📍 174 First Street, Gilbert, Franklin Parish, 71336
Gilbert School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Gilbert, Franklin Parish. The school has 431 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Franklin Parish school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 28.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1. 24% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Gilbert School enrolls 431 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 28.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% White, 36% Black or African American and 2.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 261 | 61% |
| Black or African American | 154 | 36% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 2.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
336 of the school's 431 students (78%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 323 qualify for free lunch and 13 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Gilbert School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district LA-50, state senate district 32, state house district 20.
Gilbert School is one of 6 schools in Franklin Parish, based in Winnsboro, Louisiana. The district serves 2,454 students district-wide and employs 189 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 431 students, Gilbert School is close to the district average of about 409 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant