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Webster 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 2024-25 school year, there are 4 public middle schools serving 1,897 students in Webster 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 Webster Parish School District have an average math proficiency score of 19% (versus the Louisiana public middle school average of 28%), and reading proficiency score of 37% (versus the 42% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 41% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Louisiana public middle school average of 59% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (LA)
# Schools
14 Schools
558 Schools
# Students
5,549 Students
296,901 Students
# Teachers
274 Teachers
17,377 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
20:1
20:1
District Rank
Webster Parish School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 187 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 88% has increased from 77% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#86 out of 193 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
21%
32%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
31%
42%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
17%
27%
Graduation Rate
88%
83%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.57
0.64
# American Indian Students
10 Students
1,803 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
33 Students
4,185 Students
% Asian Students
1%
1%
# Hispanic Students
185 Students
30,744 Students
% Hispanic Students
3%
11%
# Black Students
2,284 Students
126,123 Students
% Black Students
41%
43%
# White Students
2,838 Students
121,866 Students
% White Students
51%
41%
# Hawaiian Students
3 Students
234 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
196 Students
9,700 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
193
5,663
# Students in K Grade:
377
12,777
# Students in 1st Grade:
398
13,659
# Students in 2nd Grade:
431
13,110
# Students in 3rd Grade:
354
13,142
# Students in 4th Grade:
369
13,539
# Students in 5th Grade:
400
16,142
# Students in 6th Grade:
430
41,544
# Students in 7th Grade:
392
52,903
# Students in 8th Grade:
416
54,799
# Students in 9th Grade:
491
17,239
# Students in 10th Grade:
480
15,828
# Students in 11th Grade:
415
13,257
# Students in 12th Grade:
403
13,299
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $14,733 in this school district is less than the state median of $14,974. The school district revenue/student has grown by 16% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,617 is higher than the state median of $14,320. The school district spending/student has grown by 24% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$82 MM
$10,755 MM
Spending
$81 MM
$10,286 MM
Revenue / Student
$14,733
$14,974
Spending / Student
$14,617
$14,320
Best Webster Parish School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Lakeside Junior-senior High School
Magnet School
(Math: 23% | Reading: 50%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
9090 Hwy 371
Sibley, LA 71073
(318) 377-2133
Sibley, LA 71073
(318) 377-2133
Grades: 6-12
| 557 students
Rank: #22.
North Webster Junior High School
Magnet School
(Math: 17% | Reading: 38%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
6041 Hwy 2
Sarepta, LA 71071
(318) 847-4301
Sarepta, LA 71071
(318) 847-4301
Grades: 6-8
| 367 students
Rank: #33.
Webster Junior High School
Magnet School
(Math: 19% | Reading: 30%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
700 East Union
Minden, LA 71055
(318) 377-3847
Minden, LA 71055
(318) 377-3847
Grades: 6-8
| 519 students
Rank: #44.
Doyline High School
Magnet School
(Math: 15% | Reading: 32%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
376 College St
Doyline, LA 71023
(318) 745-3673
Doyline, LA 71023
(318) 745-3673
Grades: PK-12
| 454 students
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