Morehouse Magnet School

Morehouse Magnet School, a close-knit combined-grade school in Bastrop, Louisiana, one of the schools within Morehouse Parish, serves 284 students, covering grades pre-K through 12. That puts it 46% below the typical public school in Louisiana, which averages around 527 students.

Morehouse Parish comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 3,082 students; Morehouse Magnet School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Morehouse Magnet School lists that 69% of the student body identifies as Black. Other groups include 25% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 48% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Morehouse Magnet School has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 52.1:1 average. An estimated 72% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Morehouse Magnet School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 32.5%; this one delivers 52.3%, a residual of +19.9 points.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Morehouse Parish) logs that median household earnings sit near $39,454, roughly 14% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 22%. Morehouse Magnet School is one of 5 public schools in Morehouse Parish (combined enrollment of about 3,082 students).

Nearest neighbor: Bastrop High School, around 0.1 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Morehouse Magnet School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 40.0%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 280 students in 2018 compared to 284 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.