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Enrollment
465
High
DISTRICT 547 · STATE 711
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AVOYELLES PARISH·NCES 220015000075
Avoyelles High School
287 Main Street, Moreauville, LA 71355 · (318) 985-2361 · Avoyelles Parish
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL465 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 26% of Louisiana public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Louisiana public high schools
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.4:1 · STATE 18.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
358 students
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 70%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 67 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 75 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 90 | 19% |
| Grade 10 | 82 | 18% |
| Grade 11 | 60 | 13% |
| Grade 12 | 91 | 20% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
31.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +6.0pp since 2022
Math
14.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +2.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 2 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 31.0% | 14.0% |
| 2024-25 | 30.0% | 12.0% |
| 2023-24 | 30.0% | 13.0% |
| 2022-23 | 25.0% | 12.0% |
% Mastery+, all students and all tested grades.
Source: LEAP 2025. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
19.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.9%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% typical for Louisiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Louisiana's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Avoyelles High School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avoyelles High School this school | 465 | 77.0% | 19.3% |
| Marksville High School Marksville | 640 | 78.6% | 13.8% |
| Patterson High School Patterson | 439 | 77.7% | N/A |
| Louisiana Rebirth Blended Learning Academy Baton Rouge | 444 | 75.7% | N/A |
| Breaux Bridge High School Breaux Bridge | 690 | 79.9% | N/A |
| Crowley High School Crowley | 495 | 75.2% | N/A |
Matched among Louisiana high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Avoyelles High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.3% | #49 of 65 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.0% | #53 of 69 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #45 of 70 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.0pp | #17 of 51 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 465 | #165 of 267 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #184 of 240 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.7% | #69 of 240 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.0% | #92 of 258 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.2% | #23 of 156 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
465
-72 (-13%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 522
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 26.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 465 | 26.8 | 17.3:1 | 77% (358) |
| 2023-24 | 525 | 29.3 | 17.9:1 | 59% (310) |
| 2022-23 | 536 | 30 | 17.9:1 | 53% (283) |
| 2020-21 | 537 | 20 | 26.9:1 | 56% (299) |
| 2017-18 | 657 | 31 | 21.2:1 | 62% (410) |
| 2015-16 | 690 | 35 | 19.7:1 | 37% (252) |
| 2010-11 | 751 | 40 | 18.8:1 | 73% (549) |
| 2000-01 | 603 | 29 | 20.8:1 | 57% (344) |
| 1990-91 | 522 | 32 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Avoyelles High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (657 to 465); teachers down 13% (31 to 26.8).
About Avoyelles High School
Avoyelles High School is a high school in Moreauville, Louisiana, and it is part of Avoyelles Parish. The school reports 465 students in grades 7 through 12. The school's enrollment is 35% smaller than the 711 average for high schools in Louisiana.
Avoyelles Parish includes 10 schools. Together they enroll 4,794 students.
Federal enrollment data show White students as the largest group at Avoyelles High School, at 47%. The school is also 46% Black and 6% multiracial. The White share of the county population is higher, at 63%. Pick two students at random and there is a 57% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.3:1 at Avoyelles High School, with 26.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, high schools in Louisiana average 18.0:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 77% of enrollment.
allk12 grades Avoyelles High School a C. The grade compares the school only with Louisiana public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
A school with Avoyelles High School's lunch-eligibility share in Louisiana is predicted to score 28.9%. Avoyelles High School scores 19.3%, 9.6 points below that line.
Avoyelles Parish has these Census figures: the median household income is $39,325, about 12% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 23% of residents are in poverty. In all, Avoyelles Parish has 13 public schools and roughly 5,726 students.
Plaucheville Elementary School is the closest public school, about 4.7 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within ten miles number 6. Avoyelles High School comes in 6th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Avoyelles High School as Rural: Distant.
Enrollment at Avoyelles High School dropped 13% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 537 to 465 students. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 26.9:1; by 2024-25 it was 17.3:1.
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Avoyelles Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
38,905
Census ACS
Median income
$39,325
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
12%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
23%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
5,726 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Avoyelles Parish
- Bunkie Magnet High SchoolHigh · 669 students
- Marksville High SchoolHigh · 640 students
- Marksville Elementary SchoolElementary · 625 students
- Plaucheville Elementary SchoolElementary · 582 students
- Lafargue Elementary SchoolElementary · 581 students
- LA School for Ag ScienceHigh · 412 students
Nearby schools
- Plaucheville Elementary School4.7 mi · 582
- Red River Charter Academy5.2 mi · 141
- Avoyelles Public Charter School5.6 mi · 735
- Cottonport Elementary6.0 mi · 255
- Marksville High School8.7 mi · 640
- Marksville Elementary School8.7 mi · 625
Frequently asked questions
About Avoyelles High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Avoyelles High School?
Avoyelles High School enrolls approximately 465 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does Avoyelles High School serve?
Avoyelles High School serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Avoyelles High School have?
Avoyelles High School employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.3:1.
How diverse is Avoyelles High School?
Avoyelles High School reports a student body of 47% White, 1% Hispanic, 46% Black, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Avoyelles High School?
Avoyelles High School is overseen by Avoyelles Parish in Avoyelles Parish.
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