Union Parish School Board is a

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headquartered in Farmerville,

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. It is run by the Union Parish School Board and serves

Union Parish Union Parish ( French: ''Paroisse de l'Union'') is a parish located in the north central section of the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 21,107. The parish seat is Farmerville. The parish was created on Ma ...

. In the 2012–2013 school year, Union Parish public schools had the highest rate of improvement statewide in the annual end-of-course examinations administered in Algebra I and English II.

Schools

High schools

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, sometimes abbreviated as UPHS. ( Farmerville) •D’Arbonne Woods Charter School, sometimes abbreviated as DWCS. •Union Christian Academy, sometimes abbreviated as UCA.

Junior high schools

* Union Parish Junior High School, sometimes abbreviated as UPJH. (Farmerville) Union Parish Junior High was originally named Farmerville Junior High, but was changed in 2014. The principal of this complex is currently Kristy Auger.

Elementary schools

* Farmerville Elementary School (''Unincorporated area'', located on

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)

Former Schools

* Farmerville High School

Notes

*Bernice and Downsville plan to close in preparation for the integration of a high school serving all of Union Parish. *The district is known for having the oldest fleet of

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in the state. *The Union Parish High School football team won the 2013 3-A State Championship game on December 13, 2013, securing a 14–1 season with a 33–27 win against Livonia High School in their first state championship since 2001. The game was a memorial to Jaleel Gipson, who died earlier that year from injuries he sustained during a playoff at the age of 17.

References

External links

* {{coord missing, Louisiana Education in Union Parish, Louisiana School districts in Louisiana