Enrollment
232
Combined
DISTRICT 352 · STATE 527
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SABINE PARISH·NCES 220138001108
Ebarb School
5340 Hwy. 482, Noble, LA 71462 · (318) 645-9402 · Sabine Parish
GRADES PK–12COMBINED43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL232 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 73% of Louisiana public K-12 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.
- B-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 K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 52.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
159 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 70%
Community
0
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 | 10 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 13 | 6% |
| Grade 1 | 14 | 6% |
| Grade 2 | 15 | 6% |
| Grade 3 | 16 | 7% |
| Grade 4 | 11 | 5% |
| Grade 5 | 19 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 18 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 15 | 6% |
| Grade 8 | 19 | 8% |
| Grade 9 | 14 | 6% |
| Grade 10 | 25 | 11% |
| Grade 11 | 15 | 6% |
| Grade 12 | 28 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (13) is 32% smaller than its 8th grade class (19).
Student demographics
51%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
47.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -1.0pp since 2022
Math
39.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +4.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 1 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 4 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 47.0% | 39.0% |
| 2024-25 | 46.0% | 46.0% |
| 2023-24 | 42.0% | 39.0% |
| 2022-23 | 48.0% | 35.0% |
% 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
37.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.0%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Ebarb School
Ebarb School's state test result (37.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ebarb School this school | 232 | 68.5% | 37.7% |
| Summerfield High School Summerfield | 258 | 66.3% | 16.3% |
| Converse High School Converse | 490 | 67.8% | 28.3% |
| Mt. Hermon School Mt. Hermon | 373 | 71.8% | 18.5% |
| Calvin High School Calvin | 289 | 61.6% | 34.0% |
| Harrisonburg High School Harrisonburg | 318 | 67.3% | 35.2% |
Matched among Louisiana K-12 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 Ebarb School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.7% | #15 of 55 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #14 of 55 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #19 of 55 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.5pp | #29 of 53 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 232 | #51 of 81 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #27 of 54 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.8% | #10 of 54 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.5% | #27 of 62 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.3% | #7 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. 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
232
-26 (-10%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 277
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 18.4:1
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 | 232 | 19.5 | 11.9:1 | 69% (159) |
| 2023-24 | 246 | 21 | 11.7:1 | 61% (151) |
| 2022-23 | 254 | 17.4 | 14.6:1 | 70% (179) |
| 2020-21 | 258 | 14 | 18.4:1 | 67% (172) |
| 2017-18 | 315 | 17 | 18.5:1 | 79% (250) |
| 2015-16 | 303 | 19 | 15.9:1 | 80% (242) |
| 2010-11 | 314 | 27 | 11.6:1 | 77% (241) |
| 2000-01 | 358 | 24 | 14.9:1 | 68% (245) |
| 1990-91 | 277 | 19 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ebarb School.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (315 to 232); teachers up 14% (17 to 19.5).
About Ebarb School
Ebarb School operates as a small school serving multiple grade levels in Noble, Louisiana. In all, 232 students attend the school in pre-K through 12. It has 56% fewer students than the average for combined schools in Louisiana (about 527).
Sabine Parish is made up of 10 schools with 3,741 students in all.
Native American students are 66% of those enrolled at Ebarb School. Other reported shares: 22% White and 13% multiracial. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 51%.
Its staff includes 19.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 11.9 students per teacher. The average for combined schools in Louisiana, 52.1:1, is higher. Ebarb School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 69%. That is in line with the 70% average for public schools in Sabine Parish.
Ebarb School earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 73% of Louisiana public K-12 schools.
Ebarb School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Louisiana schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 37.7% and a predicted 35.0%.
In the surrounding county, Sabine Parish, the median household earns about $50,329 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 14%, and about 18% of people live in poverty. Counting Ebarb School, Sabine Parish has 10 public schools.
Zwolle High School is the nearest public school to Ebarb School, about 6.2 miles away. Other public schools within ten miles number 2. The school's 37.7% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 8 nearby schools.
NCES assigns Ebarb School the locale Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.
Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 26 students, from 258 to 232. Students per teacher dropped from 18.4 in 2020-21 to 11.9 in 2024-25.
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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
- Converse High SchoolCombined · 490 students
- Zwolle Elementary SchoolElementary · 415 students
- Negreet High SchoolCombined · 413 students
- Florien High SchoolCombined · 399 students
- Many Junior High SchoolMiddle · 361 students
Nearby schools
- Zwolle High School6.2 mi · 270
- Zwolle Elementary School6.3 mi · 415
- Converse High School11.2 mi · 490
- Negreet High School15.2 mi · 413
- Many Elementary School17.8 mi · 613
- Many High School17.9 mi · 320
Frequently asked questions
About Ebarb SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Ebarb School?
Ebarb School enrolls approximately 232 students in grades PK-12.
What grades does Ebarb School serve?
Ebarb School serves grades PK-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ebarb School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ebarb School is approximately 11.9:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Ebarb School?
Student demographics at Ebarb School are roughly 22% White, 13% Two or more.
What district is Ebarb School in?
Ebarb School is part of Sabine Parish.
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