Enrollment
75
Combined
STATE 527
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOWARD SCHOOL·NCES 220015101195
Howard School
904 Deville Lane, Ruston, LA 71270 · (318) 255-5763 · Lincoln Parish
GRADES 02–12COMBINED32-TOWNTITLE IALTERNATIVE EDUCATION SCHOOL75 STUDENTS
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Not graded
Schools serving specialized populations are not graded, because state test results are not a fair comparison for them. How grades work
Student : Teacher
23.4:1
3 FTE teachers
STATE 52.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
59 students
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 2 | 3% |
| Grade 6 | 4 | 5% |
| Grade 7 | 11 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 13 | 17% |
| Grade 9 | 27 | 36% |
| Grade 10 | 12 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 6 | 8% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
22.0%
own-school result
Math
5.0%
own-school result
State assessment results for this school reflect a specialized student population. The figures above are the school's own reported scores; they are not directly comparable to state averages or to general-enrollment schools, so the usual state-average comparison line is suppressed here.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 22.0% | 5.0% |
| 2024-25 | 13.0% | N/A |
| 2023-24 | N/A | 5.0% |
| 2022-23 | 10.0% | N/A |
% Mastery+, all students and all tested grades.
Source: LEAP 2025. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Not computed for this schoolBeatsExpectations is not computed for specialized-population schools (schools for the deaf or blind, therapeutic and behavioral-health placements, juvenile-justice and alternative-education settings, and similar). State ELA/Math proficiency rates are not a comparable metric for these populations, so a demographically-adjusted residual against general-enrollment peers would be misleading. About the methodology →
Where Howard School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 75 | #66 of 81 |
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
75
-19 (-20%) vs 2020
-6% since 2010-11, when it was 80
Student : Teacher
23.4:1
was 94.0:1
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 | 75 | 3.2 | 23.4:1 | 79% (59) |
| 2023-24 | 125 | 3.2 | 39.1:1 | 9% (11) |
| 2022-23 | 136 | 1.5 | 90.7:1 | 43% (59) |
| 2020-21 | 94 | 1 | 94.0:1 | 26% (24) |
| 2017-18 | 83 | 12 | 6.9:1 | 10% (8) |
| 2015-16 | 88 | 5 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 80 | 3 | 26.7:1 | 14% (11) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Howard School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (83 to 75); teachers down 73% (12 to 3.2).
About Howard School
Students in Ruston, Louisiana, attend Howard School, a very small school serving multiple grade levels. There are 75 students enrolled, covering grades 2 through 12. Across combined schools in Louisiana, the average enrollment is about 527.
Howard School operates as its own local education agency.
More than half of enrollment at Howard School is Black: 51%. Next come 44% White and 4% multiracial. The county population is about 37% Black. The diversity index for Howard School is 55%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 3.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at Howard School, giving a ratio of 23.4:1. Combined schools in Louisiana have an average ratio of 52.1:1. By family income, 79% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 57% average among public schools in Lincoln Parish.
In the surrounding county, Lincoln Parish, the median household earns about $39,172 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 21% of residents are in poverty. Lincoln Parish has 14 public schools with about 6,360 students, including Howard School.
About 0.9 miles separate Howard School from the closest public school, I.A. Lewis School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools.
Federal data place Howard School in the Town: Distant locale, which means it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The school shrank from 94 students in 2020-21 to 75 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 94.0:1 to 23.4:1.
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Lincoln Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
48,174
Census ACS
Median income
$39,172
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
21%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
6,360 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ruston
- Ruston High SchoolHigh · 1,212 students
- Ruston Junior High SchoolMiddle · 585 students
- Glen View Elementary SchoolElementary · 438 students
- A. E. Phillips Laboratory SchoolElementary · 412 students
- Cypress Springs Elementary SchoolElementary · 369 students
- Ruston Elementary SchoolElementary · 359 students
Other Howard schools
One other US public school is named Howard. Howard School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Howard SchoolWest Bridgewater, MA · 335 students
Nearby schools
- I.A. Lewis School0.9 mi · 277
- A. E. Phillips Laboratory School1.0 mi · 412
- Ruston Elementary School1.1 mi · 359
- Ruston High School1.4 mi · 1,212
- Cypress Springs Elementary School1.7 mi · 369
- Hillcrest Elementary School2.5 mi · 326
Frequently asked questions
About Howard SchoolHow large is Howard School?
Howard School enrolls approximately 75 students in grades 02-12.
What age range does Howard School serve?
Howard School serves students from grade 02 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Howard School?
Approximately 23.4:1 students per teacher at Howard School.
What is the student diversity at Howard School?
Student demographics at Howard School are roughly 44% White, 1% Hispanic, 51% Black, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Howard School?
Howard School is overseen by Howard School in Lincoln Parish.
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