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Avoyelles Parish School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Louisiana for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there are 4 public middle schools serving 2,271 students in Avoyelles Parish School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 6/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Louisiana.
Public Middle Schools in Avoyelles Parish School District have an average math proficiency score of 26% (versus the Louisiana public middle school average of 28%), and reading proficiency score of 33% (versus the 42% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 46% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Louisiana public middle school average of 60% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (LA)
# Schools
10 Schools
556 Schools
# Students
5,007 Students
294,044 Students
# Teachers
266 Teachers
20,453 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
19:1
19:1
District Rank
Avoyelles Parish School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 180 school districts in Louisiana (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 92% has increased from 79% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#78 out of 193 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
23%
32%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
32%
42%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
18%
27%
Graduation Rate
92%
83%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.58
0.65
# American Indian Students
40 Students
1,776 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
1%
# Asian Students
14 Students
4,325 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
2%
# Hispanic Students
35 Students
33,034 Students
% Hispanic Students
1%
11%
# Black Students
2,129 Students
124,688 Students
% Black Students
43%
43%
# White Students
2,473 Students
117,792 Students
% White Students
49%
40%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
229 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
315 Students
9,954 Students
% of Two or more races Students
6%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
215
5,841
# Students in K Grade:
384
13,152
# Students in 1st Grade:
404
13,796
# Students in 2nd Grade:
383
13,988
# Students in 3rd Grade:
381
13,772
# Students in 4th Grade:
332
14,108
# Students in 5th Grade:
335
16,682
# Students in 6th Grade:
302
41,407
# Students in 7th Grade:
364
51,352
# Students in 8th Grade:
392
52,100
# Students in 9th Grade:
415
16,437
# Students in 10th Grade:
437
15,044
# Students in 11th Grade:
353
13,542
# Students in 12th Grade:
310
12,823
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $14,296 in this school district is less than the state median of $15,176. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,174 is less than the state median of $14,514. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$72 MM
$10,755 MM
Spending
$71 MM
$10,286 MM
Revenue / Student
$14,296
$15,176
Spending / Student
$14,174
$14,514
Best Avoyelles Parish School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
La School For Ag Science
Vocational School
Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
5303 Highway 115
Bunkie, LA 71322
(318) 346-2762
Bunkie, LA 71322
(318) 346-2762
Grades: 7-12
| 388 students
Rank: #22.
Bunkie Magnet High School
Magnet School
(Math: 29% | Reading: 29%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
435 Evergreen Street
Bunkie, LA 71322
(318) 346-6216
Bunkie, LA 71322
(318) 346-6216
Grades: 7-12
| 699 students
Rank: #33.
Avoyelles High School
(Math: 17% | Reading: 26%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
287 Main Street
Moreauville, LA 71355
(318) 985-2361
Moreauville, LA 71355
(318) 985-2361
Grades: 7-12
| 525 students
Rank: #44.
Marksville High School
(Math: 16% | Reading: 27%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
407 West Bon Tempt Street
Marksville, LA 71351
(318) 253-9356
Marksville, LA 71351
(318) 253-9356
Grades: 7-12
| 659 students
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