Best Public Schools in Zip Code 71018

Summary:

The 71018 zip code in Louisiana is home to a single elementary school, North Webster Upper Elementary School, which serves grades 3-5 with a total enrollment of 150 students. The school is part of the Webster Parish school district, which is ranked 75 out of 118 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

North Webster Upper Elementary School's performance has fluctuated in recent years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 246 out of 675 Louisiana elementary schools (3 stars) in 2023-2024 to 399 out of 666 (2 stars) in 2024-2025. While the school's proficiency rates in LEAP Mathematics and English Language Arts (ELA) are generally higher than the district averages, they still lag behind the state averages. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's Mathematics proficiency rate was 55%, compared to the state average of 60%, and its ELA proficiency rate was 63%, compared to the state average of 70%.

Additionally, North Webster Upper Elementary School faces challenges with a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 24.6% and a significant percentage (54%) of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating socioeconomic challenges that can impact student performance and educational outcomes. The school's student-teacher ratio of 15.6 to 1 in the 2023-2024 school year is also an important factor to consider when evaluating the school's resources and support for its students.

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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 5th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts All Grades	Total
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%)	42.8	399^th of 666 public elementary schools	40.1%		66.9	246^th of 675 public elementary schools	63.6%	153	42.0	68.0	56.0	55.0	51.0	74.0	63.0	$19,579

Cities Near Zip Code 71018

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Cotton Valley	2.67 mi	1	173^rd
Sarepta	4.26 mi	1	179^th
Springhill	10.88 mi	3	229^th
Shongaloo	11.71 mi	1
Plain Dealing	15.09 mi	1

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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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