Enrollment
365
High
DISTRICT 412 · STATE 711
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON DAVIS PARISH·NCES 220081000572
Lake Arthur High School
4374 Tiger Lane, Lake Arthur, LA 70549 · (337) 774-5152 · Jefferson Davis Parish
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL365 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 65% of Louisiana public high schools
- B+Test 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.
- 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 18.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
197 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 70%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 59 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 65 | 18% |
| Grade 9 | 63 | 17% |
| Grade 10 | 68 | 19% |
| Grade 11 | 47 | 13% |
| Grade 12 | 63 | 17% |
Student demographics
34%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
37.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +6.0pp since 2022
Math
43.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +0.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2022, while math scores have held steady.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 37.0% | 43.0% |
| 2024-25 | 49.0% | 39.0% |
| 2023-24 | 35.0% | 28.0% |
| 2022-23 | 31.0% | 43.0% |
% 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
37.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.5%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Lake Arthur High School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Arthur High School this school | 365 | 54.0% | 37.2% |
| Midland High School Midland | 317 | 54.3% | 49.0% |
| East Beauregard High School DeRidder | 417 | 54.9% | 21.5% |
| Welsh High School Welsh | 263 | 54.4% | N/A |
| Jena High School Jena | 490 | 50.6% | N/A |
| Kaplan High School Kaplan | 528 | 50.6% | N/A |
Matched among Louisiana high 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 Lake Arthur High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.2% | #22 of 65 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #12 of 69 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #38 of 70 ▼ 20 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.0pp | #22 of 51 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 365 | #191 of 267 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #126 of 240 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.6% | #170 of 240 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.0% | #202 of 258 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.3% | #77 of 156 |
Ranked against other public high 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
365
-20 (-5%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 518
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 16.7:1
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 | 365 | 25.1 | 14.6:1 | 54% (197) |
| 2023-24 | 390 | 25.3 | 15.4:1 | 57% (224) |
| 2022-23 | 380 | 22.6 | 16.8:1 | 63% (241) |
| 2020-21 | 385 | 23 | 16.7:1 | 42% (162) |
| 2017-18 | 426 | 21.4 | 19.9:1 | 30% (129) |
| 2015-16 | 417 | N/A | N/A | 53% (221) |
| 2010-11 | 390 | 22 | 17.7:1 | 50% (194) |
| 2000-01 | 425 | 27 | 15.7:1 | 38% (162) |
| 1990-91 | 518 | 31 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lake Arthur High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (426 to 365); teachers up 17% (21.4 to 25.1).
About Lake Arthur High School
Students in Lake Arthur, Louisiana, attend Lake Arthur High School, a small high school. In all, 365 students attend the school in grades 7 through 12. It has 49% fewer students than the average for high schools in Louisiana (about 711).
Jefferson Davis Parish is the local district for Lake Arthur High School. It runs 12 schools with 5,210 students.
White students are 81% of those enrolled at Lake Arthur High School. Beyond that, enrollment is 9% Black, 8% multiracial, and 2% Hispanic. That is in line with Jefferson Davis Parish, where about 77% of residents are White. A diversity index of 34% means there is a 34% chance two randomly chosen students at Lake Arthur High School are from different groups.
Lake Arthur High School reported 25.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 14.6:1. High schools in Louisiana average 18.0:1, 3.4 more students per teacher than here. There are 197 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 54% of enrollment.
Lake Arthur High School earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 65% of Louisiana public high schools.
Lake Arthur High School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Louisiana schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 37.2% and a predicted 45.5%.
Looking at the county, Jefferson Davis Parish, the median household earns about $57,341 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 15%, and about 13% of people live in poverty. Counting Lake Arthur High School, Jefferson Davis Parish has 12 public schools.
Lake Arthur High School's closest public school neighbor is Lake Arthur Elementary School, about 0.9 miles away. A ten-mile radius around the school includes 3 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Lake Arthur High School at 5th of 9.
NCES assigns Lake Arthur High School the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 365, from 385 in 2020-21. The school's ratio dropped from 16.7:1 to 14.6:1 between 2020-21 and 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
- Lacassine High SchoolCombined · 587 students
- Hathaway High SchoolCombined · 566 students
- Welsh Elementary SchoolElementary · 499 students
- Lake Arthur Elementary SchoolElementary · 441 students
Other schools in Lake Arthur
- Lake Arthur Elementary SchoolElementary · 441 students
Other Lake Arthur High schools
One other US public school is named Lake Arthur High. Lake Arthur High School is the largest of the 2.
- LAKE ARTHUR HIGHLAKE ARTHUR, NM · 28 students
Nearby schools
- Lake Arthur Elementary School0.9 mi · 441
- Jennings Elementary School7.4 mi · 976
- Mermentau Elementary School8.3 mi · 142
- Jennings High School10.2 mi · 775
- Morse Elementary School10.3 mi · 229
- Welsh-Roanoke Junior High School10.5 mi · 199
Frequently asked questions
About Lake Arthur High SchoolHow large is Lake Arthur High School?
Lake Arthur High School enrolls approximately 365 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does Lake Arthur High School serve?
Lake Arthur High School serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Lake Arthur High School?
Approximately 14.6:1 students per teacher at Lake Arthur High School.
What is the student diversity at Lake Arthur High School?
Student demographics at Lake Arthur High School are roughly 81% White, 2% Hispanic, 9% Black, 8% Two or more.
What district is Lake Arthur High School in?
Lake Arthur High School is part of Jefferson Davis Parish.
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