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Basile High School

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Basile High School ranks 156 th of 329 Louisiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-12

156^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 329 Louisiana High Schools

Better than 53% of Louisiana high schools

Summary

Basile High School is a public high school located in Basile, Louisiana, serving grades 5-12 with a total enrollment of 448 students. The school is part of the Evangeline Parish School District, which is ranked 45 out of 118 districts in Louisiana and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Basile High School has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking over the past several years, ranging from 35th out of 313 Louisiana high schools in 2018-2019 (4-star rating) to 173rd out of 333 in 2023-2024 (2-star rating). Its current ranking for the 2024-2025 school year is 156th out of 329 high schools, with a 3-star rating. The school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with female students generally performing better than male students. Basile High School also performs better for low socioeconomic status students compared to white students. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated, ranging from 82.7% in 2021-2022 to 91.5% in 2022-2023, and its dropout rate has also varied, from 0.4% in 2022-2023 to 4.3% in 2021-2022.

Basile High School's academic performance, as measured by LEAP test scores, is generally on par with or slightly below the Evangeline Parish and Louisiana state averages. The school performs better in English Language Arts than in Mathematics, with 72% of students proficient or better in ELA compared to 52% in Math for the 2024-2025 school year. Compared to nearby schools, such as Iota High School and Kinder High School, Basile High School's performance is generally comparable, but some schools consistently outperform it in academic measures and statewide rankings.

432

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,291

Per pupil spending ?

58.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2835 2nd Street
Basile, LA 70515

(337) 432-5012

District: Evangeline Parish

Feeder schools for Basile High School:

Elementary:

W. W. Stewart Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.3%

African American:

15.7%

Hispanic:

5.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 61st percentile in 2015 → 53rd in 2025

Strengths

✓89% graduate in 4 years — above the Louisiana average (85%)

✓Above the Louisiana median (53rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!U.S. History scores 18 pts below the Louisiana average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

District avg59%

Louisiana avg62%

Middle school

229^th of 447

Louisiana public middle schools ?

Bottom 49%▼ down 35 pts since 2015

From top 16% (2015) to bottom 49% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Louisiana Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

156^th of 329

Louisiana public high schools ?

Top 47%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From top 39% (2015) to top 47% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Louisiana High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3High Schools in the Evangeline Parish

45^th of 118Evangeline 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2023	65.1	273 of 730	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.7	342 of 727	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.2	359 of 729	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.1	366 of 731	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.9	325 of 728	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	76.3	166 of 739	77.5%	★★★★☆
2016	78.3	146 of 742	80.3%	★★★★☆
2015	71.3	220 of 792	72.2%	★★★★☆
2014	71.1	223 of 777	71.3%	★★★★☆
2013	84.2	70 of 772	90.9%	★★★★★
2012	79.7	130 of 764	83.0%	★★★★☆
2011	80.7	132 of 766	82.8%	★★★★☆
2010	81.4	113 of 736	84.6%	★★★★☆
2009	83.0	99 of 738	86.6%	★★★★☆
2008	80.0	125 of 743	83.2%	★★★★☆
2007	80.5	125 of 725	82.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2023	46.3	302 of 570	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.5	249 of 562	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.8	299 of 564	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.7	244 of 559	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.0	160 of 547	70.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2021	91.4	5 of 75	93.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2023	69.8	206 of 705	70.8%	★★★★☆
2022	57.7	301 of 701	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.2	370 of 705	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.8	392 of 684	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2021	56.6	5 of 19	73.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2023	52.4	355 of 723	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.1	325 of 724	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.5	348 of 719	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.9	393 of 697	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	65.0	244 of 682	64.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2023	55.3	347 of 713	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.2	318 of 712	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.3	395 of 704	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.7	300 of 696	56.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2023	42.8	170 of 296	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	69.2	78 of 307	74.6%	★★★★☆
2019	23.9	271 of 333	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2023	56.8	239 of 518	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.3	353 of 517	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.2	370 of 522	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.2	400 of 517	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	52.8	270 of 516	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	50.1	229 of 447	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.4	211 of 449	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.3	217 of 465	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.7	267 of 460	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.8	297 of 459	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	69.1	141 of 449	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.4	135 of 411	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	80.7	72 of 437	83.5%	★★★★☆
2016	79.2	75 of 435	82.8%	★★★★☆
2015	79.8	77 of 482	84.0%	★★★★☆
2014	79.7	77 of 470	83.6%	★★★★☆
2013	84.4	41 of 457	91.0%	★★★★★
2012	74.9	100 of 442	77.4%	★★★★☆
2011	73.8	107 of 412	74.0%	★★★★☆
2010	80.9	60 of 408	85.3%	★★★★☆
2009	84.5	42 of 425	90.1%	★★★★★
2008	86.0	32 of 413	92.3%	★★★★★
2007	85.9	29 of 396	92.7%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2023	43.8	191 of 360	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.7	213 of 360	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.7	203 of 352	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.4	96 of 338	71.6%	★★★★☆
2018	59.4	109 of 313	65.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2021	88.1	6 of 55	89.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	57.4	179 of 415	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.5	140 of 415	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.9	196 of 444	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.4	276 of 441	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.6	296 of 441	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.8	151 of 418	63.9%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2021	51.1	11 of 21	47.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	45.8	236 of 437	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.2	176 of 444	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.0	223 of 459	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.2	267 of 458	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.4	296 of 455	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.7	165 of 430	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.2	133 of 403	67.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	41.5	247 of 414	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.4	221 of 426	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.5	277 of 443	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.0	228 of 442	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.2	287 of 442	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.4	146 of 418	65.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	56.3	66 of 168	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.9	56 of 206	72.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	235 of 316	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.0	196 of 320	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.7	217 of 352	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.5	277 of 362	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.3	303 of 358	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	58.3	154 of 350	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.6	121 of 338	64.2%	★★★☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	54.6	156 of 329	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.1	173 of 333	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.6	127 of 321	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.8	136 of 326	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.1	158 of 322	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	81.1	35 of 313	88.8%	★★★★☆
2018	64.6	85 of 302	71.9%	★★★★☆
2017	72.8	65 of 297	78.1%	★★★★☆
2016	72.9	58 of 297	80.5%	★★★★☆
2015	62.4	122 of 312	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	73.1	52 of 309	83.2%	★★★★☆
2013	81.4	21 of 312	93.3%	★★★★★
2012	70.9	83 of 310	73.2%	★★★★☆
2011	81.3	30 of 300	90.0%	★★★★★
2010	79.9	29 of 297	90.2%	★★★★★
2009	83.5	15 of 301	95.0%	★★★★★
2008	70.8	65 of 291	77.7%	★★★★☆
2007	74.8	59 of 290	79.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2024	35.6	168 of 260	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	71.5	44 of 256	82.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	55.9	151 of 308	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.4	178 of 308	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	67.2	103 of 308	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.4	121 of 311	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.5	174 of 288	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	75.2	59 of 292	79.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	53.1	147 of 323	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.5	131 of 328	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.1	76 of 321	76.3%	★★★★☆
2022	53.1	144 of 322	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.0	150 of 285	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	88.0	18 of 301	94.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	44.9	168 of 313	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.3	125 of 315	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.2	133 of 306	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.1	137 of 301	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.5	123 of 292	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	82.8	33 of 291	88.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	35.3	179 of 245	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.5	181 of 248	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.5	142 of 249	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.5	157 of 250	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.6	147 of 245	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	72.7	49 of 249	80.3%	★★★★☆

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)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2021)93rd percentile+43 vs school

Homeless (2021)74th percentile+23 vs school

Female (2023)71st percentile+8 vs school

White (2023)54th percentile-9 vs school

Male (2023)51st percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)51st percentile-12 vs school

African American (2023)47th percentile-16 vs school

Special Education (2023)43rd percentile-20 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2021)89th percentile+54 vs school

Special Education (2025)61st percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)57th percentile+8 vs school

Homeless (2021)48th percentile+12 vs school

African American (2023)47th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)40th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)26th percentile-23 vs school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)54th percentile~ school

Female (2025)51st percentile~ school

Male (2025)46th percentile-6 vs school

African American (2024)35th percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)27th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?

English II80%+13 vs state

English I75%+6 vs state

English Language Arts72%~ state avg

Geometry64%+7 vs state

Biology62%+3 vs state

Algebra I58%-5 vs state

Mathematics52%-8 vs state

U.S. History36%-18 vs state

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Schools Near Basile High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				LEAP Mathematics (2025)					LEAP English Language Arts (2025)				LEAP Algebra I (2025)	LEAP Geometry (2025)	LEAP English II (2025)	LEAP U.S. History (2025)	LEAP English I (2025)	LEAP Biology (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	LEAP Mathematics 5th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 6th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 7th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 8th Grade	LEAP Mathematics All Grades	LEAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 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
Basile High School	Public	5-12	2835 2nd Street	Basile	70515	Evangeline Parish	Evangeline Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 432-5012	432	31	14.0	58.8%	321 (74.3%)	68 (15.7%)	24 (5.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.2%)	54.6	156^th of 329 public high schools	52.6%		50.1	173^rd of 333 public high schools	48.0%	17	51.0	61.0	55.0	46.0	52.0	71.0	68.0	72.0	72.0	58.0	64.0	80.0	36.0	75.0	62.0	$15,291
Elton High School	Public	6-12	903 Second Street	Elton	70532	Jefferson Davis Parish	Jefferson Davis Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 584-2991	245	17	14.2	58.0%	115 (46.9%)	60 (24.5%)	17 (6.9%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (15.1%)	43.8	187^th of 329 public high schools	43.2%		28.2	243^rd of 333 public high schools	27.0%	56			47.0	46.0	50.0	62.0	72.0	73.0	68.0	57.0	32.0	77.0	40.0	65.0	64.0	$15,689
Eunice High School	Public	9-12	301 South Bobcat Drive	Eunice	70535	St. Landry Parish	St. Landry Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 457-3011	606	47	13.0	71.8%	300 (49.5%)	247 (40.8%)	30 (5.0%)	8 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.3%)	59.2	134^th of 329 public high schools	59.3%		55.9	152^nd of 333 public high schools	54.4%	18										67.0	50.0	75.0	55.0	82.0	60.0	$14,080
Eunice Career & Technical Education Center	Public	9-12	421 South 10th Street	Eunice	70535	St. Landry Parish	St. Landry Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 457-8686	0	8	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Iota High School	Public	9-12	456 South Fifth Street	Iota	70543	Acadia Parish	Acadia Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 779-2534	566	32	17.9	39.0%	522 (92.2%)	8 (1.4%)	13 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.5%)	80.4	46^th of 329 public high schools	86.0%		75	67^th of 333 public high schools	79.9%	21										82.0		87.0	63.0	84.0	77.0	$12,400
Allen Correctional Center	Public	10-12	3751 Lauderdale Woodyard Rd	Kinder	70648	Allen Parish	Special School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(337) 639-2943	6	1	12.0		1 (16.7%)	5 (83.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Oberlin High School	Public	7-12	#1 Tiger Lane	Oberlin	70655	Allen Parish	Allen Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 639-4341	180	28	6.4	66.7%	114 (63.3%)	45 (25.0%)	6 (3.3%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.2%)	43.7	188^th of 329 public high schools	42.9%		60.6	133^rd of 333 public high schools	60.1%	55				41.0	53.0			63.0	76.0	72.0	60.0	68.0	23.0	72.0	39.0	$24,896
Mamou High School	Public	9-12	1008 Seventh Street	Mamou	70554	Evangeline Parish	Evangeline Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 468-5793	443	27	16.4	69.5%	218 (49.2%)	192 (43.3%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.6%)	52.7	164^th of 329 public high schools	50.2%		56.9	146^th of 333 public high schools	56.2%	18										73.0	69.0	56.0	52.0	69.0	53.0	$18,790
Kinder High School	Public	8-12	145 Hwy 383	Kinder	70648	Allen Parish	Allen Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 738-2886	388	28	13.8	61.1%	271 (69.8%)	73 (18.8%)	9 (2.3%)	2 (0.5%)	10 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.9%)	65.4	104^th of 329 public high schools	68.4%		74	68^th of 333 public high schools	79.6%	36										69.0	59.0	82.0	58.0	79.0	63.0	$14,384
Jennings High School	Public	7-12	2310 N Sherman Street	Jennings	70546	Jefferson Davis Parish	Jefferson Davis Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 824-0642	775	54	14.3	65.0%	456 (58.8%)	220 (28.4%)	33 (4.3%)	6 (0.8%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (7.2%)	52.8	163^rd of 329 public high schools	50.5%		57.9	141^st of 333 public high schools	57.7%	22			62.0	47.0	55.0		61.0	73.0	66.0	69.0	49.0	68.0	54.0	66.0	62.0	$16,941

Frequently Asked Questions about Basile High School

What district is Basile High School in?

Evangeline Parish

How many students attend Basile High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 432 students attended Basile High School.

What is the racial makeup of Basile High School?

Students at Basile High School are 74% White, 16% African American, 6% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Basile High School?

Basile High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : W. W. Stewart Elementary School

Is Basile High School a good school?

Basile High School ranks 156^th of 329 Louisiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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