Best Public Schools in Zip Code 71243


Summary:

The 71243 zip code in Louisiana has only one school, Fort Necessity School, which serves grades PK-8 and has a total enrollment of 305 students. The school is part of the Franklin Parish school district, which is ranked 92 out of 118 districts in Louisiana and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Fort Necessity School's academic performance, as measured by LEAP test scores, is significantly below the state averages in both math and English Language Arts (ELA). The school's overall math proficiency rate is 33%, compared to 43% for Franklin Parish and 60% for the state, while its ELA proficiency rate is 51%, compared to 50% for Franklin Parish and 70% for the state. The school also has a high dropout rate of 3.3% and a chronic absenteeism rate of 24.6%, which can contribute to its academic challenges.

The high percentage of students (77.05%) eligible for free or reduced-price lunch at Fort Necessity School indicates that the school serves a population with significant economic disadvantages, which can further impact academic performance. While the school's student-teacher ratio of 12.5 is relatively low, the academic and socioeconomic challenges faced by the school suggest that targeted interventions and additional support may be needed to improve educational outcomes for the students.








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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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