Schools in Downsville · Union Parish School District, Lincoln Parish School District
Downsville’s public schools beat 78% of Louisiana districts
The public schools Downsville’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 78% of Louisiana’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
51%beats similar-income towns
Reading proficiency
45%
▲ 5 pts vs LA 40%
2020–21
Math proficiency
35%
▲ 6 pts vs LA 29%
2020–21
Graduate on time
98%
▲ 14 pts vs LA 84%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$17.8K
▲ 14% vs LA $15.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.6
LA 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools
1
470 students
In brief
What Downsville’s schools are like
Strong statewide, typical for its income level
Statewide, Downsville’s schools beat 78% of districts. Compared with the 167 towns that have similar household incomes, that drops to 51%. Some of the strong showing reflects who lives here, so families moving from a similar town shouldn’t expect a big step up. How it compares ↓
Which school depends on your street
With seven elementary and five middle schools, the school a child attends depends on your address. Elementary grades range from D− to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school, not just the town. See the path ↓
This summary is written from the data on this page. Test scores are from 2020–21, a pandemic year, so treat small gaps with caution.
The School Grade
How Downsville compares
B+ Test scoresA+ Graduation
Louisiana school districts we grade (188)Better than 78%
Lower resultsHigher results
Louisiana towns with similar household incomes (167)Better than 51%
High confidence. Built on 3,611 tested students and a graduating class of 396; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change the grade.
How the School Grade works
Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Louisiana’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Louisiana only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Downsville (some depend on your address).
4 schools teach Pre-K in Downsville’s district. Which one depends on your address: Choudrant Elementary School, Simsboro High School, Union Parish Elementary School and Dubach School.
7 schools teach K in Downsville’s district. Which one depends on your address: Choudrant Elementary School, Simsboro High School, Union Parish Elementary School and Glen View Elementary School and more.
7 schools teach 1st grade in Downsville’s district. Which one depends on your address: Choudrant Elementary School, Simsboro High School, Union Parish Elementary School and Glen View Elementary School and more.
7 schools teach 2nd grade in Downsville’s district. Which one depends on your address: Choudrant Elementary School, Simsboro High School, Union Parish Elementary School and Glen View Elementary School and more.
7 schools teach 3rd grade in Downsville’s district. Which one depends on your address: Choudrant Elementary School, Simsboro High School, Union Parish Elementary School and A. E. Phillips Laboratory School and more.
7 schools teach 4th grade in Downsville’s district. Which one depends on your address: Choudrant Elementary School, Simsboro High School, Union Parish Elementary School and A. E. Phillips Laboratory School and more.
7 schools teach 5th grade in Downsville’s district. Which one depends on your address: Choudrant Elementary School, Simsboro High School, Union Parish Elementary School and A. E. Phillips Laboratory School and more.
5 schools teach 6th grade in Downsville’s district. Which one depends on your address: Union Parish High School, Simsboro High School, Choudrant High School and A. E. Phillips Laboratory School and more.
5 schools teach 7th grade in Downsville’s district. Which one depends on your address: Ruston Junior High School, Union Parish High School, Simsboro High School and Choudrant High School and more.
5 schools teach 8th grade in Downsville’s district. Which one depends on your address: Ruston Junior High School, Union Parish High School, Simsboro High School and Choudrant High School and more.
4 schools teach 9th grade in Downsville’s district. Which one depends on your address: Ruston High School, Union Parish High School, Simsboro High School and Choudrant High School.
4 schools teach 10th grade in Downsville’s district. Which one depends on your address: Ruston High School, Union Parish High School, Simsboro High School and Choudrant High School.
4 schools teach 11th grade in Downsville’s district. Which one depends on your address: Ruston High School, Union Parish High School, Simsboro High School and Choudrant High School.
4 schools teach 12th grade in Downsville’s district. Which one depends on your address: Ruston High School, Union Parish High School, Simsboro High School and Choudrant High School.
The path, start to finish
PK–57 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–125 schoolsDepends on your address
Two districts serve Downsville
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Straight-line distance from the center of Downsville. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Louisiana. Stars are from neighbors.