Summary:
The Avoyelles Parish school district in Louisiana includes 10 public schools—6 elementary schools serving grades PK-6 and 4 high schools serving grades 7-12—and is ranked 68th out of 116 districts statewide, earning a 2-star rating.
For parents, the standout school in the district is LA School for Ag Science, a high school ranked in the 78th percentile (4 stars) with a 0% dropout rate and the lowest poverty rate in the parish at 46.36%. Among elementary schools, Lafargue Elementary School leads with proficiency rates above state averages in Math (68%), ELA (75%), and Social Studies (56%). Notably, Riverside Elementary School achieves the highest ELA proficiency (73%) among all elementary schools despite having the highest poverty rate (92.39%), showing that strong outcomes are possible even in challenging circumstances. In contrast, Cottonport Elementary is the lowest-ranked school in the district (11th percentile, 1 star) with the lowest Math proficiency (25%), while Marksville High School struggles with the lowest high school proficiency rates and the highest chronic absenteeism (32.4%).
Key metrics show the district has a strong graduation rate of 95.0% and a very low dropout rate of 0.7%, but chronic absenteeism is a concern at 26.1%—higher than the state average of 22.5%. Student-teacher ratios vary widely, from 12.2 at Riverside Elementary to 32.7 at LA School for Ag Science. A striking comparison is between two similar-sized high schools: Bunkie Magnet High School (3 stars, 69th percentile) outperforms Marksville High School (1 star, 14th percentile) in every subject, including a 64% vs. 42% gap in Math. Overall, elementary schools show more promise than high schools, with several meeting or exceeding state averages, suggesting the district may need to focus on supporting students as they transition to higher grades.
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