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Start Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

883 Charleston Street, Start, LA 71279 · (318) 728-2074 · Part of Richland Parish School District

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Directions
Students
332
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
60%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Start Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 15% of Louisiana’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 17 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 23 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Start kids: 2 high schools

On the path

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

PK–8Start Elementary SchoolYou are here
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 28.7%
Reading / language arts17%
State average 40.2%

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

Location

Directions ↗

883 Charleston Street, Start

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K15
Kindergarten40
Grade 143
Grade 235
Grade 334
Grade 445
Grade 534
Grade 631
Grade 729
Grade 826
Enrollment over time
318’20
331’21
318’22
335’23
332’24

Up 4.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 73%Black 22%Two or more races 2%Hispanic 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Start Elementary School from Start families.

Other schools in Richland Parish School District

The district →
Mangham Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mangham
B
404 students17:1
Rayville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rayville
D−
333 students18:1
Holly Ridge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Rayville
C
232 students13:1
Delhi Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Delhi
D−
167 students17:1
Mangham Junior High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Mangham
C+
216 students17:1
Rayville Junior High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Rayville
D−
145 students23:1

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; Start’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.