The top reported proficiency rate is 30% in English language arts. The lowest is 16% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Gilbert School
Gilbert School is a regular public school in Franklin Parish, Louisiana, serving grades PK through 8. Because it does not include high school grades, there is no graduation rate to report. The school is part of the Franklin Parish district, and the comparison data that would place it among its county peers was not available for the metrics most commonly used, such as proficiency or attendance, because the cohort of comparable districts within the parish was too small to generate a meaningful comparison. A parent or resident looking for a direct ranking against other Franklin Parish schools will not find one here.
The school sits in the village of Gilbert, a very small rural community in the Mississippi Delta region. Gilbert has seen population decline over recent census periods, and it remains predominantly residential with limited commercial activity. The median household income in the village is low, and a significant portion of the population lives below the poverty line. Housing is relatively affordable, ranking in the lower percentile among Louisiana communities. The village has a sparse highway-village fabric along U.S. Route 65, with a village hall, police department, and water tower as its notable landmarks. There is no information available on public parks, a public library branch, or public transit. Street life in a place this small and rural is likely minimal. No recent district-level changes for Franklin Parish that would be of lasting interest to parents were found in available public reporting.
Academically, the state testing results from the LEAP 2025 assessments offer a picture of a school where most students are not reaching the proficient level. In English language arts, roughly three out of every ten students scored at or above proficiency. In mathematics, the share was about one in four. In social studies, it was a little under one in four. In science, about one in six students reached proficiency. These figures represent a single year of data, so there is no trend to examine for improvement or decline. A family considering Gilbert School will want to look into what academic supports are in place and how the school addresses the gap between current performance and the state's proficiency benchmarks.
The student body, totaling roughly several hundred children, is predominantly white, with a substantial share of Black students and small numbers of American Indian, Asian, and multiracial students. A large majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting the economic circumstances of the surrounding village. The school operates on a PK-8 model, meaning students stay in one building through middle school and then move to a different school elsewhere in the parish for high school. No information was available in the data about the school’s staffing ratios, course offerings, special education population, English learner population, discipline rates, or attendance patterns. A parent should ask the school directly about class sizes, available interventions, and enrichment programs, as those details are not captured here. The absence of that data is not unusual for a small rural school, but it means a family will need to gather that information from the school's website or a visit.
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