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Enrollment
428
Combined
DISTRICT 451 · STATE 527
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CITY OF BOGALUSA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 220024002371
Northshore Charter School
111 Walker Street, Bogalusa, LA 70427 · (985) 732-0005 · Washington Parish
GRADES KG–09COMBINED32-TOWNCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL428 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 39% of Louisiana public K-12 schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
14.8:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 52.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
402 students
DISTRICT 95% · STATE 70%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 37 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 38 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 48 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 39 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (37) is 5% smaller than its 8th grade class (39).
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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 2024-25 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
29.0%
LA avg 41.4% . -2.0pp since 2022
Math
20.0%
LA avg 33.2% . +1.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 41 and 33. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 1 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.0% | 20.0% |
| 2023-24 | 31.0% | 20.0% |
| 2022-23 | 31.0% | 19.0% |
% 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
20.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
16.7%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 17% 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 Northshore Charter School
Northshore Charter School's state test result (20.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northshore Charter School this school | 428 | 93.9% | 20.7% |
| Plain Dealing High School Plain Dealing | 270 | 77.4% | 18.8% |
| Northwood High School Lena | 598 | 82.8% | 34.2% |
| Centerville High School Centerville | 429 | 74.1% | 28.3% |
| Forest School Forest | 460 | 80.0% | 19.0% |
| Holden High School Holden | 651 | 73.6% | 43.8% |
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 Northshore Charter School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.7% | #46 of 55 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.0% | #47 of 55 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #49 of 55 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 428 | #21 of 81 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #48 of 54 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.1% | #3 of 54 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.9% | #2 of 62 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.6% | #3 of 44 |
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
428
-20 (-4%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 19.5:1
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 | 428 | 29 | 14.8:1 | 94% (402) |
| 2023-24 | 467 | 28 | 16.7:1 | 78% (364) |
| 2022-23 | 458 | 23.1 | 19.8:1 | 74% (339) |
| 2020-21 | 448 | 23 | 19.5:1 | 92% (412) |
| 2017-18 | 617 | 34 | 18.1:1 | 100% (614) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northshore Charter School.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (617 to 428); teachers down 15% (34 to 29).
About Northshore Charter School
Northshore Charter School is classified as a combined-grade school. It is located in Bogalusa, Louisiana. The school's 428 students are in kindergarten through 9.
City of Bogalusa School District has 1,803 students spread across 4 schools.
Northshore Charter School's enrollment is 50% White. Other groups include 36% Black, 7% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. By comparison, Washington Parish residents are about 63% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Northshore Charter School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 61%.
Dividing enrollment by its 29 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 14.8:1. Among combined schools in Louisiana, the typical ratio is 52.1:1. Eligible students account for 94% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. On average, public schools in Washington Parish report 76%.
The allk12 Grade for Northshore Charter School is C+. Compared with Louisiana public K-12 schools, the school scored higher than 39% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Test results at Northshore Charter School are 4.0 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (20.7% actual, 16.7% predicted).
Northshore Charter School is located in Washington Parish, where median household income is about $45,380, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 13%, and about 19% of people live in poverty. Northshore Charter School is one of 14 public schools in Washington Parish, which together enroll about 6,326 students.
Bogalusa High School is located about 1.7 miles from Northshore Charter School. Other public schools within five miles: 3. Northshore Charter School comes in 5th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Town: Distant. That means it sits in a town some distance from an urbanized area. Northshore Charter School holds a charter, making it a public charter school.
The number of students declined from 448 to 428 over 4 years. Students per teacher fell from 19.5 in 2020-21 to 14.8 in 2024-25.
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Washington Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
45,120
Census ACS
Median income
$45,380
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
19%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
6,326 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in City of Bogalusa School District
- Bogalusa High SchoolHigh · 656 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 416 students
- Byrd Avenue Primary SchoolElementary · 303 students
Other schools in Bogalusa
- Bogalusa High SchoolHigh · 656 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 416 students
- Byrd Avenue Primary SchoolElementary · 303 students
Nearby schools
- Bogalusa High School1.7 mi · 656
- Central Elementary School2.3 mi · 416
- Byrd Avenue Primary School3.1 mi · 303
- Varnado High School6.3 mi · 256
- Wesley Ray Elementary School11.6 mi · 255
- Pine School12.5 mi · 738
Frequently asked questions
About Northshore Charter SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Northshore Charter School?
Northshore Charter School enrolls approximately 428 students in grades KG-09.
Is Northshore Charter School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Northshore Charter School is a combined-grade school covering grades KG-09.
How many teachers does Northshore Charter School have?
Northshore Charter School employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Northshore Charter School?
At Northshore Charter School, the student body is approximately 50% White, 7% Hispanic, 36% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Northshore Charter School public or private?
Northshore Charter School is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by City of Bogalusa School District.
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