High Schools in Webster Parish

The three public high schools in Webster Parish, Louisiana—Minden High School, Lakeside Junior-Senior High School, and North Webster High School—serve grades 9 through 12 in a rural area where the district ranks in the 30th percentile statewide, but individual school performance varies dramatically.

Lakeside Junior-Senior High School is the clear standout, earning a 4-star rating and ranking 88th out of 325 high schools in Louisiana—placing it in the top 27% of schools. It boasts a 94.7% graduation rate, a dropout rate of just 0.6%, and consistently outperforms district and state averages in every subject, including 84% proficiency in English II and 74% in Algebra I. In contrast, Minden High School (1-star, 235th rank) and North Webster High School (2-star, 199th rank) struggle significantly. Minden has a 45.9% chronic absenteeism rate—the highest in the district—and scores well below average in Geometry (38%) and U.S. History (33%). North Webster shows some strength in English I (73% proficiency) but falters in Biology (46%) and has the district’s highest dropout rate at 3.9%.

Chronic absenteeism is a critical challenge across all three schools, with rates far exceeding the state average of 22.5%. Notably, Lakeside achieves its success despite having the highest student-teacher ratio (16.6:1) and a substantial 54.21% of students on free/reduced lunch, suggesting that factors like school culture and instructional quality drive its performance rather than class size or socioeconomic status alone. For parents, Lakeside offers the strongest academic environment, while Minden and North Webster face notable hurdles in attendance and core subject proficiency.