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Bogalusa High School

Q: Is Bogalusa High School a good school?

Bogalusa High School ranks in the bottom 8.5% of Louisiana high schools.

Q: How many students attend Bogalusa High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 656 students attended Bogalusa High School.

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

Students at Bogalusa High School are 78% African American, 16% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

Q: What schools feed into Bogalusa High School?

Bogalusa High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Byrd Avenue Primary School Elementary : Central Elementary School

Public Grades 6-12

301^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 329 Louisiana High Schools

Better than 9% of Louisiana high schools

Summary

Bogalusa High School is a public high school serving grades 7-12 in the City of Bogalusa School District in Louisiana. The school has 698 students and is located in Bogalusa, LA. The school district is ranked 99 out of 118 districts in Louisiana and is rated 1 star out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Bogalusa High School consistently underperforms compared to the state and its local district on standardized test scores. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 18% of Bogalusa High School students were proficient or better in LEAP Mathematics, compared to 60% statewide. Similarly, only 37% were proficient or better in LEAP English Language Arts, compared to 70% statewide. Bogalusa High School also has lower graduation rates and higher dropout rates than the state average. In 2022-2023, the school had an 83.2% four-year graduation rate, compared to the state average of 76.1%, but its dropout rate was 3.3%, higher than the state's 7.3%. Additionally, Bogalusa High School has significantly higher chronic absenteeism rates than the state and local Washington Parish district.

Interestingly, Bogalusa High School's performance on standardized tests varies significantly by student subgroup. The school's African American students ranked 220 out of 256 Louisiana high schools, while its White students ranked 232 out of 245 in 2024-2025, suggesting significant achievement gaps between different demographic groups. Furthermore, Bogalusa High School's performance is significantly lower than that of nearby schools in the Washington Parish district, such as Franklinton High School and Pine School, which outperform Bogalusa High School on a variety of metrics. The school's performance has also been declining over the past several years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 261 out of 302 Louisiana high schools in 2016-2017 to 301 out of 329 in 2024-2025.

656

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,972

Per pupil spending ?

94.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 M.J. Israel Drive
Bogalusa, LA 70427

(985) 281-2180

District: City of Bogalusa School District

Feeder schools for Bogalusa High School:

Elementary:	Byrd Avenue Primary School
	Central Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

77.6%

White:

15.5%

Hispanic:

3.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 18th percentile in 2015 → 9th in 2025

Strengths

✓88% graduate in 4 years — above the Louisiana average (85%)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (28% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg32%

Louisiana avg62%

Middle school

430^th of 447

Louisiana public middle schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

301^st of 329

Louisiana public high schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Louisiana High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

99^th of 118City of Bogalusa School District 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	4.7	430 of 447	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.5	419 of 449	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.5	437 of 465	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.9	440 of 460	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.6	440 of 459	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.4	428 of 449	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.5	372 of 411	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.7	405 of 437	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.7	409 of 435	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.7	450 of 482	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	8.5	434 of 470	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	0.5	454 of 457	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	8.2	329 of 344	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	305 of 333	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	310 of 360	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	341 of 360	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.7	338 of 352	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.5	316 of 338	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.6	286 of 313	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2018	16.2	156 of 170	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	4.4	403 of 415	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.8	387 of 415	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.3	412 of 444	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.8	424 of 441	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.4	420 of 441	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.2	405 of 418	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	6.0	422 of 437	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.7	418 of 444	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	419 of 459	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.7	428 of 458	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.0	435 of 455	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.1	414 of 430	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.2	369 of 403	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	6.6	395 of 414	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	391 of 426	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.1	416 of 443	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.5	422 of 442	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.3	430 of 442	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.1	398 of 418	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2022	21.3	173 of 206	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.7	204 of 210	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	179 of 202	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2024	0.8	320 of 320	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	329 of 352	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	326 of 362	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.5	349 of 358	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.2	342 of 350	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.9	333 of 338	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	6.9	301 of 329	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	263 of 333	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	287 of 321	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.2	286 of 326	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	5.5	299 of 322	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.6	284 of 313	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.8	261 of 302	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	10.0	284 of 297	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	25.7	256 of 297	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	32.2	257 of 312	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	27.0	259 of 309	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	41.0	237 of 312	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	33.7	248 of 310	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.0	266 of 300	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.1	244 of 297	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	45.7	183 of 301	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	21.0	247 of 291	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	30.9	228 of 290	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	14.7	220 of 256	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.9	160 of 260	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	15.1	223 of 252	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	220 of 256	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.1	232 of 243	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.7	196 of 233	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	10.5	279 of 308	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	248 of 308	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	263 of 308	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	279 of 311	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	4.2	281 of 288	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	260 of 292	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	10.1	291 of 323	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.9	242 of 328	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	283 of 321	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	280 of 322	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.0	270 of 285	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	266 of 301	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	7.0	289 of 313	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	259 of 315	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.9	282 of 306	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	263 of 301	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.5	265 of 292	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.2	271 of 291	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	145 of 170	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.0	162 of 165	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	119 of 138	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	115 of 139	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.4	95 of 135	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	13.5	114 of 122	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	14.2	232 of 245	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.2	205 of 248	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.8	193 of 249	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	217 of 250	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.7	234 of 245	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.6	235 of 249	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

Special Education (2022)16th percentile+12 vs school

Disabled (2018)8th percentile~ school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

African American (2025)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

White (2024)<1st percentile-7 vs school

High school

Special Education (2025)15th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2025)14th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile~ school

Female (2025)9th percentile~ school

Male (2025)8th percentile~ school

White (2025)5th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?

English I41%-28 vs state

English Language Arts37%-33 vs state

English II36%-31 vs state

Algebra I30%-33 vs state

U.S. History29%-25 vs state

Mathematics18%-42 vs state

Biology17%-42 vs state

Geometry15%-42 vs state

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Schools Near Bogalusa 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
Bogalusa High School	Public	6-12	100 M.J. Israel Drive	Bogalusa	70427	Washington Parish	City of Bogalusa School District	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 281-2180	656	55	11.9	94.1%	102 (15.5%)	509 (77.6%)	23 (3.5%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (2.6%)	6.9	301^st of 329 public high schools	8.5%		22.1	263^rd of 333 public high schools	21.0%	38		25.0	21.0	18.0	41.0	33.0	41.0	37.0	30.0	15.0	36.0	29.0	41.0	17.0	$20,972
Varnado High School	Public	6-12	25543 Washington Street	Varnado	70467	Washington Parish	Washington Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 732-2025	256	24	10.5	82.0%	80 (31.3%)	164 (64.1%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	39.1	204^th of 329 public high schools	38.0%		44.1	192^nd of 333 public high schools	42.3%	12	28.0	31.0	28.0	29.0	53.0	62.0		66.0	35.0	61.0	57.0	59.0	54.0	51.0	$19,328
Pine School	Public	6-12	28315 Highway 424	Franklinton	70438	Washington Parish	Washington Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 848-5243	738	47	15.6	58.7%	596 (80.8%)	119 (16.1%)	15 (2.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	69	83^rd of 329 public high schools	74.8%		75	66^th of 333 public high schools	80.2%	17		63.0	62.0	65.0	76.0	74.0	85.0	78.0	85.0	74.0	77.0	54.0	78.0	59.0	$14,265
Franklinton High School	Public	9-12	1 Demon Circle	Franklinton	70438	Washington Parish	Washington Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 839-6781	649	52	12.4	63.9%	387 (59.6%)	193 (29.7%)	51 (7.9%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.0%)	56.3	144^th of 329 public high schools	56.2%		56.7	147^th of 333 public high schools	55.9%	3									66.0		72.0	59.0	69.0	54.0	$15,772

Frequently Asked Questions about Bogalusa High School

What schools feed into Bogalusa High School?

Bogalusa High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Byrd Avenue Primary School
Elementary : Central Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Bogalusa High School?

Students at Bogalusa High School are 78% African American, 16% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Bogalusa High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 656 students attended Bogalusa High School.

Is Bogalusa High School a good school?

Bogalusa High School ranks in the bottom 8.5% of Louisiana high schools.

What district is Bogalusa High School in?

City of Bogalusa School District

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