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Natchitoches Parish Technical and Career Center

Public, Alternative Grades 4-12
Summary

Natchitoches Parish Technical and Career Center is an alternative public school serving grades 4-12 in Natchitoches, Louisiana, with an enrollment of 220 students. The school is part of the Natchitoches Parish School District, which is ranked 52 out of 122 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school has a significantly higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 96.82% to 107.69% over the past three school years, which is much higher than the typical rates seen in the parish and state. Additionally, the school's academic performance, as measured by LEAP test scores, is significantly lower than the parish and state averages across all subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, only 17% of students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 59% at the parish and state levels. The school's academic performance has also declined over the past three years, with the percentage of students proficient or better in Algebra I decreasing from 27% in 2020-2021 to 14% in 2022-2023.

The student-teacher ratio at the Natchitoches Parish Technical and Career Center has fluctuated significantly over the past three years, ranging from 18.4 to 32 students per teacher, which is higher than the typical ratios seen in the parish and state. These factors suggest that the school may require additional support and resources to address the unique needs of its student population and improve educational outcomes.

37
Students ?
7.7
Student/teacher ratio ?
$20,829
Per pupil spending ?
100%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 820 Koonce St.
       Natchitoches, LA  71457

(318) 357-9410

District: Natchitoches Parish

Racial breakdown:

African American:
78.4%
White:
18.9%
Two or more races:
2.7%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 41st percentile in 2016 → 1st in 2024
Strengths
✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Louisiana average (17% vs 63% meeting standards)
!Graduation rate below the Louisiana average (42% vs 85%)
!Dropout rate above the Louisiana average (26% vs 3%)
Students meeting standards (2023-2024) ?
This school17%
District avg60%
Louisiana avg63%
Not ranked this year
Natchitoches Parish Technical and Career Center did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.
24th of 118Natchitoches 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
20162.0733 of 7421.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20090.6737 of 7380.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20080.7742 of 7430.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20071.8720 of 7250.7%☆☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
20192.4442 of 4491.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20171.4429 of 4371.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20161.4427 of 4351.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20152.4468 of 4822.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20141.3457 of 4702.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20132.1438 of 4574.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20121.3428 of 4423.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20111.1408 of 4121.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20101.2400 of 4082.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20090.7422 of 4250.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20080.8412 of 4130.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20071.7390 of 3961.5%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
20195.4333 of 3381.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20187.5305 of 3132.6%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
20191.8412 of 4181.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
20193.5422 of 4301.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20184.2392 of 4032.7%☆☆☆☆☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
20241.3329 of 3331.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20230.8319 of 3210.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20221.5321 of 3261.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20213.5311 of 3223.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20191.5308 of 3131.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20181.5298 of 3021.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20174.7290 of 2972.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201652.8176 of 29740.7%★★☆☆☆
20150.1311 of 3120.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20140.0309 of 3090.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20130.0309 of 3121.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20122.5304 of 3101.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20090.9296 of 3011.7%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
20243.9256 of 2601.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20233.0249 of 2521.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20225.5250 of 2562.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202110.6229 of 2435.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20194.6228 of 2332.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
20235.0294 of 3084.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20220.8310 of 3110.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202111.2261 of 2889.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20193.1284 of 2922.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
20241.8323 of 3281.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20231.1319 of 3210.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20221.9315 of 3222.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20192.2294 of 3012.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
20241.9313 of 3150.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20231.2305 of 3060.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20211.6290 of 2920.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20191.4288 of 2911.0%☆☆☆☆☆
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
Low Socio Economic Status (2019)2nd percentile~ school
African American (2019)1st percentile~ school
Female (2019)1st percentile~ school
High school
Female (2023)5th percentile+4 vs school
African American (2024)2nd percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2024)2nd percentile~ school
Male (2024)1st percentile~ school
By subject vs Louisiana (2023-2024) ?
English Language Arts42%-27 vs state
Algebra I21%-41 vs state
Mathematics17%-42 vs state
Biology14%-48 vs state
English II10%-56 vs state
English I10%-55 vs state
U.S. History5%-52 vs state

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Students at Natchitoches Parish Technical and Career Center are 78% African American, 19% White, 3% Two or more races.

In the 2024-25 school year, 37 students attended Natchitoches Parish Technical and Career Center.


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