Photo: Ktkvtsh · CC BY 4.0Downsville’s public schools
Union Parish School District and Lincoln Parish School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Downsville. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2022, when 95% of students in Louisiana’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools
Downsville’s schools, in brief
School by school
3 of Downsville’s 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of Louisiana’s 1,186 public schools. Choudrant High School places highest (better than 96%); Union Parish Elementary School lowest (2%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Seven elementary schools serve Downsville, graded from D− to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then five middle schools: Ruston Junior High School, Union Parish High School, Simsboro High School, Choudrant High School and A. E. Phillips Laboratory School. See the path ↓
Charter schools
1 public charter school is located in Downsville; each is graded on its own results. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Downsville, with each school’s own grade.
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Union Parish School District.
Two districts serve Downsville
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Close to the state in reading
Downsville vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Louisiana towns that share Downsville’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Downsville | — | Union Parish PK–12 · Lincoln Parish PK–12 |
Every school in Downsville
11 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Louisiana’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Downsville’s schools
Are Downsville’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Downsville. Union Parish School District and Lincoln Parish School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Downsville. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of Louisiana’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Downsville in?
Union Parish School District and Lincoln Parish School District.
Where do Downsville kids go to high school?
One of five high schools, depending on your address: Ruston Junior High School, Union Parish High School, Simsboro High School, Choudrant High School and A. E. Phillips Laboratory School.
Parents talk
What Downsville families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Downsville → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.