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Marksville High School

Q: Is Marksville High School a good school?

Marksville High School ranks in the bottom 12.2% of Louisiana high schools.

Q: How many students attend Marksville High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 640 students attended Marksville High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Marksville High School?

Students at Marksville High School are 46% White, 43% African American, 9% Two or more races.

Q: What schools feed into Marksville High School?

Marksville High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Lafargue Elementary School Elementary : Marksville Elementary School

Public Grades 7-12

289^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 329 Louisiana High Schools

Better than 12% of Louisiana high schools

Summary

Marksville High School is a public high school located in Marksville, Louisiana, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 659 students. The school is part of the Avoyelles Parish School District, which is ranked 72 out of 118 districts in Louisiana and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Marksville High School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Louisiana high schools, with a ranking between 246-289 out of 321-329 schools over the past 5 years. The school is rated 1 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger, indicating below-average academic performance. Its test scores are significantly lower than the Avoyelles Parish and Louisiana state averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in Mathematics (33%) and English Language Arts (56%) are well below the parish (50% and 66%) and state (60% and 70%) averages. Marksville High School's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 82.7% and 92.0% over the past few years, which is generally lower than the state average, and its dropout rate has ranged from 0.4% to 4.3%, which is higher than the state's desired target.

When compared to other high schools in the Avoyelles Parish district, Marksville High School generally performs worse academically. For example, Bunkie Magnet High School and LA School for Ag Science, which are also in the Avoyelles Parish district, have higher test scores, graduation rates, and overall rankings than Marksville High School. Additionally, Marksville High School has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 21.9% to 36.8% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state's target of 15%. The school also has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 53.32% to 66.46% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch over the past few years.

640

Students ?

20.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,148

Per pupil spending ?

78.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

407 West Bon Tempt Street
Marksville, LA 71351

(318) 253-9356

District: Avoyelles Parish

Feeder schools for Marksville High School:

Elementary:	Lafargue Elementary School
	Marksville Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.8%

African American:

42.7%

Two or more races:

9.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 16th percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2025

Strengths

✓92% graduate in 4 years — above the Louisiana average (84%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (35% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (32% vs 22% Louisiana)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg52%

Louisiana avg62%

Middle school

374^th of 447

Louisiana public middle schools ?

Bottom 16%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

289^th of 329

Louisiana public high schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Louisiana High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4High Schools in the Avoyelles Parish

72^nd of 118Avoyelles Parish among Louisiana districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	20.8	374 of 447	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	398 of 449	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	371 of 465	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.8	335 of 460	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.7	334 of 459	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.0	371 of 449	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	4.5	418 of 437	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	19.1	370 of 435	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	15.1	426 of 482	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	9.9	433 of 470	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	10.9	419 of 457	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	27.6	341 of 442	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	23.4	362 of 412	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	22.8	355 of 408	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	40.0	204 of 344	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.0	317 of 360	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	292 of 360	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.5	251 of 352	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.9	319 of 338	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	35.4	279 of 415	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.2	343 of 415	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	352 of 444	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.3	354 of 441	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.2	304 of 441	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	14.4	377 of 418	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	353 of 437	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	393 of 444	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	359 of 459	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.0	327 of 458	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.3	304 of 455	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.8	356 of 430	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	3.5	398 of 403	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	14.5	360 of 414	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	386 of 426	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	364 of 443	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.5	266 of 442	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.0	330 of 442	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	342 of 418	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	18.3	40 of 41	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.4	39 of 39	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	62 of 63	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	57 of 58	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2023	18.3	185 of 206	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	161 of 206	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.8	163 of 210	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	2.9	315 of 316	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.7	318 of 320	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	314 of 352	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	322 of 362	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.5	331 of 358	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	321 of 350	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.6	336 of 338	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	10.7	289 of 329	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	284 of 333	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	246 of 321	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.2	263 of 326	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.5	278 of 322	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	272 of 313	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	6.3	284 of 302	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	31.1	245 of 297	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	8.3	286 of 297	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	29.0	261 of 312	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	24.0	267 of 309	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	25.7	273 of 312	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	36.0	241 of 310	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	28.7	254 of 300	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	32.4	231 of 297	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	38.7	205 of 301	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	50.1	159 of 291	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	52.5	167 of 290	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	12.2	233 of 256	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	233 of 260	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	213 of 252	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	230 of 256	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.6	228 of 243	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.4	187 of 233	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	10.2	282 of 308	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.3	286 of 308	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	244 of 308	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	262 of 311	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.4	239 of 288	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.3	254 of 292	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	12.2	287 of 323	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	285 of 328	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.1	240 of 321	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.7	246 of 322	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.4	228 of 285	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.3	254 of 301	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	14.5	265 of 313	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	252 of 315	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.2	216 of 306	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.4	221 of 301	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.8	257 of 292	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.3	234 of 291	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	1.8	64 of 66	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	10.6	164 of 170	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	36.0	86 of 139	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	8.4	239 of 245	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.2	246 of 248	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	225 of 249	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	223 of 250	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.4	229 of 245	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.5	241 of 249	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Middle school

African American (2025)41st percentile+24 vs school

Female (2025)33rd percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)13th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2023)10th percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)2nd percentile-14 vs school

White (2025)<1st percentile-16 vs school

High school

Male (2025)15th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile~ school

African American (2025)9th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)8th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)4th percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)3rd percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)2nd percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts56%-14 vs state

English II53%-14 vs state

English I37%-32 vs state

Biology34%-25 vs state

Mathematics33%-27 vs state

Algebra I23%-40 vs state

U.S. History23%-31 vs state

Geometry21%-36 vs state

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Schools Near Marksville High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				LEAP Mathematics (2025)				LEAP English Language Arts (2025)				LEAP Algebra I (2025)	LEAP Geometry (2025)	LEAP English II (2025)	LEAP U.S. History (2025)	LEAP English I (2025)	LEAP Biology (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	LEAP Mathematics 6th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 7th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 8th Grade	LEAP Mathematics All Grades	LEAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts All Grades	LEAP Algebra I End of Course	LEAP Geometry End of Course	LEAP English II End of Course	LEAP U.S. History End of Course	LEAP English I End of Course	LEAP Biology End of Course	Total
Marksville High School	Public	7-12	407 West Bon Tempt Street	Marksville	71351	Avoyelles Parish	Avoyelles Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 253-9356	640	31	20.6	78.6%	293 (45.8%)	273 (42.7%)	6 (0.9%)	5 (0.8%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (9.1%)	10.7	289^th of 329 public high schools	12.2%		14	284^th of 333 public high schools	14.7%	5		35.0	32.0	33.0		53.0	61.0	56.0	23.0	21.0	53.0	23.0	37.0	34.0	$16,148
Avoyelles High School	Public	7-12	287 Main Street	Moreauville	71355	Avoyelles Parish	Avoyelles Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 985-2361	465	27	17.3	77.0%	217 (46.7%)	214 (46.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.0%)	17.4	269^th of 329 public high schools	18.2%		26	253^rd of 333 public high schools	24.0%	16		43.0	27.0	34.0		53.0	59.0	56.0	63.0	26.0	33.0	32.0	48.0	32.0	$17,374
LA School for Ag Science	Public, Charter	7-12	5303 Highway 115	Bunkie	71322	Avoyelles Parish	Avoyelles Parish	Yes	No	No	Yes	(318) 346-2762	412	13	32.7	46.4%	297 (72.1%)	97 (23.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.4%)	60	129^th of 329 public high schools	60.8%		65.1	115^th of 333 public high schools	65.5%	14			42.0	56.0		75.0	78.0	77.0	78.0	59.0	73.0	52.0	67.0	64.0	$16,035
Bunkie Magnet High School	Public	7-12	435 Evergreen Street	Bunkie	71322	Avoyelles Parish	Avoyelles Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 346-6216	669	35	19.0	63.2%	309 (46.2%)	316 (47.2%)	8 (1.2%)	6 (0.9%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (3.7%)	54.9	153^rd of 329 public high schools	53.5%		55.4	154^th of 333 public high schools	53.8%	1		67.0	53.0	59.0		61.0	68.0	65.0	73.0	73.0	73.0	37.0	67.0	56.0	$15,677
Buckeye High School	Public	6-12	715 Highway 1207	Deville	71328	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 466-5678	915	68	13.4	59.2%	889 (97.2%)	5 (0.5%)	10 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.7%)	69	84^th of 329 public high schools	74.5%		67.2	104^th of 333 public high schools	68.8%	20	83.0	72.0	74.0	76.0	91.0	86.0	88.0	88.0	79.0	77.0	74.0	58.0	68.0	69.0	$14,762
Rapides High School	Public	9-12	9463 Highway 71 South	Lecompte	71346	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 776-9371	248	21	11.7	80.6%	115 (46.4%)	55 (22.2%)	72 (29.0%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	54.6	154^th of 329 public high schools	53.2%		43	200^th of 333 public high schools	39.9%	46									69.0	61.0	70.0	58.0	53.0	62.0	$18,676

Frequently Asked Questions about Marksville High School

What schools feed into Marksville High School?

Marksville High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Lafargue Elementary School
Elementary : Marksville Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Marksville High School?

Students at Marksville High School are 46% White, 43% African American, 9% Two or more races.

Is Marksville High School a good school?

Marksville High School ranks in the bottom 12.2% of Louisiana high schools.

How many students attend Marksville High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 640 students attended Marksville High School.

What district is Marksville High School in?

Avoyelles Parish

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