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Weston High School

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Weston High School ranks 324 th of 666 Louisiana alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Alternative Grades PK, KG-12

324^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 666 Louisiana Alternative Schools

Better than 51% of Louisiana alternative schools

Summary

Weston High School is an alternative public school located in Jonesboro, Louisiana, serving grades PK-12 with a total enrollment of 632 students. The school is part of the Jackson Parish School District, which is ranked 49 out of 118 districts in Louisiana and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Weston High School has consistently maintained high four-year graduation rates, ranging from 82.7% to 90.0% over the past three school years, which is a notable strength compared to the district and state averages. The school also has relatively low dropout rates, ranging from 0.0% to 4.3% over the same period, lower than the district and state averages. However, Weston High School has experienced higher chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 21.9% to 32.6%, which is a concern as it can negatively impact student achievement. Academically, the school generally outperforms the Jackson Parish district and the state of Louisiana in both Mathematics and English Language Arts proficiency across various grade levels and end-of-course exams.

Weston High School has a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 33.96% to 58.51% over the past three school years, indicating a significant population of economically disadvantaged students. The school also has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 13.1 to 16.3 over the same period, suggesting the ability to provide more individualized attention and support to its students. When compared to the nearby Quitman High School, Weston High School generally performs on par or slightly better in terms of graduation rates, dropout rates, and test scores, but Quitman High School appears to have lower chronic absenteeism rates and a slightly lower student-teacher ratio.

598

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,935

Per pupil spending ?

58.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

213 Highway 505
Jonesboro, LA 71251

(318) 259-7313

District: Jackson Parish

Racial breakdown:

White:

78.9%

African American:

12.4%

Two or more races:

4.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 66th percentile in 2022 → 71st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Louisiana average (69% vs 62% meeting standards)

✓92% graduate in 4 years — above the Louisiana average (84%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2022

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school69%

District avg60%

Louisiana avg62%

Elementary school

324^th of 666

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Top 49%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 45% (2015) to top 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

255^th of 447

Louisiana public middle schools ?

Bottom 43%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 48% (2015) to bottom 43% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Louisiana Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

96^th of 329

Louisiana public high schools ?

Top 29%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 35% (2015) to top 29% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Louisiana High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Alternative Schools in the Jackson Parish

49^th of 118Jackson 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	56.4	324 of 666	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.4	428 of 675	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.4	467 of 730	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.9	460 of 727	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.6	392 of 729	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.9	513 of 731	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.9	469 of 728	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	62.4	312 of 739	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	61.5	318 of 742	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	49.3	439 of 792	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	50.5	417 of 777	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	62.6	304 of 772	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	54.3	392 of 764	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	52.6	412 of 766	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	56.4	368 of 736	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	55.5	378 of 738	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	63.4	303 of 743	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	73.9	193 of 725	73.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2021	42.2	312 of 564	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.6	476 of 559	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	506 of 547	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	53.0	322 of 633	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.6	399 of 635	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.1	489 of 705	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.0	450 of 701	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.5	327 of 705	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.0	517 of 684	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	56.0	306 of 661	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.7	470 of 674	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.6	489 of 723	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.1	479 of 724	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.4	419 of 719	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.3	559 of 697	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.7	601 of 682	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	61.7	264 of 641	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.0	424 of 651	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.2	458 of 713	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.5	450 of 712	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.5	298 of 704	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.7	457 of 696	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	39.4	302 of 431	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	15.1	407 of 434	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	447 of 518	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.2	437 of 517	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.8	351 of 522	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.2	476 of 517	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.3	483 of 516	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	45.3	255 of 447	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.3	252 of 449	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.6	294 of 465	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.4	278 of 460	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.8	267 of 459	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.3	288 of 449	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.8	277 of 411	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	55.5	216 of 437	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	51.4	231 of 435	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	50.0	253 of 482	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	51.6	243 of 470	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	56.0	209 of 457	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	70.6	126 of 442	71.5%	★★★★☆
2011	79.2	66 of 412	84.0%	★★★★☆
2010	64.0	168 of 408	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	69.5	135 of 425	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	73.2	101 of 413	75.5%	★★★★☆
2007	82.6	45 of 396	88.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2021	26.9	265 of 352	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.6	280 of 338	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	48.2	216 of 415	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.8	202 of 415	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.6	260 of 444	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.0	246 of 441	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.7	260 of 441	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.5	278 of 418	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	39.8	271 of 437	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.1	284 of 444	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.5	288 of 459	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.9	309 of 458	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.7	282 of 455	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.0	335 of 430	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.1	327 of 403	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	49.7	208 of 414	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.9	282 of 426	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.2	300 of 443	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.3	263 of 442	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.3	224 of 442	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.9	264 of 418	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	256 of 316	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.8	245 of 320	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	323 of 352	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	32.4	271 of 362	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.7	229 of 358	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.4	296 of 350	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	299 of 338	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	67.3	96 of 329	70.8%	★★★★☆
2024	60.0	136 of 333	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.6	176 of 321	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	64.9	111 of 326	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.7	144 of 322	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.6	158 of 313	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.4	194 of 302	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	70.7	85 of 297	71.4%	★★★★☆
2016	73.7	55 of 297	81.5%	★★★★☆
2015	64.3	110 of 312	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	69.2	77 of 309	75.1%	★★★★☆
2013	64.6	105 of 312	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	73.8	60 of 310	80.6%	★★★★☆
2011	79.2	36 of 300	88.0%	★★★★☆
2010	77.3	44 of 297	85.2%	★★★★☆
2009	83.2	18 of 301	94.0%	★★★★★
2008	83.6	17 of 291	94.2%	★★★★★
2007	69.9	86 of 290	70.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2023	26.2	186 of 252	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.2	194 of 233	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	66.0	107 of 308	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.2	133 of 308	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.2	124 of 308	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.6	64 of 311	79.4%	★★★★☆
2021	62.0	119 of 288	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.5	131 of 292	55.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	57.4	122 of 323	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.8	157 of 328	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.4	181 of 321	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.8	104 of 322	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.8	155 of 285	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.8	192 of 301	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	72.3	64 of 313	79.6%	★★★★☆
2024	62.3	114 of 315	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.3	194 of 306	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.8	122 of 301	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.2	147 of 292	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.5	150 of 291	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	64.8	79 of 245	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.2	115 of 248	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.3	191 of 249	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	47.2	141 of 250	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.8	175 of 245	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.1	174 of 249	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)59th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)54th percentile~ school

Female (2025)49th percentile~ school

African American (2021)45th percentile~ school

White (2025)30th percentile-21 vs school

Middle school

Male (2025)50th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)48th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile-5 vs school

African American (2021)25th percentile-17 vs school

White (2025)19th percentile-24 vs school

High school

Male (2025)80th percentile+9 vs school

White (2025)68th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)65th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)62nd percentile-9 vs school

African American (2023)26th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I80%+17 vs state

Geometry77%+20 vs state

English I77%+8 vs state

English II75%+8 vs state

English Language Arts65%-5 vs state

Mathematics63%+3 vs state

Biology61%~ state avg

U.S. History51%-3 vs state

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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
Weston High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	213 Highway 505	Jonesboro	71251	Jackson Parish	Jackson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 259-7313	598	44	13.6	58.7%	472 (78.9%)	74 (12.4%)	23 (3.8%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.0%)								(n/a)	66.0	63.0	73.0	65.0	47.0	63.0	63.0	66.0	63.0	68.0		60.0	60.0	65.0	80.0	77.0	75.0	51.0	77.0	61.0	$16,935
Quitman High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	181 Wolverine Drive	Quitman	71268	Jackson Parish	Jackson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 259-2698	695	49	14.3	42.2%	590 (84.9%)	66 (9.5%)	18 (2.6%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.4%)								(n/a)	74.0	85.0	87.0	70.0	74.0	73.0	78.0	75.0	67.0	73.0	81.0	86.0	76.0	76.0	80.0	62.0	71.0	78.0	88.0	70.0	$15,707
Dodson High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	305 Jones Street	Dodson	71422	Winn Parish	Winn Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 628-2172	283	28	10.0	70.7%	259 (91.5%)	6 (2.1%)	10 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)								(n/a)	39.0	77.0	67.0	29.0	77.0	50.0	51.0	46.0	69.0	67.0	53.0	70.0	70.0	60.0	63.0	100.0	54.0	51.0	47.0	58.0	$16,999
Howard School	Public, Alternative	2-12	904 Deville Lane	Ruston	71270	Lincoln Parish	Howard School	No	No	No	(n/a)	(318) 255-5763	75	3	23.4	78.7%	33 (44.0%)	38 (50.7%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.0%)								(n/a)				27.0		6.0	8.0				63.0	36.0	33.0	38.0	19.0				24.0	9.0	$10,688

Frequently Asked Questions about Weston High School

What district is Weston High School in?

Jackson Parish

How many students attend Weston High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 598 students attended Weston High School.

Is Weston High School a good school?

Weston High School ranks 324^th of 666 Louisiana alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Weston High School?

Students at Weston High School are 79% White, 12% African American, 4% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic.

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