Enrollment
318
Combined
DISTRICT 169 · STATE 527
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CATAHOULA PARISH·NCES 220042000298
Harrisonburg High School
505 Bushley Street, Harrisonburg, LA 71340 · (318) 744-5273 · Catahoula Parish
GRADES PK–12COMBINED43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL318 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 57% 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.
- CThree-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
12.9:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.1:1 · STATE 52.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
214 students
DISTRICT 87% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 18 | 6% |
| Grade 1 | 25 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 31 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 29 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 30 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 22 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 24 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 22 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 19 | 6% |
| Grade 9 | 26 | 8% |
| Grade 10 | 23 | 7% |
| Grade 11 | 15 | 5% |
| Grade 12 | 34 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (18) is 5% smaller than its 8th grade class (19).
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
38.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +1.0pp since 2022
Math
22.0%
LA avg 34.2% . -6.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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 down about 6 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 38.0% | 22.0% |
| 2024-25 | 41.0% | 32.0% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 39.0% |
| 2022-23 | 37.0% | 28.0% |
% 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
35.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.9%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% 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 →
Schools most like Harrisonburg High School
Harrisonburg High School's state test result (35.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrisonburg High School this school | 318 | 67.3% | 35.2% |
| Hornbeck High School Hornbeck | 335 | 67.2% | 27.8% |
| Fairview High School Grant | 387 | 64.3% | 48.0% |
| Dodson High School Dodson | 283 | 70.7% | 16.3% |
| Elizabeth High School Elizabeth | 337 | 62.9% | 34.8% |
| Negreet High School Negreet | 413 | 63.7% | 51.5% |
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 Harrisonburg High School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.2% | #20 of 55 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #43 of 55 ▼ 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #36 of 55 ▼ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.5pp | #10 of 53 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 318 | #38 of 81 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #38 of 54 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.6% | #38 of 54 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.3% | #32 of 62 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.9% | #36 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
318
+52 (+20%) vs 2020
+194% since 1990-91, when it was 108
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 318 | 24.7 | 12.9:1 | 67% (214) |
| 2023-24 | 319 | 14.8 | 21.5:1 | 36% (116) |
| 2022-23 | 311 | 19.4 | 16.0:1 | 41% (129) |
| 2020-21 | 266 | 17 | 15.7:1 | 49% (131) |
| 2017-18 | 338 | 17 | 19.9:1 | 52% (177) |
| 2015-16 | 300 | 38 | 7.9:1 | 53% (158) |
| 2010-11 | 85 | 11 | 7.7:1 | 31% (26) |
| 2000-01 | 108 | 11 | 9.8:1 | 30% (32) |
| 1990-91 | 108 | 12 | 9.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Harrisonburg High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (338 to 318); teachers up 45% (17 to 24.7).
About Harrisonburg High School
Harrisonburg High School is a small combined-grade school in Harrisonburg, Louisiana, one of the schools in Catahoula Parish. The school counts 318 students across pre-K through 12. The school's enrollment is 40% smaller than the 527 average for combined schools in Louisiana.
Harrisonburg High School sits within Catahoula Parish, which has 5 schools and 898 students.
At Harrisonburg High School, White students make up 91% of the student body. Other students are 6% Black and 3% multiracial. By comparison, Catahoula Parish residents are about 63% White. Harrisonburg High School has a diversity index of 18%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Harrisonburg High School's 24.7 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 12.9:1. For comparison, combined schools in Louisiana average 52.1:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 67%. That rate is below the 84% average among public schools in Catahoula Parish.
Harrisonburg High School is graded B by allk12, scoring above 57% of Louisiana public K-12 schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Harrisonburg High School is within a point of its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (35.2% versus 35.9%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Louisiana.
Among Catahoula Parish residents, median household income is about $50,275, roughly 16% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 20% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 5 public schools in Catahoula Parish, with a combined enrollment of about 898.
The closest public school, Block High School, is about 9.8 miles from Harrisonburg High School. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within ten miles. Harrisonburg High School places 2nd of 5 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Locale: Rural: Remote. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory far from an urban area.
The student count in 2024-25 was 318, 20% above the 266 of 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 12.9:1, from 15.7:1.
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Catahoula Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,583
Census ACS
Median income
$50,275
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
20%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
898 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Catahoula Parish
- Jonesville Elementary SchoolElementary · 211 students
- Block High SchoolHigh · 179 students
- Sicily Island High SchoolCombined · 143 students
- Central High SchoolCombined · 47 students
Other Harrisonburg High schools
One other US public school is named Harrisonburg High. Harrisonburg High School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Harrisonburg HighHarrisonburg, VA · 998 students
Nearby schools
- Block High School9.8 mi · 179
- Jonesville Elementary School9.9 mi · 211
- Sicily Island High School11.1 mi · 143
- Delta Charter School MST17.3 mi · 485
- Ferriday High School18.3 mi · 289
- Jena Junior High School18.4 mi · 288
Frequently asked questions
About Harrisonburg High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Harrisonburg High School?
Harrisonburg High School enrolls approximately 318 students in grades PK-12.
Is Harrisonburg High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Harrisonburg High School is a combined-grade school covering grades PK-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Harrisonburg High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Harrisonburg High School is approximately 12.9:1 (25 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Harrisonburg High School?
Harrisonburg High School reports a student body of 91% White, 1% Hispanic, 6% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Harrisonburg High School?
Harrisonburg High School is overseen by Catahoula Parish in Catahoula Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.