Enrollment
219
High
DISTRICT 234 · STATE 711
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BIENVILLE PARISH·NCES 220021000098
Ringgold High School
4044 Bienville Rd. Suite B, Ringgold, LA 71068 · (318) 894-2271 · Bienville Parish
GRADES 06–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL219 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 16% of Louisiana public high schools
- C-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.
- BThree-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
10.4:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.1:1 · STATE 18.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
173 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 70%
Community
0
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 6 | 27 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 46 | 21% |
| Grade 8 | 23 | 11% |
| Grade 9 | 36 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 24 | 11% |
| Grade 11 | 27 | 12% |
| Grade 12 | 36 | 16% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
25.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +7.0pp since 2022
Math
12.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +0.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 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 7 points since 2022, while math scores have held steady.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 25.0% | 12.0% |
| 2024-25 | 23.0% | 15.0% |
| 2023-24 | 26.0% | 11.0% |
| 2022-23 | 18.0% | 12.0% |
% 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
16.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.4%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 16% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 Ringgold High School
Ringgold High School's state test result (16.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ringgold High School this school | 219 | 79.0% | 16.2% |
| Haynesville Jr./Sr. High School Haynesville | 246 | 75.2% | 19.5% |
| North Iberville High School Rosedale | 181 | 77.9% | 29.0% |
| Jonesboro-Hodge High School Jonesboro | 198 | 79.8% | N/A |
| Varnado High School Varnado | 256 | 82.0% | 15.5% |
| Rayville High School Rayville | 341 | 81.8% | 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 Ringgold High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.2% | #52 of 65 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.0% | #56 of 69 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #53 of 70 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.5pp | #20 of 51 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 219 | #236 of 267 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.4:1 | #29 of 240 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.8% | #83 of 240 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.0% | #78 of 258 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.7% | #86 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
219
-25 (-10%) vs 2020
-48% since 1990-91, when it was 420
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 219 | 21.1 | 10.4:1 | 79% (173) |
| 2023-24 | 249 | 20.9 | 11.9:1 | 75% (186) |
| 2022-23 | 238 | 20.9 | 11.4:1 | 79% (189) |
| 2020-21 | 244 | 19 | 12.8:1 | 68% (165) |
| 2017-18 | 251 | 17.6 | 14.3:1 | 77% (194) |
| 2015-16 | 255 | N/A | N/A | 73% (185) |
| 2010-11 | 253 | 21 | 12.1:1 | 76% (193) |
| 2000-01 | 290 | 23 | 12.6:1 | 58% (167) |
| 1990-91 | 420 | 28 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ringgold High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (251 to 219); teachers up 20% (17.6 to 21.1).
About Ringgold High School
Ringgold High School is a small high school found in Ringgold, Louisiana. A federal count lists 219 students at the school, in grades 6 through 12. Average enrollment for high schools in Louisiana is about 711, so this school runs 69% smaller than that.
Ringgold High School is in Bienville Parish, a district with 1,799 students across 7 schools.
At 52%, Black students outnumber all other groups at Ringgold High School combined. Other students are 41% White, 4% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. By comparison, Bienville Parish residents are about 40% Black. Ringgold High School has a diversity index of 56%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
A ratio of 10.4:1 comes from the school's 21.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, high schools in Louisiana average 18.0:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 79% in 2024-25.
Measured against Louisiana public high schools, Ringgold High School receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Ringgold High School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (16.2%) and its predicted rate (27.4%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Louisiana schools.
Across Bienville Parish, median household income is about $35,011, roughly 13% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 22%. The public schools of Bienville Parish number 9 and enroll about 1,799.
The nearest public school is Ringgold Elementary School, at less than a tenth of a mile. Ringgold High School has 2 other public schools within ten miles. The school's 16.2% average proficiency ranks 8th among 8 nearby schools.
Ringgold High School is coded as Rural: Distant in federal locale data.
Ringgold High School had 244 students in 2020-21 and 219 in 2024-25, a 10% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 12.8:1 to 10.4:1.
Community posts for Ringgold High School can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Bienville Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
12,638
Census ACS
Median income
$35,011
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
22%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
1,799 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bienville Parish
- Castor High SchoolCombined · 417 students
- Saline High SchoolCombined · 303 students
- Crawford Elementary SchoolElementary · 278 students
- Arcadia High SchoolHigh · 248 students
- Ringgold Elementary SchoolElementary · 195 students
- Gibsland-Coleman High SchoolCombined · 139 students
Other Ringgold High schools
One other US public school is named Ringgold High. Ringgold High School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Ringgold High SchoolRinggold, GA · 1,052 students
Nearby schools
- Ringgold Elementary School0.0 mi · 195
- Castor High School7.8 mi · 417
- Central Elementary School11.1 mi · 427
- Lakeside Junior-Senior High School13.6 mi · 546
- Elm Grove Elementary School16.8 mi · 332
- Doyline High School16.8 mi · 385
Frequently asked questions
About Ringgold High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Ringgold High School?
Ringgold High School enrolls approximately 219 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does Ringgold High School serve?
Ringgold High School serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Ringgold High School?
Approximately 10.4:1 students per teacher at Ringgold High School.
How diverse is Ringgold High School?
Ringgold High School reports a student body of 41% White, 3% Hispanic, 52% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Ringgold High School in?
Ringgold High School is part of Bienville Parish.
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