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Enrollment
695
Combined
DISTRICT 647 · STATE 527
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JACKSON PARISH·NCES 220078000556
Quitman High School
181 Wolverine Drive, Quitman, LA 71268 · (318) 259-2698 · Jackson Parish
GRADES PK–12COMBINED42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL695 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of Louisiana public K-12 schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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 K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 52.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
293 students
DISTRICT 70% · 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 | 27 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 37 | 5% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 6% |
| Grade 3 | 44 | 6% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 44 | 6% |
| Grade 7 | 63 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 64 | 9% |
| Grade 9 | 65 | 9% |
| Grade 10 | 47 | 7% |
| Grade 11 | 46 | 7% |
| Grade 12 | 45 | 6% |
This year's kindergarten class (37) is 42% smaller than its 8th grade class (64).
Student demographics
27%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
41.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -4.0pp since 2022
Math
35.0%
LA avg 34.2% . -1.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 4 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 1 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 41.0% | 35.0% |
| 2024-25 | 45.0% | 45.0% |
| 2023-24 | 47.0% | 39.0% |
| 2022-23 | 45.0% | 36.0% |
% Mastery+, all students and all tested grades.
Source: LEAP 2025. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of LA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
41.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.0%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 54% typical for Louisiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Quitman High School
Quitman High School's state test result (41.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quitman High School this school | 695 | 42.2% | 41.5% |
| Lacassine High School Lacassine | 587 | 41.9% | 33.7% |
| Bell City High School Bell City | 785 | 39.5% | 41.7% |
| Hathaway High School Jennings | 566 | 44.7% | 40.8% |
| Castor High School Castor | 417 | 53.5% | 42.7% |
| Starks High School Starks | 284 | 46.1% | 17.2% |
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 Quitman High School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #12 of 55 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #19 of 55 ▼ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #32 of 55 ▼ 11 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.5pp | #12 of 53 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 695 | #7 of 81 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #44 of 54 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.9% | #29 of 54 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.2% | #59 of 62 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.4% | #37 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
695
-29 (-4%) vs 2020
+25% since 1990-91, when it was 556
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 16.8:1
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 | 695 | 48.6 | 14.3:1 | 42% (293) |
| 2023-24 | 737 | 49.6 | 14.8:1 | 46% (342) |
| 2022-23 | 785 | 46.1 | 17.0:1 | 46% (363) |
| 2020-21 | 724 | 43 | 16.8:1 | 46% (332) |
| 2017-18 | 727 | 40.5 | 17.9:1 | 47% (345) |
| 2015-16 | 712 | N/A | N/A | 44% (311) |
| 2010-11 | 629 | 40 | 15.7:1 | 38% (241) |
| 2000-01 | 521 | 33 | 15.8:1 | 28% (148) |
| 1990-91 | 556 | 34 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Quitman High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (727 to 695); teachers up 20% (40.5 to 48.6).
About Quitman High School
Quitman High School is a medium-sized combined-grade school in Louisiana, with an address in Quitman. A federal count lists 695 students at the school, in pre-K through 12. Average enrollment for combined schools in Louisiana is about 527, so this school runs 32% larger than that.
Besides Quitman High School, Jackson Parish runs 4 other schools. The district enrolls 1,927 students.
Quitman High School enrolls a student body that is 85% White. After that, the student body is 10% Black, 3% Hispanic, and 2% multiracial. Census figures show Jackson Parish is about 66% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Quitman High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 27%.
Its 48.6 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 14.3:1. That ratio is under the 52.1:1 average for combined schools in Louisiana. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 42%. The rate at public schools in Jackson Parish averages 61%, higher than here.
allk12 grades Quitman High School a B-. The grade compares the school only with Louisiana public K-12 schools, because each state gives its own test.
Quitman High School ranks in the bottom 10% of Louisiana schools after adjusting test results for student poverty. Actual: 41.5%. Predicted: 54.0%. Difference: 12.5 points.
Across Jackson Parish, median household income is about $44,925, about 15% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 19%. Quitman High School is among the 5 public schools in Jackson Parish.
Jonesboro-Hodge High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 6.8 miles away. A ten-mile radius around the school includes 4 other public schools. Quitman High School ranks 2nd of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 41.5% against a local average of 32.2%.
Federal data place Quitman High School in the Rural: Distant locale, which means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Federal counts put enrollment at 724 in 2020-21 and 695 in 2024-25, a 4% decrease. Federal data show the ratio falling from 16.8:1 to 14.3:1.
Discussions about Quitman High School may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Jackson Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
14,884
Census ACS
Median income
$44,925
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
19%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
1,927 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jackson Parish
- Weston High SchoolCombined · 598 students
- Jonesboro-Hodge Elementary SchoolElementary · 291 students
- Jonesboro-Hodge High SchoolHigh · 198 students
- Jonesboro-Hodge Middle SchoolMiddle · 145 students
Other Quitman High schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Quitman High. Quitman High School is the largest of the 4.
- Quitman High SchoolQuitman, MS · 437 students
- Quitman High SchoolQUITMAN, TX · 346 students
- QUITMAN HIGH SCHOOLQUITMAN, AR · 308 students
Nearby schools
- Jonesboro-Hodge High School6.8 mi · 198
- Jonesboro-Hodge Middle School7.6 mi · 145
- Jonesboro-Hodge Elementary School8.3 mi · 291
- Weston High School9.8 mi · 598
- Cypress Springs Elementary School12.3 mi · 369
- I.A. Lewis School12.4 mi · 277
Frequently asked questions
About Quitman High SchoolHow many students attend Quitman High School?
Quitman High School enrolls approximately 695 students in grades PK-12.
What age range does Quitman High School serve?
Quitman High School serves students from grade PK through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Quitman High School?
Approximately 14.3:1 students per teacher at Quitman High School.
What is the student diversity at Quitman High School?
Student demographics at Quitman High School are roughly 85% White, 3% Hispanic, 10% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Quitman High School?
Quitman High School is overseen by Jackson Parish in Jackson Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.