Enrollment
336
Combined
DISTRICT 335 · STATE 527
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VERNON PARISH·NCES 220183001408
Hicks High School
1296 Hicks School Road, Leesville, LA 71446 · (337) 239-9645 · Vernon Parish
GRADES PK–12COMBINED43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL336 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 62% 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
12.6:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 52.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
209 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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 | 16 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 23 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 22 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 22 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 19 | 6% |
| Grade 4 | 25 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 24 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 16 | 5% |
| Grade 7 | 35 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 27 | 8% |
| Grade 9 | 29 | 9% |
| Grade 10 | 20 | 6% |
| Grade 11 | 34 | 10% |
| Grade 12 | 24 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (23) is 15% smaller than its 8th grade class (27).
Student demographics
11%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
42.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +0.0pp since 2022
Math
31.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +6.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2022, while math scores are up about 6 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 42.0% | 31.0% |
| 2024-25 | 55.0% | 27.0% |
| 2023-24 | 45.0% | 33.0% |
| 2022-23 | 42.0% | 25.0% |
% 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
35.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.6%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% 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 Hicks High School
Hicks High School's state test result (35.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hicks High School this school | 336 | 62.2% | 35.7% |
| Negreet High School Negreet | 413 | 63.7% | 51.5% |
| Singer High School Singer | 346 | 62.4% | 25.7% |
| Merryville High School Merryville | 470 | 63.4% | 32.5% |
| Calvin High School Calvin | 289 | 61.6% | 34.0% |
| Fairview High School Grant | 387 | 64.3% | 48.0% |
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 Hicks High School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.7% | #19 of 55 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #31 of 55 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #27 of 55 ▼ 20 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.0pp | #26 of 53 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 336 | #36 of 81 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #35 of 54 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.8% | #46 of 54 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.2% | #44 of 62 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.2% | #33 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
336
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 385
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 336 | 26.8 | 12.6:1 | 62% (209) |
| 2023-24 | 366 | 27.5 | 13.3:1 | 61% (225) |
| 2022-23 | 368 | 22.6 | 16.3:1 | 51% (189) |
| 2020-21 | 339 | 23 | 14.7:1 | 52% (176) |
| 2017-18 | 362 | 20.6 | 17.5:1 | 59% (212) |
| 2015-16 | 351 | 22 | 15.9:1 | 56% (197) |
| 2010-11 | 333 | 22 | 15.1:1 | 52% (173) |
| 2000-01 | 291 | 22 | 13.2:1 | 46% (135) |
| 1990-91 | 385 | 29 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hicks High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (362 to 336); teachers up 30% (20.6 to 26.8).
About Hicks High School
Hicks High School runs as a low-enrollment combined-grade school in Leesville, Louisiana. The school had 336 students in pre-K through 12 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for combined schools in Louisiana is about 527, so this school runs 36% smaller than that.
Hicks High School is one school in an 18-school district, Vernon Parish, which enrolls 7,887 students.
Hicks High School enrolls a student body that is 94% White. The rest of enrollment is 4% Hispanic. Census estimates put the White share of Vernon Parish's population at about 75%. Hicks High School has a diversity index of 11%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at Hicks High School total 26.8 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 12.6:1. For comparison, combined schools in Louisiana average 52.1:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 62%. That is close to the 64% average for public schools in Vernon Parish.
The allk12 Grade for Hicks High School is B. Compared with Louisiana public K-12 schools, the school scored higher than 62% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 35.7%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 39.6%.
Vernon Parish has these Census figures: median household income is about $57,270, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 16%. The public schools of Vernon Parish number 18 and enroll about 7,887.
Of nearby public schools, Simpson High School is the closest, at about 5.7 miles. Among 6 nearby schools that report test results, Hicks High School ranks 5th on proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Hicks High School is Rural: Remote.
Hicks High School had 339 students in 2020-21 and 336 in 2024-25, nearly the same. Federal data show the ratio falling from 14.7:1 to 12.6:1.
The Hicks High School community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Vernon Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
47,117
Census ACS
Median income
$57,270
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
7,887 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Vernon Parish
- Rosepine Elementary SchoolElementary · 856 students
- Leesville High SchoolHigh · 748 students
- Parkway Elementary SchoolElementary · 675 students
- West Leesville Elementary SchoolElementary · 643 students
- Rosepine High SchoolHigh · 572 students
- Pickering Elementary SchoolElementary · 476 students
Other schools in Leesville
- Leesville High SchoolHigh · 748 students
- Parkway Elementary SchoolElementary · 675 students
- West Leesville Elementary SchoolElementary · 643 students
- Pickering Elementary SchoolElementary · 476 students
- Leesville Junior High SchoolMiddle · 421 students
- Pickering High SchoolHigh · 379 students
Nearby schools
- Simpson High School5.7 mi · 252
- Oak Hill High School15.1 mi · 715
- Parkway Elementary School15.9 mi · 675
- North Early Childhood Center16.3 mi · 127
- Leesville High School16.4 mi · 748
- Leesville Junior High School16.5 mi · 421
Frequently asked questions
About Hicks High SchoolHow large is Hicks High School?
Hicks High School enrolls approximately 336 students in grades PK-12.
Is Hicks High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hicks High School is a combined-grade school covering grades PK-12.
How many teachers does Hicks High School have?
Hicks High School employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Hicks High School?
Student demographics at Hicks High School are roughly 94% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Hicks High School in?
Hicks High School is part of Vernon Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.