Enrollment
303
Combined
DISTRICT 286 · STATE 527
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BIENVILLE PARISH·NCES 220021000099
Saline High School
1255 Cooper Street, Saline, LA 71070 · (318) 576-3215 · Bienville Parish
GRADES PK–12COMBINED43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL303 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 83% of Louisiana public K-12 schools
- ATest 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.
- A-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
9.2:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.4:1 · STATE 52.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
168 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 70%
Community
0
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 | 16 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 27 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 19 | 6% |
| Grade 2 | 20 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 20 | 7% |
| Grade 4 | 21 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 25 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 19 | 6% |
| Grade 7 | 25 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 20 | 7% |
| Grade 9 | 20 | 7% |
| Grade 10 | 27 | 9% |
| Grade 11 | 19 | 6% |
| Grade 12 | 25 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (27) is 35% larger than its 8th grade class (20).
Student demographics
38%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
52.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +3.0pp since 2022
Math
52.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +9.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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 3 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 9 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 52.0% | 52.0% |
| 2024-25 | 51.0% | 44.0% |
| 2023-24 | 55.0% | 48.0% |
| 2022-23 | 49.0% | 43.0% |
% 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
45.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.4%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Saline High School
Saline High School's state test result (45.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saline High School this school | 303 | 55.4% | 45.8% |
| Florien High School Florien | 399 | 56.4% | 30.7% |
| Calvin High School Calvin | 289 | 61.6% | 34.0% |
| Castor High School Castor | 417 | 53.5% | 42.7% |
| Stanley High School Logansport | 405 | 53.8% | 29.3% |
| Georgetown High School Georgetown | 236 | 60.2% | 25.8% |
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 Saline High School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.8% | #7 of 55 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #4 of 55 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #11 of 55 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.0pp | #14 of 53 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 303 | #40 of 81 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.2:1 | #7 of 54 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.0% | #20 of 54 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.4% | #52 of 62 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.8% | #13 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
303
-44 (-13%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 348
Student : Teacher
9.2:1
was 12.0:1
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 | 303 | 33 | 9.2:1 | 55% (168) |
| 2023-24 | 331 | 32 | 10.3:1 | 44% (144) |
| 2022-23 | 342 | 31 | 11.0:1 | 47% (162) |
| 2020-21 | 347 | 29 | 12.0:1 | 32% (111) |
| 2017-18 | 378 | 29.7 | 12.7:1 | 47% (178) |
| 2015-16 | 366 | N/A | N/A | 46% (169) |
| 2010-11 | 346 | 25 | 13.8:1 | 53% (182) |
| 2000-01 | 347 | 25 | 13.9:1 | 54% (186) |
| 1990-91 | 348 | 24 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Saline High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (378 to 303); teachers up 11% (29.7 to 33).
About Saline High School
Located in Saline, Louisiana, Saline High School is a small combined-grade school. The school enrolls 303 students, from pre-K through 12. An average school in this group (combined schools in Louisiana) has about 527 students.
Saline High School is run by Bienville Parish, whose 7 schools enroll 1,799 students.
White students are the majority at Saline High School, with 76% of enrollment. Other groups make up 21% Black and 3% multiracial. County-wide, 55% of Bienville Parish residents are White. The school's diversity index is 38%, meaning two students picked at random have a 38% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at the school number 33 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 9.2:1. This ratio sits 42.9 below the 52.1:1 average for combined schools in Louisiana. Roughly 55% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Bienville Parish is 73%.
allk12 grades Saline High School an A-. The grade compares the school only with Louisiana public K-12 schools, because each state gives its own test.
Saline High School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (45.8%) and its predicted rate (44.4%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Louisiana schools.
According to the American Community Survey, in Bienville Parish, the median household income is $35,011, roughly 13% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 22%. There are 9 public schools in Bienville Parish, enrolling about 1,799 students in all.
Goldonna Elementary & Junior High School is the public school closest to Saline High School, about 10.5 miles away. Saline High School's average proficiency of 45.8% compares with 23.6% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Federal data place Saline High School in the Rural: Remote locale, which means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 44 fewer students in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 12.0:1; by 2024-25 it was 9.2:1.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
- Crawford Elementary SchoolElementary · 278 students
- Arcadia High SchoolHigh · 248 students
- Ringgold High SchoolHigh · 219 students
- Ringgold Elementary SchoolElementary · 195 students
- Gibsland-Coleman High SchoolCombined · 139 students
Other Saline High schools
One other US public school is named Saline High. Saline High School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Saline High SchoolSALINE, MI · 1,519 students
Nearby schools
- Goldonna Elementary & Junior High School10.5 mi · 100
- Castor High School12.8 mi · 417
- Jonesboro-Hodge Elementary School15.9 mi · 291
- Jonesboro-Hodge High School16.0 mi · 198
- Jonesboro-Hodge Middle School16.3 mi · 145
- Lakeview Jr./Sr. High School17.7 mi · 261
Frequently asked questions
About Saline High SchoolHow many students attend Saline High School?
Saline High School enrolls approximately 303 students in grades PK-12.
What grades does Saline High School serve?
Saline High School serves grades PK-12.
How many teachers does Saline High School have?
Saline High School employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Saline High School?
Student demographics at Saline High School are roughly 76% White, 1% Hispanic, 21% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is Saline High School in?
Saline High School is part of Bienville Parish.
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