Enrollment
284
Combined
DISTRICT 669 · STATE 527
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOREHOUSE PARISH·NCES 220111000778
Morehouse Magnet School
909 Larche Lane, Bastrop, LA 71220 · (318) 281-3126 · Morehouse Parish
GRADES PK–12COMBINED32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL284 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 99% of Louisiana public K-12 schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
11.8:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 52.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
205 students
DISTRICT 78% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 28 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 53 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 28 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 29 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 30 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 23 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 19 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 11 | 4% |
| Grade 7 | 19 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 12 | 4% |
| Grade 9 | 11 | 4% |
| Grade 10 | 11 | 4% |
| Grade 11 | 2 | 1% |
| Grade 12 | 8 | 3% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is 342% larger than its 8th grade class (12).
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
67.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +21.0pp since 2022
Math
50.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +11.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 21 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 11 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 67.0% | 50.0% |
| 2024-25 | 68.0% | 68.0% |
| 2023-24 | 65.0% | 62.0% |
| 2022-23 | 46.0% | 39.0% |
% 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
56.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.4%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+23.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 32% 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 24 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 Morehouse Magnet School
Morehouse Magnet School's state test result (56.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morehouse Magnet School this school | 284 | 72.2% | 56.0% |
| Louisiana Key Academy Baton Rouge Baton Rouge | 351 | 76.4% | N/A |
| Phoenix High School Braithwaite | 203 | 79.3% | 27.7% |
| Pleasant Hill High School Pleasant Hill | 228 | 83.3% | 10.2% |
| Centerville High School Centerville | 429 | 74.1% | 28.3% |
| East Iberville Elementary/High School St. Gabriel | 727 | 73.5% | 26.0% |
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 Morehouse Magnet School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #2 of 55 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #7 of 55 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #2 of 55 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +16.0pp | #2 of 53 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 284 | #45 of 81 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #26 of 54 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.7% | #16 of 54 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.2% | #24 of 62 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.4% | #7 of 9 |
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
284
-65 (-19%) vs 2020
-35% since 2000-01, when it was 434
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 284 | 24 | 11.8:1 | 72% (205) |
| 2023-24 | 254 | 29.9 | 8.5:1 | 5% (12) |
| 2022-23 | 294 | 26.1 | 11.3:1 | 5% (14) |
| 2020-21 | 349 | 23 | 15.2:1 | 52% (183) |
| 2017-18 | 280 | 23.9 | 11.7:1 | 85% (238) |
| 2015-16 | 323 | 34 | 9.5:1 | 100% (323) |
| 2010-11 | 322 | 27 | 11.9:1 | 55% (177) |
| 2000-01 | 434 | 31 | 14.0:1 | 35% (153) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Morehouse Magnet School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (280 to 284); teachers unchanged (23.9 to 24).
About Morehouse Magnet School
Students in Bastrop, Louisiana, attend Morehouse Magnet School, a small combined-grade school. Enrolled students number 284 students, in pre-K through 12. Statewide, combined schools in Louisiana average about 527 students each.
Morehouse Parish runs Morehouse Magnet School along with 4 other schools, enrolling 3,082 students in total.
A majority of students at Morehouse Magnet School, 69%, are Black. The remaining shares are 25% White, 3% Hispanic, and 2% multiracial. Morehouse Parish as a whole is about 48% Black, so the school's share is higher. By the diversity index, Morehouse Magnet School comes in at 46%.
The teaching staff at Morehouse Magnet School is 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 11.8:1. The average ratio among combined schools in Louisiana is 52.1:1, higher than at this school. About 72% of students, or 205, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Measured against Louisiana public K-12 schools, Morehouse Magnet School receives an A+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Test results at Morehouse Magnet School are 23.6 points above what its student poverty level predicts. The average proficiency rate on state tests is 56.0%, compared with a predicted 32.4%, which ranks in the top 10% in Louisiana.
Census estimates describe Morehouse Parish this way: median household income is about $39,454, 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 22% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Morehouse Parish number 5 and enroll about 3,082.
The shortest distance from Morehouse Magnet School to another public school is about 0.1 miles, to Bastrop High School. The five-mile area around Morehouse Magnet School holds 2 other public schools. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, Morehouse Magnet School ranks 1st on proficiency.
NCES assigns Morehouse Magnet School the locale Town: Distant, meaning in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Morehouse Magnet School went from 349 students to 284. The ratio of students to teachers went from 15.2:1 to 11.8:1 over the same years.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Morehouse Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
24,551
Census ACS
Median income
$39,454
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
22%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
3,082 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Morehouse Parish
- Beekman Charter SchoolCombined · 1,053 students
- Bastrop High SchoolHigh · 794 students
- Morehouse Elementary SchoolElementary · 509 students
- Delta Elementary SchoolElementary · 442 students
Other schools in Bastrop
- Beekman Charter SchoolCombined · 1,053 students
- Bastrop High SchoolHigh · 794 students
- Morehouse Elementary SchoolElementary · 509 students
Nearby schools
- Bastrop High School0.1 mi · 794
- Morehouse Elementary School0.9 mi · 509
- Delta Elementary School6.5 mi · 442
- Beekman Charter School9.7 mi · 1,053
- Sterlington Elementary School12.3 mi · 800
- Sterlington Middle School12.7 mi · 418
Frequently asked questions
About Morehouse Magnet SchoolHow large is Morehouse Magnet School?
Morehouse Magnet School enrolls approximately 284 students in grades PK-12.
What grades does Morehouse Magnet School serve?
Morehouse Magnet School serves grades PK-12.
How many teachers does Morehouse Magnet School have?
Morehouse Magnet School employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Morehouse Magnet School?
Student demographics at Morehouse Magnet School are roughly 25% White, 3% Hispanic, 69% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Morehouse Magnet School public or private?
Morehouse Magnet School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Morehouse Parish.
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