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Ferriday Upper Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades 3–5

151 Martin Luther King, Ferriday, LA 71334 · (318) 757-3105 · Part of Concordia Parish School District

Ferriday’s School Grade B better than 55% of Louisiana school districts

Students
242
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
93%
Setting
Town
Grades
3–5
The gist

What stands out about Ferriday Upper Elementary School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Louisiana’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 30 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 12.9% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Ferriday kids: Ferriday Junior High School

On the path

Where Ferriday kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–2Ferriday Lower Elementary School313 students
3–5Ferriday Upper Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–8Ferriday Junior High School241 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency9%
State average 28.7%
Reading / language arts10%
State average 40.2%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Louisiana’s 1,186 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

151 Martin Luther King, Ferriday

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 381
Grade 479
Grade 582
Enrollment over time
278’20
259’21
253’22
242’23
242’24

Down 12.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 83%White 12%Two or more races 3%Hispanic 2%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Ferriday Upper Elementary School from Ferriday families.

Other schools in Concordia Parish School District

The district →

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Louisiana’s other public schools; Ferriday’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.