Bernice Elementary School
119 8th St
Bernice LA, 71222, Union County
Phone: 318-285-7606
Ranking:
(819 out of 947, bottom 14%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Union Parish School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 7 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 18 | 28 | 30 | |||||||
Total Students: | 134 | 165 | 172 | 142 | 184 | 308 | 384 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 19 | 14.2% | 20 | 12.1% | 38 | 22.1% | 28 | 19.7% | 19 | 10.3% | 27 | 8.8% | 45 | 11.7% |
Grade 1: | 21 | 15.7% | 35 | 21.2% | 29 | 16.9% | 19 | 13.4% | 21 | 11.4% | 32 | 10.4% | 33 | 8.6% |
Grade 2: | 34 | 25.4% | 27 | 16.4% | 22 | 12.8% | 20 | 14.1% | 27 | 14.7% | 28 | 9.1% | 37 | 9.6% |
Grade 3: | 29 | 21.6% | 19 | 11.5% | 18 | 10.5% | 25 | 17.6% | 24 | 13.0% | 30 | 9.7% | 34 | 8.9% |
Grade 4: | 18 | 13.4% | 21 | 12.7% | 24 | 14.0% | 28 | 19.7% | 29 | 15.8% | 31 | 10.1% | 33 | 8.6% |
Grade 5: | 13 | 9.7% | 22 | 13.3% | 21 | 12.2% | 22 | 15.5% | 19 | 10.3% | 21 | 6.8% | 21 | 5.5% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 57 | 42.5% | 71 | 43.0% | 79 | 45.9% | 70 | 49.3% | 87 | 47.3% | 154 | 50.0% | 199 | 51.8% |
Female: | 77 | 57.5% | 94 | 57.0% | 93 | 54.1% | 72 | 50.7% | 89 | 48.4% | 146 | 47.4% | 181 | 47.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% |
Hispanic: | 43 | 32.1% | 45 | 27.3% | 48 | 27.9% | 35 | 24.6% | 47 | 25.5% | 67 | 21.8% | 75 | 19.5% |
Black: | 80 | 59.7% | 108 | 65.5% | 110 | 64.0% | 100 | 70.4% | 135 | 73.4% | 231 | 75.0% | 270 | 70.3% |
White: | 11 | 8.2% | 12 | 7.3% | 13 | 7.6% | 6 | 4.2% | 2 | 1.1% | 10 | 3.2% | 38 | 9.9% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 129 | 96.3% | 162 | 98.2% | 168 | 97.7% | 139 | 97.9% | 178 | 96.7% | 280 | 90.9% | 335 | 87.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 2 | 1.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 1.6% | 8 | 2.6% | 10 | 2.6% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.14 | 20.63 | 14.50 | 16.42 | 10.24 | 11.00 | 12.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
GEE | ||||||
2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 50% | 49% | 56% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 17% | 45% | 58% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 33% | 48% | 62% |
2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 32% | 52% | 64% |
2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 17% | 53% | 65% |
2009 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 28% | 44% | 59% |
2007 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 36% | 53% | 60% |
2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 24% | 51% | 56% |
2009 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 30% | 38% | 55% |
2007 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 52% | 54% | 64% |
2008 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 24% | 50% | 62% |
2009 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 29% | 43% | 58% |
iLEAP | ||||||
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 30% | 50% | 65% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 30% | 45% | 64% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 36% | 53% | 66% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 53% | 67% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57% | 57% | 69% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 39% | 51% | 69% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66% | 46% | 72% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 27% | 44% | 65% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 27% | 37% | 63% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 33% | 48% | 68% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 29% | 54% | 67% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66% | 60% | 69% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59% | 60% | 71% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59% | 50% | 72% |
2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 24% | 41% | 58% |
2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 30% | 41% | 55% |
2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 37% | 54% | 62% |
2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 21% | 48% | 63% |
2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 35% | 55% | 63% |
2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 27% | 52% | 67% |
2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 31% | 44% | 68% |
2007 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 36% | 45% | 63% |
2008 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 25% | 41% | 64% |
2009 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 36% | 51% | 67% |
2010 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 29% | 47% | 66% |
2011 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 26% | 58% | 64% |
2012 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49% | 56% | 65% |
2013 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 50% | 65% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 33% | 50% | 69% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 38% | 44% | 69% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 45% | 60% | 72% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 65% | 75% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | 56% | 77% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 15% | 49% | 64% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 39% | 49% | 67% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 26% | 52% | 65% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 59% | 65% | 73% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 52% | 61% | 71% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 26% | 56% | 62% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 16% | 41% | 60% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 38% | 56% | 65% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 40% | 58% | 68% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 35% | 47% | 67% |
2007 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 37% | 57% | 68% |
2008 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 19% | 40% | 62% |
2009 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 32% | 51% | 66% |
2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 44% | 58% | 68% |
2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 63% | 60% | 70% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 21% | 42% | 60% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 21% | 53% | 65% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 54% | 51% | 66% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 38% | 47% | 68% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 58% | 60% | 68% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 40% | 57% | 70% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 47% | 56% | 72% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 18% | 42% | 59% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 53% | 59% | 65% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 51% | 66% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 29% | 49% | 70% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 67% | 67% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 31% | 55% | 70% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 38% | 59% | 72% |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 6% | 38% | 53% |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 16% | 52% | 58% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 37% | 43% | 62% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 10% | 38% | 63% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 43% | 50% | 62% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 20% | 43% | 64% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 11% | 50% | 66% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 29% | 51% | 60% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 21% | 59% | 66% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 55% | 54% | 67% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 24% | 41% | 66% |
2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 34% | 42% | 65% |
2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 44% | 53% | 67% |
2013 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 16% | 49% | 67% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 53% | 50% | 62% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 54% | 51% | 61% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 28% | 61% | 68% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 76% | 63% | 70% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 60% | 57% | 69% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 46% | 55% | 70% |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 65% | 44% | 62% |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 39% | 42% | 61% |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 56% | 60% | 70% |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 62% | 46% | 67% |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 83% | 68% | 70% |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 61% | 60% | 69% |
2007 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 41% | 35% | 55% |
2008 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 36% | 43% | 58% |
2009 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 22% | 53% | 61% |
2010 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 57% | 44% | 63% |
2012 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 63% | 49% | 65% |
2013 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 38% | 48% | 65% |
2007 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 35% | 42% | 57% |
2008 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 39% | 42% | 57% |
2009 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 33% | 56% | 63% |
2010 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 48% | 62% | 66% |
2012 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 67% | 54% | 65% |
2013 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 57% | 53% | 68% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 50% | 59% | 59% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 55% | 48% | 61% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 39% | 49% | 62% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 91% | 64% | 68% |
2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 42% | 53% | 59% |
2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 20% | 41% | 55% |
2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 31% | 52% | 63% |
2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 73% | 68% | 68% |
2007 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 41% | 48% | 53% |
2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 25% | 34% | 53% |
2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 23% | 42% | 59% |
2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 54% | 53% | 61% |
2007 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 50% | 57% | 59% |
2008 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 45% | 53% | 60% |
2009 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 19% | 56% | 65% |
2010 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 64% | 72% | 67% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 51% | 41% | 57% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 50% | 55% | 57% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 33% | 48% | 62% |
2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 37% | 36% | 55% |
2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 25% | 52% | 58% |
2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 28% | 44% | 59% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 41% | 52% | 54% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 45% | 48% | 53% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 30% | 38% | 55% |
2007 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 48% | 51% | 55% |
2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 50% | 51% | 53% |
2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 29% | 43% | 58% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 31% | 49% | 58% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 43% | 58% | 62% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 40% | 70% | 65% |
2007 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 34% | 49% | 57% |
2008 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 39% | 48% | 61% |
2009 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 90% | 68% | 64% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 55.2% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 44.8% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 13.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 24.1% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 75.9% |
Mean Base Salary: | $38,765.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $36,235.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $39,570.0 |
* Bernice Elementary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.