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Hornbeck High School

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Hornbeck High School ranks 412 th of 690 Louisiana alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Alternative Grades PK, KG-12

412^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 690 Louisiana Alternative Schools

Better than 40% of Louisiana alternative schools

Summary

Hornbeck High School is a small, rural public school in Hornbeck, Louisiana, serving 335 students in grades PK through 12 as part of the high-performing Vernon Parish district.

This school presents a fascinating paradox. On one hand, students who attend regularly achieve exceptional results on key end-of-course exams, with a 92% proficiency rate in Biology and 90% in Geometry—far surpassing nearby Negreet High School and the state average. The school also boasts a strong 93.9% graduation rate and a low dropout rate. However, Hornbeck struggles with a severe chronic absenteeism rate of 49.4%, which is more than double the state average and significantly higher than Florien High School (29.4%) and Negreet (22.3%). This creates a "two-school" story: a core group of students receives an excellent education, while a large portion misses so much school that it drags down overall proficiency, especially in foundational subjects like elementary Social Studies.

Compared to its neighbors, Hornbeck is a mixed bag. It outperforms Negreet in Biology and Geometry but lags behind in overall Math and English Language Arts proficiency. Against Florien, it holds an edge in advanced subjects but struggles more with attendance and lower-grade performance. The school is actively investing in smaller class sizes, dropping its student-teacher ratio to 13.4, which suggests a strategic effort to address these challenges. For parents, the key takeaway is that Hornbeck can deliver outstanding results for students who attend consistently, but the school's biggest hurdle is ensuring all students show up to benefit from its academic strengths.

335

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,459

Per pupil spending ?

67.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2363 Stillwell Avenue
Hornbeck, LA 71439

(318) 565-4440

District: Vernon Parish

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.6%

Two or more races:

3.0%

Hispanic:

2.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 83rd percentile in 2023 → 62nd in 2026

Strengths

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the Louisiana average (85%)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (49% vs 22% Louisiana)

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2023

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school64%

District avg70%

Louisiana avg62%

Elementary school

412^th of 690

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 40%▼ down 32 pts since 2016

From top 28% (2016) to bottom 40% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

142^nd of 452

Louisiana public middle schools ?

Top 31%▼ down 15 pts since 2016

From top 17% (2016) to top 31% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

125^th of 325

Louisiana public high schools ?

Top 38%▼ down 27 pts since 2016

From top 11% (2016) to top 38% (2026)

See the entire ranking list of Louisiana High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5Alternative Schools in the Vernon Parish

20^th of 116Vernon 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
2026	43.6	412 of 690	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	57.3	319 of 666	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.2	374 of 675	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.4	422 of 730	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.7	392 of 727	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	66.9	247 of 729	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.0	316 of 731	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.5	227 of 728	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	68.6	255 of 739	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	73.5	208 of 742	72.0%	★★★★☆
2015	59.7	342 of 792	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	70.5	231 of 777	70.3%	★★★★☆
2013	67.4	255 of 772	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	64.1	300 of 764	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	65.8	299 of 766	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	62.2	328 of 736	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	68.6	248 of 738	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	77.6	154 of 743	79.3%	★★★★☆
2007	88.3	52 of 725	92.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	39.8	435 of 679	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.7	370 of 633	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.2	360 of 635	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.8	293 of 705	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.5	342 of 701	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.5	224 of 705	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.7	236 of 684	65.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	51.4	338 of 685	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.4	271 of 661	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.6	374 of 674	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.4	340 of 723	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.4	416 of 724	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	75.7	144 of 719	80.0%	★★★★☆
2019	69.2	219 of 697	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	78.1	135 of 682	80.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	49.6	358 of 682	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	73.4	174 of 641	72.9%	★★★★☆
2024	43.9	388 of 651	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.1	406 of 713	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.0	420 of 712	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	67.3	234 of 704	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.8	204 of 696	70.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	20.2	447 of 496	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.1	348 of 431	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.3	375 of 434	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	445 of 518	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.1	427 of 517	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	48.0	306 of 522	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.5	341 of 517	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.1	266 of 516	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	69.7	142 of 452	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.7	207 of 447	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.1	268 of 449	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.5	229 of 465	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.2	312 of 460	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.2	199 of 459	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.6	100 of 449	77.7%	★★★★☆
2018	72.4	77 of 411	81.3%	★★★★☆
2017	84.8	52 of 437	88.1%	★★★★☆
2016	79.3	73 of 435	83.2%	★★★★☆
2015	72.5	119 of 482	75.3%	★★★★☆
2014	68.2	144 of 470	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	71.0	129 of 457	71.8%	★★★★☆
2012	72.1	118 of 442	73.3%	★★★★☆
2011	81.6	51 of 412	87.6%	★★★★☆
2010	84.1	39 of 408	90.4%	★★★★★
2009	84.8	41 of 425	90.4%	★★★★★
2008	87.9	28 of 413	93.2%	★★★★★
2007	84.1	38 of 396	90.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	61.9	168 of 434	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	73.5	106 of 415	74.5%	★★★★☆
2024	59.4	177 of 415	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.4	183 of 444	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.9	108 of 441	75.5%	★★★★☆
2021	64.0	163 of 441	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	81.7	62 of 418	85.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	63.7	154 of 450	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.1	187 of 437	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.2	258 of 444	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.8	146 of 459	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.0	307 of 458	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	64.0	155 of 455	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	84.8	42 of 430	90.2%	★★★★★
2018	84.4	37 of 403	90.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	74.8	106 of 435	75.6%	★★★★☆
2024	27.3	323 of 426	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.1	218 of 443	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.1	292 of 442	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.2	212 of 442	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.9	77 of 418	81.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	50.9	180 of 338	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.9	248 of 316	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	286 of 320	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	303 of 352	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	328 of 362	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	35.3	256 of 358	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	59.1	149 of 350	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.9	126 of 338	62.7%	★★★☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	62.8	125 of 325	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	83.7	35 of 329	89.4%	★★★★☆
2024	78.0	54 of 333	83.8%	★★★★☆
2023	74.9	53 of 321	83.5%	★★★★☆
2022	67.4	97 of 326	70.2%	★★★★☆
2021	79.7	42 of 322	87.0%	★★★★☆
2019	80.0	40 of 313	87.2%	★★★★☆
2018	74.8	44 of 302	85.4%	★★★★☆
2017	72.1	70 of 297	76.4%	★★★★☆
2016	77.3	33 of 297	88.9%	★★★★☆
2015	71.6	57 of 312	81.7%	★★★★☆
2014	77.3	27 of 309	91.3%	★★★★★
2013	71.6	60 of 312	80.8%	★★★★☆
2012	78.7	39 of 310	87.4%	★★★★☆
2011	84.5	22 of 300	92.7%	★★★★★
2010	75.9	47 of 297	84.2%	★★★★☆
2009	83.9	14 of 301	95.3%	★★★★★
2008	76.4	38 of 291	86.9%	★★★★☆
2007	88.5	16 of 290	94.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	78.7	52 of 313	83.4%	★★★★☆
2025	73.9	70 of 308	77.3%	★★★★☆
2023	80.0	39 of 308	87.3%	★★★★☆
2022	65.8	106 of 311	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	87.4	14 of 288	95.1%	★★★★★
2019	71.8	77 of 292	73.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	56.8	134 of 321	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	84.6	28 of 323	91.3%	★★★★★
2024	60.6	109 of 328	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.4	43 of 321	86.6%	★★★★☆
2022	67.8	78 of 322	75.8%	★★★★☆
2021	78.8	32 of 285	88.8%	★★★★☆
2019	84.2	28 of 301	90.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	55.6	139 of 311	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	85.4	26 of 313	91.7%	★★★★★
2024	65.6	99 of 315	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.4	72 of 306	76.5%	★★★★☆
2022	77.3	47 of 301	84.4%	★★★★☆
2019	85.7	24 of 291	91.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	31.8	182 of 244	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	71.0	58 of 245	76.3%	★★★★☆
2024	63.8	83 of 248	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.8	101 of 249	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.2	121 of 250	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.2	51 of 245	79.2%	★★★★☆
2019	57.3	105 of 249	57.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)51st percentile+10 vs school

Male (2026)48th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)36th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)10th percentile-30 vs school

Middle school

Male (2026)76th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)66th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)61st percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)47th percentile-22 vs school

High school

Female (2026)83rd percentile+22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)58th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)55th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)25th percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

English I80%+14 vs state

English Language Arts73%+3 vs state

English II73%+6 vs state

Mathematics68%+6 vs state

Geometry62%+5 vs state

Biology59%~ state avg

U.S. History50%-5 vs state

Social Studies44%-11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	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 4th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 5th 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 4th 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
Hornbeck High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2363 Stillwell Avenue	Hornbeck	71439	Vernon Parish	Vernon Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 565-4440	335	25	13.4	67.2%	317 (94.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.0%)								(n/a)	57.0	67.0		77.0	88.0	55.0	68.0	58.0		74.0		85.0	80.0	73.0	27.0	44.0	38.0		66.0	45.0	44.0		62.0	73.0	50.0	80.0	59.0	$15,459
Florien High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	500 High School Drive	Florien	71429	Sabine Parish	Sabine Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 586-3681	399	30	13.2	56.4%	305 (76.4%)	59 (14.8%)	12 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)								(n/a)	81.0	64.0	58.0	79.0		46.0	69.0	66.0	64.0	75.0	82.0	86.0	62.0	73.0	71.0	59.0	46.0	42.0	62.0	41.0	53.0	67.0	50.0	55.0	51.0	82.0	56.0	$18,173
Negreet High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	4129 Highway 476	Negreet	71460	Sabine Parish	Sabine Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 256-2349	413	32	12.7	63.7%	342 (82.8%)	21 (5.1%)	15 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.9%)								(n/a)	69.0	70.0	78.0	67.0	93.0	86.0	77.0	76.0		92.0	84.0	93.0	89.0	86.0	56.0	52.0	78.0	53.0	90.0	80.0	68.0	74.0	81.0	82.0	67.0	82.0		$16,418

Frequently Asked Questions about Hornbeck High School

What is the racial makeup of Hornbeck High School?

Students at Hornbeck High School are 95% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

Is Hornbeck High School a good school?

Hornbeck High School ranks 412^th of 690 Louisiana alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Hornbeck High School in?

Vernon Parish

How many students attend Hornbeck High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 335 students attended Hornbeck High School.

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