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What's the most underrated thing about Delhi Charter School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
618
Combined
STATE 527
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DELHI CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 220003801539
Delhi Charter School
6940 Hwy 17, Delhi, LA 71232 · (318) 878-0433 · Richland Parish
GRADES KG–12COMBINED43-RURALCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL618 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 20% of Louisiana public K-12 schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
15.9:1
39 FTE teachers
STATE 52.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
478 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 | 40 | 6% |
| Grade 1 | 36 | 6% |
| Grade 2 | 38 | 6% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 7% |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 44 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 49 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 48 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 50 | 8% |
| Grade 9 | 52 | 8% |
| Grade 10 | 59 | 10% |
| Grade 11 | 62 | 10% |
| Grade 12 | 49 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (40) is 20% smaller than its 8th grade class (50).
Student demographics
57%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
28.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -7.0pp since 2022
Math
15.0%
LA avg 34.2% . -6.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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 7 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 6 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 28.0% | 15.0% |
| 2024-25 | 33.0% | 22.0% |
| 2023-24 | 31.0% | 17.0% |
| 2022-23 | 35.0% | 21.0% |
% 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
22.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.6%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% 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 →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
618
-170 (-22%) vs 2020
-1% since 2010-11, when it was 625
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 18.8:1
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 | 618 | 38.8 | 15.9:1 | 77% (478) |
| 2023-24 | 653 | 40.2 | 16.3:1 | 55% (360) |
| 2022-23 | 673 | 37.6 | 17.9:1 | 63% (425) |
| 2020-21 | 788 | 42 | 18.8:1 | 70% (553) |
| 2017-18 | 887 | 42.1 | 21.1:1 | 67% (592) |
| 2015-16 | 854 | N/A | N/A | 54% (458) |
| 2010-11 | 625 | 36 | 17.4:1 | 50% (314) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Delhi Charter School.
Since 2017-18: students down 30% (887 to 618); teachers down 8% (42.1 to 38.8).
About Delhi Charter School
Families in Delhi, Louisiana, are served by Delhi Charter School, a medium-sized combined-grade school. It educates 618 students in kindergarten through 12.
The school serves as its own district in federal records.
Enrollment at Delhi Charter School is mixed, with Black students the largest group at 48%. The school is also 44% White, 5% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. That is higher than the 36% Black share among all Richland Parish residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Delhi Charter School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 57%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.9:1 at Delhi Charter School, with 38.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among combined schools in Louisiana, the typical ratio is 52.1:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 77% of enrollment. Across public schools in Richland Parish, the average is about the same, 76%.
Delhi Charter School is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 20% of Louisiana public K-12 schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 28.6% at Delhi Charter School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 22.0%.
Among Richland Parish residents, median household income is about $53,544, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 19% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 12 public schools in Richland Parish, with a combined enrollment of about 3,312.
The closest public school, Delhi Elementary School, is about 2.5 miles from Delhi Charter School. Within five miles are 3 other public schools. On average proficiency, Delhi Charter School is 2nd of 7 nearby schools with test data.
For locale, NCES codes Delhi Charter School as Rural: Remote. As a charter school, Delhi Charter School is publicly funded and operates under a charter.
Federal counts put enrollment at 788 in 2020-21 and 618 in 2024-25, a 22% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 18.8:1 to 15.9:1.
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Richland Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
19,822
Census ACS
Median income
$53,544
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
19%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
3,312 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Delhi
- Delhi Elementary SchoolElementary · 167 students
- Delhi High SchoolHigh · 139 students
- Delhi Middle SchoolMiddle · 91 students
Nearby schools
- Delhi Elementary School2.5 mi · 167
- Delhi High School2.6 mi · 139
- Delhi Middle School2.6 mi · 91
- Holly Ridge Elementary School8.1 mi · 232
- Crowville School14.0 mi · 409
- Rayville High School14.8 mi · 341
Frequently asked questions
About Delhi Charter SchoolHow many students attend Delhi Charter School?
Delhi Charter School enrolls approximately 618 students in grades KG-12.
What age range does Delhi Charter School serve?
Delhi Charter School serves students from grade KG through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Delhi Charter School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Delhi Charter School is approximately 15.9:1 (39 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Delhi Charter School?
Delhi Charter School reports a student body of 44% White, 5% Hispanic, 48% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Delhi Charter School public or private?
Delhi Charter School is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Delhi Charter School.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.