Summary:
The city of Natchitoches, Louisiana is home to 9 schools, including 3 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, 2 high schools, and 1 alternative school. The Natchitoches Parish school district as a whole is ranked 24th out of 118 districts in Louisiana and has a 4-star rating, indicating it is a relatively high-performing district.
Two schools stand out as top performers in the Natchitoches school district: the Louisiana School for Math Science & the Arts, a public magnet high school ranked 8th out of 329 high schools in Louisiana, and the N.S.U. Elementary Lab School, ranked 14th out of 666 elementary schools in the state. These schools have exceptional test scores, low dropout rates, and low student-teacher ratios.
In contrast, the other district schools face more challenges, with high rates of free/reduced lunch, chronic absenteeism, and mixed academic performance. The Natchitoches Central High School and Natchitoches Parish Technical and Career Center both have a 4-year graduation rate of 83.2%, while the Natchitoches Junior High School has a dropout rate of 3.3%. The district has opportunities to learn from the success of the top-performing schools and apply best practices to improve performance across all schools.
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