Beta You're viewing our redesigned school page. Prefer the classic layout?

Plain Dealing High School

Q: Is Plain Dealing High School a good school?

Plain Dealing High School ranks 448 th of 666 Louisiana alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Alternative Grades PK, KG-12

448^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 666 Louisiana Alternative Schools

Better than 33% of Louisiana alternative schools

Summary

Plain Dealing High School is an alternative public school serving grades PK-12 with a total enrollment of 276 students in Plain Dealing, Louisiana. The school is part of the Bossier Parish school district, which is ranked 46th out of 118 districts in Louisiana and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite having relatively high four-year graduation rates, ranging from 80% to 87.7% in recent years, and low dropout rates of 2.2% to 4.3%, Plain Dealing High School's academic performance as measured by standardized test scores is significantly lower than the Bossier Parish and Louisiana state averages. The school's proficiency rates in mathematics and English language arts are often 10-20 percentage points below the district and state. Additionally, the school has experienced high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.9% to 45.1%, which are much higher than the district and state averages.

One potential factor contributing to the school's academic challenges is its high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 56.99% to 78.74% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages. However, the school's low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 7.5 to 9.1 students per teacher, could be an asset, as smaller class sizes can potentially provide more individualized attention and support for students. Addressing the root causes of the school's high chronic absenteeism rates and the needs of its predominantly low-income student population could be important areas of focus for Plain Dealing High School and the Bossier Parish school district.

270

Students ?

10.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,176

Per pupil spending ?

77.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

300 East Vance Street
Plain Dealing, LA 71064

(318) 759-2700

District: Bossier Parish

Racial breakdown:

White:

48.5%

African American:

41.1%

Two or more races:

5.9%

See top rated Louisiana elementary schools

Compare Plain Dealing High School to nearby alternative schools!

At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 54th percentile in 2022 → 44th in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

!High chronic absenteeism (34% vs 22% Louisiana)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2022

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

District avg68%

Louisiana avg62%

Elementary school

448^th of 666

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 33%▲ up 3 pts since 2019

From bottom 30% (2019) to bottom 33% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Louisiana Elementary Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

372^nd of 447

Louisiana public middle schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 33% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Louisiana Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

183^rd of 329

Louisiana public high schools ?

Bottom 44%▲ up 35 pts since 2015

From bottom 9% (2015) to bottom 44% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Louisiana High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

46^th of 118Bossier 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

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	36.1	448 of 666	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.6	478 of 675	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.0	495 of 730	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.6	603 of 727	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.9	604 of 729	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.9	515 of 731	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	401 of 501	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	51.9	264 of 570	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.1	418 of 564	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.5	347 of 559	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.8	355 of 547	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	542 of 633	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.0	500 of 705	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.7	570 of 705	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.6	431 of 684	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	37.5	442 of 661	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.3	477 of 674	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.1	508 of 723	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	623 of 724	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.0	604 of 719	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.8	541 of 697	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	70.9	192 of 682	71.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	42.7	393 of 641	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.4	540 of 651	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.2	422 of 713	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.7	574 of 712	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.3	501 of 704	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.4	561 of 696	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	351 of 431	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	401 of 434	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.4	439 of 518	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	463 of 517	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	83.2	54 of 516	89.5%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	21.1	372 of 447	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	366 of 449	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.1	320 of 465	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.4	369 of 460	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.3	320 of 459	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.2	227 of 449	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.1	145 of 411	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	53.4	229 of 437	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	23.4	359 of 435	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	39.3	321 of 482	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	26.9	366 of 470	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	34.5	322 of 457	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	33.7	315 of 442	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	38.9	296 of 412	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2023	37.5	223 of 360	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.6	271 of 360	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.6	250 of 352	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.0	143 of 338	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.0	99 of 313	68.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	12.7	375 of 415	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	351 of 444	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	336 of 441	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.6	276 of 441	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.6	218 of 418	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	359 of 437	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	390 of 444	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	343 of 459	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	378 of 458	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.1	330 of 455	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.6	199 of 430	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.6	99 of 403	75.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	309 of 414	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.2	333 of 426	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.7	249 of 443	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.3	345 of 442	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.7	299 of 418	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2024	17.5	293 of 320	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.7	285 of 352	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.0	297 of 362	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	76.8	71 of 358	80.2%	★★★★☆
2019	39.3	237 of 350	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	75.6	67 of 338	80.2%	★★★★☆

High school ranking

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	45.3	183 of 329	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.9	163 of 333	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.2	195 of 321	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.9	149 of 326	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.3	170 of 322	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.6	220 of 313	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.5	237 of 302	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	30.7	246 of 297	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	9.3	283 of 297	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	17.7	283 of 312	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	23.6	269 of 309	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	50.3	191 of 312	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	35.3	244 of 310	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	46.3	201 of 300	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	43.8	206 of 297	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	46.7	178 of 301	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	33.6	212 of 291	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	27.8	237 of 290	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	62.3	69 of 256	73.0%	★★★★☆
2023	66.6	57 of 252	77.4%	★★★★☆
2022	26.9	190 of 256	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	55.2	92 of 243	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.5	131 of 233	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	56.9	146 of 308	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.1	189 of 308	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.3	157 of 311	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.7	138 of 288	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.8	213 of 292	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	53.5	144 of 323	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.7	108 of 328	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.7	217 of 321	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.5	169 of 322	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.4	111 of 285	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.0	215 of 301	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	14.4	266 of 313	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.6	223 of 292	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.7	206 of 291	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2023	37.3	167 of 249	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.1	116 of 245	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.4	184 of 249	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)39th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile~ school

African American (2025)20th percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)19th percentile-14 vs school

Female (2025)14th percentile-18 vs school

Middle school

African American (2023)38th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)25th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile~ school

Female (2025)10th percentile-7 vs school

White (2024)8th percentile-10 vs school

High school

African American (2025)73rd percentile+29 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)55th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)53rd percentile+8 vs school

White (2023)33rd percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)15th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?

English II69%~ state avg

U.S. History60%+6 vs state

Biology59%~ state avg

Geometry54%-3 vs state

Algebra I52%-11 vs state

Mathematics51%-9 vs state

English Language Arts51%-19 vs state

English I44%-25 vs state

5.0

1 rating

5★1

4★0

3★0

2★0

1★0

Rate Plain Dealing High School

Have first-hand experience? A quick rating - and a sentence or two about what stands out (teachers, academics, safety, communication) - helps other families know what to expect.

Takes about a minute. We email you a link to verify your review - your address is never shown publicly.

Tap a star to rate

Reviews

No written reviews yet. If you know this school, be the first to share what stands out.

Schools Near Plain Dealing High School

Choose columns to see: Summary School Students/Teachers Ranking Test Scores Finance All

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 7th 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
Plain Dealing High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	300 East Vance Street	Plain Dealing	71064	Bossier Parish	Bossier Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 759-2700	270	27	10.0	77.4%	131 (48.5%)	111 (41.1%)	10 (3.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.9%)								(n/a)	60.0	79.0	52.0	50.0	47.0	24.0	51.0	53.0	63.0	56.0	27.0	54.0	62.0	51.0	52.0	54.0	69.0	60.0	44.0	59.0	$28,176

Frequently Asked Questions about Plain Dealing High School

What district is Plain Dealing High School in?

Bossier Parish

What is the racial makeup of Plain Dealing High School?

Students at Plain Dealing High School are 49% White, 41% African American, 6% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic.

How many students attend Plain Dealing High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 270 students attended Plain Dealing High School.

Is Plain Dealing High School a good school?

Plain Dealing High School ranks 448^th of 666 Louisiana alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Rate Plain Dealing High School!

Other helpful SchoolDigger resources...

Compare to nearby schools

LALouisiana Alternative School Rankings

LALouisiana District Rankings

Schools in Plain Dealing, LA

Sign up for updates!

Be the first to know when there is an update for Plain Dealing High School!

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

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.