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Rapides High School

Q: Is Rapides High School a good school?

Rapides High School ranks 188 th of 325 Louisiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

188^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 325 Louisiana High Schools

Better than 42% of Louisiana high schools

Summary

Rapides High School in Lecompte, LA, is a small rural school serving 248 students in grades 9-12, and it is part of the Rapides Parish school district, which is a relatively high-performing district (ranked 28th out of 116 in Louisiana).

The most pressing concern at Rapides High School is its severe and worsening chronic absenteeism rate, which has skyrocketed to 34.4%—nearly double the district average of 17.5% and far higher than nearby schools like Pineville High School (18.0%) and Alexandria Senior High School (18.7%). This high absenteeism is likely undermining academic efforts, even though the school offers a low student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1, which is a potential asset not translating into better outcomes. Academic performance is inconsistent: while the school performs near state averages in Algebra I (63% vs. 65%) and Geometry (58% vs. 57%), it shows significant weaknesses in English II (48% proficient vs. 67% state) and Biology (52% vs. 60% state). In contrast, Pineville High School exceeds state averages in every subject.

Despite these challenges, there are some positive signs. The graduation rate has recovered strongly to 90.4% in 2023-2024, above the state average of 83.5%, and the dropout rate is low at 1.5%. Additionally, Hispanic students at Rapides High School have been a bright spot, ranking in the 56th percentile statewide, outperforming the school's overall rank. However, the school's state ranking has been volatile over the past decade, ranging from the 27th to the 55th percentile, and the recent drop in English II and Biology scores, combined with the highest absenteeism rate on record, suggests the school is in a difficult cycle where poor attendance leads to lower test scores, potentially disengaging students further.

248

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,676

Per pupil spending ?

80.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9463 Highway 71 South
Lecompte, LA 71346

(318) 776-9371

District: Rapides Parish

Feeder schools for Rapides High School:

Elementary:	Carter C. Raymond Junior High School
	Forest Hill Junior High School
	Poland Junior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.4%

Hispanic:

29.0%

African American:

22.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 49th percentile in 2016 → 42nd in 2026

Strengths

✓90% graduate in 4 years — above the Louisiana average (84%)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (56% vs 62% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (34% vs 22% Louisiana)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school56%

District avg64%

Louisiana avg62%

188^th of 325

Louisiana public high schools ?

Bottom 42%▼ down 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 49% (2016) to bottom 42% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 7High Schools in the Rapides Parish

28^th of 116Rapides 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2017	45.4	272 of 437	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	44.4	281 of 435	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	36.9	336 of 482	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	28.7	355 of 470	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	46.7	258 of 457	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	67.6	142 of 442	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	63.2	166 of 412	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	61.5	183 of 408	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	45.8	265 of 425	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	43.9	188 of 325	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	54.6	154 of 329	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.0	200 of 333	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.8	145 of 321	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.3	181 of 326	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.3	191 of 322	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.5	228 of 313	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	51.4	153 of 302	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	57.0	162 of 297	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	56.1	152 of 297	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	60.6	141 of 312	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	44.4	217 of 309	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	44.5	221 of 312	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	49.8	191 of 310	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	48.6	191 of 300	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	52.3	165 of 297	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	41.8	200 of 301	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	61.5	111 of 291	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	41.9	195 of 290	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	35.6	167 of 260	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.6	164 of 256	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.8	179 of 260	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.4	172 of 252	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	11.0	238 of 256	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.8	206 of 243	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.6	177 of 233	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	42.3	185 of 313	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	57.1	143 of 308	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.8	165 of 308	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.0	136 of 308	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.4	158 of 311	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.3	202 of 288	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.2	181 of 292	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	51.3	55 of 125	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.9	40 of 120	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.0	44 of 113	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.0	69 of 107	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.7	48 of 103	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.7	16 of 92	82.6%	★★★★☆
2019	58.2	32 of 78	59.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	43.5	186 of 321	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	56.4	126 of 323	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.6	167 of 328	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.9	117 of 321	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.1	172 of 322	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.9	163 of 285	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.0	227 of 301	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	47.5	158 of 311	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	53.3	143 of 313	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.4	180 of 315	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.4	131 of 306	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.0	146 of 301	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.7	143 of 292	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.1	209 of 291	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	31.1	116 of 168	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	57.8	55 of 170	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	24.7	132 of 165	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	131 of 138	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.5	110 of 122	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	56.7	109 of 244	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	37.6	173 of 245	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.8	170 of 248	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.5	85 of 249	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.6	126 of 250	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.8	171 of 245	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.3	227 of 249	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

High school

Hispanic (2026)56th percentile+14 vs school

White (2026)55th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2026)49th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)42nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)41st percentile~ school

African American (2026)36th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2026)31st percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

English I64%~ state avg

Algebra I63%~ state avg

Geometry58%~ state avg

U.S. History53%~ state avg

Biology52%-8 vs state

English II48%-19 vs state

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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 3rd Grade	LEAP Mathematics 4th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 5th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 6th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 7th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 8th Grade	LEAP Mathematics All Grades	LEAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	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 Social Studies 3rd Grade	LEAP Social Studies 5th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 6th Grade	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
Rapides High School	Public	9-12	9463 Highway 71 South	Lecompte	71346	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 776-9371	248	21	11.7	80.6%	115 (46.4%)	55 (22.2%)	72 (29.0%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	43.9	188^th of 325 public high schools	42.2%		54.6	154^th of 329 public high schools	53.2%	34																			63.0	58.0	48.0	53.0	64.0	52.0	$18,676
Alexandria Senior High School	Public	9-12	800 Ola Lane	Alexandria	71303	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 448-8234	1,475	82	17.9	63.9%	654 (44.3%)	659 (44.7%)	80 (5.4%)	60 (4.1%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (1.2%)	64.7	117^th of 325 public high schools	64.0%		72.5	67^th of 329 public high schools	79.6%	50																			64.0	65.0	73.0	58.0	76.0	64.0	$12,479
LA School for Ag Science	Public, Charter	7-12	5303 Highway 115	Bunkie	71322	Avoyelles Parish	Avoyelles Parish	Yes	No	No	Yes	(318) 346-2762	412	13	32.7	46.4%	297 (72.1%)	97 (23.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.4%)	73.5	73^rd of 325 public high schools	77.5%		60	129^th of 329 public high schools	60.8%	56										85.0		76.0				63.0	57.0	60.0	64.0	78.0	77.0		76.0	76.0	$16,035
Bunkie Magnet High School	Public	7-12	435 Evergreen Street	Bunkie	71322	Avoyelles Parish	Avoyelles Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 346-6216	669	35	19.0	63.2%	309 (46.2%)	316 (47.2%)	8 (1.2%)	6 (0.9%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (3.7%)	67.4	101^st of 325 public high schools	68.9%		54.9	153^rd of 329 public high schools	53.5%	52					62.0	67.0	64.0			62.0	61.0	62.0				43.0	40.0	41.0	75.0	71.0	77.0	51.0	71.0	66.0	$15,677
Peabody Magnet High School	Public	9-12	2727 Jones Avenue	Alexandria	71302	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 448-3457	1,071	72	14.9	94.4%	28 (2.6%)	1,023 (95.5%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (0.8%)	11.7	287^th of 325 public high schools	11.7%		19.1	263^rd of 329 public high schools	20.1%	24																			23.0	33.0	41.0	34.0	38.0	36.0	$15,072
Bolton Academy	Public	6-12	2101 Vance Avenue	Alexandria	71301	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 448-3628	372	37	10.1	54.6%	217 (58.3%)	122 (32.8%)	8 (2.2%)	9 (2.4%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.2%)	96.6	5^th of 325 public high schools	98.5%		92.4	10^th of 329 public high schools	97.0%	5	99.0	99.0	100.0	99.0	100.0			93.0	100.0	100.0	99.0	99.0	90.0	100.0	92.0	99.0	99.0			94.0			99.0	96.0	$19,904
Pineville High School	Public	9-12	1511 Line Street	Pineville	71360	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 442-8990	1,271	81	15.7	60.7%	746 (58.7%)	418 (32.9%)	32 (2.5%)	31 (2.4%)	5 (0.4%)	4 (0.3%)	35 (2.8%)	76.7	58^th of 325 public high schools	82.2%		68.3	91^st of 329 public high schools	72.3%	33																			83.0	65.0	79.0	65.0	77.0	74.0	$13,399
Marksville High School	Public	7-12	407 West Bon Tempt Street	Marksville	71351	Avoyelles Parish	Avoyelles Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 253-9356	640	31	20.6	78.6%	293 (45.8%)	273 (42.7%)	6 (0.9%)	5 (0.8%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (9.1%)	14.1	281^st of 325 public high schools	13.5%		10.7	289^th of 329 public high schools	12.2%	8					44.0	41.0	42.0			44.0	50.0	48.0				30.0	34.0	32.0	40.0		40.0	29.0	48.0	37.0	$16,148

Frequently Asked Questions about Rapides High School

What schools feed into Rapides High School?

Rapides High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Carter C. Raymond Junior High School
Elementary : Forest Hill Junior High School
Elementary : Poland Junior High School

Is Rapides High School a good school?

Rapides High School ranks 188^th of 325 Louisiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Rapides High School in?

Rapides Parish

What is the racial makeup of Rapides High School?

Students at Rapides High School are 46% White, 29% Hispanic, 22% African American.

How many students attend Rapides High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 248 students attended Rapides High School.

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