Enrollment
335
Combined
DISTRICT 335 · STATE 527
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VERNON PARISH·NCES 220183001409
Hornbeck High School
2363 Stillwell Avenue, Hornbeck, LA 71439 · (318) 565-4440 · Vernon Parish
GRADES PK–12COMBINED43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL335 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 33% of Louisiana public K-12 schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
13.4:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 52.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
225 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 | 15 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 21 | 6% |
| Grade 1 | 28 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 27 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 29 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 28 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 27 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 25 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 24 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 24 | 7% |
| Grade 9 | 22 | 7% |
| Grade 10 | 12 | 4% |
| Grade 11 | 20 | 6% |
| Grade 12 | 33 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (21) is 13% smaller than its 8th grade class (24).
Student demographics
10%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
38.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +0.0pp since 2022
Math
28.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +1.0pp 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 28 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 1 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 38.0% | 28.0% |
| 2024-25 | 37.0% | 29.0% |
| 2023-24 | 31.0% | 26.0% |
| 2022-23 | 38.0% | 27.0% |
% 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
27.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.0%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% 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 Hornbeck High School
Hornbeck High School's state test result (27.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hornbeck High School this school | 335 | 67.2% | 27.8% |
| Harrisonburg High School Harrisonburg | 318 | 67.3% | 35.2% |
| Fairview High School Grant | 387 | 64.3% | 48.0% |
| Dodson High School Dodson | 283 | 70.7% | 16.3% |
| Negreet High School Negreet | 413 | 63.7% | 51.5% |
| Hicks High School Leesville | 336 | 62.2% | 35.7% |
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 Hornbeck High School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.8% | #39 of 55 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #36 of 55 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #38 of 55 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.5pp | #33 of 53 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 335 | #37 of 81 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #41 of 54 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.3% | #47 of 54 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.2% | #33 of 62 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.2% | #29 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
335
+2 (+1%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 534
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 335 | 25 | 13.4:1 | 67% (225) |
| 2023-24 | 387 | 25.4 | 15.2:1 | 67% (260) |
| 2022-23 | 393 | 22.5 | 17.5:1 | 57% (223) |
| 2020-21 | 333 | 23 | 14.5:1 | 60% (199) |
| 2017-18 | 365 | 25.9 | 14.1:1 | 59% (214) |
| 2015-16 | 401 | 32 | 12.5:1 | 52% (208) |
| 2010-11 | 459 | 33 | 13.9:1 | 51% (236) |
| 2000-01 | 478 | 35 | 13.7:1 | 54% (259) |
| 1990-91 | 534 | 28 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hornbeck High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (365 to 335); teachers down 3% (25.9 to 25).
About Hornbeck High School
Hornbeck High School is a school serving multiple grade levels in Hornbeck, Louisiana, according to federal school records. There are 335 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 12. The school is 36% below the average for combined schools in Louisiana.
Within Vernon Parish, Hornbeck High School is one of 18 schools. The district enrolls 7,887 students.
At Hornbeck High School, 95% of students are White. It is also 3% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Vernon Parish is roughly 75% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Hornbeck High School scores 10%.
Hornbeck High School has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1. Across combined schools in Louisiana, the average ratio is 52.1:1. The school has 67% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Vernon Parish average a similar 64%.
On the allk12 Grade, Hornbeck High School lands at C, ahead of 33% of Louisiana public K-12 schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 36.0% at Hornbeck High School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 27.8%.
The county, Vernon Parish, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $57,270, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 16%. The county's public schools total 18, with about 7,887 students.
Of the public schools around it, Hornbeck High School is closest to Anacoco High School, about 6.0 miles away. Hornbeck High School has 3 other public schools within ten miles. Local comparison: Hornbeck High School ranks 5th of 7 nearby schools, at 27.8% versus a 41.0% average.
For locale, NCES codes Hornbeck High School as Rural: Remote.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 333 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 335. The number of students per teacher dropped from 14.5 to 13.4 over 4 years.
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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
Nearby schools
- Anacoco High School6.0 mi · 311
- Anacoco Elementary School6.1 mi · 457
- Florien High School8.8 mi · 399
- Vernon Middle School14.0 mi · 372
- East Leesville Early Childhood Center14.4 mi · 176
- Negreet High School14.5 mi · 413
Frequently asked questions
About Hornbeck High SchoolHow many students attend Hornbeck High School?
Hornbeck High School enrolls approximately 335 students in grades PK-12.
What grades does Hornbeck High School serve?
Hornbeck High School serves grades PK-12.
How many students per teacher at Hornbeck High School?
Approximately 13.4:1 students per teacher at Hornbeck High School.
How diverse is Hornbeck High School?
Hornbeck High School reports a student body of 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 3% Two or more.
What district is Hornbeck High School in?
Hornbeck High School is part of Vernon Parish.
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