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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Avoyelles Public Charter School administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
735
Combined
STATE 527
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AVOYELLES PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 220003501494
Avoyelles Public Charter School
201 Longfellow Rd, Mansura, LA 71350 · (318) 240-8285 · Avoyelles Parish
GRADES KG–12COMBINED41-RURALCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL735 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 85% of Louisiana public K-12 schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-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 K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
41 FTE teachers
STATE 52.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
400 students
STATE 70%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 56 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 7% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 53 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 54 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 56 | 8% |
| Grade 9 | 74 | 10% |
| Grade 10 | 63 | 9% |
| Grade 11 | 47 | 6% |
| Grade 12 | 60 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (56).
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
54.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -8.0pp since 2022
Math
43.0%
LA avg 34.2% . -18.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores are down about 8 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 18 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 54.0% | 43.0% |
| 2024-25 | 55.0% | 51.0% |
| 2023-24 | 62.0% | 54.0% |
| 2022-23 | 62.0% | 61.0% |
% 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
51.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.2%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
735
+66 (+10%) vs 2020
+205% since 2000-01, when it was 241
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 19.7:1
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 | 735 | 41.2 | 17.8:1 | 54% (400) |
| 2023-24 | 715 | 43.2 | 16.5:1 | 57% (406) |
| 2022-23 | 709 | 36 | 19.7:1 | 58% (413) |
| 2020-21 | 669 | 34 | 19.7:1 | 53% (352) |
| 2017-18 | 741 | 37 | 20.0:1 | 52% (382) |
| 2015-16 | 734 | 48 | 15.3:1 | 49% (359) |
| 2010-11 | 691 | 38 | 18.2:1 | 51% (354) |
| 2000-01 | 241 | 13 | 18.5:1 | 61% (147) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Avoyelles Public Charter School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (741 to 735); teachers up 11% (37 to 41.2).
About Avoyelles Public Charter School
The public combined-grade school Avoyelles Public Charter School is located in Mansura, Louisiana. Students in kindergarten through 12 attend the school, which enrolls 735 students. An average school in this group (combined schools in Louisiana) has about 527 students.
In federal data, the district for Avoyelles Public Charter School is the school itself.
Roughly 63% of students at Avoyelles Public Charter School are White. The rest of enrollment is 26% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Native American, and 3% Hispanic. That is close to the 63% White share among all Avoyelles Parish residents. Avoyelles Public Charter School's diversity index is 53%, against a US figure of 70%.
Avoyelles Public Charter School's 41.2 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 17.8:1. On average, combined schools in Louisiana have 52.1:1, compared with 17.8:1 here. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 54%. The gap from the 73% average for public schools in Avoyelles Parish is 19 points.
Avoyelles Public Charter School is graded A by allk12, scoring above 85% of Louisiana public K-12 schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Avoyelles Public Charter School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 51.3% is 6.2 points above the 45.2% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Avoyelles Parish show that the median household income is $39,325, about 12% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 23%. Besides Avoyelles Public Charter School, Avoyelles Parish has 12 other public schools.
Red River Charter Academy is the closest public school, about 1.3 miles away in a straight line. In all, 3 other public schools sit within five miles of Avoyelles Public Charter School. Avoyelles Public Charter School places 1st of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Avoyelles Public Charter School is coded as Rural: Fringe in federal locale data. Avoyelles Public Charter School is a public charter school.
Avoyelles Public Charter School's enrollment climbed from 669 in 2020-21 to 735 in 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 17.8:1, from 19.7:1.
Community posts for Avoyelles Public Charter School can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
Nearby schools
- Red River Charter Academy1.3 mi · 141
- Marksville High School3.5 mi · 640
- Marksville Elementary School3.5 mi · 625
- Avoyelles High School5.6 mi · 465
- Cottonport Elementary6.8 mi · 255
- LA School for Ag Science7.5 mi · 412
Frequently asked questions
About Avoyelles Public Charter SchoolHow large is Avoyelles Public Charter School?
Avoyelles Public Charter School enrolls approximately 735 students in grades KG-12.
What age range does Avoyelles Public Charter School serve?
Avoyelles Public Charter School serves students from grade KG through grade 12.
How many teachers does Avoyelles Public Charter School have?
Avoyelles Public Charter School employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Avoyelles Public Charter School?
Student demographics at Avoyelles Public Charter School are roughly 63% White, 3% Hispanic, 26% Black, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Avoyelles Public Charter School in?
Avoyelles Public Charter School is part of Avoyelles Public Charter School.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.