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What's one thing Elizabeth High School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
337
Combined
DISTRICT 337 · STATE 527
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALLEN PARISH·NCES 220006000024
Elizabeth High School
440 Live Oak Street, Elizabeth, LA 70638 · (318) 215-6051 · Allen Parish
GRADES PK–12COMBINED42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL337 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 59% of Louisiana public K-12 schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.3:1 · STATE 52.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
212 students
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 70%
Community
1
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 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 25 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 23 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 30 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 19 | 6% |
| Grade 4 | 20 | 6% |
| Grade 5 | 13 | 4% |
| Grade 6 | 29 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 24 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 23 | 7% |
| Grade 9 | 35 | 10% |
| Grade 10 | 24 | 7% |
| Grade 11 | 19 | 6% |
| Grade 12 | 33 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (25) is 9% larger than its 8th grade class (23).
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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
40.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +1.0pp since 2022
Math
34.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +4.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 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 | 40.0% | 34.0% |
| 2024-25 | 34.0% | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | 55.0% | 34.0% |
| 2022-23 | 39.0% | 30.0% |
% 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
34.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.0%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Elizabeth High School
Elizabeth High School's state test result (34.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth High School this school | 337 | 62.9% | 34.8% |
| Singer High School Singer | 346 | 62.4% | 25.7% |
| Monterey High School Monterey | 369 | 64.8% | 48.8% |
| Fairview High School Grant | 387 | 64.3% | 48.0% |
| Hornbeck High School Hornbeck | 335 | 67.2% | 27.8% |
| 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 Elizabeth High School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.8% | #21 of 55 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #22 of 55 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #34 of 55 ▲ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.5pp | #27 of 53 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 337 | #35 of 81 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.9:1 | #10 of 54 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.1% | #43 of 54 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.9% | #42 of 62 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.2% | #16 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
337
-57 (-14%) vs 2020
+22% since 1990-91, when it was 277
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 337 | 34 | 9.9:1 | 63% (212) |
| 2023-24 | 353 | 31 | 11.4:1 | 58% (204) |
| 2022-23 | 401 | 28.5 | 14.1:1 | 65% (260) |
| 2020-21 | 394 | 28 | 14.1:1 | 53% (208) |
| 2017-18 | 412 | 26 | 15.8:1 | 40% (166) |
| 2015-16 | 393 | 28 | 14.0:1 | 46% (181) |
| 2010-11 | 343 | 29 | 11.8:1 | 49% (168) |
| 2000-01 | 319 | 23 | 13.9:1 | 45% (145) |
| 1990-91 | 277 | 19 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Elizabeth High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (412 to 337); teachers up 31% (26 to 34).
About Elizabeth High School
Elizabeth High School is a low-enrollment combined-grade school in Elizabeth, Louisiana, under Allen Parish. The school reports 337 students in pre-K through 12. The school's enrollment is 36% smaller than the 527 average for combined schools in Louisiana.
The district for Elizabeth High School is Allen Parish, with 11 schools and 3,853 students.
Elizabeth High School enrolls a student body that is 93% White. Other reported shares: 3% Black and 2% multiracial. That compares with about 69% White among all Allen Parish residents. By the diversity index, Elizabeth High School comes in at 14%.
Elizabeth High School counts 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 9.9 students for each one. The 52.1:1 average for combined schools in Louisiana is higher than this school's figure. About 63% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits.
The allk12 Grade for Elizabeth High School is B. Compared with Louisiana public K-12 schools, the school scored higher than 59% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
A school with Elizabeth High School's lunch-eligibility share in Louisiana is predicted to score 39.0%. Elizabeth High School scores 34.8%, 4.2 points below that line.
Allen Parish has these Census figures: median household income is about $46,469, about 12% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 21%. Elizabeth High School is among the 12 public schools in Allen Parish.
The nearest public school is Plainview High School, at about 5.4 miles. Elizabeth High School has 5 other public schools within ten miles. The school's 34.8% average proficiency ranks 4th among 8 nearby schools.
NCES describes the area around Elizabeth High School as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Federal counts put enrollment at 394 in 2020-21 and 337 in 2024-25, a 14% decrease. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 14.1:1; by 2024-25 it was 9.9:1.
Community posts for Elizabeth High School can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Allen Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
22,477
Census ACS
Median income
$46,469
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
12%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
21%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
3,859 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Allen Parish
- Kinder Elementary SchoolElementary · 524 students
- Oakdale Elementary SchoolElementary · 516 students
- Kinder High SchoolHigh · 388 students
- Fairview High SchoolCombined · 387 students
- Oakdale Middle SchoolMiddle · 340 students
- Kinder Middle SchoolMiddle · 333 students
Other Elizabeth High schools
One other US public school is named Elizabeth High. Elizabeth High School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Elizabeth High SchoolELIZABETH, CO · 668 students
Nearby schools
- Plainview High School5.4 mi · 313
- Oakdale Elementary School8.2 mi · 516
- Oakdale High School8.8 mi · 299
- Oakdale Middle School8.8 mi · 340
- Pitkin High School9.7 mi · 387
- Fairview High School10.5 mi · 387
Frequently asked questions
About Elizabeth High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Elizabeth High School?
Elizabeth High School enrolls approximately 337 students in grades PK-12.
Is Elizabeth High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Elizabeth High School is a combined-grade school covering grades PK-12.
How many students per teacher at Elizabeth High School?
Approximately 9.9:1 students per teacher at Elizabeth High School.
How diverse is Elizabeth High School?
Elizabeth High School reports a student body of 93% White, 1% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Elizabeth High School?
Elizabeth High School is overseen by Allen Parish in Allen Parish.
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