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Enrollment
643
High
DISTRICT 1,116 · STATE 711
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LIVINGSTON PARISH·NCES 220102000761
Doyle High School
20480 Circle Drive, Livingston, LA 70754 · (225) 686-2318 · Livingston Parish
GRADES 06–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL643 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 73% 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.
- 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.
- C+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
15.3:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 18.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
400 students
DISTRICT 74% · 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 6 | 97 | 15% |
| Grade 7 | 96 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 78 | 12% |
| Grade 9 | 111 | 17% |
| Grade 10 | 93 | 14% |
| Grade 11 | 78 | 12% |
| Grade 12 | 90 | 14% |
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
55.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +3.0pp since 2022
Math
33.0%
LA avg 34.2% . -1.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 3 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 1 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 55.0% | 33.0% |
| 2024-25 | 48.0% | 31.0% |
| 2023-24 | 54.0% | 39.0% |
| 2022-23 | 52.0% | 34.0% |
% 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
39.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.5%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Doyle High School
Doyle High School's state test result (39.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doyle High School this school | 643 | 62.2% | 39.8% |
| Rosepine High School Rosepine | 572 | 65.0% | 47.7% |
| French Settlement High School French Settlement | 450 | 59.6% | 51.3% |
| Grant High School Dry Prong | 569 | 58.2% | N/A |
| Pine School Franklinton | 738 | 58.7% | 35.3% |
| Buckeye High School Deville | 915 | 59.2% | 48.8% |
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 Doyle High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Livingston Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.8% | #17 of 65 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #29 of 69 ▼ 1 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #10 of 70 ▲ 9 | N/A |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.0pp | #32 of 51 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 643 | #120 of 267 | #4 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #153 of 240 | #3 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.4% | #204 of 240 | #6 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.2% | #155 of 258 | #5 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.7% | #143 of 156 | N/A |
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
643
-63 (-9%) vs 2020
+90% since 1990-91, when it was 339
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 23.5:1
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 | 643 | 42 | 15.3:1 | 62% (400) |
| 2023-24 | 689 | 42.9 | 16.1:1 | 53% (367) |
| 2022-23 | 688 | 33.2 | 20.7:1 | 57% (395) |
| 2020-21 | 706 | 30 | 23.5:1 | 33% (234) |
| 2017-18 | 661 | 30.5 | 21.6:1 | 17% (112) |
| 2015-16 | 658 | 47 | 14.0:1 | 39% (258) |
| 2010-11 | 510 | 33 | 15.4:1 | 41% (211) |
| 2000-01 | 432 | 25 | 17.3:1 | 31% (132) |
| 1990-91 | 339 | 25 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Doyle High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (661 to 643); teachers up 37% (30.5 to 42).
About Doyle High School
Among the schools in Livingston, Louisiana, is Doyle High School, a mid-sized high school. The school has 643 students in 2024-25 across grades 6 through 12.
The Livingston Parish system has 43 schools and 27,209 students.
White students are 90% of those enrolled at Doyle High School. Next come 4% Hispanic, 3% Black, and 2% multiracial. That compares with about 81% White among all Livingston Parish residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 18%.
A staff of 42 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 15.3:1. Across high schools in Louisiana, the average ratio is 18.0:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 62%. Compared with the 73% average for public schools in Livingston Parish, the school's rate is lower.
Doyle High School holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 73% of Louisiana public high schools.
Doyle High School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 39.8%, compared with a predicted 39.5%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Louisiana schools on BeatsExpectations.
Livingston Parish is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $80,122, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Livingston Parish's 44 public schools enroll about 27,209 students and include Doyle High School.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Doyle Elementary School, is about 0.8 miles. Other public schools within five miles: 2. Ranked by average proficiency, Doyle High School places 6th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
Its location is classified as Rural: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment decreased 9% over 4 years, reaching 643 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 23.5:1 to 15.3:1.
Doyle High School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
Livingston Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
148,115
Census ACS
Median income
$80,122
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
44
27,209 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Livingston Parish
- Denham Springs High SchoolHigh · 2,385 students
- Walker High SchoolHigh · 2,006 students
- Live Oak High SchoolHigh · 1,392 students
- Denham Springs Junior High SchoolMiddle · 811 students
- Denham Springs Freshman High SchoolCombined · 710 students
- Levi Milton Elementary SchoolElementary · 702 students
Other schools in Livingston
- Doyle Elementary SchoolElementary · 580 students
- Frost SchoolElementary · 314 students
Nearby schools
- Doyle Elementary School0.8 mi · 580
- Holden High School4.5 mi · 651
- North Corbin Elementary School5.8 mi · 627
- North Corbin Junior High School5.8 mi · 624
- Walker Junior High7.1 mi · 508
- South Walker Elementary School7.2 mi · 518
Frequently asked questions
About Doyle High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Doyle High School?
Doyle High School enrolls approximately 643 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does Doyle High School serve?
Doyle High School serves grades 06-12.
How many students per teacher at Doyle High School?
Approximately 15.3:1 students per teacher at Doyle High School.
What is the student diversity at Doyle High School?
Student demographics at Doyle High School are roughly 90% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Doyle High School in?
Doyle High School is part of Livingston Parish.
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