Lakeview Junior/Senior High School

Lakeview Junior/Senior High School in Campti, LA, is a small, rural school serving 261 students in grades 7 through 12 within the Natchitoches Parish school district, a high-performing district ranked 21st in Louisiana.

This school stands out for its remarkable turnaround in school culture, most notably a dramatic drop in chronic absenteeism from 41.6% in 2022-2023 to just 12.8% in 2024-2025—now far better than the district average (19.3%) and nearby peers like Red River High School (26.7%) and Natchitoches Central High School (23.4%). With a very low student-to-teacher ratio of 8.5:1, Lakeview offers a more personalized learning environment than these neighboring schools. The school also boasts a low dropout rate of 1.0% and a graduation rate of 86.6%, which exceeds the state average of 83.5%, showing it is increasingly effective at keeping students engaged through to graduation.

While Lakeview has made impressive strides in attendance and retention, its academic performance on end-of-course exams remains inconsistent, with scores fluctuating significantly from year to year in subjects like Geometry and English II. The school’s overall state rank has improved from the 16th percentile in 2020-2021 to the 32nd percentile in 2025-2026, but it still trails Natchitoches Central High School in most academic metrics. Notably, Lakeview serves a student population with extremely high economic need (over 97% qualify for free or reduced lunch), and its performance with these students is a relative strength. The school is clearly in a positive transition, building a strong foundation of attendance and support, but the next step is to stabilize and raise academic proficiency to match its improving culture.