Summary:
The 71369 zip code is home to a single standout elementary school, Riverside Elementary School, which serves grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 230 students. Riverside Elementary is part of the Avoyelles Parish school district, which is ranked 72 out of 118 districts in Louisiana and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Riverside Elementary School has consistently outperformed the Avoyelles Parish and Louisiana state averages in both Mathematics and English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency across all grade levels. In 2024-2025, the school's overall Mathematics proficiency rate was 73%, compared to 50% for Avoyelles Parish and 60% for Louisiana, while its ELA proficiency rate was 78%, compared to 66% for Avoyelles Parish and 70% for Louisiana. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 24.6% in 2023-2024 was higher than the state average, which may be an area of concern.
Riverside Elementary School serves a population with significant economic challenges, with 79.13% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024. Despite these challenges, the school has shown a steady improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 452 out of 730 Louisiana elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 221 out of 666 in 2024-2025, with a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. This suggests the school is providing a quality education and making efforts to enhance the learning experience for its students.
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