Summary:
Assumption Parish is home to a single high school, Assumption High School, located in Napoleonville, LA, serving grades 9 through 12 with a total enrollment of 742 students. As the sole high school in the Assumption Parish school district, the school's performance directly defines the district's overall 3-star rating and 59th percentile state ranking. The school stands out for its exceptional graduation rate of 94.9%, which is nearly 10 points higher than the state average, and a very low dropout rate of just 0.9%, indicating strong student retention and support systems.
Academically, Assumption High School demonstrates a clear strength in mathematics, consistently outperforming state averages in key subjects. In the 2025-2026 school year, proficiency in Geometry (71%) and Algebra I (69%) both exceeded state averages, with Algebra I reaching an impressive 82% proficiency the previous year. However, the school shows a relative weakness in English Language Arts (66% proficiency vs. 70% state average) and Social Studies (53% vs. 55% state average). The school's state ranking has shown some volatility, improving from 145th to 101st place between 2023-2025, before settling at 134th in 2025-2026, suggesting year-to-year variability in performance.
A notable concern is the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 33.6%, which is significantly higher than the state average of 22.5%. This creates an interesting paradox: despite a third of students being chronically absent, the school still achieves a high graduation rate and strong math scores. This suggests effective intervention strategies for attending students or successful support for at-risk students. With a student-teacher ratio of 15:1 and 52.83% of students eligible for free or reduced lunch, the school serves a moderately economically disadvantaged population while maintaining strong academic outcomes in mathematics.
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