Northshore Charter School

Northshore Charter School is an alternative public charter school located in Bogalusa, Louisiana, serving grades K-9 with a total enrollment of 467 students. The school is part of the City of Bogalusa School District, which is ranked 99 out of 118 districts in Louisiana and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Northshore Charter School has seen fluctuating dropout rates, ranging from 0.0% to 7.3% over the past few years, which are generally lower than the district average, indicating better student retention. However, the school has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 21.9% to 33.0% in recent years, significantly higher than the state average. Academically, the school generally outperforms the district in LEAP Mathematics and English Language Arts assessments, but lags behind the state average. The school's strongest performance is in 5th and 7th-grade English Language Arts, where it exceeds the district and state averages, but it struggles in 7th and 8th-grade Mathematics, where its proficiency rates are significantly lower than the district and state.

Northshore Charter School has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 51.72% to 77.94% in recent years, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. The school also has a relatively high student-teacher ratio, ranging from 16.6 to 19.8 in recent years, which may contribute to its academic challenges. Overall, Northshore Charter School faces significant challenges, but also has some areas of strength that can be built upon with targeted interventions and support to address the specific needs of its student population.