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North Louisiana Elementary & Secondary Education
North Louisiana is home to some of the best primary and secondary schools in the state and in the nation. Four of the region's secondary schools ranked among U.S. News & World Report’s top high schools in the U.S.
- Caddo Parish Magnet High School in Shreveport was named a Silver Medal School, ranking in the top 3% of high schools in the United States.
- Louisiana School for Math, Science & the Arts in Natchitoches - Bronze Medal school
- Zwolle High School in Sabine Parish - Bronze Medal School
- Castor High School in Bienville Parish - Bronze Medal Schools.
The Louisiana School for Math, Science & the Arts was also named among 20 Top Performing Schools in the U.S. by Newsweek.
Over the last decade, Louisiana has achieved dramatic improvements in the quality of K-12 public education, largely due to the reform and revision of policies, programs and practices. Consequently, our state is now recognized as a national leader in the education reform landscape. Education Week magazine (January 2010) named Louisiana a national leader in improving teacher quality, standards and accountability.
Louisiana’s School Accountability System calls for continuous improvement in student achievement, attendance, and dropout rates. This system is based upon two principles: rewarding schools that grow academically and assisting schools and students who need help. Each year, schools must show improvement in the School Performance Scores (SPS) by meeting a growth target. Growth targets represent the amount of progress a school must make every year to reach the state’s SPS goal of 120 by the year 2014.
As a result, Louisiana’s five-year ACT (American College Test) composite score improvement trend outpaced the national trend. Since 2003, Louisiana’s average composite score has risen 0.5 points, while the national average has risen by 0.4 points. The average ACT scores for the state and the 14-parish region are 20.2, while the national average for the ACT is 21.1.
Student Enrollment
Public Schools
|
Geographic Area/School District |
Enrollment |
Spending |
Student/Teacher Ratios |
|
Elementary |
Secondary |
Total |
Instructional |
Total |
|
North Louisiana Region |
101689 |
35700 |
137389 |
$7,330 |
$13,695 |
15:1 |
|
Shreveport MSA |
50217 |
17976 |
68193 |
$7,483 |
$14,825 |
15:01 |
|
Monroe MSA |
23268 |
8136 |
31404 |
$6,344 |
$12,008 |
15:01 |
|
Bienville Parish |
1724 |
599 |
2323 |
$8,225 |
$15,063 |
13:1 |
|
Bossier Parish |
15503 |
5401 |
20904 |
$5,627 |
$10,492 |
16:1 |
|
Caddo Parish |
31025 |
11289 |
42314 |
$6,401 |
$12,006 |
15:1 |
|
Claiborne Parish |
1500 |
618 |
2118 |
$6,365 |
$12,106 |
12:1 |
|
DeSoto Parish |
3689 |
1286 |
4975 |
$10,420 |
$21,977 |
14:1 |
|
Jackson Parish |
1703 |
561 |
2264 |
$6,141 |
$11,134 |
15:1 |
|
Lincoln Parish |
4869 |
1841 |
6710 |
$5,922 |
$11,340 |
14:1 |
|
Monroe City |
6635 |
2272 |
8907 |
$6,526 |
$12,421 |
14:1 |
|
Morehouse Parish |
3485 |
1090 |
44432 |
$6,420 |
$11,329 |
15:1 |
|
Natchitoches Parish |
5266 |
1592 |
6858 |
$6,130 |
$10,077 |
16:1 |
|
Ouachita Parish |
14738 |
5144 |
19882 |
$5,481 |
$11,628 |
14:1 |
|
Red River Parish |
1140 |
387 |
1527 |
$10,054 |
$17,717 |
13:1 |
|
Sabine Parish |
3311 |
1012 |
4323 |
$6,158 |
$10,947 |
15:1 |
|
Union Parish |
1895 |
720 |
2615 |
$7,025 |
$11,974 |
15:1 |
|
Webster Parish |
5206 |
1888 |
7094 |
$5,723 |
$11,525 |
17:1 |
Private Schools
|
Private Schools |
Elementary |
Secondary |
|
# Schools |
Enrollment |
# Schools |
Enrollment |
|
North Louisiana Region |
31 |
5907 |
33 |
3307 |
|
Shreveport MSA |
16 |
3368 |
16 |
1072 |
|
Monroe MSA |
5 |
1079 |
4 |
0 |
|
Bienville Parish |
|
|
|
|
|
Bossier Parish |
1 |
59 |
1 |
41 |
|
Caddo Parish |
14 |
3180 |
14 |
979 |
|
Claiborne Parish |
2 |
216 |
2 |
108 |
|
DeSoto Parish |
1 |
129 |
1 |
52 |
|
Jackson Parish |
|
|
|
|
|
Lincoln Parish |
3 |
506 |
3 |
211 |
|
Monroe City |
1 |
|
|
|
|
Morehouse Parish |
1 |
123 |
4 |
420 |
|
Natchitoches Parish |
1 |
166 |
1 |
120 |
|
Ouachita Parish |
5 |
1079 |
4 |
1064 |
|
Red River Parish |
1 |
217 |
1 |
81 |
|
Sabine Parish |
|
|
|
|
|
Union Parish |
|
|
|
|
|
Webster Parish |
1 |
232 |
1 |
231 |
Standardized Testing
Louisiana Educational Assessment Program (LEAP)
|
8th Grade Standard Achievement Test |
% Satisfactory Scores |
|
Louisiana Educational Assessment Program (LEAP) |
English |
Math |
Science |
Social Studies |
|
North Louisiana Region |
100% |
88% |
88% |
91% |
|
Shreveport MSA |
95% |
82% |
84% |
88% |
|
Monroe MSA |
93% |
81% |
83% |
87% |
|
Bienville Parish |
91% |
83% |
78% |
87% |
|
Bossier Parish |
96% |
87% |
89% |
91% |
|
Caddo Parish |
93% |
81% |
84% |
85% |
|
Claiborne Parish |
94% |
87% |
77% |
73% |
|
DeSoto Parish |
96% |
79% |
80% |
87% |
|
Jackson Parish |
97% |
89% |
87% |
86% |
|
Lincoln Parish |
93% |
82% |
83% |
86% |
|
Monroe City |
89% |
74% |
71% |
78% |
|
Morehouse Parish |
96% |
83% |
86% |
88% |
|
Natchitoches Parish |
93% |
84% |
78% |
84% |
|
Ouachita Parish |
97% |
92% |
91% |
93% |
|
Red River Parish |
92% |
70% |
70% |
74% |
|
Sabine Parish |
95% |
86% |
88% |
87% |
|
Union Parish |
92% |
78% |
86% |
91% |
|
Webster Parish |
92% |
79% |
78% |
84% |
ACT & Graduate Exit Exam
|
Geographic Area/School District |
ACT |
% Passing Graduate Exit Exam 1st Attempt |
% Students Collegebound |
|
No. Taking Test |
Average Score |
English |
Math |
Science |
Social Studies |
|
North Louisiana Region |
5135 |
20.2 |
92% |
91% |
90% |
90% |
49.5% |
|
Shreveport MSA |
2577 |
19.4 |
82% |
79% |
82% |
80% |
50.4% |
|
Monroe MSA |
1225 |
18.8 |
85% |
83% |
84% |
83% |
44.9% |
|
Bienville Parish |
101 |
19.2 |
93% |
91% |
86% |
85% |
46.6% |
|
Bossier Parish |
847 |
20.2 |
84% |
85% |
87% |
85% |
52.9% |
|
Caddo Parish |
1534 |
19.8 |
80% |
74% |
77% |
78% |
52.7% |
|
Claiborne Parish |
86 |
18.0 |
79% |
79% |
77% |
77% |
40.0% |
|
DeSoto Parish |
196 |
18.1 |
83% |
79% |
81% |
78% |
45.7% |
|
Jackson Parish |
87 |
18.5 |
92% |
91% |
80% |
86% |
50.5% |
|
Lincoln Parish |
250 |
21.0 |
92% |
89% |
89% |
87% |
57.9% |
|
Monroe City |
335 |
18.3 |
92% |
86% |
79% |
82% |
50.5% |
|
Morehouse Parish |
150 |
17.9 |
85% |
81% |
81% |
85% |
42.2% |
|
Natchitoches Parish |
223 |
18.8 |
78% |
80% |
80% |
82% |
54.9% |
|
Ouachita Parish |
789 |
20.3 |
93% |
91% |
88% |
88% |
50.9% |
|
Red River Parish |
41 |
17.6 |
94% |
96% |
95% |
100% |
35.2% |
|
Sabine Parish |
165 |
19.1 |
90% |
94% |
90% |
90% |
37.9% |
|
Union Parish |
101 |
17.7 |
76% |
72% |
84% |
78% |
33.3% |
|
Webster Parish |
230 |
18.7 |
88% |
80% |
83% |
81% |
41.8% |
Sources: IES National Center for Education Statistics, Louisiana Department of Education