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Arcadia High School

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Arcadia High School ranks 200 th of 325 Louisiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-12

200^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 325 Louisiana High Schools

Better than 38% of Louisiana high schools

Summary

Arcadia High School is a small, rural public school in Bienville Parish, Louisiana, serving 248 students in grades 6-12 from a predominantly low-income community, where nearly 88% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Academically, Arcadia High School shows a mixed picture with some bright spots. The school has improved its state ranking from the 21st percentile in 2018-2019 to the 38th percentile in 2025-2026, and it significantly outperforms nearby Homer High School (ranked in the bottom 11% of the state). For example, 71% of Arcadia students are proficient in English I compared to just 36% at Homer, and 65% are proficient in Algebra I versus 46% at Homer. However, Arcadia lags behind the larger Ruston High School (ranked in the 67th percentile). A standout strength is the school's remarkably low student-teacher ratio of 7.8:1, which is much lower than both Homer (13.6:1) and Ruston (12.5:1), offering potential for personalized attention. Yet, a critical weakness is in Social Studies, especially U.S. History, where only 15% of students were proficient in 2025-2026—a staggering 40 points below the state average. Additionally, chronic absenteeism at 25.3% is a concern, higher than the state average and Ruston's 15.9%.

On a positive note, male students at Arcadia have shown a remarkable turnaround, jumping from the 43rd percentile in 2024-2025 to the 79th percentile in 2025-2026, suggesting effective interventions. The school's graduation rate has fluctuated, dropping from 94.9% in 2024-2025 to 83.7% two years prior, indicating some inconsistency. Overall, Arcadia High School offers a small, supportive environment with strong English and math performance, but it must address its U.S. History struggles and absenteeism to fully realize its potential.

248

Students ?

7.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,496

Per pupil spending ?

87.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

967 Daniel Street
Arcadia, LA 71001

(318) 263-2264

District: Bienville Parish

Feeder schools for Arcadia High School:

Elementary:

Crawford Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

89.1%

White:

4.8%

Two or more races:

4.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 36th percentile in 2016 → 38th in 2026

Strengths

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the Louisiana average (85%)

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (55% vs 62% meeting standards)

!U.S. History scores 40 pts below the Louisiana average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school55%

District avg62%

Louisiana avg62%

Middle school

240^th of 452

Louisiana public middle schools ?

Bottom 47%▲ up 26 pts since 2016

From bottom 21% (2016) to bottom 47% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

200^th of 325

Louisiana public high schools ?

Bottom 38%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the Bienville Parish

40^th of 116Bienville 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	50.7	240 of 452	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.8	234 of 447	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.8	197 of 449	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.3	315 of 465	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.1	279 of 460	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.8	277 of 459	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.8	304 of 449	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.6	314 of 411	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.8	361 of 437	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.3	343 of 435	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	40.5	318 of 482	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	28.8	354 of 470	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	18.2	384 of 457	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	23.7	364 of 442	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.3	379 of 412	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	29.3	324 of 408	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	37.6	296 of 425	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	28.7	322 of 413	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	40.2	265 of 396	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	65.9	102 of 344	70.3%	★★★★☆
2025	64.5	105 of 344	69.5%	★★★★☆
2024	69.2	88 of 333	73.6%	★★★★☆
2023	50.8	162 of 360	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.2	117 of 360	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.3	121 of 352	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.6	151 of 338	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.8	195 of 313	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	55.3	207 of 434	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	42.3	245 of 415	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.8	178 of 415	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.9	303 of 444	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.5	237 of 441	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.0	251 of 441	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.9	318 of 418	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	60.6	172 of 450	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.7	226 of 437	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.7	186 of 444	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.9	287 of 459	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.4	224 of 458	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.9	245 of 455	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.1	282 of 430	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.1	283 of 403	29.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	46.4	249 of 435	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	59.3	162 of 414	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.6	219 of 426	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.5	289 of 443	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.7	249 of 442	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.8	293 of 442	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.5	260 of 418	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	48.0	109 of 225	51.6%	★★★☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	40.9	200 of 325	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	51.0	170 of 329	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.5	205 of 333	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.5	231 of 321	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.8	209 of 326	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.5	225 of 322	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.1	246 of 313	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.1	200 of 302	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	56.4	164 of 297	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	49.7	191 of 297	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	43.0	223 of 312	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	63.5	112 of 309	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	64.4	108 of 312	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	46.4	202 of 310	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	47.9	196 of 300	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	33.8	227 of 297	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	19.8	258 of 301	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	6.6	282 of 291	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	37.2	209 of 290	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	44.9	135 of 260	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	62.1	70 of 256	72.7%	★★★★☆
2024	56.0	96 of 260	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.2	139 of 252	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.4	88 of 256	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.0	84 of 243	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.7	142 of 233	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	39.9	192 of 313	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	55.7	153 of 308	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.5	159 of 308	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.1	217 of 308	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.3	200 of 311	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.4	211 of 288	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.4	210 of 292	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	45.4	174 of 321	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.2	168 of 323	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.4	184 of 328	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.2	233 of 321	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.6	198 of 322	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.8	197 of 285	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.2	221 of 301	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	74.4	64 of 311	79.4%	★★★★☆
2025	42.9	177 of 313	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.6	164 of 315	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.8	223 of 306	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.1	208 of 301	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.3	207 of 292	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	237 of 291	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)70th percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)62nd percentile+15 vs school

Female (2026)52nd percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2026)52nd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)43rd percentile-4 vs school

High school

Male (2026)79th percentile+41 vs school

African American (2026)48th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)46th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)39th percentile~ school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts72%~ state avg

English I71%+5 vs state

Mathematics65%+3 vs state

Algebra I65%~ state avg

English II59%-8 vs state

Biology59%~ state avg

Geometry48%-9 vs state

Social Studies45%-10 vs state

U.S. History15%-40 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 6th 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 Social Studies 6th Grade	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
Arcadia High School	Public	6-12	967 Daniel Street	Arcadia	71001	Bienville Parish	Bienville Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 263-2264	248	32	7.8	87.9%	12 (4.8%)	221 (89.1%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.4%)	40.9	200^th of 325 public high schools	38.5%		51	170^th of 329 public high schools	48.3%	30	73.0	54.0	65.0	75.0	75.0	66.0	72.0	54.0	42.0	41.0	45.0	65.0	48.0	59.0	15.0	71.0	59.0	$28,496
Ruston High School	Public	9-12	900 Bearcat Drive	Ruston	71270	Lincoln Parish	Lincoln Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 255-0807	1,212	97	12.5	44.8%	546 (45.0%)	524 (43.2%)	105 (8.7%)	16 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (1.7%)	66.4	106^th of 325 public high schools	67.4%		67.8	94^th of 329 public high schools	71.4%	12												65.0	67.0	74.0	65.0	67.0	68.0	$16,305
Homer High School	Public	9-12	1008 North Main	Homer	71040	Claiborne Parish	Claiborne Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 927-2985	237	17	13.6	95.4%	22 (9.3%)	202 (85.2%)	7 (3.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	10.1	290^th of 325 public high schools	10.8%		6	305^th of 329 public high schools	7.3%	15												46.0	26.0	39.0	18.0	36.0		$18,180

Frequently Asked Questions about Arcadia High School

What district is Arcadia High School in?

Bienville Parish

What schools feed into Arcadia High School?

Arcadia High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Crawford Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Arcadia High School?

Students at Arcadia High School are 89% African American, 5% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

How many students attend Arcadia High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 248 students attended Arcadia High School.

Is Arcadia High School a good school?

Arcadia High School ranks 200^th of 325 Louisiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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2025–26 LEAP test scoresJul 6, 2026

2023–24 dropout ratesFeb 24, 2026

2023–24 school spending dataDec 1, 2025

2023–24 through 2024–25 graduation ratesNov 22, 2025

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Louisiana Dept of Education.

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