The top reported proficiency rate is 10% in English language arts. The lowest is 3% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Delhi Elementary School
Delhi Elementary School serves students from prekindergarten through fifth grade as a regular public school in the small rural town of Delhi, Louisiana, part of the Richland Parish school system. The school enrolls a modest number of students for its grade band, and the student body is overwhelmingly Black or African American, with a small share of White students and a very small number of Hispanic and multiracial students. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price meals, a signal of the economic context of the community the school draws from. The town of Delhi sits at the confluence of U.S. Route 80 and Louisiana Highway 17 near Interstate 20, and experienced a natural gas boom in the 1940s; several functioning gas fields still surround it. Population has declined steadily over recent decades, and the town functions primarily as a residential small town with highway-adjacent commercial activity.
On the Louisiana LEAP 2025 assessments, Delhi Elementary’s proficiency rates across tested subjects are very low. The share of students scoring at or above the proficient level in math is well below the midpoint among districts in Richland Parish, as is the share in English language arts. Science and social studies scores are similarly low, with very few students reaching proficiency. In the comparison across districts within Richland Parish, the school’s overall proficiency index places it in the bottom quartile. These results represent the most recent available single-year data; no multi-year trend is yet available because the state’s assessment context shifted, so a parent cannot see whether performance has been moving up or down over time. Participation rates on the tests were high, which means the results reflect nearly all enrolled students in tested grades.
Because Delhi Elementary serves only elementary grades, there is no graduation rate to report, and no chronic absenteeism data was available in this profile. Data on students with disabilities and English learners were also absent from the record, so the school’s support structures for those populations are not captured here; a parent may want to ask the school directly about special education and language services.
The school’s setting in a small, depopulating rural town means that the peer environment is shaped by a single elementary campus drawing from a limited geographic area. Housing values in the local zip code are modest relative to state and national benchmarks, and the estimated monthly mortgage cost at current rates is well below the national median household income, consistent with a low-cost housing market. The town’s long-term population decline suggests limited new residential development and a stable or contracting pool of school-age children.
For a family considering Delhi Elementary, the academic picture is the central feature: proficiency rates across subjects are significantly below those of other schools in the parish, and the comparison places the school at the lower end of the local range. The school does not offer the kind of program breadth or advanced coursework that would change that profile for its grade band. It is a straightforward neighborhood elementary school in a small, economically modest rural town where the community’s history is tied to natural gas extraction and the town’s trajectory has been one of steady population loss. A parent looking at this school would be well served to visit, talk with staff about how the school addresses core academic instruction, and understand what supports are in place for students who are not yet meeting proficiency benchmarks.
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