Summary:
In zip code 71241, Farmerville, Louisiana, there is a single elementary school, Union Parish Elementary School, serving grades PK through 5 with 506 students, and it is part of the Union Parish school district, which ranks in the 32nd percentile statewide.
Union Parish Elementary School presents a mixed picture of performance. The school has a favorable student-teacher ratio of 12:1, but faces significant challenges, with 77.87% of students eligible for free or reduced lunch, indicating a high-poverty environment. The most notable bright spot is 4th-grade mathematics, where 76% of students are proficient, outperforming both the district (74%) and state (67%) averages. However, overall proficiency lags behind state averages: 49% in math (vs. 62% state), 43% in English Language Arts (vs. 70% state), and 36% in social studies (vs. 55% state). The school's state ranking has improved from the 5th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 17th percentile in 2025-2026, but it remains in the bottom 20% of Louisiana elementary schools.
A critical concern is the chronic absenteeism rate of 30.5%, which is significantly higher than the district (23.4%) and state (22.5%) averages. This likely contributes to the school's academic struggles, particularly in English Language Arts, where the school is 27 points behind the state average. The strong performance in 4th-grade math suggests that targeted interventions and effective teaching strategies could be replicated in other grades and subjects. Any improvement plan must address the root causes of absenteeism to create a foundation for academic success.
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