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Enrollment
715
Combined
DISTRICT 474 · STATE 527
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RAPIDES PARISH·NCES 220129001064
Oak Hill High School
7362 Highway 112, Elmer, LA 71424 · (318) 793-2014 · Rapides Parish
GRADES PK–12COMBINED42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL715 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% of Louisiana public K-12 schools
- B+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.
- 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
12.8:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 52.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
469 students
DISTRICT 80% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 41 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 41 | 6% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 6% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 61 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 61 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 39 | 5% |
| Grade 9 | 63 | 9% |
| Grade 10 | 41 | 6% |
| Grade 11 | 47 | 7% |
| Grade 12 | 45 | 6% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 5% larger than its 8th grade class (39).
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
50.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +5.0pp since 2022
Math
47.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +15.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 5 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 15 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 50.0% | 47.0% |
| 2024-25 | 44.0% | 43.0% |
| 2023-24 | 38.0% | 41.0% |
| 2022-23 | 45.0% | 32.0% |
% 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
38.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.1%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Oak Hill High School
Oak Hill High School's state test result (38.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Hill High School this school | 715 | 65.6% | 38.3% |
| Weston High School Jonesboro | 598 | 58.7% | 23.7% |
| Pine Prairie High School Pine Prairie | 757 | 58.4% | 33.3% |
| Merryville High School Merryville | 470 | 63.4% | 32.5% |
| Negreet High School Negreet | 413 | 63.7% | 51.5% |
| Singer High School Singer | 346 | 62.4% | 25.7% |
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 Oak Hill High School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Rapides Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.3% | #14 of 55 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #9 of 55 ▲ 5 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #14 of 55 ▲ 10 | N/A |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.0pp | #7 of 53 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 715 | #5 of 81 | #1 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #37 of 54 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.6% | #37 of 54 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.6% | #35 of 62 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.4% | #31 of 44 | N/A |
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
715
-36 (-5%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 877
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 715 | 55.9 | 12.8:1 | 66% (469) |
| 2023-24 | 759 | 55.7 | 13.6:1 | 64% (488) |
| 2022-23 | 759 | 48.3 | 15.7:1 | 66% (503) |
| 2020-21 | 751 | 46 | 16.3:1 | 36% (274) |
| 2017-18 | 772 | 46 | 16.8:1 | 66% (513) |
| 2015-16 | 827 | 58 | 14.3:1 | 62% (512) |
| 2010-11 | 357 | 22 | 16.2:1 | 41% (146) |
| 2000-01 | 336 | 24 | 14.0:1 | 42% (140) |
| 1990-91 | 877 | 51 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oak Hill High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (772 to 715); teachers up 22% (46 to 55.9).
About Oak Hill High School
Oak Hill High School is a mid-sized school serving multiple grade levels with its address in Elmer, Louisiana. The school serves pre-K through 12. Enrollment is 715 students. It has 36% more students than the average for combined schools in Louisiana (about 527).
Rapides Parish operates 43 schools. Combined enrollment is 21,340 students.
At Oak Hill High School, 91% of students are White. It is also 5% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Rapides Parish is roughly 61% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Oak Hill High School scores 18%.
Based on 55.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, Oak Hill High School has a ratio of 12.8:1. The average for combined schools in Louisiana, 52.1:1, is higher. Income data for the school show 66% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Rapides Parish, the average eligibility rate is 77%.
On the allk12 Grade, Oak Hill High School lands at A-, ahead of 76% of Louisiana public K-12 schools.
In Louisiana, Oak Hill High School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 38.3% actual against a predicted 37.1%.
In Rapides Parish, the median household earns about $54,967 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and about 15% of people live in poverty. Rapides Parish has 51 public schools with about 21,481 students, including Oak Hill High School.
Of the public schools around it, Oak Hill High School is closest to Caroline Dormon Junior High School, about 13.4 miles away. Oak Hill High School ranks 3rd of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 38.3% against a local average of 37.0%.
Oak Hill High School is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Distant.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 715, compared with 751 in 2020-21. Students per teacher dropped from 16.3 in 2020-21 to 12.8 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Oak Hill High School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Rapides Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
127,527
Census ACS
Median income
$54,967
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
51
21,481 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rapides Parish
- Alexandria Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,475 students
- Pineville High SchoolHigh · 1,271 students
- Peabody Magnet High SchoolHigh · 1,071 students
- J.I. Barron Sr. Elementary SchoolElementary · 924 students
- Buckeye High SchoolHigh · 915 students
- Tioga High SchoolHigh · 881 students
Other Oak Hill High schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Oak Hill High. Oak Hill High School is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- Oak Hill HighOak Hill, WV · 1,057 students
- Oak Hill High SchoolConverse, IN · 528 students
- Oak Hill High SchoolWales, ME · 408 students
Nearby schools
- Caroline Dormon Junior High School13.4 mi · 362
- Forest Hill Junior High School13.9 mi · 496
- Plainview High School14.7 mi · 313
- Glenmora High School14.9 mi · 673
- Hicks High School15.1 mi · 336
- Renaissance Home for Youth16.5 mi · 12
Frequently asked questions
About Oak Hill High SchoolHow many students attend Oak Hill High School?
Oak Hill High School enrolls approximately 715 students in grades PK-12.
What grades does Oak Hill High School serve?
Oak Hill High School serves grades PK-12.
How many students per teacher at Oak Hill High School?
Approximately 12.8:1 students per teacher at Oak Hill High School.
How diverse is Oak Hill High School?
Oak Hill High School reports a student body of 91% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Oak Hill High School?
Oak Hill High School is overseen by Rapides Parish in Rapides Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.