The top reported proficiency rate is 57% in English language arts. The lowest is 38% in Social studies.
Original Research by School Decision on South Beauregard Upper Elementary School
South Beauregard Upper Elementary School serves grades four through six in rural Beauregard Parish, Louisiana. It is one of four schools that sit together on a single campus in the small census-designated place of Longville, a community originally founded as a company town for the Long-Bell Lumber Company. The school is a regular public school, and it is not a charter or magnet school.
The student body is enrolled in a modest number of students across fourth, fifth, and sixth grades. The student population is overwhelmingly white, with a much smaller number of students who are Hispanic, two or more races, Black, or American Indian or Alaska Native. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Data on the share of students with an Individualized Education Program or who are English learners was not available in the records we used.
Academically, the school participates in Louisiana’s LEAP 2025 assessments. On the English language arts test, a majority of students scored at or above the proficient level, a solid result. In mathematics, the proficiency rate was lower, with just under half of students reaching that benchmark. Science proficiency was at a similar level to math. Social studies proficiency was the weakest area, with a lower share of students meeting the standard. Math results were reported as a range rather than a single figure, which a parent may want to clarify with the school. The school had full participation on all tests, meaning that nearly every enrolled student was assessed.
Because this is a school that does not serve high school grades, there is no graduation rate to report. The comparison tool that places this school’s performance relative to other districts in Beauregard Parish could not be run, as only a single district exists in the county for comparison. That means the school’s numbers stand on their own, without a local peer group to measure against.
Longville itself is a very small, rural place. Its population has declined in recent decades, though modest growth is projected in the near term. Housing values in the area are roughly at the midpoint of the national market, and home prices have been rising slowly. The school is one of four on the same campus, which also houses South Beauregard Lower Elementary, South Beauregard Junior High, and South Beauregard High School. This arrangement means that a child moving through the grade levels can stay in one location from elementary through high school. The campus is not within a downtown commercial center; there is no evidence of a traditional walkable downtown in Longville.
In terms of district-level developments, Beauregard Parish voters recently approved tax renewals for school operations and salaries, and the district has expanded career and technical education pathways at the high school level, including healthcare, welding, and information technology. These are high-school-level programs, not directly affecting the upper elementary school, but they signal that the district is investing in career-connected learning for older students.
For a family considering this school, the picture is of a small, rural elementary school with a mostly white student body and a moderate level of economic need. Academic results show English language arts as the strongest subject, with math, science, and social studies each at lower proficiency levels. The social studies result is the most notable soft spot, and a parent may want to ask how the school supports that subject area. The school serves a limited grade range, so the next step for families is to understand how the transition to South Beauregard Junior High works. The shared campus makes that transition physically seamless. The lack of a local comparison set means there is no direct way to judge this school against a nearby peer, so the academic picture is best understood in absolute terms rather than relative ones.
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