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DeQuincy High School

Q: Is DeQuincy High School a good school?

DeQuincy High School ranks 179 th of 325 Louisiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

179^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 325 Louisiana High Schools

Better than 45% of Louisiana high schools

Summary

DeQuincy High School is a small, rural school in DeQuincy, LA, serving 279 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Calcasieu Parish school district, a 4-star district ranking in the 73rd percentile statewide. The school has shown significant volatility in its state ranking over the past decade, ranging from the 12th percentile in 2016-2017 to a high of the 75th percentile in 2023-2024, before dropping to the 45th percentile in 2025-2026. This instability sets it apart from nearby schools like Sam Houston High School and Sulphur High School, which have consistently ranked in the top 25-30% over the same period.

One of the school's standout features is its exceptionally low student-teacher ratio of 9.4:1, the lowest among nearby peers, which suggests potential for individualized attention. However, this advantage is not translating into consistent academic results. The school has shown remarkable strength in Geometry, with an 81% proficiency rate in 2023-2024, outperforming all nearby schools, including Westlake High School (80%) and Sam Houston (76%). Yet, this is contrasted by a sharp decline in Biology proficiency, dropping from 77% in 2023-2024 to 59% in 2025-2026, and consistently weak performance in U.S. History, where only 35% of students were proficient in 2025-2026—20 points below the state average.

A critical concern is the school's high chronic absenteeism rate of 30.6% for the 2024-2025 school year, significantly higher than the district (20.9%) and state (22.5%) averages, and the highest among nearby schools like South Beauregard High School (18.1%). This is particularly puzzling given the school's impressively low dropout rate of 0.7% in 2023-2024, far better than the district (2.2%) and state (3.1%). This paradox suggests that while students are not leaving the school, a significant portion are not attending regularly, which is a fundamental barrier to learning. The comparison to Sam Houston High School, just 17 miles away, highlights this challenge: Sam Houston serves a larger, less economically disadvantaged population with a higher student-teacher ratio (14.7:1) but has lower chronic absenteeism (26.7%) and more consistent academic performance, indicating that DeQuincy's small class sizes are not being leveraged to overcome its attendance and consistency issues.

279

Students ?

9.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,765

Per pupil spending ?

47%

Free/discounted lunch ?

207 N Overton
DeQuincy, LA 70633

(337) 217-4530

District: Calcasieu Parish

Feeder schools for DeQuincy High School:

Elementary:	DeQuincy Elementary School
	DeQuincy Primary School
Middle:	DeQuincy Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.7%

African American:

17.9%

Two or more races:

2.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 75th percentile in 2024 → 45th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (57% vs 62% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (31% vs 22% Louisiana)

!Ranking has slipped from its 75th-percentile peak (2024) to 45th (2026)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school57%

District avg66%

Louisiana avg62%

179^th of 325

Louisiana public high schools ?

Bottom 45%▲ up 24 pts since 2016

From bottom 21% (2016) to bottom 45% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 9High Schools in the Calcasieu Parish

31^st of 116Calcasieu Parish among Louisiana districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	45.7	179 of 325	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	62.0	121 of 329	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.4	82 of 333	75.4%	★★★★☆
2023	64.3	119 of 321	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.8	157 of 326	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.2	209 of 322	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.5	168 of 313	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.0	176 of 302	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	24.6	260 of 297	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	34.2	234 of 297	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	38.2	239 of 312	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	49.4	194 of 309	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	64.1	110 of 312	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	65.1	114 of 310	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	60.3	133 of 300	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	55.8	145 of 297	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	46.8	177 of 301	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	44.5	178 of 291	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	43.6	190 of 290	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	44.9	136 of 260	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	54.9	99 of 256	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.3	59 of 260	77.3%	★★★★☆
2023	48.5	123 of 252	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.3	110 of 256	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.8	118 of 243	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.5	115 of 233	50.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	46.1	178 of 313	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	60.7	122 of 308	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.0	105 of 308	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.1	83 of 308	73.1%	★★★★☆
2022	55.5	148 of 311	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.0	157 of 288	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.6	179 of 292	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	44.4	180 of 321	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	55.6	131 of 323	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.5	67 of 328	79.6%	★★★★☆
2023	50.5	157 of 321	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.1	183 of 322	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.8	196 of 285	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.0	136 of 301	54.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	37.8	197 of 311	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	65.5	97 of 313	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.5	60 of 315	81.0%	★★★★☆
2023	59.5	124 of 306	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.6	133 of 301	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.0	148 of 292	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.7	139 of 291	52.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	40.9	88 of 168	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	58.4	53 of 170	68.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	23.3	206 of 244	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	47.7	136 of 245	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.0	127 of 248	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.8	147 of 249	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.8	185 of 250	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.0	211 of 245	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.6	204 of 249	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2026)48th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2026)48th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)44th percentile~ school

Female (2026)43rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)37th percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)16th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

English II66%~ state avg

English I66%~ state avg

Geometry61%+4 vs state

Biology59%~ state avg

Algebra I53%-12 vs state

U.S. History35%-20 vs state

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Friday, January 24, 2020

Sucks.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				LEAP Mathematics (2026)		LEAP English Language Arts (2026)			LEAP Social Studies (2026)			LEAP Algebra I (2026)	LEAP Geometry (2026)	LEAP English II (2026)	LEAP U.S. History (2026)	LEAP English I (2026)	LEAP Biology (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	LEAP Mathematics 8th Grade	LEAP Mathematics All Grades	LEAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts All Grades	LEAP Social Studies 7th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 8th Grade	LEAP Social Studies All Grades	LEAP Algebra I End of Course	LEAP Geometry End of Course	LEAP English II End of Course	LEAP U.S. History End of Course	LEAP English I End of Course	LEAP Biology End of Course	Total
DeQuincy High School	Public	9-12	207 N Overton	DeQuincy	70633	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 217-4530	279	30	9.4	47.0%	214 (76.7%)	50 (17.9%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	45.7	179^th of 325 public high schools	44.9%		62	121^st of 329 public high schools	63.2%	58									53.0	61.0	66.0	35.0	66.0	59.0	$19,765
South Beauregard High School	Public	7-12	151 Longville Church Road	Longville	70652	Beauregard Parish	Beauregard Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 725-3536	775	44	17.8	36.6%	729 (94.1%)	11 (1.4%)	21 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.5%)	62	133^rd of 325 public high schools	59.1%		61.8	122^nd of 329 public high schools	62.9%	11	49.0	63.0	82.0	71.0	76.0	72.0	61.0	66.0			62.0	52.0	67.0	82.0	$14,118
Sulphur High School	Public	9-12	100 Sycamore Street	Sulphur	70663	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 217-4430	1,911	137	13.9	43.8%	1,444 (75.6%)	188 (9.8%)	171 (8.9%)	29 (1.5%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	73 (3.8%)	72.3	78^th of 325 public high schools	76.0%		70.9	75^th of 329 public high schools	77.2%	3									80.0	62.0	76.0	66.0	70.0	73.0	$15,543
Westlake High School	Public	9-12	1000 Garden Drive	Westlake	70669	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 217-4950	487	50	9.6	44.1%	359 (73.7%)	80 (16.4%)	29 (6.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.3%)	62.9	123^rd of 325 public high schools	62.2%		59.3	133^rd of 329 public high schools	59.6%	10									65.0	80.0	78.0	46.0	70.0	61.0	$18,707
Sam Houston High School	Public	9-12	880 S H Jones Parkway	Lake Charles	70611	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 217-4480	1,141	77	14.7	34.3%	896 (78.5%)	124 (10.9%)	77 (6.7%)	10 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (2.8%)	83	39^th of 325 public high schools	88.0%		77.5	56^th of 329 public high schools	83.0%	17									85.0	79.0	86.0	61.0	83.0	78.0	$14,250

Frequently Asked Questions about DeQuincy High School

Is DeQuincy High School a good school?

DeQuincy High School ranks 179^th of 325 Louisiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of DeQuincy High School?

Students at DeQuincy High School are 77% White, 18% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

What district is DeQuincy High School in?

Calcasieu Parish

What schools feed into DeQuincy High School?

DeQuincy High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : DeQuincy Elementary School
Elementary : DeQuincy Primary School
Middle : DeQuincy Middle School

How many students attend DeQuincy High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 279 students attended DeQuincy High School.

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