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Haynesville Elementary School

9777 Highway 79, Haynesville, LA 71038 · (318) 624-1084 · Claiborne Parish
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL304 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 30% of Louisiana public elementary schools
  • CTest 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 elementary schools

Enrollment
304
Elementary
DISTRICT 322 · STATE 453
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
255 students
DISTRICT 85% · STATE 70%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K5016%
Kindergarten4615%
Grade 15016%
Grade 23813%
Grade 34013%
Grade 44013%
Grade 54013%

This year's kindergarten class (46) is 15% larger than its 5th grade class (40).

Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 65% · US 70%
White
11036%
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 41% · US 43%
Hispanic
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 12% · US 30%
Black
18461%
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 42% · US 15%
Two+
62%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
31%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
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
Male
15350%
Female
15150%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Haynesville Elementary School→Haynesville Jr./Sr. High School
Based on grade levels within Claiborne Parish. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+
English Language Arts
35.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -5.0pp since 2022
Math
16.0%
LA avg 34.2% . -16.0pp since 2022

What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 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 5 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 16 points.

LEAP 2025 results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2025-2635.0%16.0%
2024-2530.0%19.0%
2023-2433.0%27.0%
2022-2340.0%32.0%
% Mastery+, all students and all tested grades.
Source: LEAP 2025. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
24.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.9%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.1pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 Haynesville Elementary School

Haynesville Elementary School's state test result (24.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Haynesville Elementary School this school30483.9%24.0%
E. S. Richardson Elementary School
Minden
27584.0%24.8%
J. L. Jones Elementary School
Minden
31883.3%20.2%
Wesley Ray Elementary School
Angie
25585.1%24.2%
North Iberville Elementary
Rosedale
27285.7%27.0%
Labadieville Primary School
Labadieville
25684.0%17.8%
Matched among Louisiana elementary 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 Haynesville Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Louisiana
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
24.0%#392 of 583
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
16.0%#492 of 582
▼ 54
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
35.0%#344 of 587
▲ 70
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-10.5pp#51 of 540
Enrollment
ranked largest first
304#535 of 714
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
14.6:1#454 of 655
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
50.2%#327 of 655
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
83.9%#216 of 705
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+18.8%#69 of 197
Ranked against other public elementary 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 2024-25
Enrollment
304
+84 (+38%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 407
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 20.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2530420.914.6:184% (255)
2023-2430319.115.9:175% (226)
2022-232451417.5:180% (197)
2020-212201120.0:157% (125)
2017-182561221.3:159% (152)
2015-162191812.2:164% (140)
2010-112242011.2:168% (152)
2000-013132612.0:181% (254)
1990-914072615.7:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Haynesville Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students up 19% (256 to 304); teachers up 74% (12 to 20.9).

About Haynesville Elementary School

Haynesville Elementary School is an elementary school in Haynesville, Louisiana, according to federal school records. The school has 304 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in Louisiana average about 453 students, which makes this school 33% below average.

Claiborne Parish counts 1,616 students in its 6 schools, and Haynesville Elementary School is one of them.

About 61% of the student body at Haynesville Elementary School is Black. Other groups make up 36% White. County-wide, 50% of Claiborne Parish residents are Black. A diversity index of 50% means there is a 50% chance two randomly chosen students at Haynesville Elementary School are from different groups.

The school lists 20.9 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.6:1. It is about the same as the 14.0:1 average for elementary schools in Louisiana. A total of 255 students, or 84%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Claiborne Parish average a similar 86%.

On the allk12 Grade, Haynesville Elementary School lands at C, ahead of 30% of Louisiana public elementary schools.

Schools in Louisiana with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 23.9%. Haynesville Elementary School scores 24.0%.

In the wider Claiborne Parish area, the median household earns about $32,831 a year, about 11% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 22% of residents are in poverty. Across Claiborne Parish, 6 public schools serve about 1,616 students.

About 0.4 miles separate Haynesville Elementary School from the closest public school, Haynesville Jr./Sr. High School. Other public schools within ten miles: 2. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Haynesville Elementary School ranks 3rd of 7 on average proficiency.

Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Remote.

The school's enrollment rose 38% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 20.0:1; by 2024-25 it was 14.6:1.

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Claiborne Parish at a glance

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Population
13,833
Census ACS
Median income
$32,831
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
11%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
22%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
1,616 students

Quick facts

School name
Haynesville Elementary School
District
Claiborne Parish
Address
9777 Highway 79, Haynesville, LA 71038
Phone
(318) 624-1084
County
Claiborne Parish
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
304
Teachers (FTE)
21
Student–teacher ratio
14.6:1
Free and reduced lunch
255 (84%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
220045000307
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Haynesville Elementary School
How large is Haynesville Elementary School?
Haynesville Elementary School enrolls approximately 304 students in grades PK-05.
Is Haynesville Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Haynesville Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Haynesville Elementary School?
Approximately 14.6:1 students per teacher at Haynesville Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Haynesville Elementary School?
Student demographics at Haynesville Elementary School are roughly 36% White, 0% Hispanic, 61% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Haynesville Elementary School in?
Haynesville Elementary School is part of Claiborne Parish.
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