mathematics41%-21 vs state

Social Studies39%-16 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
E. S. Richardson Elementary School	Public	4-5	515 W Todd	Minden	71055	Webster Parish	Webster Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 377-2213	275	17	16.4	84.0%	85 (30.9%)	170 (61.8%)	6 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.0%)	19.1	602^nd of 690 public elementary schools	12.8%		25.5	522^nd of 666 public elementary schools	21.6%	80		41.0	41.0	41.0		45.0	57.0	50.0		30.0	48.0	39.0	$17,166
J. L. Jones Elementary School	Public	2-3	620 District Dr	Minden	71055	Webster Parish	Webster Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 377-1815	318	18	17.9	83.3%	90 (28.3%)	197 (61.9%)	8 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.9%)	13.3	636^th of 690 public elementary schools	7.8%					(n/a)	36.0			36.0	41.0			41.0	33.0			33.0	$16,192
J. A. Phillips Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	811 Durwood Dr	Minden	71055	Webster Parish	Webster Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 377-0314	429	29	14.7	82.1%	96 (22.4%)	292 (68.1%)	16 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.6%)								(n/a)													$16,170
Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5701 Hwy 531	Dubberly	71024	Webster Parish	Webster Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 377-2591	427	24	18.0	54.3%	301 (70.5%)	89 (20.8%)	21 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.7%)	76.9	167^th of 690 public elementary schools	75.8%		69.9	218^th of 666 public elementary schools	67.3%	51	75.0	86.0	63.0	75.0	70.0	82.0		76.0	60.0	78.0	68.0	68.0	$15,195
Princeton Elementary School	Public	4-5	1895 Winfield Road	Princeton	71067	Bossier Parish	Bossier Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 549-5750	491	27	18.0	48.9%	315 (64.2%)	72 (14.7%)	78 (15.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.5%)	79.6	137^th of 690 public elementary schools	80.1%		74.1	174^th of 666 public elementary schools	73.9%	37		76.0	73.0	75.0		81.0		82.0		75.0	72.0	73.0	$13,743
Haughton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	395 South Elm Street	Haughton	71037	Bossier Parish	Bossier Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 549-7400	618	46	13.4	52.8%	421 (68.1%)	127 (20.6%)	43 (7.0%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.6%)	80.4	131^st of 690 public elementary schools	81.0%		73.7	185^th of 666 public elementary schools	72.2%	54	73.0	80.0	66.0	73.0	79.0	82.0		81.0	70.0	74.0	73.0	73.0	$15,287
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
Homer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	624 Pelican Drive	Homer	71040	Claiborne Parish	Claiborne Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 927-2393	339	35	9.8	95.9%	32 (9.4%)	291 (85.8%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.9%)	6.5	673^rd of 690 public elementary schools	2.5%		13.9	610^th of 666 public elementary schools	8.4%	63	30.0	34.0		31.0	34.0	48.0		40.0		26.0		20.0	$18,284
Platt Elementary School	Public	2-3	4680 East Highway 80	Haughton	71037	Bossier Parish	Bossier Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 549-5870	459	35	13.1	52.7%	275 (59.9%)	61 (13.3%)	87 (19.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.6%)	77	165^th of 690 public elementary schools	76.1%					(n/a)	75.0			75.0	74.0			74.0	61.0			61.0	$15,365
T.L. Rodes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	4670 East Highway 80	Haughton	71037	Bossier Parish	Bossier Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 549-5940	542	40	13.7	49.3%	326 (60.1%)	75 (13.8%)	102 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.2%)								(n/a)													$15,417

Frequently Asked Questions about E. S. Richardson Elementary School

Is E. S. Richardson Elementary School a good school?

E. S. Richardson Elementary School ranks in the bottom 12.8% of Louisiana elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of E. S. Richardson Elementary School attend?

Students who attend E. S. Richardson Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Webster Junior High School
High : Minden High School

What is the racial makeup of E. S. Richardson Elementary School?

Students at E. S. Richardson Elementary School are 62% African American, 31% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

What district is E. S. Richardson Elementary School in?

Webster Parish

How many students attend E. S. Richardson Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 275 students attended E. S. Richardson Elementary School.

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