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LA School for Ag Science

Q: Is LA School for Ag Science a good school?

LA School for Ag Science ranks 129 th of 329 Louisiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 7-12

129^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 329 Louisiana High Schools

Better than 61% of Louisiana high schools

Summary

LA School for Ag Science is a public charter high school serving grades 7-12 in Bunkie, Louisiana, with 388 students and a student-teacher ratio of 17.4. The school is part of the Avoyelles Parish school district, which is ranked 72 out of 118 districts in Louisiana and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

LA School for Ag Science consistently outperforms the Avoyelles Parish and Louisiana state averages on LEAP assessments across all grade levels and subject areas. In 2024-2025, the school had 77% proficiency in English Language Arts and 56% proficiency in Mathematics, compared to 66% and 50% for the district, and 70% and 60% for the state. The school also excels in end-of-course exams, with high proficiency rates in Algebra I (78%), Geometry (59%), English II (73%), and U.S. History (52%), outpacing the district and state. Additionally, the school has maintained a high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 82.7% to 92.0% over the past few years, which is on par with or better than the district and state averages.

When compared to nearby schools in the Avoyelles Parish district, LA School for Ag Science stands out as a high-performing institution, significantly outpacing the academic achievement of its peers. This suggests that the school's unique focus on agricultural science and its charter status may be contributing factors to its success, which could be further investigated.

412

Students ?

32.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,035

Per pupil spending ?

46.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5303 Highway 115
Bunkie, LA 71322

(318) 346-2762

District: Avoyelles Parish

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.1%

African American:

23.5%

Two or more races:

3.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 93rd percentile in 2022 → 61st in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Avoyelles Parish

✓Above the Louisiana median (61st percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 93rd-percentile peak (2022) to 61st (2025)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 33 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school66%

District avg52%

Louisiana avg62%

Middle school

189^th of 447

Louisiana public middle schools ?

Top 42%▼ down 22 pts since 2015

From top 20% (2015) to top 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

129^th of 329

Louisiana public high schools ?

Top 39%▲ up 31 pts since 2015

From bottom 30% (2015) to top 39% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Louisiana High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	58.3	189 of 447	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	85.0	50 of 449	88.9%	★★★★☆
2023	82.8	62 of 465	86.7%	★★★★☆
2022	83.1	55 of 460	88.0%	★★★★☆
2021	85.1	55 of 459	88.0%	★★★★☆
2019	88.1	39 of 449	91.3%	★★★★★
2018	80.4	45 of 411	89.1%	★★★★☆
2017	87.1	38 of 437	91.3%	★★★★★
2016	85.5	43 of 435	90.1%	★★★★★
2015	75.4	98 of 482	79.7%	★★★★☆
2014	46.1	282 of 470	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	42.0	285 of 457	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	30.8	329 of 442	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	27.5	348 of 412	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	13.5	384 of 425	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	24.2	340 of 413	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	39.2	269 of 396	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	53.7	142 of 344	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.7	114 of 333	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	84.5	34 of 360	90.6%	★★★★★
2022	80.4	45 of 360	87.5%	★★★★☆
2021	86.2	30 of 352	91.5%	★★★★★
2019	87.4	31 of 338	90.8%	★★★★★
2018	71.6	61 of 313	80.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	52.1	204 of 415	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	78.6	79 of 415	81.0%	★★★★☆
2023	81.3	65 of 444	85.4%	★★★★☆
2022	75.0	98 of 441	77.8%	★★★★☆
2021	85.2	45 of 441	89.8%	★★★★★
2019	84.6	45 of 418	89.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	61.2	166 of 437	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	82.1	56 of 444	87.4%	★★★★☆
2023	73.6	99 of 459	78.4%	★★★★☆
2022	74.0	91 of 458	80.1%	★★★★☆
2021	79.3	70 of 455	84.6%	★★★★☆
2019	93.0	20 of 430	95.3%	★★★★★
2018	76.2	83 of 403	79.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	61.5	153 of 414	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	88.2	35 of 426	91.8%	★★★★★
2023	82.1	61 of 443	86.2%	★★★★☆
2022	84.6	46 of 442	89.6%	★★★★☆
2021	82.0	66 of 442	85.1%	★★★★☆
2019	89.2	30 of 418	92.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	47.0	183 of 316	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	75.2	60 of 320	81.3%	★★★★☆
2023	71.7	83 of 352	76.4%	★★★★☆
2022	74.1	76 of 362	79.0%	★★★★☆
2021	81.4	49 of 358	86.3%	★★★★☆
2018	74.0	73 of 338	78.4%	★★★★☆

High school ranking

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	60.0	129 of 329	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.1	115 of 333	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	80.6	35 of 321	89.1%	★★★★☆
2022	85.3	24 of 326	92.6%	★★★★★
2021	63.4	107 of 322	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.7	37 of 313	88.2%	★★★★☆
2018	72.4	55 of 302	81.8%	★★★★☆
2017	70.7	84 of 297	71.7%	★★★★☆
2016	56.4	147 of 297	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	44.7	219 of 312	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	52.0	180 of 309	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	42.4	230 of 312	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	44.9	210 of 310	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	31.5	250 of 300	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	12.4	279 of 297	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	11.9	274 of 301	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	28.7	225 of 291	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	37.4	208 of 290	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	64.7	59 of 256	77.0%	★★★★☆
2024	67.8	53 of 260	79.6%	★★★★☆
2023	90.2	11 of 252	95.6%	★★★★★
2022	94.7	7 of 256	97.3%	★★★★★
2021	73.7	31 of 243	87.2%	★★★★☆
2019	80.8	22 of 233	90.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	54.6	158 of 308	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	66.2	110 of 308	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	83.4	27 of 308	91.2%	★★★★★
2022	81.7	37 of 311	88.1%	★★★★☆
2021	70.9	69 of 288	76.0%	★★★★☆
2019	76.0	53 of 292	81.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	47.2	174 of 323	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.6	111 of 328	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	81.1	30 of 321	90.7%	★★★★★
2022	87.4	15 of 322	95.3%	★★★★★
2021	75.9	46 of 285	83.9%	★★★★☆
2019	83.0	29 of 301	90.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	63.7	103 of 313	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.2	75 of 315	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	75.5	54 of 306	82.4%	★★★★☆
2022	76.4	53 of 301	82.4%	★★★★☆
2021	72.0	65 of 292	77.7%	★★★★☆
2019	76.7	55 of 291	81.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	43.2	147 of 245	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.0	138 of 248	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	64.2	81 of 249	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.8	114 of 250	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.0	110 of 245	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.8	44 of 249	82.3%	★★★★☆

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

Male (2025)63rd percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)62nd percentile+4 vs school

African American (2025)59th percentile~ school

Female (2025)51st percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)42nd percentile-16 vs school

High school

African American (2025)77th percentile+16 vs school

Male (2025)67th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)49th percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile-15 vs school

White (2025)40th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I78%+15 vs state

English Language Arts77%+7 vs state

English II73%+6 vs state

English I67%~ state avg

Biology64%+5 vs state

Geometry59%~ state avg

Mathematics56%-4 vs state

U.S. History52%~ state avg

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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 7th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 8th Grade	LEAP Mathematics All Grades	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
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
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
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 LA School for Ag Science

How many students attend LA School for Ag Science?

In the 2024-25 school year, 412 students attended LA School for Ag Science.

What district is LA School for Ag Science in?

Avoyelles Parish

Is LA School for Ag Science a good school?

LA School for Ag Science ranks 129^th of 329 Louisiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of LA School for Ag Science?

Students at LA School for Ag Science are 72% White, 24% African American, 3% Two or more races.

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