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Castor High School

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Castor High School ranks 122 nd of 666 Louisiana alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Alternative Grades PK, KG-12

122^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 666 Louisiana Alternative Schools

Better than 82% of Louisiana alternative schools

Summary

Castor High School is an alternative public school in Castor, Louisiana, serving grades PK-12 with a total enrollment of 445 students. The school is part of the Bienville Parish School District, which is ranked 29th out of 118 districts in Louisiana and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Castor High School consistently outperforms the Bienville Parish and Louisiana state averages in LEAP test scores across various grade levels and subject areas, including Mathematics, English Language Arts, and Social Studies. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Castor High School's proficiency rates are projected to be 78% in 3rd grade Mathematics, 87% in 4th grade Mathematics, and 82% in English Language Arts across all grades, compared to the Bienville Parish and Louisiana state averages. The school also performs well in End-of-Course (EOC) exams, with higher proficiency rates than the district and state in subjects like Algebra I, Geometry, English II, and U.S. History.

Additionally, Castor High School has consistently maintained high four-year graduation rates, ranging from 82.7% to 89.3% in recent years, which are above the state average. The school's dropout rates are also relatively low, ranging from 0.9% to 4.3% in the past few years. However, the school has experienced a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism rates, rising from 20.9% in 2022-2023 to 32.6% in 2023-2024, which is an area the school may need to address. Compared to nearby schools like Saline High School and Bienville High School, Castor High School generally outperforms them in academic metrics, suggesting it may be providing a more robust educational experience for its students.

417

Students ?

9.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,169

Per pupil spending ?

53.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

140 Front Street
Castor, LA 71016

(318) 544-7271

District: Bienville Parish

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.2%

African American:

7.2%

Two or more races:

3.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 57th percentile in 2022 → 49th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Louisiana average (71% vs 62% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of Louisiana alternative schools

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2022

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

!English II scores 13 pts below the Louisiana average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school71%

District avg63%

Louisiana avg62%

Elementary school

122^nd of 666

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Top 18%▲ up 17 pts since 2015

From top 35% (2015) to top 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

87^th of 447

Louisiana public middle schools ?

Top 19%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From top 26% (2015) to top 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

168^th of 329

Louisiana public high schools ?

Bottom 49%▼ down 39 pts since 2015

From top 12% (2015) to bottom 49% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Louisiana High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Alternative Schools in the Bienville Parish

29^th of 118Bienville 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	80.7	122 of 666	81.7%	★★★★☆
2024	82.7	112 of 675	83.4%	★★★★☆
2023	66.5	257 of 730	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.7	266 of 727	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.3	269 of 729	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.9	187 of 731	74.4%	★★★★☆
2018	58.7	261 of 728	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	74.4	183 of 739	75.2%	★★★★☆
2016	73.2	213 of 742	71.3%	★★★★☆
2015	66.1	281 of 792	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	63.0	308 of 777	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	63.1	301 of 772	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	53.0	399 of 764	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	68.1	277 of 766	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	62.8	319 of 736	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	66.4	269 of 738	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	66.6	268 of 743	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	62.2	304 of 725	58.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	77.6	123 of 633	80.6%	★★★★☆
2024	77.4	140 of 635	78.0%	★★★★☆
2023	64.1	252 of 705	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.1	238 of 701	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.3	227 of 705	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.4	155 of 684	77.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	77.8	119 of 661	82.0%	★★★★☆
2024	76.8	143 of 674	78.8%	★★★★☆
2023	68.7	207 of 723	71.4%	★★★★☆
2022	61.2	271 of 724	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.7	319 of 719	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.7	200 of 697	71.3%	★★★★☆
2018	62.2	268 of 682	60.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	79.9	112 of 641	82.5%	★★★★☆
2024	85.8	77 of 651	88.2%	★★★★☆
2023	75.1	167 of 713	76.6%	★★★★☆
2022	58.7	311 of 712	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.6	278 of 704	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.7	173 of 696	75.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	67.4	130 of 431	69.8%	★★★★☆
2024	65.4	155 of 434	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.8	307 of 518	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.3	310 of 517	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.3	320 of 522	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.9	216 of 517	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.1	359 of 516	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	80.3	87 of 447	80.5%	★★★★☆
2024	72.8	120 of 449	73.3%	★★★★☆
2023	47.3	243 of 465	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.6	196 of 460	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.4	143 of 459	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.1	109 of 449	75.7%	★★★★☆
2018	56.5	160 of 411	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	69.0	131 of 437	70.0%	★★★★☆
2016	62.9	171 of 435	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	71.5	127 of 482	73.7%	★★★★☆
2014	61.8	179 of 470	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	50.9	236 of 457	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	53.6	220 of 442	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	54.1	222 of 412	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	66.4	150 of 408	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	66.2	161 of 425	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	57.2	196 of 413	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	48.9	230 of 396	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	79.5	80 of 415	80.7%	★★★★☆
2024	86.5	44 of 415	89.4%	★★★★☆
2023	57.2	195 of 444	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	79.2	74 of 441	83.2%	★★★★☆
2021	75.0	96 of 441	78.2%	★★★★☆
2019	72.4	122 of 418	70.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	79.4	73 of 437	83.3%	★★★★☆
2024	75.2	88 of 444	80.2%	★★★★☆
2023	48.5	231 of 459	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.6	170 of 458	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.5	186 of 455	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.0	102 of 430	76.3%	★★★★☆
2018	50.4	217 of 403	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	82.5	59 of 414	85.7%	★★★★☆
2024	67.7	132 of 426	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.7	226 of 443	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.9	210 of 442	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.1	161 of 442	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.7	93 of 418	77.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	61.4	131 of 316	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.8	155 of 320	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.5	278 of 352	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.7	249 of 362	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.1	163 of 358	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.4	127 of 350	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.7	229 of 338	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	51.8	168 of 329	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.0	129 of 333	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.8	63 of 326	80.7%	★★★★☆
2021	77.3	48 of 322	85.1%	★★★★☆
2019	63.2	121 of 313	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.0	39 of 302	87.1%	★★★★☆
2017	75.2	50 of 297	83.2%	★★★★☆
2016	73.0	56 of 297	81.1%	★★★★☆
2015	75.8	39 of 312	87.5%	★★★★☆
2014	68.4	84 of 309	72.8%	★★★★☆
2013	66.5	88 of 312	71.8%	★★★★☆
2012	79.4	35 of 310	88.7%	★★★★☆
2011	73.1	60 of 300	80.0%	★★★★☆
2010	85.0	18 of 297	93.9%	★★★★★
2009	69.5	70 of 301	76.7%	★★★★☆
2008	70.7	66 of 291	77.3%	★★★★☆
2007	74.2	64 of 290	77.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	77.5	57 of 308	81.5%	★★★★☆
2024	75.2	60 of 308	80.5%	★★★★☆
2023	83.1	29 of 308	90.6%	★★★★★
2022	78.0	48 of 311	84.6%	★★★★☆
2021	78.1	43 of 288	85.1%	★★★★☆
2019	67.2	95 of 292	67.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	49.9	163 of 323	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.9	91 of 328	72.3%	★★★★☆
2023	82.6	25 of 321	92.2%	★★★★★
2022	79.3	35 of 322	89.1%	★★★★☆
2021	85.8	20 of 285	93.0%	★★★★★
2019	59.6	110 of 301	63.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	39.7	186 of 313	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	66.3	94 of 315	70.2%	★★★★☆
2023	81.3	39 of 306	87.3%	★★★★☆
2022	55.0	134 of 301	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	80.4	39 of 292	86.6%	★★★★☆
2019	56.2	133 of 291	54.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	31.7	186 of 245	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.8	151 of 248	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.3	103 of 250	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.3	69 of 245	71.8%	★★★★☆
2019	42.0	165 of 249	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Male (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)82nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)81st percentile~ school

White (2025)70th percentile-12 vs school

Middle school

Male (2025)86th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)83rd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)81st percentile~ school

White (2025)59th percentile-22 vs school

High school

Female (2025)81st percentile+33 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)50th percentile~ school

Male (2025)41st percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)24th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts82%+12 vs state

English I79%+10 vs state

Mathematics76%+17 vs state

Algebra I68%+5 vs state

English II54%-13 vs state

U.S. History51%-3 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	LEAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	LEAP Mathematics 4th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 5th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 6th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 8th Grade	LEAP Mathematics All Grades	LEAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	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
Castor High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	140 Front Street	Castor	71016	Bienville Parish	Bienville Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 544-7271	417	45	9.3	53.5%	372 (89.2%)	30 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.4%)								(n/a)	78.0	87.0	74.0		63.0		67.0	90.0	84.0		81.0	87.0	82.0	68.0		54.0	51.0	79.0		$23,169
Saline High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1255 Cooper Street	Saline	71070	Bienville Parish	Bienville Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 576-3215	303	33	9.1	55.4%	230 (75.9%)	63 (20.8%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)								(n/a)	95.0	87.0	71.0	76.0	71.0	78.0	95.0	91.0		77.0		53.0	78.0	78.0	83.0	89.0	73.0	85.0	79.0	$23,826
Bienville High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	325 Main Street Hwy 507	Bienville	71008	Bienville Parish	Bienville Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 385-7591	0	0	2.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																				$85,168
Ware Youth Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	3565 Highway 71	Coushatta	71019	Red River Parish	Red River Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 932-4411	37	4	9.2	91.9%	5 (13.5%)	28 (75.7%)	4 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																				$20,166

Frequently Asked Questions about Castor High School

What is the racial makeup of Castor High School?

Students at Castor High School are 89% White, 7% African American, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Castor High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 417 students attended Castor High School.

Is Castor High School a good school?

Castor High School ranks 122^nd of 666 Louisiana alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Castor High School in?

Bienville Parish

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