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Enrollment
432
High
DISTRICT 431 · STATE 711
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EVANGELINE PARISH·NCES 220063000470
Basile High School
2835 2nd Street, Basile, LA 70515 · (337) 432-5012 · Evangeline Parish
GRADES 05–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL432 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 40% of Louisiana public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
14.0:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 18.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
254 students
DISTRICT 75% · 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 5 | 52 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 56 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 49 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 50 | 12% |
| Grade 9 | 57 | 13% |
| Grade 10 | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 11 | 57 | 13% |
| Grade 12 | 47 | 11% |
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
50.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +8.0pp since 2022
Math
22.0%
LA avg 34.2% . -2.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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 8 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 2 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 50.0% | 22.0% |
| 2024-25 | 43.0% | 21.0% |
| 2023-24 | 42.0% | 22.0% |
| 2022-23 | 42.0% | 24.0% |
% Mastery+, all students and all tested grades.
Source: LEAP 2025. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of LA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
28.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.0%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 42% typical for Louisiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Basile High School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basile High School this school | 432 | 58.8% | 28.8% |
| Kinder High School Kinder | 388 | 61.1% | N/A |
| Church Point High School Church Point | 504 | 61.3% | N/A |
| Caldwell Parish High School Columbia | 398 | 63.6% | N/A |
| Grant High School Dry Prong | 569 | 58.2% | N/A |
| Lakeside Junior-Senior High School Sibley | 546 | 54.2% | 33.0% |
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 Basile High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.8% | #34 of 65 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #42 of 69 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #18 of 70 ▲ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.0pp | #21 of 51 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 432 | #173 of 267 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #101 of 240 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.8% | #151 of 240 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.8% | #175 of 258 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.7% | #142 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
432
-50 (-10%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 472
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 22.9:1
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 | 432 | 30.9 | 14.0:1 | 59% (254) |
| 2023-24 | 448 | 30.4 | 14.7:1 | 55% (247) |
| 2022-23 | 441 | 24.3 | 18.2:1 | 55% (241) |
| 2020-21 | 482 | 21 | 22.9:1 | 31% (151) |
| 2017-18 | 444 | 23.7 | 18.8:1 | 66% (294) |
| 2015-16 | 440 | 32 | 13.8:1 | 66% (289) |
| 2010-11 | 403 | 27 | 14.9:1 | 66% (264) |
| 2000-01 | 458 | 27 | 17.0:1 | 59% (272) |
| 1990-91 | 472 | 33 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Basile High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (444 to 432); teachers up 30% (23.7 to 30.9).
About Basile High School
Basile High School is a low-enrollment high school in Evangeline Parish, located in Basile, Louisiana. It has an enrollment of 432 students in grades 5 through 12. On average, high schools in Louisiana enroll around 711, and this school is 39% below that mark.
Evangeline Parish has 5,326 students in 13 schools, and Basile High School is one of those schools.
The share of White students at Basile High School is 74%, a majority. Smaller groups are 16% Black, 6% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Evangeline Parish is roughly 65% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 42%.
On staff are 30.9 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.0:1. High schools in Louisiana have an average ratio of 18.0:1. About 59% of students at Basile High School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Evangeline Parish report 72%.
On the allk12 Grade, Basile High School lands at C+, ahead of 40% of Louisiana public high schools.
Basile High School falls short of its prediction by 13.2 points. The model expects 42.0% for a school with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Louisiana; the school's rate is 28.8%.
The county, Evangeline Parish, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $41,915 a year, 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 19% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Basile High School, Evangeline Parish has 13 public schools.
Basile High School's nearest public school is W. W. Stewart Elementary School (about 0.7 miles). In all, 4 other public schools sit within ten miles of Basile High School. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Basile High School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 10% drop, from 482 to 432. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 22.9:1 in 2020-21 to 14.0:1 in 2024-25.
This page is set up for the Basile High School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Evangeline Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
32,060
Census ACS
Median income
$41,915
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
19%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
5,326 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Evangeline Parish
- Pine Prairie High SchoolCombined · 757 students
- Bayou Chicot Elementary SchoolElementary · 661 students
- Mamou High SchoolHigh · 443 students
- James Stephens Montessori SchoolElementary · 421 students
- Ville Platte High SchoolHigh · 419 students
- Mamou Elementary SchoolElementary · 392 students
Nearby schools
- W. W. Stewart Elementary School0.7 mi · 283
- Elton High School5.7 mi · 245
- Elton Elementary School6.4 mi · 221
- Eunice High School9.3 mi · 606
- Eunice Elementary School10.3 mi · 188
- Glendale Elementary School10.3 mi · 259
Frequently asked questions
About Basile High SchoolHow many students attend Basile High School?
Basile High School enrolls approximately 432 students in grades 05-12.
What age range does Basile High School serve?
Basile High School serves students from grade 05 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Basile High School?
Approximately 14.0:1 students per teacher at Basile High School.
How diverse is Basile High School?
Basile High School reports a student body of 74% White, 6% Hispanic, 16% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Basile High School public or private?
Basile High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Evangeline Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.