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Enrollment
990
High
DISTRICT 486 · STATE 711
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IBERVILLE PARISH·NCES 220075000543
Plaquemine Senior High School
59595 Belleview Drive, Plaquemine, LA 70764 · (225) 687-6367 · Iberville Parish
GRADES 07–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL990 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 37% of Louisiana public high schools
- B-Test 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.
- DThree-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
11.7:1
85 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 7.8:1 · STATE 18.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
662 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 70%
Community
5
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 | 170 | 17% |
| Grade 8 | 160 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 157 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 180 | 18% |
| Grade 11 | 153 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 170 | 17% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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
30.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -6.0pp since 2022
Math
16.0%
LA avg 34.2% . -6.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 6 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 30.0% | 16.0% |
| 2024-25 | 36.0% | 19.0% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 17.0% |
| 2022-23 | 36.0% | 22.0% |
% 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
27.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.2%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Plaquemine Senior High School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plaquemine Senior High School this school | 990 | 66.9% | 27.8% |
| Minden High School Minden | 689 | 68.5% | N/A |
| Livonia High School Livonia | 899 | 62.5% | 21.3% |
| Franklin Parish High School Winnsboro | 706 | 71.2% | N/A |
| Ouachita Parish High School Monroe | 1,112 | 69.4% | N/A |
| Neville High School Monroe | 1,042 | 61.2% | 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 Plaquemine Senior High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.8% | #35 of 65 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.0% | #51 of 69 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #48 of 70 ▼ 12 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.0pp | #7 of 51 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 990 | #64 of 267 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #51 of 240 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.7% | #102 of 240 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.9% | #131 of 258 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -32.4% | #17 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
990
-329 (-25%) vs 2020
+42% since 1990-91, when it was 696
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 990 | 84.8 | 11.7:1 | 67% (662) |
| 2023-24 | 1,028 | 90.2 | 11.4:1 | 68% (695) |
| 2022-23 | 1,131 | 80.3 | 14.1:1 | 66% (746) |
| 2020-21 | 1,319 | 107 | 12.3:1 | 58% (762) |
| 2017-18 | 1,464 | 80.2 | 18.3:1 | 42% (613) |
| 2015-16 | 1,380 | 113 | 12.2:1 | 46% (640) |
| 2010-11 | 1,101 | 98 | 11.2:1 | 78% (860) |
| 2000-01 | 874 | 49 | 17.8:1 | 63% (552) |
| 1990-91 | 696 | 45 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Plaquemine Senior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 32% (1,464 to 990); teachers up 6% (80.2 to 84.8).
About Plaquemine Senior High School
Plaquemine Senior High School is a medium-sized high school with its address in Plaquemine, Louisiana. The grade span is 7 through 12, and enrollment is 990 students. Average enrollment for high schools in Louisiana is about 711, so this school runs 39% larger than that.
Iberville Parish has a total of 8 schools and 4,076 students, Plaquemine Senior High School among them.
Black students are the majority at Plaquemine Senior High School, with 57% of enrollment. It is also 38% White and 3% Hispanic. Iberville Parish's residents are about 43% Black, 14 points below the school's share. Plaquemine Senior High School's diversity index is 53%, against a US figure of 70%.
Plaquemine Senior High School's 84.8 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 11.7:1. That is lower than the 18.0:1 average for high schools in Louisiana. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 67%.
Plaquemine Senior High School is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 37% of Louisiana public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Plaquemine Senior High School would score about 36.2%. It scores 27.8%, 8.4 points below that figure.
According to the American Community Survey, in Iberville Parish, the median household income is $54,000, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 19% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 16%. There are 9 public schools in Iberville Parish, enrolling about 4,589 students in all.
Of nearby public schools, Iberville Charter Academy is the closest, at about 0.4 miles. Plaquemine Senior High School has 3 other public schools within five miles. Plaquemine Senior High School comes in 7th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Federal data place Plaquemine Senior High School in the Rural: Fringe locale, which means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment dropped 25% from its 2020-21 level of 1,319.
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Iberville Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
29,815
Census ACS
Median income
$54,000
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
4,589 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Iberville Parish
- Iberville Elementary SchoolElementary · 839 students
- East Iberville Elementary/High SchoolCombined · 727 students
- Dorseyville Elementary SchoolElementary · 402 students
- Crescent Elementary/Junior High SchoolElementary · 379 students
- White Castle High SchoolHigh · 286 students
- North Iberville ElementaryElementary · 272 students
Other schools in Plaquemine
- Iberville Elementary SchoolElementary · 839 students
- Iberville Charter AcademyElementary · 513 students
- Crescent Elementary/Junior High SchoolElementary · 379 students
Nearby schools
- Iberville Charter Academy0.4 mi · 513
- Iberville Elementary School1.2 mi · 839
- Crescent Elementary/Junior High School2.7 mi · 379
- Dorseyville Elementary School8.0 mi · 402
- Lukeville Elementary School8.3 mi · 356
- Great Hearts Harveston8.7 mi · 579
Frequently asked questions
About Plaquemine Senior High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Plaquemine Senior High School?
Plaquemine Senior High School enrolls approximately 990 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does Plaquemine Senior High School serve?
Plaquemine Senior High School serves grades 07-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Plaquemine Senior High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Plaquemine Senior High School is approximately 11.7:1 (85 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Plaquemine Senior High School?
Student demographics at Plaquemine Senior High School are roughly 38% White, 3% Hispanic, 57% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Plaquemine Senior High School?
Plaquemine Senior High School is overseen by Iberville Parish in Iberville Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.