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North DeSoto High School

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North DeSoto High School ranks 42 nd of 329 Louisiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

42^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 329 Louisiana High Schools

Better than 87% of Louisiana high schools

Summary

North DeSoto High School is a public high school in Stonewall, Louisiana, serving 828 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the DeSoto Parish school district, which is ranked 30 out of 118 districts in Louisiana and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

North DeSoto High School consistently outperforms the DeSoto Parish and Louisiana state averages on End-of-Course (EOC) exams across various subjects, including Algebra I, Geometry, English II, U.S. History, English I, and Biology. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, North DeSoto had 89% proficiency in Algebra I compared to 83% for DeSoto Parish and 63% for Louisiana. The school also demonstrates strong performance across different student subgroups, ranking highly in the state for female, male, African American, Hispanic, and white student performance, as well as for students with low socioeconomic status and special education students. North DeSoto High School has maintained a high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 82.7% to 84.0% over the past few years, which is above the state average.

When compared to nearby high schools, such as Mansfield High School (also in DeSoto Parish), North DeSoto High School significantly outperforms its counterpart on academic measures. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, North DeSoto had 89% proficiency in Algebra I compared to only 50% at Mansfield High School. North DeSoto High School's ability to support the academic success of diverse student populations is particularly noteworthy, and the school's consistent high performance over the years has earned it a 4- or 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for the majority of the years analyzed.

817

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,871

Per pupil spending ?

40.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2571 Hwy. 171
Stonewall, LA 71078

(318) 925-6917

District: DeSoto Parish

Feeder schools for North DeSoto High School:

Elementary:	North DeSoto Lower Elementary School
	North DeSoto Upper Elementary School
Middle:	North DeSoto Middle School 6-8

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.1%

African American:

23.4%

Two or more races:

4.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 95th percentile in 2023 → 87th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Louisiana average (80% vs 62% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of Louisiana high schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 95th-percentile peak (2023) to 87th (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school80%

District avg73%

Louisiana avg62%

42^nd of 329

Louisiana public high schools ?

Top 13%▲ up 20 pts since 2015

From top 33% (2015) to top 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the DeSoto Parish

30^th of 118DeSoto 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	81.0	42 of 329	87.2%	★★★★☆
2024	81.0	47 of 333	85.9%	★★★★☆
2023	87.1	17 of 321	94.7%	★★★★★
2022	85.5	23 of 326	92.9%	★★★★★
2021	76.4	52 of 322	83.9%	★★★★☆
2019	71.7	74 of 313	76.4%	★★★★☆
2018	67.0	74 of 302	75.5%	★★★★☆
2017	71.8	73 of 297	75.4%	★★★★☆
2016	72.3	64 of 297	78.5%	★★★★☆
2015	65.1	102 of 312	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	63.8	109 of 309	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	63.7	115 of 312	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	61.2	146 of 310	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	67.3	98 of 300	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	72.6	56 of 297	81.1%	★★★★☆
2009	75.8	41 of 301	86.4%	★★★★☆
2008	69.7	73 of 291	74.9%	★★★★☆
2007	54.5	156 of 290	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	68.6	51 of 256	80.1%	★★★★☆
2024	75.7	39 of 260	85.0%	★★★★☆
2023	86.2	21 of 252	91.7%	★★★★★
2022	84.3	21 of 256	91.8%	★★★★★
2021	62.5	72 of 243	70.4%	★★★★☆
2019	72.0	41 of 233	82.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	82.1	40 of 308	87.0%	★★★★☆
2024	80.6	44 of 308	85.7%	★★★★☆
2023	87.7	13 of 308	95.8%	★★★★★
2022	81.9	34 of 311	89.1%	★★★★☆
2021	81.0	37 of 288	87.2%	★★★★☆
2019	72.4	75 of 292	74.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	93.7	8 of 120	93.3%	★★★★★
2024	92.7	8 of 113	92.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	79.5	43 of 323	86.7%	★★★★☆
2024	76.5	50 of 328	84.8%	★★★★☆
2023	84.0	23 of 321	92.8%	★★★★★
2022	83.7	28 of 322	91.3%	★★★★★
2021	69.2	69 of 285	75.8%	★★★★☆
2019	64.4	93 of 301	69.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	81.9	38 of 313	87.9%	★★★★☆
2024	82.5	35 of 315	88.9%	★★★★☆
2023	84.7	24 of 306	92.2%	★★★★★
2022	85.2	23 of 301	92.4%	★★★★★
2021	73.6	58 of 292	80.1%	★★★★☆
2019	72.0	76 of 291	73.9%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2024	66.4	23 of 63	63.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	47.9	80 of 170	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.9	23 of 165	86.1%	★★★★☆
2023	95.7	2 of 138	98.6%	★★★★★
2019	72.5	23 of 122	81.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	76.8	48 of 245	80.4%	★★★★☆
2024	78.2	40 of 248	83.9%	★★★★☆
2023	83.0	24 of 249	90.4%	★★★★★
2022	83.7	20 of 250	92.0%	★★★★★
2021	76.2	34 of 245	86.1%	★★★★☆
2019	59.6	95 of 249	61.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)93rd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)88th percentile~ school

Female (2025)87th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)87th percentile~ school

White (2025)80th percentile-7 vs school

African American (2025)80th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)63rd percentile-22 vs school

Special Education (2025)53rd percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I89%+26 vs state

Geometry87%+30 vs state

U.S. History77%+23 vs state

English I77%+8 vs state

English II75%+8 vs state

Biology72%+13 vs state

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Schools Near North DeSoto High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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 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
North DeSoto High School	Public	9-12	2571 Hwy. 171	Stonewall	71078	De Soto Parish	DeSoto Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 925-6917	817	55	14.9	40.6%	540 (66.1%)	191 (23.4%)	37 (4.5%)	4 (0.5%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	39 (4.8%)	81	42^nd of 329 public high schools	87.2%		81	47^th of 333 public high schools	85.9%	5	89.0	87.0	75.0	77.0	77.0	72.0	$16,871
Southwood High School	Public	9-12	9000 Walker Road	Shreveport	71118	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 686-9512	971	67	14.5	71.7%	69 (7.1%)	857 (88.3%)	30 (3.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.2%)	16.2	274^th of 329 public high schools	16.7%		15.5	278^th of 333 public high schools	16.5%	4	44.0		42.0	26.0	57.0	32.0	$16,374
Pathways in Education-Louisiana Inc.	Public, Charter	9-12	8999 Mansfield Rd.	Shreveport	71118	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	Yes	No	No	No	(312) 560-8701	307	0	930.3	70.7%	154 (50.2%)	133 (43.3%)	11 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.9%)	11.5	288^th of 329 public high schools	12.5%		24.9	256^th of 333 public high schools	23.1%	32	28.0		34.0	31.0	35.0	45.0	$5,343
Caddo Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	9-12	8028 Shreve Park Drive	Shreveport	71129	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	No	Yes	No	(318) 603-5910	110	10	10.7	58.2%	43 (39.1%)	50 (45.5%)	14 (12.7%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	41.5	196^th of 329 public high schools	40.4%		36.5	214^th of 333 public high schools	35.7%	18	47.0	38.0	59.0	47.0	83.0	56.0	$18,935
Woodlawn High School	Public	9-12	7340 Wyngate Drive	Shreveport	71106	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 686-3161	623	51	12.1	85.2%	7 (1.1%)	595 (95.5%)	15 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	2.9	317^th of 329 public high schools	3.6%		4.9	312^th of 333 public high schools	6.3%	5	18.0	7.0	27.0	16.0	34.0		$18,034
Huntington High School	Public	9-12	6801 Rasberry Lane	Shreveport	71129	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 687-6655	1,345	71	18.8	74.2%	88 (6.5%)	1,143 (85.0%)	83 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (2.3%)	29.6	229^th of 329 public high schools	30.4%		29.3	240^th of 333 public high schools	27.9%	11	38.0	32.0	63.0	46.0	64.0	41.0	$14,116
Caddo Career & Technical Center	Public	9-12	5950 Union Avenue	Shreveport	71108	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 636-5150	0	4	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Mansfield High School	Public	9-12	401 Kings Highway	Mansfield	71052	De Soto Parish	DeSoto Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 872-0793	327	31	10.6	82.9%	13 (4.0%)	297 (90.8%)	8 (2.4%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	36.8	212^th of 329 public high schools	35.6%		43.8	195^th of 333 public high schools	41.4%	17	50.0	70.0	64.0	37.0	34.0	53.0	$23,650
Captain Shreve High School	Public	9-12	6115 East Kings Highway	Shreveport	71105	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 865-7137	1,658	94	17.6	52.7%	483 (29.1%)	1,025 (61.8%)	70 (4.2%)	28 (1.7%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (3.0%)	57.2	141^st of 329 public high schools	57.1%		46.4	184^th of 333 public high schools	44.7%	43	51.0	53.0	68.0	64.0	72.0	72.0	$12,864
Parkway High School	Public	8-12	2010 Colleen Drive	Bossier City	71112	Bossier Parish	Bossier Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 759-2200	1,279	67	19.0	47.8%	707 (55.3%)	353 (27.6%)	111 (8.7%)	29 (2.3%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	72 (5.6%)	58.7	135^th of 329 public high schools	59.0%		66.5	107^th of 333 public high schools	67.9%	28	60.0	59.0	73.0	61.0	73.0	60.0	$13,394

Frequently Asked Questions about North DeSoto High School

What schools feed into North DeSoto High School?

North DeSoto High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : North DeSoto Lower Elementary School
Elementary : North DeSoto Upper Elementary School
Middle : North DeSoto Middle School 6-8

Is North DeSoto High School a good school?

North DeSoto High School ranks 42^nd of 329 Louisiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is North DeSoto High School in?

DeSoto Parish

How many students attend North DeSoto High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 817 students attended North DeSoto High School.

What is the racial makeup of North DeSoto High School?

Students at North DeSoto High School are 66% White, 23% African American, 5% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic.

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