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Enrollment
587
Combined
DISTRICT 577 · STATE 527
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON DAVIS PARISH·NCES 220081000570
Lacassine High School
409 Algonia Avenue, Lacassine, LA 70650 · (337) 588-4206 · Jefferson Davis Parish
GRADES PK–12COMBINED42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL587 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 23% 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.
- FBeats 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 K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 52.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
246 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 70%
Community
5
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 | 31 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 43 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 33 | 6% |
| Grade 2 | 33 | 6% |
| Grade 3 | 39 | 7% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 28 | 5% |
| Grade 6 | 38 | 6% |
| Grade 7 | 52 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 41 | 7% |
| Grade 9 | 49 | 8% |
| Grade 10 | 53 | 9% |
| Grade 11 | 44 | 7% |
| Grade 12 | 59 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (41).
Student demographics
33%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
40.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -5.0pp since 2022
Math
28.0%
LA avg 34.2% . -12.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 40 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 are down about 5 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 12 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 40.0% | 28.0% |
| 2024-25 | 37.0% | 29.0% |
| 2023-24 | 44.0% | 35.0% |
| 2022-23 | 45.0% | 40.0% |
% Mastery+, all students and all tested grades.
Source: LEAP 2025. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of LA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
33.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.2%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-20.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 54% typical for Louisiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Lacassine High School
Lacassine High School's state test result (33.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lacassine High School this school | 587 | 41.9% | 33.7% |
| Quitman High School Quitman | 695 | 42.2% | 41.5% |
| Hathaway High School Jennings | 566 | 44.7% | 40.8% |
| Bell City High School Bell City | 785 | 39.5% | 41.7% |
| Starks High School Starks | 284 | 46.1% | 17.2% |
| Stanley High School Logansport | 405 | 53.8% | 29.3% |
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 Lacassine High School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.7% | #25 of 55 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #34 of 55 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #35 of 55 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -8.5pp | #1 of 53 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 587 | #12 of 81 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #49 of 54 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.9% | #24 of 54 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.9% | #60 of 62 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.8% | #22 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
587
-74 (-11%) vs 2020
+38% since 1990-91, when it was 426
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 18.9:1
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 | 587 | 39.7 | 14.8:1 | 42% (246) |
| 2023-24 | 637 | 40.4 | 15.8:1 | 43% (275) |
| 2022-23 | 656 | 37.2 | 17.6:1 | 61% (398) |
| 2020-21 | 661 | 35 | 18.9:1 | 52% (343) |
| 2017-18 | 681 | 35 | 19.5:1 | 47% (322) |
| 2015-16 | 672 | 49 | 13.7:1 | 48% (325) |
| 2010-11 | 588 | 31 | 19.0:1 | 44% (261) |
| 2000-01 | 501 | 31 | 16.2:1 | 46% (228) |
| 1990-91 | 426 | 32 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lacassine High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (681 to 587); teachers up 13% (35 to 39.7).
About Lacassine High School
Lacassine High School is a mid-sized school serving multiple grade levels based in Lacassine, Louisiana. There are 587 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 12.
Besides Lacassine High School, Jefferson Davis Parish runs 11 other schools. The district enrolls 5,210 students.
Lacassine High School is 81% White by enrollment. Other reported shares: 7% Black, 6% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. That is in line with Jefferson Davis Parish, where about 77% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 33%.
Its staff includes 39.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 14.8 students per teacher. Compared with the 52.1:1 average for combined schools in Louisiana, this school's ratio is lower. Roughly 42% of students at Lacassine High School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Jefferson Davis Parish is 58%.
Among Louisiana public K-12 schools, Lacassine High School outscored 23%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
Compared with Louisiana schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Lacassine High School scores 20.5 points lower than predicted. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 33.7%; the prediction is 54.2%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Jefferson Davis Parish show that median household income comes to about $57,341, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 15% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 13%. The county's public schools total 12, with about 5,210 students.
The closest school to Lacassine High School is J. I. Watson Elementary School, located about 5.4 miles away. Lacassine High School is one of several public schools in the area, with 6 others within ten miles. Nearby schools average 40.0% on proficiency, and Lacassine High School is below that at 33.7%.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Distant, or in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment decreased by 11% across 4 years, from 661 in 2020-21 to 587 in 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 18.9:1 in 2020-21, and 14.8:1 in 2024-25.
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Jefferson Davis Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
31,924
Census ACS
Median income
$57,341
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
5,210 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jefferson Davis Parish
- Jennings Elementary SchoolElementary · 976 students
- Jennings High SchoolHigh · 775 students
- Hathaway High SchoolCombined · 566 students
- Welsh Elementary SchoolElementary · 499 students
- Lake Arthur Elementary SchoolElementary · 441 students
- Lake Arthur High SchoolHigh · 365 students
Nearby schools
- J. I. Watson Elementary School5.4 mi · 531
- Iowa High School5.7 mi · 1,007
- Welsh Elementary School6.5 mi · 499
- Welsh High School6.6 mi · 263
- Bell City High School8.6 mi · 785
- Fenton Elementary School9.0 mi · 73
Frequently asked questions
About Lacassine High SchoolHow many students attend Lacassine High School?
Lacassine High School enrolls approximately 587 students in grades PK-12.
Is Lacassine High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lacassine High School is a combined-grade school covering grades PK-12.
How many teachers does Lacassine High School have?
Lacassine High School employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
How diverse is Lacassine High School?
Lacassine High School reports a student body of 81% White, 5% Hispanic, 7% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Lacassine High School in?
Lacassine High School is part of Jefferson Davis Parish.
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