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What's something Union Parish High School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
579
High
DISTRICT 518 · STATE 711
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UNION PARISH·NCES 220177001376
Union Parish High School
1126 Marion Hwy, Farmerville, LA 71241 · (318) 327-3550 · Union Parish
GRADES 06–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL579 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 0% of Louisiana public high schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
11.5:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 18.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
428 students
DISTRICT 71% · 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 6 | 76 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 88 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 85 | 15% |
| Grade 9 | 101 | 17% |
| Grade 10 | 80 | 14% |
| Grade 11 | 62 | 11% |
| Grade 12 | 87 | 15% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Union Parish. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
13.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +1.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 13 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Louisiana average is about 42 of 100. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2022.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 13.0% | N/A |
| 2024-25 | 10.0% | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 9.0% | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 12.0% | 7.0% |
% 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
7.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.1%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-23.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 7% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 31% 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 Union Parish High School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union Parish High School this school | 579 | 73.9% | 7.3% |
| Independence High Magnet Independence | 490 | 83.3% | 12.2% |
| McKinley Senior High School Baton Rouge | 669 | 71.3% | N/A |
| Belaire High School Baton Rouge | 694 | 71.6% | N/A |
| Bossier High School Bossier City | 654 | 80.9% | N/A |
| New Orleans Charter Science and Mathematics HS New Orleans | 627 | 69.5% | 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 Union Parish High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 7.3% | #65 of 65 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 7.0% | #66 of 69 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 13.0% | #66 of 70 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 579 | #133 of 267 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #47 of 240 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.9% | #36 of 240 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.9% | #103 of 258 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -33.7% | #15 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
579
-221 (-28%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 531
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 17.0:1
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 | 579 | 50.5 | 11.5:1 | 74% (428) |
| 2023-24 | 668 | 58.5 | 11.4:1 | 57% (378) |
| 2022-23 | 745 | 52.2 | 14.3:1 | 52% (389) |
| 2020-21 | 800 | 47 | 17.0:1 | 53% (424) |
| 2017-18 | 873 | 58.5 | 14.9:1 | 66% (573) |
| 2015-16 | 570 | 58 | 9.8:1 | 74% (419) |
| 2010-11 | 611 | 37 | 16.5:1 | 66% (401) |
| 2000-01 | 401 | 26 | 15.4:1 | 36% (143) |
| 1990-91 | 531 | 29 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Union Parish High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 34% (873 to 579); teachers down 14% (58.5 to 50.5).
About Union Parish High School
Union Parish High School is a small high school based in Farmerville, Louisiana. It educates 579 students in grades 6 through 12.
The 3 schools of Union Parish, including Union Parish High School, enroll 1,555 students.
Union Parish High School's enrollment is 54% Black. Other groups make up 23% White, 21% Hispanic, and 2% multiracial. County-wide, 24% of Union Parish residents are Black. Union Parish High School has a diversity index of 62%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school has about 11.5 students per teacher and 50.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That ratio is under the 18.0:1 average for high schools in Louisiana. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 74%.
Union Parish High School is graded F by allk12, scoring above 0% of Louisiana public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Schools in Louisiana with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to post an average proficiency rate on state tests near 31.1%. Union Parish High School posts 7.3%, 23.9 points below that, which places it in the bottom 10% statewide on BeatsExpectations.
Census estimates describe Union Parish this way: median household income is about $42,885, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 23% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Union Parish number 5 and enroll about 2,753.
The closest public school to Union Parish High School is Union Parish Elementary School, about 2.1 miles away. Within five miles of Union Parish High School, there are 2 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Union Parish High School is 8th of 8 on proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Union Parish High School had 800 students in 2020-21 and 579 in 2024-25, a 28% decrease. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 17.0:1 to 11.5:1.
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Union Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
20,821
Census ACS
Median income
$42,885
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
23%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
2,753 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Union Parish
- Union Parish Elementary SchoolElementary · 506 students
- Downsville Community Charter SchoolCombined · 470 students
Other schools in Farmerville
- D'Arbonne Woods Charter SchoolCombined · 993 students
- Union Parish Elementary SchoolElementary · 506 students
Nearby schools
- Union Parish Elementary School2.1 mi · 506
- D'Arbonne Woods Charter School4.2 mi · 993
- Downsville Community Charter School11.6 mi · 470
- Dubach School16.7 mi · 134
- Drew Elementary School18.9 mi · 537
- Calhoun Middle School19.2 mi · 423
Frequently asked questions
About Union Parish High SchoolHow large is Union Parish High School?
Union Parish High School enrolls approximately 579 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does Union Parish High School serve?
Union Parish High School serves grades 06-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Union Parish High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Union Parish High School is approximately 11.5:1 (50 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Union Parish High School?
Union Parish High School reports a student body of 23% White, 21% Hispanic, 54% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Union Parish High School in?
Union Parish High School is part of Union Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.