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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. LANDRY PARISH·NCES 220156001989

North Central High School

6579 Hwy. 10, Washington, LA 70589 · (337) 623-4239 · St. Landry Parish
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL220 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 53% of Louisiana public high schools
  • C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • A+Three-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

Enrollment
220
High
DISTRICT 501 · STATE 711
Student : Teacher
6.1:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 18.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
195 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 72712%
Grade 84018%
Grade 94520%
Grade 103918%
Grade 112511%
Grade 124420%
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 65% · US 70%
White
2913%
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 41% · US 43%
Hispanic
42%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 12% · US 30%
Black
18785%
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 42% · US 15%
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
Male
11753%
Female
10347%

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Test scores

LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+
English Language Arts
39.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +14.0pp since 2022
Math
27.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +22.0pp since 2022

What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 14 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 22 points.

LEAP 2025 results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2025-2639.0%27.0%
2024-2533.0%15.0%
2023-2430.0%8.0%
2022-2325.0%5.0%
% Mastery+, all students and all tested grades.
Source: LEAP 2025. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
17.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.5%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.5pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 20% 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 North Central High School

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
North Central High School this school22088.6%17.0%
Arcadia High School
Arcadia
24887.9%23.8%
East Feliciana High School
Jackson
23190.5%N/A
West St. Mary High School
Baldwin
27688.0%N/A
Jeanerette Senior High School
Jeanerette
29187.3%27.7%
Madison High School
Tallulah
28088.2%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 North Central High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn LouisianaIn St. Landry Parish
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
17.0%#51 of 65N/A
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
27.0%#36 of 69
▲ 14
N/A
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
39.0%#35 of 70
▲ 6
N/A
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+18.0pp#2 of 51N/A
Enrollment
ranked largest first
220#235 of 267#7 of 7
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
6.1:1#2 of 240#1 of 7
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
26.0%#187 of 240#6 of 7
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
88.6%#26 of 258#1 of 7
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-23.9%#39 of 156#1 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 2024-25
Enrollment
220
-50 (-19%) vs 2020
-62% since 1990-91, when it was 583
Student : Teacher
6.1:1
was 6.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-25220366.1:189% (195)
2023-24264436.1:183% (219)
2022-2330831.39.8:181% (250)
2020-21270426.4:172% (194)
2017-1828940.97.1:155% (158)
2015-163232712.0:158% (187)
2010-113252413.5:190% (291)
2000-013952515.8:186% (341)
1990-915833516.7:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Central High School.

Since 2017-18: students down 24% (289 to 220); teachers down 12% (40.9 to 36).

About North Central High School

Students in Washington, Louisiana, attend North Central High School, a small high school. It educates 220 students in grades 7 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in Louisiana is about 711 students.

North Central High School is one school in St. Landry Parish, a system of 32 schools with 10,982 students.

Black students make up 85% of enrollment at North Central High School. The next largest groups are 13% White. In St. Landry Parish overall, about 40% of residents are Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 26% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

The school reports 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 6.1 students per teacher. That is 11.9 students per teacher below the 18.0:1 average for high schools in Louisiana. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 89% of students. That is 9 points above the 80% average for public schools in St. Landry Parish.

allk12 grades North Central High School a B-. The grade compares the school only with Louisiana public high schools, because each state gives its own test.

The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 17.0%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 20.5%.

Within St. Landry Parish, the median household income is $44,462, about 15% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 22%. In all, St. Landry Parish has 37 public schools and roughly 11,731 students.

Palmetto Elementary School is located about 4.4 miles from North Central High School. The ten-mile area around North Central High School holds 2 other public schools. The school's 17.0% average proficiency ranks 8th among 8 nearby schools.

The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Remote: in rural territory far from an urban area.

Compared with 2020-21, the school had 50 fewer students in 2024-25.

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St. Landry Parish at a glance

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Population
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

School name
North Central High School
District
St. Landry Parish
Address
6579 Hwy. 10, Washington, LA 70589
Phone
(337) 623-4239
County
St. Landry Parish
Level
High
Grade range
07–12
Total enrollment
220
Teachers (FTE)
36
Student–teacher ratio
6.1:1
Free and reduced lunch
195 (89%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
220156001989
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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3 other US public schools in 4 states are named North Central High. North Central High School is the 4th largest of the 4.

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Frequently asked questions

About North Central High School
How many students attend North Central High School?
North Central High School enrolls approximately 220 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does North Central High School serve?
North Central High School serves grades 07-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at North Central High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at North Central High School is approximately 6.1:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at North Central High School?
Student demographics at North Central High School are roughly 13% White, 2% Hispanic, 85% Black.
What district is North Central High School in?
North Central High School is part of St. Landry Parish.
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