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Hackberry High School

Public, Alternative Grades PK, KG-12
322nd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 699 Louisiana Alternative Schools
Better than 54% of Louisiana alternative schools
Summary

Hackberry High School is a small, rural public school in Hackberry, LA, serving 218 students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade within the highly-rated Cameron Parish district.

This school stands out for its exceptional academic performance, especially in high school. Students achieve remarkable results on end-of-course exams, with proficiency rates like 85% in Algebra I and 89% in Biology—far exceeding state averages. The school also boasts a very low student-to-teacher ratio of 7.3:1, allowing for personalized attention, and has maintained a near-zero dropout rate for several years. While the school excels in math and English, social studies is an area for growth, with only 46% of students proficient. A key concern is chronic absenteeism, which has risen to 20.2%, though it doesn't seem to impact the high test scores of students who take the exams.

Compared to the nearby Jake Drost School for Exceptional Children in Sulphur, LA, Hackberry High School is a very different environment. Jake Drost serves a specialized population with significant needs, resulting in no available test scores and a much higher rate of chronic absenteeism (42.9%) and economic disadvantage (84.2% low-income). In contrast, Hackberry is a mainstream alternative school achieving strong results for its community, with a moderate level of economic disadvantage (45.4%). This makes Hackberry High School a hidden gem in rural Louisiana, offering a rigorous academic program and a supportive, small-school atmosphere that successfully prepares students for graduation.

218
Students ?
7.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$30,681
Per pupil spending ?
45.4%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1250 School Street
       Hackberry, LA  70645

(337) 762-3305

District: Cameron Parish

Racial breakdown:

White:
96.8%
Two or more races:
2.3%
African American:
0.5%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 76th percentile in 2023 → 89th in 2026
Strengths
✓Test scores above the Louisiana average (74% vs 62% meeting standards)
✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the Louisiana average (85%)
✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2023
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school74%
District avg78%
Louisiana avg62%
Elementary school
322nd of 699
Louisiana public elementary schools ?
Top 46%▼ down 1 pts since 2016
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
210th of 464
Louisiana public middle schools ?
Top 45%▲ up 23 pts since 2016
From bottom 32% (2016) to top 45% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Louisiana Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
36th of 329
Louisiana public high schools ?
Top 11%▲ up 57 pts since 2016
From bottom 32% (2016) to top 11% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Louisiana High Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
2nd of 2Alternative Schools in the Cameron Parish
15th of 119Cameron 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202654.8322 of 69953.9%★★★☆☆
202573.9180 of 66673.0%★★★★☆
202478.8143 of 67578.8%★★★★☆
202346.9414 of 73043.3%★★☆☆☆
202248.1395 of 72745.7%★★☆☆☆
202167.3243 of 72966.7%★★★☆☆
201970.6236 of 73167.7%★★★☆☆
201868.8167 of 72877.1%★★★★☆
201767.7260 of 73964.8%★★★☆☆
201659.9337 of 74254.6%★★★☆☆
201560.4331 of 79258.2%★★★☆☆
201458.1358 of 77753.9%★★★☆☆
201372.0208 of 77273.1%★★★★☆
201272.3218 of 76471.5%★★★★☆
201164.7307 of 76659.9%★★★☆☆
201061.5334 of 73654.6%★★★☆☆
200956.8368 of 73850.1%★★★☆☆
200868.2250 of 74366.4%★★★☆☆
200754.9363 of 72549.9%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202660.8262 of 68861.9%★★★☆☆
202333.2498 of 70529.4%★☆☆☆☆
202284.873 of 70189.6%★★★★☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202270.69 of 2665.4%★★★★☆
202182.64 of 1978.9%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202646.9368 of 69346.9%★★☆☆☆
202472.7177 of 67473.7%★★★★☆
202254.8326 of 72455.0%★★★☆☆
202173.5162 of 71977.5%★★★★☆
201968.6226 of 69767.6%★★★☆☆
201874.9160 of 68276.5%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202654.1320 of 69053.6%★★★☆☆
202559.1289 of 64154.9%★★★☆☆
202358.5322 of 71354.8%★★★☆☆
202254.4350 of 71250.8%★★★☆☆
202167.1237 of 70466.3%★★★☆☆
201974.2183 of 69673.7%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202631.8389 of 50222.5%★☆☆☆☆
202551.3243 of 43143.6%★★☆☆☆
202461.2184 of 43457.6%★★★☆☆
202327.0426 of 51817.8%★☆☆☆☆
202229.7418 of 51719.1%★☆☆☆☆
202144.3325 of 52237.7%★★☆☆☆
201950.1293 of 51743.3%★★☆☆☆
201840.4353 of 51631.6%★★☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202654.3210 of 46454.7%★★★☆☆
202579.493 of 44779.2%★★★★☆
202464.8161 of 44964.1%★★★☆☆
202373.9108 of 46576.8%★★★★☆
202262.2173 of 46062.4%★★★☆☆
202150.2229 of 45950.1%★★★☆☆
201967.1155 of 44965.5%★★★☆☆
201851.2191 of 41153.5%★★★☆☆
201747.2261 of 43740.3%★★☆☆☆
201639.4297 of 43531.7%★★☆☆☆
201546.0279 of 48242.1%★★☆☆☆
201457.3202 of 47057.0%★★★☆☆
201379.077 of 45783.2%★★★★☆
201270.4127 of 44271.3%★★★★☆
201162.9170 of 41258.7%★★★☆☆
201064.0169 of 40858.6%★★★☆☆
200954.5217 of 42548.9%★★☆☆☆
200861.7176 of 41357.4%★★★☆☆
200745.5251 of 39636.6%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202333.2318 of 44428.4%★☆☆☆☆
202284.843 of 44190.2%★★★★★

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202283.75 of 2982.8%★★★★☆
202188.21 of 2195.2%★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202647.5238 of 45848.0%★★☆☆☆
202479.862 of 44486.0%★★★★☆
202273.793 of 45879.7%★★★★☆
202158.1185 of 45559.3%★★★☆☆
201815.9357 of 40311.4%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202654.4202 of 44654.7%★★★☆☆
202475.198 of 42677.0%★★★★☆
202388.531 of 44393.0%★★★★★
202255.0195 of 44255.9%★★★☆☆
202167.6141 of 44268.1%★★★☆☆
201952.8198 of 41852.6%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202633.2244 of 34529.3%★☆☆☆☆
202559.8136 of 31657.0%★★★☆☆
202446.3190 of 32040.6%★★☆☆☆
202360.8133 of 35262.2%★★★☆☆
202239.7237 of 36234.5%★★☆☆☆
202126.0291 of 35818.7%★☆☆☆☆
201948.3203 of 35042.0%★★☆☆☆
201832.9256 of 33824.3%★☆☆☆☆
High school ranking
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202682.336 of 32989.1%★★★★☆
202584.231 of 32990.6%★★★★★
202473.071 of 33378.7%★★★★☆
202370.878 of 32175.7%★★★★☆
202263.9117 of 32664.1%★★★☆☆
202168.384 of 32273.9%★★★★☆
201949.3169 of 31346.0%★★☆☆☆
201852.8145 of 30252.0%★★★☆☆
201757.5160 of 29746.1%★★☆☆☆
201647.3202 of 29732.0%★★☆☆☆
201566.097 of 31268.9%★★★☆☆
201471.363 of 30979.6%★★★★☆
201378.131 of 31290.1%★★★★★
201267.799 of 31068.1%★★★☆☆
201161.9127 of 30057.7%★★★☆☆
201032.5230 of 29722.6%★☆☆☆☆
200945.6184 of 30138.9%★★☆☆☆
200830.1223 of 29123.4%★☆☆☆☆
200749.6173 of 29040.3%★★☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202296.01 of 2095.0%★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202472.460 of 32881.7%★★★★☆
202339.9203 of 32136.8%★★☆☆☆
202271.359 of 32281.7%★★★★☆
202177.140 of 28586.0%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202676.256 of 31582.2%★★★★☆
202586.722 of 31393.0%★★★★★
202472.470 of 31577.8%★★★★☆
202374.156 of 30681.7%★★★★☆
202271.672 of 30176.1%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202672.952 of 24879.0%★★★★☆
202574.255 of 24577.6%★★★★☆
202456.7107 of 24856.9%★★★☆☆
202350.2126 of 24949.4%★★☆☆☆
202252.0125 of 25050.0%★★★☆☆
202143.0151 of 24538.4%★★☆☆☆
201938.4173 of 24930.5%★★☆☆☆
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
Homeless (2022)65th percentile+20 vs school
Female (2026)62nd percentile+8 vs school
Male (2026)54th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)47th percentile-7 vs school
White (2026)23rd percentile-31 vs school
Middle school
Homeless (2022)83rd percentile+20 vs school
Male (2026)55th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)48th percentile-7 vs school
White (2026)29th percentile-25 vs school
Female (2023)28th percentile-48 vs school
High school
Homeless (2022)95th percentile+31 vs school
Male (2026)82nd percentile-7 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2024)82nd percentile+3 vs school
White (2026)79th percentile-10 vs school
By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?
Biology89%+29 vs state
Geometry88%+31 vs state
Algebra I85%+20 vs state
English I84%+18 vs state
English II77%+10 vs state
Civics77%+15 vs state
Mathematics67%+5 vs state
U.S. History67%+12 vs state
Science61%~ state avg
Social Studies46%-9 vs state

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Hackberry High School ranks 322nd of 699 Louisiana alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 218 students attended Hackberry High School.

Students at Hackberry High School are 97% White, 2% Two or more races.

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2025–26 LEAP test scoresJul 6, 2026
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