Iberville Parish

The Iberville Parish school district in Louisiana serves approximately 4,076 students across 8 schools, including elementary, high, and alternative schools, and is characterized by high levels of economic disadvantage, with all schools reporting over 66% free/reduced lunch rates.

The standout school in the district is Iberville Elementary School, the only school to earn a 3-star rating, significantly outperforming district and state averages in Math (73% proficient) and English Language Arts (71% proficient) despite a 78.55% poverty rate. In contrast, White Castle High School is the most struggling, receiving a 0-star rating with the lowest test scores in the district, particularly in Geometry (24% proficient) and Biology (31% proficient). North Iberville High School is a small-school overachiever, ranking as the highest high school in the district (39th percentile) with a perfect 0.0% dropout rate and exceeding the state average in ELA (71%). The alternative school, East Iberville Elementary/High School, excels at keeping at-risk students on track, boasting the highest graduation rate (91.2%) and a low chronic absenteeism rate (14.8%).

Key metrics show the district excels at student retention, with a graduation rate of 89% (above the state average), a dropout rate of 2.4% (below the state average), and chronic absenteeism at 16.1% (well below the state average of 22.5%). However, academic proficiency lags behind state averages in Math (56% vs. 62%), ELA (65% vs. 70%), and Social Studies (46% vs. 55%), with Social Studies being a universal weakness across all schools. Notably, poverty does not predict performance, as North Iberville Elementary (85.66% poverty) and Crescent Elementary/Junior High School (70.18% poverty) match or exceed district averages, while Plaquemine Senior High School shows a disconnect where its elementary feeder schools outperform its high school in Math proficiency (73% vs. 58%).