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Elton High School

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Elton High School ranks 182 nd of 325 Louisiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-12

182^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 325 Louisiana High Schools

Better than 44% of Louisiana high schools

Summary

Elton High School is a small, rural public school in Elton, LA, serving 245 students in grades 6 through 12 as part of the Jefferson Davis Parish school district.

One of the school's standout strengths is its remarkably low dropout rate, which has been 0.0% for four of the last five years and just 0.7% in 2023-2024—far better than the state average of 3.1% and nearby schools like Jennings High School (1.2%) and Eunice High School (2.7%). Academically, Elton excels in Mathematics, with 65% of students proficient in 2025-2026, above the state average of 62%, and in Biology, where 63% of students were proficient, outperforming the district (59%) and state (60%). However, English Language Arts proficiency lags at 61%, 9 points below the state average, though 11th graders taking the English II exam are a bright spot with 69% proficiency, above the state average of 67%. The school has shown a strong recovery from a low point in 2023-2024, jumping from the 27th to the 44th percentile in state rankings, with broad-based improvements across student subgroups.

Compared to nearby Basile High School, which serves a similar student population, Elton outperforms in Math (65% vs. 60%) and has a lower dropout rate (0.7% vs. 0.9%), but Basile leads in English Language Arts (80% vs. 61%) and has slightly lower chronic absenteeism (25.2% vs. 28.3%). Chronic absenteeism at Elton has risen sharply from 12.5% in 2021-2022 to 28.3% in 2024-2025, now above the state average of 22.5%, which is a key challenge. The school's recent progress, especially in Math and Science, is promising, but addressing literacy gaps in middle grades and reducing absenteeism will be critical to sustaining its upward trajectory.

245

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,689

Per pupil spending ?

58%

Free/discounted lunch ?

903 Second Street
Elton, LA 70532

(337) 584-2991

District: Jefferson Davis Parish

Feeder schools for Elton High School:

Elementary:

Elton Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.9%

African American:

24.5%

Two or more races:

15.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 54th percentile in 2023 → 44th in 2026

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 54th-percentile peak (2023) to 44th (2026)

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

!U.S. History scores 20 pts below the Louisiana average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school57%

District avg62%

Louisiana avg62%

Middle school

278^th of 452

Louisiana public middle schools ?

Bottom 38%▼ down 18 pts since 2016

From top 44% (2016) to bottom 38% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

182^nd of 325

Louisiana public high schools ?

Bottom 44%▲ up 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 35% (2016) to bottom 44% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4High Schools in the Jefferson Davis Parish

34^th of 116Jefferson Davis 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	42.3	278 of 452	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.6	259 of 447	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.7	333 of 449	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.2	289 of 465	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.4	303 of 460	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.7	246 of 459	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.9	215 of 449	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.1	192 of 411	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	63.8	162 of 437	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	58.1	191 of 435	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	56.4	214 of 482	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	58.4	195 of 470	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	50.0	241 of 457	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	64.4	162 of 442	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	64.4	158 of 412	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	81.3	54 of 408	86.8%	★★★★☆
2009	69.6	131 of 425	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	70.5	128 of 413	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	62.3	169 of 396	57.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2023	14.8	327 of 360	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	33.5	236 of 360	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.5	209 of 352	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.7	182 of 338	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.6	225 of 313	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	57.6	199 of 434	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.8	172 of 415	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.3	281 of 415	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.0	302 of 444	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.9	256 of 441	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.2	179 of 441	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.1	197 of 418	52.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	43.0	270 of 450	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.8	277 of 437	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.2	340 of 444	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.6	260 of 459	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.7	311 of 458	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.7	268 of 455	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.5	175 of 430	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.9	210 of 403	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	36.1	293 of 435	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.9	285 of 414	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.4	337 of 426	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.3	273 of 443	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.2	316 of 442	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.1	298 of 442	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.7	235 of 418	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	27.2	276 of 338	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.6	269 of 316	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	288 of 320	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.5	228 of 352	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.4	273 of 362	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.8	262 of 358	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.6	249 of 350	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	300 of 338	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	45.3	182 of 325	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.8	187 of 329	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.2	243 of 333	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	56.7	148 of 321	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.8	174 of 326	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.4	189 of 322	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.4	159 of 313	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.8	155 of 302	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	53.9	176 of 297	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	49.1	194 of 297	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	61.8	131 of 312	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	66.9	91 of 309	70.6%	★★★★☆
2013	69.9	69 of 312	77.9%	★★★★☆
2012	61.5	141 of 310	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	61.5	129 of 300	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	58.3	133 of 297	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	62.0	107 of 301	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	62.0	109 of 291	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	70.0	85 of 290	70.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	30.5	185 of 260	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	39.5	149 of 256	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.0	216 of 260	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.0	138 of 256	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.0	138 of 243	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.1	104 of 233	55.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	49.3	169 of 313	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.9	170 of 308	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.2	213 of 308	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	65.4	114 of 308	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.4	162 of 311	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.2	165 of 288	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.4	172 of 292	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	49.0	162 of 321	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.8	203 of 323	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.8	252 of 328	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	57.2	132 of 321	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.2	229 of 322	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.3	172 of 285	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.7	150 of 301	50.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	47.3	159 of 311	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.9	181 of 313	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.5	234 of 315	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.4	183 of 306	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.2	182 of 301	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.5	175 of 292	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.7	135 of 291	53.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	46.8	137 of 244	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.3	177 of 245	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	231 of 248	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	53.9	115 of 249	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	12.2	235 of 250	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	29.1	195 of 245	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.7	188 of 249	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Female (2026)54th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)40th percentile~ school

Male (2026)33rd percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)18th percentile-20 vs school

African American (2023)9th percentile-29 vs school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)50th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)49th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)46th percentile~ school

White (2026)44th percentile~ school

African American (2026)29th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

English II69%~ state avg

Mathematics65%+3 vs state

Biology63%+3 vs state

English Language Arts61%-9 vs state

English I60%-6 vs state

Algebra I57%-8 vs state

Geometry54%-3 vs state

Social Studies49%-6 vs state

U.S. History35%-20 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				LEAP Mathematics (2026)				LEAP English Language Arts (2026)				LEAP Social Studies (2026)					LEAP Algebra I (2026)	LEAP Geometry (2026)	LEAP English II (2026)	LEAP U.S. History (2026)	LEAP English I (2026)	LEAP Biology (2026)	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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	LEAP Mathematics 6th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 7th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 8th Grade	LEAP Mathematics All Grades	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 Social Studies 5th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 6th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 7th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 8th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 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
Elton High School	Public	6-12	903 Second Street	Elton	70532	Jefferson Davis Parish	Jefferson Davis Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 584-2991	245	17	14.2	58.0%	115 (46.9%)	60 (24.5%)	17 (6.9%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (15.1%)	45.3	182^nd of 325 public high schools	44.0%		43.8	187^th of 329 public high schools	43.2%	5	71.0		56.0	65.0	54.0	69.0	60.0	61.0		36.0	59.0	47.0	49.0	57.0	54.0	69.0	35.0	60.0	63.0	$15,689
Basile High School	Public	5-12	2835 2nd Street	Basile	70515	Evangeline Parish	Evangeline Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 432-5012	432	31	14.0	58.8%	321 (74.3%)	68 (15.7%)	24 (5.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.2%)	46.3	178^th of 325 public high schools	45.2%		54.6	156^th of 329 public high schools	52.6%	22	65.0	57.0	63.0	60.0	73.0	82.0	78.0	80.0	64.0	43.0	42.0	52.0	51.0	67.0	64.0	64.0	30.0	69.0	50.0	$15,291
Allen Correctional Center	Public	11-12	3751 Lauderdale Woodyard Rd	Kinder	70648	Allen Parish	Special School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(337) 639-2943	6	1	12.0		1 (16.7%)	5 (83.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Kinder High School	Public	8-12	145 Hwy 383	Kinder	70648	Allen Parish	Allen Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 738-2886	388	28	13.8	61.1%	271 (69.8%)	73 (18.8%)	9 (2.3%)	2 (0.5%)	10 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.9%)	73.5	72^nd of 325 public high schools	77.8%		65.4	104^th of 329 public high schools	68.4%	32															62.0	86.0	54.0	86.0	68.0	$14,384
Oberlin High School	Public	7-12	#1 Tiger Lane	Oberlin	70655	Allen Parish	Allen Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 639-4341	180	28	6.4	66.7%	114 (63.3%)	45 (25.0%)	6 (3.3%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.2%)	50.7	168^th of 325 public high schools	48.3%		43.7	188^th of 329 public high schools	42.9%	20			50.0	62.0		80.0	50.0	69.0			52.0	54.0	51.0	74.0		65.0	38.0	53.0	72.0	$24,896
Eunice High School	Public	9-12	301 South Bobcat Drive	Eunice	70535	St. Landry Parish	St. Landry Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 457-3011	606	47	13.0	71.8%	300 (49.5%)	247 (40.8%)	30 (5.0%)	8 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.3%)	60.5	139^th of 325 public high schools	57.2%		59.2	134^th of 329 public high schools	59.3%	5														76.0	55.0	70.0	48.0	72.0	67.0	$14,080
Iota High School	Public	9-12	456 South Fifth Street	Iota	70543	Acadia Parish	Acadia Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 779-2534	566	32	17.9	39.0%	522 (92.2%)	8 (1.4%)	13 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.5%)	76.7	57^th of 325 public high schools	82.5%		80.4	46^th of 329 public high schools	86.0%	11														92.0	80.0	77.0	54.0	78.0	69.0	$12,400
Eunice Career & Technical Education Center	Public	9-12	421 South 10th Street	Eunice	70535	St. Landry Parish	St. Landry Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 457-8686	0	8	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Jennings High School	Public	7-12	2310 N Sherman Street	Jennings	70546	Jefferson Davis Parish	Jefferson Davis Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 824-0642	775	54	14.3	65.0%	456 (58.8%)	220 (28.4%)	33 (4.3%)	6 (0.8%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (7.2%)	46.9	176^th of 325 public high schools	45.8%		52.8	163^rd of 329 public high schools	50.5%	13			49.0	65.0		70.0	57.0	64.0			64.0	58.0	60.0	65.0	46.0	59.0	53.0	65.0	58.0	$16,941
Welsh High School	Public	9-12	306 East Bourgeois Street	Welsh	70591	Jefferson Davis Parish	Jefferson Davis Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 734-2361	263	19	13.5	54.4%	190 (72.2%)	40 (15.2%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (11.8%)	62.9	124^th of 325 public high schools	61.8%		64.4	111^th of 329 public high schools	66.3%	13														76.0	72.0	70.0	42.0	74.0	64.0	$16,475

Frequently Asked Questions about Elton High School

Is Elton High School a good school?

Elton High School ranks 182^nd of 325 Louisiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Elton High School?

Elton High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Elton Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Elton High School?

Students at Elton High School are 47% White, 24% African American, 15% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic, 6% American Indian.

What district is Elton High School in?

Jefferson Davis Parish

How many students attend Elton High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 245 students attended Elton High School.

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