The top reported proficiency rate is 36% in English language arts. The lowest is 11% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Wesley Ray Elementary School
Wesley Ray Elementary School serves students from prekindergarten through fifth grade in the small, entirely rural village of Angie, Washington Parish, Louisiana. It is a regular public school with no charter or magnet status. The school draws from a community that is very small and thinly populated, with a mix of older homes and mobile homes and a high poverty rate. The local economy is limited; the largest nearby employer is a state correctional center. Housing values in the area are well below state and national benchmarks, reflecting the region’s modest cost of living and slow growth.
The student body numbers in the low hundreds, with a majority of students identifying as Black, roughly a third as White, and a small share identifying as two or more races or other groups. More than half of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating that economic disadvantage touches many of the families the school serves. Data on students with disabilities and English learners was not available in the state report.
On state assessments administered through Louisiana’s LEAP 2025 program, proficiency rates across tested subjects are low. In English language arts, about a third of students scored at the proficient level, while in math the share was around a quarter. Science and social studies showed weaker results, with just over one in ten students reaching proficiency in science and a slightly higher but still small proportion in social studies. The school’s overall proficiency index, which averages performance across all tested subjects and grades, sits above the midpoint among the two school districts that make up Washington Parish. That comparison is narrow — two districts only — so the distinction is modest. Nearly all students participated in the assessments, a sign of strong engagement with testing. Only a single year of results is available, so there is no trend to examine.
Because Wesley Ray Elementary ends at fifth grade, there is no graduation rate to report. Other common metrics such as chronic absenteeism, discipline data, and course access were not included in the available records. A parent considering this school may want to ask about the range of academic supports and enrichment programs, as no specifics were found.
The village of Angie itself has seen very little population change over recent decades and remains almost entirely rural. The built environment consists largely of single-family homes and mobile homes along rural roads, with sidewalks essentially absent. Community life centers on a few local festivals and the village hall; there are no public libraries or parks mentioned in available sources, and no public transit serves the area. The Bogue Lusa Creek nearby provides some outdoor recreation. The school’s district, Washington Parish, has no publicly reported recent strategic changes or major initiatives, suggesting a stable if resource-constrained operating environment.
For a family living in or moving to this part of Washington Parish, Wesley Ray Elementary is the neighborhood public school for the elementary years. The academic results are low in an absolute sense, and the school serves a population with significant economic need in a rural setting with few amenities. The district-level comparison offers a slight relative advantage within a small county, but that may not carry weight for a parent weighing options. A conversation with the school about intervention programs, class sizes, and enrichment would be worthwhile to understand the day-to-day experience beyond what the state test scores show.
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