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What's the one class at Converse High School every student should take?
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Enrollment
490
Combined
DISTRICT 352 · STATE 527
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SABINE PARISH·NCES 220138001107
Converse High School
400 Wildcat Drive, Converse, LA 71419 · (318) 567-2673 · Sabine Parish
GRADES PK–12COMBINED43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL490 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 52.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
332 students
DISTRICT 71% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 20 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 38 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 26 | 5% |
| Grade 3 | 34 | 7% |
| Grade 4 | 30 | 6% |
| Grade 5 | 33 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 39 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 44 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 29 | 6% |
| Grade 9 | 36 | 7% |
| Grade 10 | 46 | 9% |
| Grade 11 | 33 | 7% |
| Grade 12 | 43 | 9% |
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
34.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -2.0pp since 2022
Math
28.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +3.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 2 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 3 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 34.0% | 28.0% |
| 2024-25 | 36.0% | 28.0% |
| 2023-24 | 33.0% | 24.0% |
| 2022-23 | 36.0% | 25.0% |
% 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
28.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.5%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 →
Where Converse High School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.3% | #36 of 55 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #35 of 55 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #43 of 55 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.5pp | #31 of 53 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 490 | #16 of 81 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #45 of 54 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.8% | #13 of 54 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.8% | #28 of 62 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.2% | #21 of 44 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
490
-53 (-10%) vs 2020
+15% since 1990-91, when it was 426
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 17.0:1
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 | 490 | 34.1 | 14.4:1 | 68% (332) |
| 2023-24 | 510 | 39.6 | 12.9:1 | 59% (301) |
| 2022-23 | 541 | 35.9 | 15.1:1 | 56% (305) |
| 2020-21 | 543 | 32 | 17.0:1 | 46% (249) |
| 2017-18 | 578 | 33.1 | 17.5:1 | 57% (328) |
| 2015-16 | 568 | 42 | 13.5:1 | 65% (371) |
| 2010-11 | 501 | 34 | 14.7:1 | 59% (295) |
| 2000-01 | 483 | 31 | 15.6:1 | 52% (251) |
| 1990-91 | 426 | 29 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Converse High School.
About Converse High School
Converse High School is a medium-sized combined-grade school in Converse, Louisiana, one of the schools in Sabine Parish. The school had 490 students in pre-K through 12 in 2024-25.
Sabine Parish is the district for Converse High School. It has 10 schools and 3,741 students.
A majority of students at Converse High School, 70%, are White. Next come 18% Native American, 8% multiracial, and 2% Black. County-wide, about 67% of residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at Converse High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 48%.
The school reported 34.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 14.4:1. The 52.1:1 average for combined schools in Louisiana is higher than this school's figure. Eligible students account for 68% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. Across public schools in Sabine Parish, the average is about the same, 70%.
Converse High School scores 28.3% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 35.5%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Sabine Parish, median household income is about $50,329, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 14% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 18%. Converse High School is one of 10 public schools in Sabine Parish, which together enroll about 3,741 students.
Of nearby public schools, Zwolle High School is the closest, at about 10.9 miles. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Converse High School ranks 7th on proficiency.
The school is in rural territory far from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Remote).
Converse High School had 543 students in 2020-21 and 490 in 2024-25, a 10% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 17.0:1 to 14.4:1.
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Sabine Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
21,977
Census ACS
Median income
$50,329
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
3,741 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sabine Parish
- Many Elementary SchoolElementary · 613 students
- Zwolle Elementary SchoolElementary · 415 students
- Negreet High SchoolCombined · 413 students
- Florien High SchoolCombined · 399 students
- Many Junior High SchoolMiddle · 361 students
- Many High SchoolHigh · 320 students
Nearby schools
- Zwolle High School10.9 mi · 270
- Zwolle Elementary School10.9 mi · 415
- Pleasant Hill High School11.0 mi · 228
- Ebarb School11.2 mi · 232
- Mansfield High School16.9 mi · 327
- Stanley High School17.5 mi · 405
Frequently asked questions
About Converse High SchoolHow many students attend Converse High School?
Converse High School enrolls approximately 490 students in grades PK-12.
What age range does Converse High School serve?
Converse High School serves students from grade PK through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Converse High School?
Approximately 14.4:1 students per teacher at Converse High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Converse High School?
At Converse High School, the student body is approximately 70% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Black, 8% Two or more.
Is Converse High School public or private?
Converse High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Sabine Parish.
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