Enrollment
284
Combined
DISTRICT 363 · STATE 527
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CALCASIEU PARISH·NCES 220033000265
Starks High School
137 Highway 10p S, Starks, LA 70661 · (337) 217-4820 · Calcasieu Parish
GRADES PK–12COMBINED42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL284 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
7.8:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.6:1 · STATE 52.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
131 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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 | 4 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 16 | 6% |
| Grade 1 | 30 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 20 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 18 | 6% |
| Grade 4 | 12 | 4% |
| Grade 5 | 23 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 26 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 27 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 17 | 6% |
| Grade 9 | 26 | 9% |
| Grade 10 | 26 | 9% |
| Grade 11 | 22 | 8% |
| Grade 12 | 17 | 6% |
This year's kindergarten class (16) is 6% smaller than its 8th grade class (17).
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
32.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +7.0pp since 2022
Math
24.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +7.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 are up about 7 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 32.0% | 24.0% |
| 2024-25 | 22.0% | 16.0% |
| 2023-24 | 23.0% | 13.0% |
| 2022-23 | 25.0% | 17.0% |
% 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
17.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.2%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-34.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 51% 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 Starks High School
Starks High School's state test result (17.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starks High School this school | 284 | 46.1% | 17.2% |
| Hackberry High School Hackberry | 218 | 45.4% | 31.8% |
| Castor High School Castor | 417 | 53.5% | 42.7% |
| Saline High School Saline | 303 | 55.4% | 45.8% |
| South Cameron High School Grand Chenier | 161 | 50.9% | 28.0% |
| Hathaway High School Jennings | 566 | 44.7% | 40.8% |
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 Starks High School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.2% | #50 of 55 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #41 of 55 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #45 of 55 ▲ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.0pp | #11 of 53 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 284 | #44 of 81 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 7.8:1 | #3 of 54 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.9% | #45 of 54 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.1% | #56 of 62 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.5% | #19 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
284
-15 (-5%) vs 2020
-41% since 1990-91, when it was 482
Student : Teacher
7.8:1
was 9.3:1
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 | 284 | 36.3 | 7.8:1 | 46% (131) |
| 2023-24 | 312 | 37.6 | 8.3:1 | 49% (152) |
| 2022-23 | 327 | 35.4 | 9.2:1 | 52% (170) |
| 2020-21 | 299 | 32 | 9.3:1 | 93% (279) |
| 2017-18 | 336 | 32.1 | 10.5:1 | 31% (104) |
| 2015-16 | 347 | 51 | 6.8:1 | 31% (107) |
| 2010-11 | 384 | 37 | 10.4:1 | 65% (249) |
| 2000-01 | 398 | 33 | 12.1:1 | 51% (201) |
| 1990-91 | 482 | 35 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Starks High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (336 to 284); teachers up 13% (32.1 to 36.3).
About Starks High School
Starks High School is a combined-grade school in Starks, Louisiana, and it is part of Calcasieu Parish. The school reports 284 students in pre-K through 12. The typical figure for combined schools in Louisiana is about 527 students.
The district for Starks High School is Calcasieu Parish, with 56 schools and 27,851 students.
White students are the large majority at Starks High School, with 94% of enrollment. Other groups include 3% Black. By comparison, Calcasieu Parish residents are about 66% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Starks High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 11%.
The school employs the equivalent of 36.3 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 7.8:1. Among combined schools in Louisiana, the typical ratio is 52.1:1. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 46%. On average, public schools in Calcasieu Parish report 59%.
The BeatsExpectations model predicts 51.2% for Starks High School, given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The actual figure is 17.2%. The 34.0-point gap ranks in the bottom 10% of Louisiana schools.
Within Calcasieu Parish, median household income is about $67,564, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 25%, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Calcasieu Parish number 61 and enroll about 30,278.
Deweyville Elementary School is located about 8.0 miles from Starks High School. Within ten miles are 4 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 17.2% is below the 33.2% average for nearby schools.
In the federal locale system, Starks High School is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Federal counts put enrollment at 299 in 2020-21 and 284 in 2024-25, a 5% decrease. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (7.8:1) than in 2020-21 (9.3:1).
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Starks High School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Calcasieu Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
207,088
Census ACS
Median income
$67,564
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
61
30,278 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Calcasieu Parish
- Sulphur High SchoolHigh · 1,911 students
- Alfred M. Barbe High SchoolHigh · 1,908 students
- Sam Houston High SchoolHigh · 1,141 students
- S. J. Welsh Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,011 students
- Iowa High SchoolHigh · 1,007 students
- Moss Bluff Elementary SchoolElementary · 969 students
Nearby schools
- Deweyville Elementary School8.0 mi · 270
- Deweyville High School8.2 mi · 294
- Vinton Middle School9.5 mi · 191
- Vinton Elementary School9.7 mi · 374
- Vinton High School10.5 mi · 242
- Lit Cypr-Mrceville High School11.9 mi · 1,001
Frequently asked questions
About Starks High SchoolHow many students attend Starks High School?
Starks High School enrolls approximately 284 students in grades PK-12.
What grades does Starks High School serve?
Starks High School serves grades PK-12.
How many students per teacher at Starks High School?
Approximately 7.8:1 students per teacher at Starks High School.
How diverse is Starks High School?
Starks High School reports a student body of 94% White, 1% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Starks High School?
Starks High School is overseen by Calcasieu Parish in Calcasieu Parish.
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