Best Public Schools in Zip Code 71369

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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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 6th 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 6th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts All Grades	Total
Riverside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	549 Norwood Street	Simmesport	71369	Avoyelles Parish	Avoyelles Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 941-2699	197	16	12.2	92.4%	61 (31.0%)	126 (64.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.6%)	69.5	221^st of 666 public elementary schools	66.8%		57.4	313^th of 675 public elementary schools	53.6%	92	72.0	87.0	43.0	95.0	73.0	67.0	78.0	66.0	100.0	78.0	$21,158

Cities Near Zip Code 71369

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Simmesport	1.25 mi	1	84^th
Moreauville	9.25 mi	1	237^th
Plaucheville	9.46 mi	1	195^th
Cottonport	13.48 mi	1	247^th
Batchelor	14.08 mi	1	214^th

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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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