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LA School for Ag Science

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LA School for Ag Science ranks 73 rd of 325 Louisiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 7-12

73^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 325 Louisiana High Schools

Better than 78% of Louisiana high schools

Summary

LA School for Ag Science in Bunkie, LA, is a public high school serving 412 students in grades 7-12 within the Avoyelles Parish district, and it stands out as the highest-ranked high school in the area with a strong agricultural focus. The school has a history of strong academic performance, earning 4 stars in the 2025-2026 school year and ranking 73rd out of 325 schools statewide. It consistently outperforms nearby schools, such as Bunkie Magnet High School, Avoyelles High School, and Marksville High School, in key subjects like English Language Arts (76% proficient) and Social Studies (60% proficient). The school also boasts a very low dropout rate, often at 0%, and a high graduation rate, making it a reliable choice for families seeking academic excellence.

One of the most notable findings is the school's exceptional performance for all student groups, including those from low socio-economic backgrounds, who score in the 83rd percentile. This suggests effective teaching and support systems that help every student succeed. However, the school has seen a sharp rise in chronic absenteeism, from 5.3% in 2021-2022 to 22.0% in 2024-2025, which is now on par with the state average. This trend is a red flag that could impact future academic outcomes if not addressed. Additionally, the student-teacher ratio jumped dramatically to 32.7:1 in 2024-2025, which is the highest in the area and nearly double that of nearby schools like Rapides High School (11.7:1). This could affect individualized instruction and is worth investigating further.

Compared to its local peers, LA School for Ag Science offers a clear academic advantage, likely tied to its specialized agricultural curriculum that makes STEM concepts more tangible. For example, the school excels in Biology (76% proficient) and Geometry (78% proficient), far exceeding state averages. While the school's economic profile shows a lower percentage of students receiving free/reduced lunch (46.36%) compared to district peers, this does not detract from its overall strong performance. Families considering this school should weigh its academic strengths against the recent challenges of absenteeism and a high student-teacher ratio, which may require attention to maintain its high standards.

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 → 78th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Louisiana average (72% vs 63% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of Louisiana high schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Avoyelles Parish

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 93rd-percentile peak (2022) to 78th (2026)

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

!Large classes — about 33 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school72%

District avg56%

Louisiana avg63%

Middle school

153^rd of 452

Louisiana public middle schools ?

Top 34%▼ down 24 pts since 2016

From top 10% (2016) to top 34% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

73^rd of 325

Louisiana public high schools ?

Top 22%▲ up 27 pts since 2016

From top 49% (2016) to top 22% (2026)

See the entire ranking list of Louisiana High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4High Schools in the Avoyelles Parish

68^th of 116Avoyelles 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
2026	67.6	153 of 452	66.2%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	77.5	58 of 344	83.1%	★★★★☆
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
2026	58.5	190 of 434	56.2%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	79.6	78 of 450	82.7%	★★★★☆
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
2026	67.8	144 of 435	66.9%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	55.7	168 of 338	50.3%	★★★☆☆
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

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	73.5	73 of 325	77.5%	★★★★☆
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
2026	71.7	52 of 260	80.0%	★★★★☆
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
2026	67.2	99 of 313	68.4%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	75.2	54 of 321	83.2%	★★★★☆
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
2026	69.8	81 of 311	74.0%	★★★★☆
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
2026	70.6	64 of 244	73.8%	★★★★☆
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

African American (2026)83rd percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)83rd percentile+17 vs school

Male (2026)67th percentile~ school

Female (2026)56th percentile-10 vs school

White (2026)50th percentile-16 vs school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)83rd percentile+6 vs school

African American (2026)80th percentile~ school

Male (2026)74th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)74th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)68th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

Geometry78%+21 vs state

English II77%+10 vs state

English Language Arts76%+6 vs state

English I76%+10 vs state

Biology76%+16 vs state

Algebra I64%~ state avg

Social Studies60%+5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				LEAP Mathematics (2026)			LEAP English Language Arts (2026)			LEAP Social Studies (2026)			LEAP Algebra I (2026)	LEAP Geometry (2026)	LEAP English II (2026)	LEAP U.S. History (2026)	LEAP English I (2026)	LEAP Biology (2026)	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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 Social Studies 7th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 8th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 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%)	73.5	73^rd of 325 public high schools	77.5%		60	129^th of 329 public high schools	60.8%	56				85.0		76.0	63.0	57.0	60.0	64.0	78.0	77.0		76.0	76.0	$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%)	67.4	101^st of 325 public high schools	68.9%		54.9	153^rd of 329 public high schools	53.5%	52	62.0	67.0	64.0	62.0	61.0	62.0	43.0	40.0	41.0	75.0	71.0	77.0	51.0	71.0	66.0	$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%)	14.1	281^st of 325 public high schools	13.5%		10.7	289^th of 329 public high schools	12.2%	8	44.0	41.0	42.0	44.0	50.0	48.0	30.0	34.0	32.0	40.0		40.0	29.0	48.0	37.0	$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%)	25.3	248^th of 325 public high schools	23.7%		17.4	269^th of 329 public high schools	18.2%	21	43.0	40.0	42.0	57.0	60.0	59.0	33.0	51.0	41.0	61.0	19.0	62.0	36.0	37.0	45.0	$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%)	43.9	188^th of 325 public high schools	42.2%		54.6	154^th of 329 public high schools	53.2%	34										63.0	58.0	48.0	53.0	64.0	52.0	$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

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.

Is LA School for Ag Science a good school?

LA School for Ag Science ranks 73^rd of 325 Louisiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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