The top reported proficiency rate is 31% in English language arts. The lowest is 20% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Fenton Elementary School
Fenton Elementary School is a regular public school serving pre-kindergarten through eighth grade in the village of Fenton, Louisiana, within Jefferson Davis Parish. It is a small school, with enrollment under 100 students, and it is the only public school in the village. Because the school’s grade band ends at eighth grade, there is no high school graduation rate to report, and state accountability results are available only for the tested grades three through eight.
On the Louisiana LEAP 2025 assessments, Fenton Elementary’s proficiency rates in the most recent testing year were below typical state averages across all four tested subjects. In mathematics, about one in five students scored at the proficient or advanced level. In English language arts, roughly three in ten students met that bar. In science and social studies, the share was around one in five and one in four, respectively. The school’s participation rate was complete, with every enrolled student in the tested grades taking the assessments, which gives a full picture of performance. There is only a single year of state test data available for this school under the current assessment framework, so no trend can be observed.
The student body is predominantly white, with a substantial Black minority and smaller shares of students identifying as two or more races, American Indian, and Hispanic. More than half of the students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic need at the school. Data on students receiving special education services and on English learners was not available in the school’s records; a parent may want to ask the school directly about those supports.
Fenton itself is a very small, incorporated village in northwestern Jefferson Davis Parish. It is an agricultural community, with rice, soybean, and cattle farming as the economic base. Most residents commute by car, and the village has a limited built environment centered on a single highway corridor, with no public parks or transit identified in available sources. The population has been declining steadily for years, and the median property value is well below national averages. The median household income is low, and the poverty rate is above the national level. No major new housing developments or growth projects have been reported in the village.
For the Jefferson Davis Parish district, no recent significant changes such as boundary adjustments, curriculum shifts, or tax measures were found in publicly available sources. The district’s strategy and priorities are not detailed in the materials reviewed, so this narrative does not speculate on them.
Given the school’s small size, its location in a shrinking agricultural village, and its test results, Fenton Elementary serves a community with high economic challenges. The academic proficiency rates are below what many families would hope for, and the absence of high school grades means that students who continue past eighth grade will need to attend a different school within the parish. A family considering this school should weigh the close-knit, small-setting environment against the academic performance levels and the limited local economic opportunity.
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