The top reported proficiency rate is 50% in English language arts. The lowest is 40% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on D'arbonne Woods Charter School
D'Arbonne Woods Charter School serves as a single-campus district in Union Parish, Louisiana, covering kindergarten through twelfth grade. Its enrollment makes it a mid-sized school for its grade span, drawing families from across the parish. The student body is predominantly white, with a Hispanic population making up the largest minority group; Black, Asian, and multiracial students each represent smaller shares. The school describes itself as a charter, though the available data does not specify its authorizer or any particular charter mission.
State testing results are available from the 2014-15 school year, which is now old enough that families should treat it as background rather than a current picture. In math, the proportion of students scoring at proficient or above varied considerably by grade that year, with the lowest performance in fifth grade and the highest in eighth grade. In English language arts, the pattern was similar but with a notable spike in sixth grade, where a strong majority of students met the bar. The school's older test data shows a range of outcomes, with some grades performing relatively well and others where more than half of students did not reach the proficient threshold. Because these results are from a single year and the state has since changed its assessments, a parent today would want to ask the school for its more recent performance data.
The neighborhood comparison tool could not position this district against others. Union Parish contains only one school district in the available data, so there is no peer set within the county to place D'Arbonne Woods on proficiency, spending, or attendance metrics. That means a family evaluating this school against others would need to look to nearby parishes or to state-level data on their own.
A search for recent district developments, including property-tax changes, curriculum shifts, or facility referendums, found no lasting parent-relevant changes publicly reported. The district appears to have been operating without major disruptions or reforms in the period searched, though the absence of news does not mean nothing has happened. Families should check directly with the school about recent initiatives.
The housing context for D'Arbonne Woods is not provided in the available data, so there is no information on local property values, rent levels, or broader community demographics. The school's location within Union Parish suggests a rural setting in north Louisiana, but the data does not include a locale classification or any community economic context.
For a parent weighing this school, the chief unknowns are the most current academic performance, the school's specific charter focus, and the financial health or community environment around it. The school covers the full K-12 span, which can be appealing for families who want their children in one system through graduation, but the single-district structure means there are no other public options within Union Parish if the fit is wrong. A conversation with the school's administration about recent test scores, curriculum, and any special programs would be a reasonable next step.
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