For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 157 students in Tensas Parish School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Louisiana.
Public Middle School in Tensas Parish School District have an average math proficiency score of 5% (versus the Louisiana public middle school average of 28%), and reading proficiency score of 17% (versus the 42% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 90% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Louisiana public middle school average of 60% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (LA)
# Schools
2 Schools
556 Schools
# Students
341 Students
294,044 Students
# Teachers
27 Teachers
20,453 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
Tensas Parish School District, which is ranked within the bottom 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 80-89% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#157 out of 193 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
6-9%
32%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
15-19%
42%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
6-9%
27%
Graduation Rate
80-89%
83%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.28
0.65
# American Indian Students
n/a
1,776 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
n/a
4,325 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
2%
# Hispanic Students
6 Students
33,034 Students
% Hispanic Students
2%
11%
# Black Students
286 Students
124,688 Students
% Black Students
84%
43%
# White Students
40 Students
117,792 Students
% White Students
12%
40%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
229 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
9 Students
9,954 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
14
5,841
# Students in K Grade:
27
13,152
# Students in 1st Grade:
29
13,796
# Students in 2nd Grade:
27
13,988
# Students in 3rd Grade:
25
13,772
# Students in 4th Grade:
34
14,108
# Students in 5th Grade:
28
16,682
# Students in 6th Grade:
28
41,407
# Students in 7th Grade:
19
51,352
# Students in 8th Grade:
31
52,100
# Students in 9th Grade:
20
16,437
# Students in 10th Grade:
21
15,044
# Students in 11th Grade:
20
13,542
# Students in 12th Grade:
18
12,823
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $23,848 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 $23,235 is higher than the state median of $14,514. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$8 MM
$10,755 MM
Spending
$8 MM
$10,286 MM
Revenue / Student
$23,848
$15,176
Spending / Student
$23,235
$14,514
Best Tensas Parish School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Tensas High School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: 15-19%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
720 Plank Road
Saint Joseph, LA 71366
(318) 766-3585
Saint Joseph, LA 71366
(318) 766-3585
Grades: 6-12
| 157 students
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