Enrollment
289
High
DISTRICT 501 · STATE 711
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. LANDRY PARISH·NCES 220156001685
Magnet Academy for Cultural Arts
1100 E Leo Street, Opelousas, LA 70570 · (337) 942-6195 · St. Landry Parish
GRADES 07–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL289 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 86% of Louisiana public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-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
10.4:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 18.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
206 students
DISTRICT 81% · 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 | 58 | 20% |
| Grade 8 | 61 | 21% |
| Grade 9 | 43 | 15% |
| Grade 10 | 45 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 43 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 39 | 13% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
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LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
53.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -28.0pp since 2022
Math
40.0%
LA avg 34.2% . -11.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 28 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 11 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 53.0% | 40.0% |
| 2024-25 | 66.0% | 48.0% |
| 2023-24 | 75.0% | 52.0% |
| 2022-23 | 81.0% | 51.0% |
% Mastery+, all students and all tested grades.
Source: LEAP 2025. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of LA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
58.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.0%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+25.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 33% typical for Louisiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 25 points, placing it in Louisiana's top 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 Magnet Academy for Cultural Arts
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magnet Academy for Cultural Arts this school | 289 | 71.3% | 58.3% |
| Haynesville Jr./Sr. High School Haynesville | 246 | 75.2% | 19.5% |
| Mamou High School Mamou | 443 | 69.5% | N/A |
| North Caddo High School Vivian | 306 | 65.4% | N/A |
| Ringgold High School Ringgold | 219 | 79.0% | 16.2% |
| North Webster High School Springhill | 421 | 68.9% | 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 Magnet Academy for Cultural Arts ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In St. Landry Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.3% | #6 of 65 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #14 of 69 ▼ 2 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #13 of 70 ▼ 7 | N/A |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -19.5pp | #1 of 51 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 289 | #214 of 267 | #6 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.4:1 | #30 of 240 | #2 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.3% | #76 of 240 | #3 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.3% | #114 of 258 | #5 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.7% | #134 of 156 | #6 of 7 |
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
289
+9 (+3%) vs 2020
+3% since 2010-11, when it was 281
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 289 | 27.8 | 10.4:1 | 71% (206) |
| 2023-24 | 295 | 26.1 | 11.3:1 | 61% (180) |
| 2022-23 | 258 | 22 | 11.7:1 | 52% (134) |
| 2020-21 | 280 | 22 | 12.7:1 | 46% (128) |
| 2017-18 | 300 | 20 | 15.0:1 | 31% (94) |
| 2015-16 | 310 | 8 | 38.8:1 | 64% (197) |
| 2010-11 | 281 | 20 | 14.1:1 | 74% (207) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Magnet Academy for Cultural Arts.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (300 to 289); teachers up 39% (20 to 27.8).
About Magnet Academy for Cultural Arts
Magnet Academy for Cultural Arts is a high school with a street address in Opelousas, Louisiana. Classes run from 7 through 12, and the school has 289 students. The average for high schools in Louisiana is about 711 students, so this school is 59% smaller than average.
Magnet Academy for Cultural Arts belongs to St. Landry Parish, a district of 32 schools and 10,982 students.
A majority of students at Magnet Academy for Cultural Arts, 54%, are Black. The rest of enrollment is 37% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% Asian, and 2% multiracial. Among all residents of St. Landry Parish, the Black share is about 40%. The chance that two students picked at random at Magnet Academy for Cultural Arts belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 56%.
Magnet Academy for Cultural Arts's 27.8 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 10.4:1. That ratio is under the 18.0:1 average for high schools in Louisiana. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 71%. Among public schools in St. Landry Parish, the average eligibility rate is 80%.
Magnet Academy for Cultural Arts is graded A by allk12, scoring above 86% of Louisiana public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On allk12's BeatsExpectations measure, Magnet Academy for Cultural Arts is among the top 10% of schools in Louisiana. Predicted: 33.0%. Actual: 58.3%.
In St. Landry Parish (population about 81,670), median household income is about $44,462, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 15%, and about 22% of people live in poverty. A total of 37 public schools operate in St. Landry Parish, serving about 11,731 students.
The school nearest to Magnet Academy for Cultural Arts is Creswell Middle School, at a distance of about 0.2 miles. Within five miles of Magnet Academy for Cultural Arts, there are at least 8 other public schools. Magnet Academy for Cultural Arts is 1st of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
For locale, NCES codes Magnet Academy for Cultural Arts as Town: Distant.
The number of students grew from 280 to 289 over 4 years. By 2024-25, the school had 10.4 students per teacher, compared with 12.7 in 2020-21.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
St. Landry Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
81,670
Census ACS
Median income
$44,462
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
22%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
11,731 students
Quick facts
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- Park Vista Elementary SchoolElementary · 533 students
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- St. Landry Charter SchoolElementary · 315 students
Nearby schools
- Creswell Middle School0.2 mi · 162
- Park Vista Elementary School0.4 mi · 533
- Opelousas Middle School0.7 mi · 132
- Opelousas Junior High School0.9 mi · 314
- Northeast Elementary School1.1 mi · 232
- St. Landry Charter School1.5 mi · 315
Frequently asked questions
About Magnet Academy for Cultural ArtsHow large is Magnet Academy for Cultural Arts?
Magnet Academy for Cultural Arts enrolls approximately 289 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does Magnet Academy for Cultural Arts serve?
Magnet Academy for Cultural Arts serves grades 07-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Magnet Academy for Cultural Arts?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Magnet Academy for Cultural Arts is approximately 10.4:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Magnet Academy for Cultural Arts?
At Magnet Academy for Cultural Arts, the student body is approximately 37% White, 3% Hispanic, 54% Black, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Magnet Academy for Cultural Arts?
Magnet Academy for Cultural Arts is overseen by St. Landry Parish in St. Landry Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.