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What's one thing Pickering High School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
379
High
DISTRICT 503 · STATE 711
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VERNON PARISH·NCES 220183001664
Pickering High School
180 LeBleu Road, Leesville, LA 71446 · (337) 537-1555 · Vernon Parish
GRADES 07–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL379 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 46% of Louisiana public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-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
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 18.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
224 students
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 70%
Community
1
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 86 | 23% |
| Grade 8 | 78 | 21% |
| Grade 9 | 80 | 21% |
| Grade 10 | 52 | 14% |
| Grade 11 | 39 | 10% |
| Grade 12 | 44 | 12% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
40.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +1.0pp since 2022
Math
14.0%
LA avg 34.2% . -9.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 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 1 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 9 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 40.0% | 14.0% |
| 2024-25 | 47.0% | 26.0% |
| 2023-24 | 48.0% | 23.0% |
| 2022-23 | 39.0% | 23.0% |
% 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
32.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.8%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Pickering High School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pickering High School this school | 379 | 59.1% | 32.8% |
| Berwick High School Berwick | 469 | 54.6% | N/A |
| Fisher Middle/High School Marrero | 498 | 61.2% | 37.5% |
| Delcambre High School Delcambre | 454 | 56.2% | 44.7% |
| Vinton High School Vinton | 242 | 58.3% | N/A |
| Church Point High School Church Point | 504 | 61.3% | 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 Pickering High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.8% | #29 of 65 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.0% | #54 of 69 ▼ 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #32 of 70 ▼ 11 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.0pp | #9 of 51 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 379 | #188 of 267 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #61 of 240 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.9% | #50 of 240 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.1% | #173 of 258 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.5% | #35 of 156 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
379
-56 (-13%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 670
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 17.4:1
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 | 379 | 31.1 | 12.2:1 | 59% (224) |
| 2023-24 | 462 | 31.3 | 14.8:1 | 54% (248) |
| 2022-23 | 457 | 27.5 | 16.6:1 | 44% (203) |
| 2020-21 | 435 | 25 | 17.4:1 | 57% (246) |
| 2017-18 | 502 | 31.5 | 15.9:1 | 60% (300) |
| 2015-16 | 617 | 35 | 17.6:1 | 54% (331) |
| 2010-11 | 488 | 32 | 15.3:1 | 52% (256) |
| 2000-01 | 569 | 37 | 15.4:1 | 42% (237) |
| 1990-91 | 670 | 35 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pickering High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (502 to 379); teachers down 1% (31.5 to 31.1).
About Pickering High School
Pickering High School is a high school in Leesville, Louisiana, reachable at (337) 537-1555. The grade span is 7 through 12, and enrollment is 379 students. An average school in this group (high schools in Louisiana) has about 711 students.
Pickering High School is part of Vernon Parish, where 18 schools serve 7,887 students.
Pickering High School's enrollment is 59% White. Other groups make up 15% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, and 12% Black. County-wide, 75% of Vernon Parish residents are White. By the diversity index, Pickering High School comes in at 60%.
Its teaching staff equals 31.1 full-time positions, a ratio of 12.2:1. That ratio is under the 18.0:1 average for high schools in Louisiana. Around 59% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals.
The allk12 Grade for Pickering High School is B-. Compared with Louisiana public high schools, the school scored higher than 46% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 41.8% at Pickering High School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 32.8%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Vernon Parish show that median household income is about $57,270, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 20%, and about 16% of people live in poverty. Pickering High School is one of 18 public schools in Vernon Parish, which together enroll about 7,887 students.
The next-closest public school is Pickering Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. In all, 3 other public schools sit within five miles of Pickering High School. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Pickering High School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Pickering High School as Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment was 435 in 2020-21 and 379 in 2024-25, a decrease of 56 students. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.4:1 in 2020-21 to 12.2:1 in 2024-25.
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Vernon Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
47,117
Census ACS
Median income
$57,270
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
7,887 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Vernon Parish
- Rosepine Elementary SchoolElementary · 856 students
- Leesville High SchoolHigh · 748 students
- Parkway Elementary SchoolElementary · 675 students
- West Leesville Elementary SchoolElementary · 643 students
- Rosepine High SchoolHigh · 572 students
- Pickering Elementary SchoolElementary · 476 students
Other schools in Leesville
- Leesville High SchoolHigh · 748 students
- Parkway Elementary SchoolElementary · 675 students
- West Leesville Elementary SchoolElementary · 643 students
- Pickering Elementary SchoolElementary · 476 students
- Leesville Junior High SchoolMiddle · 421 students
- Vernon Middle SchoolMiddle · 372 students
Nearby schools
- Pickering Elementary School0.1 mi · 476
- North Early Childhood Center3.4 mi · 127
- Parkway Elementary School4.5 mi · 675
- West Leesville Elementary School6.9 mi · 643
- Leesville Junior High School7.6 mi · 421
- Leesville High School7.7 mi · 748
Frequently asked questions
About Pickering High SchoolHow many students attend Pickering High School?
Pickering High School enrolls approximately 379 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does Pickering High School serve?
Pickering High School serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Pickering High School have?
Pickering High School employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Pickering High School?
Student demographics at Pickering High School are roughly 59% White, 15% Hispanic, 12% Black, 1% Asian, 13% Two or more.
What district is Pickering High School in?
Pickering High School is part of Vernon Parish.
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