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Concordia Parish School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Louisiana for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there are 6 public middle schools serving 1,757 students in Concordia Parish School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Louisiana.
Public Middle Schools in Concordia Parish School District have an average math proficiency score of 20% (versus the Louisiana public middle school average of 28%), and reading proficiency score of 30% (versus the 42% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 49% 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
3,136 Students
294,044 Students
# Teachers
263 Teachers
20,453 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
Concordia 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 83% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#85 out of 193 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
23%
32%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
29%
42%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
18%
27%
Graduation Rate
83%
83%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.58
0.65
# American Indian Students
2 Students
1,776 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
32 Students
4,325 Students
% Asian Students
1%
2%
# Hispanic Students
129 Students
33,034 Students
% Hispanic Students
4%
11%
# Black Students
1,456 Students
124,688 Students
% Black Students
47%
43%
# White Students
1,447 Students
117,792 Students
% White Students
46%
40%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
229 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
69 Students
9,954 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
171
5,841
# Students in K Grade:
255
13,152
# Students in 1st Grade:
239
13,796
# Students in 2nd Grade:
234
13,988
# Students in 3rd Grade:
222
13,772
# Students in 4th Grade:
217
14,108
# Students in 5th Grade:
237
16,682
# Students in 6th Grade:
235
41,407
# Students in 7th Grade:
228
51,352
# Students in 8th Grade:
211
52,100
# Students in 9th Grade:
239
16,437
# Students in 10th Grade:
253
15,044
# Students in 11th Grade:
199
13,542
# Students in 12th Grade:
196
12,823
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $15,352 is higher 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 $15,129 is higher than the state median of $14,514. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$48 MM
$10,755 MM
Spending
$47 MM
$10,286 MM
Revenue / Student
$15,352
$15,176
Spending / Student
$15,129
$14,514
Best Concordia Parish School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Monterey High School
(Math: 46% | Reading: 48%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
5920 Highway 129
Monterey, LA 71354
(318) 386-2214
Monterey, LA 71354
(318) 386-2214
Grades: PK-12
| 407 students
Rank: #22.
Vidalia High School
(Math: 25-29% | Reading: 35-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
2201 Murray Drive
Vidalia, LA 71373
(318) 336-6231
Vidalia, LA 71373
(318) 336-6231
Grades: 8-12
| 424 students
Rank: #33.
Vidalia Junior High School
(Math: 15% | Reading: 31%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
210 Gillespie Street
Vidalia, LA 71373
(318) 336-6227
Vidalia, LA 71373
(318) 336-6227
Grades: 6-8
| 324 students
Rank: #44.
Concordia Education Center
Alternative School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: ≤20%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
160 Kindergarten Road
Ferriday, LA 71334
(318) 757-3941
Ferriday, LA 71334
(318) 757-3941
Grades: 3-12
| 42 students
Rank: #55.
Ferriday High School
(Math: 10-14% | Reading: 10-14%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
801 E. E. Wallace Boulevard
Ferriday, LA 71334
(318) 757-8626
Ferriday, LA 71334
(318) 757-8626
Grades: 8-12
| 310 students
Rank: #66.
Ferriday Junior High School
(Math: 5% | Reading: 16%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
201 Martin Luther King
Ferriday, LA 71334
(318) 757-8695
Ferriday, LA 71334
(318) 757-8695
Grades: 6-8
| 250 students
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