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Buckeye High School

Q: Is Buckeye High School a good school?

Buckeye High School ranks 84 th of 329 Louisiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-12

84^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 329 Louisiana High Schools

Better than 74% of Louisiana high schools

Summary

Buckeye High School is a public high school located in Deville, Louisiana, serving grades 6-12 with a total enrollment of 963 students. The school is part of the Rapides Parish school district, which is ranked 31 out of 118 districts in Louisiana and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Buckeye High School has consistently maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past several years, indicating strong academic performance.

Buckeye High School consistently outperforms the Rapides Parish and Louisiana state averages in standardized test scores across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Buckeye High School had 76% of students proficient or better in LEAP Mathematics, compared to 63% for Rapides Parish and 60% for the state. Similarly, in LEAP English Language Arts, Buckeye High School had 88% proficiency, compared to 76% for Rapides Parish and 70% for the state. The school also maintains high four-year graduation rates, ranging from 82.7% to 92.1% over the past few years, which are consistently higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, Buckeye High School has relatively low dropout rates, ranging from 1.1% to 4.3% over the past few years, which are lower than the district and state averages.

While Buckeye High School generally outperforms nearby schools in the Rapides Parish district, it has faced some challenges, such as an increase in chronic absenteeism rates, from 17.0% in 2022-2023 to 30.2% in 2023-2024. The school has also seen an increase in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from 18.92% in 2021-2022 to 56.49% in 2023-2024, suggesting a growing economically disadvantaged student population. However, Buckeye High School ranks highly (5th out of 21 Louisiana high schools) in the performance of its military-connected student population, indicating that the school is effectively supporting this subgroup.

915

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,762

Per pupil spending ?

59.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

715 Highway 1207
Deville, LA 71328

(318) 466-5678

District: Rapides Parish

Feeder schools for Buckeye High School:

Elementary:	Buckeye Elementary School
	Hayden R. Lawrence Upper Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

97.2%

Hispanic:

1.1%

Two or more races:

0.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 85th percentile in 2015 → 74th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Louisiana average (74% vs 62% meeting standards)

✓92% graduate in 4 years — above the Louisiana average (85%)

✓Above the Louisiana median (74th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school74%

District avg67%

Louisiana avg62%

Middle school

52^nd of 447

Louisiana public middle schools ?

Top 12%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From top 23% (2015) to top 12% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Louisiana Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

84^th of 329

Louisiana public high schools ?

Top 26%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From top 15% (2015) to top 26% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Louisiana High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 7High Schools in the Rapides Parish

31^st of 118Rapides 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
2025	85.7	52 of 447	88.4%	★★★★☆
2024	77.5	99 of 449	78.0%	★★★★☆
2023	72.0	118 of 465	74.6%	★★★★☆
2022	68.4	144 of 460	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.1	115 of 459	74.9%	★★★★☆
2019	64.4	167 of 449	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.1	198 of 411	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	64.6	156 of 437	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	70.9	127 of 435	70.8%	★★★★☆
2015	73.7	110 of 482	77.2%	★★★★☆
2014	73.6	113 of 470	76.0%	★★★★☆
2013	72.0	121 of 457	73.5%	★★★★☆
2012	75.5	95 of 442	78.5%	★★★★☆
2011	63.1	167 of 412	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	65.2	160 of 408	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	69.7	130 of 425	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	62.1	171 of 413	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	72.8	103 of 396	74.0%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2018	26.4	129 of 170	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	85.0	41 of 415	90.1%	★★★★★
2024	73.3	106 of 415	74.5%	★★★★☆
2023	71.4	115 of 444	74.1%	★★★★☆
2022	67.7	143 of 441	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.2	139 of 441	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.7	146 of 418	65.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	85.1	44 of 437	89.9%	★★★★★
2024	72.2	108 of 444	75.7%	★★★★☆
2023	61.6	157 of 459	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.7	212 of 458	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.2	173 of 455	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.5	214 of 430	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.5	199 of 403	50.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	86.6	37 of 414	91.1%	★★★★★
2024	80.3	73 of 426	82.9%	★★★★☆
2023	71.6	115 of 443	74.0%	★★★★☆
2022	70.9	119 of 442	73.1%	★★★★☆
2021	73.2	109 of 442	75.3%	★★★★☆
2019	57.7	180 of 418	56.9%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	92.6	1 of 21	95.2%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	84.2	12 of 168	92.9%	★★★★★
2024	52.8	73 of 175	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.6	79 of 206	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.4	99 of 206	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.4	135 of 210	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.4	146 of 202	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	71.7	81 of 316	74.4%	★★★★☆
2024	56.5	153 of 320	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.2	183 of 352	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.5	200 of 362	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.0	182 of 358	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.2	222 of 350	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.4	223 of 338	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	69.0	84 of 329	74.5%	★★★★☆
2024	67.2	104 of 333	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.2	65 of 321	79.8%	★★★★☆
2022	73.1	67 of 326	79.4%	★★★★☆
2021	74.4	57 of 322	82.3%	★★★★☆
2019	80.4	38 of 313	87.9%	★★★★☆
2018	72.4	56 of 302	81.5%	★★★★☆
2017	73.5	60 of 297	79.8%	★★★★☆
2016	77.4	31 of 297	89.6%	★★★★☆
2015	74.4	47 of 312	84.9%	★★★★☆
2014	69.2	78 of 309	74.8%	★★★★☆
2013	65.2	101 of 312	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	63.7	126 of 310	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	50.7	179 of 300	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	51.1	170 of 297	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	51.0	164 of 301	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	50.6	156 of 291	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	61.0	122 of 290	57.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	69.4	91 of 308	70.5%	★★★★☆
2024	68.7	94 of 308	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.8	91 of 308	70.5%	★★★★☆
2022	63.3	114 of 311	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.7	63 of 288	78.1%	★★★★☆
2019	75.1	60 of 292	79.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	63.5	93 of 323	71.2%	★★★★☆
2024	60.6	110 of 328	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.7	68 of 321	78.8%	★★★★☆
2022	54.5	140 of 322	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.3	72 of 285	74.7%	★★★★☆
2019	80.9	36 of 301	88.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	69.1	77 of 313	75.4%	★★★★☆
2024	67.0	93 of 315	70.5%	★★★★☆
2023	73.3	61 of 306	80.1%	★★★★☆
2022	73.1	62 of 301	79.4%	★★★★☆
2021	75.4	55 of 292	81.2%	★★★★☆
2019	84.1	27 of 291	90.7%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	69.7	5 of 21	76.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	119 of 170	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.8	116 of 165	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.1	41 of 138	70.3%	★★★★☆
2022	52.4	54 of 139	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.7	51 of 135	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.9	26 of 122	78.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	50.9	127 of 245	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.5	149 of 248	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.8	123 of 249	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.9	127 of 250	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.3	99 of 245	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.4	78 of 249	68.7%	★★★☆☆

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

Military Connected (2025)95th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)93rd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)91st percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)90th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)90th percentile~ school

White (2025)74th percentile-14 vs school

Disabled (2018)24th percentile-28 vs school

High school

Military Connected (2025)76th percentile~ school

Male (2025)75th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)71st percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)70th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)48th percentile-26 vs school

Special Education (2025)30th percentile-44 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts88%+18 vs state

Algebra I79%+16 vs state

Geometry77%+20 vs state

Mathematics76%+16 vs state

English II74%+7 vs state

Biology69%+10 vs state

English I68%~ state avg

U.S. History58%+4 vs state

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Schools Near Buckeye High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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 (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 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 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
Buckeye High School	Public	6-12	715 Highway 1207	Deville	71328	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 466-5678	915	68	13.4	59.2%	889 (97.2%)	5 (0.5%)	10 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.7%)	69	84^th of 329 public high schools	74.5%		67.2	104^th of 333 public high schools	68.8%	20	83.0	72.0	74.0	76.0	91.0	86.0	88.0	88.0	79.0	77.0	74.0	58.0	68.0	69.0	$14,762
Tioga High School	Public	9-12	1207 Tioga Road	Ball	71405	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 640-9661	881	61	14.4	71.7%	603 (68.4%)	221 (25.1%)	33 (3.7%)	3 (0.3%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.7%)	65	107^th of 329 public high schools	67.5%		60.1	135^th of 333 public high schools	59.5%	28									59.0	67.0	75.0	56.0	83.0	68.0	$14,615
Pineville High School	Public	9-12	1511 Line Street	Pineville	71360	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 442-8990	1,271	81	15.7	60.7%	746 (58.7%)	418 (32.9%)	32 (2.5%)	31 (2.4%)	5 (0.4%)	4 (0.3%)	35 (2.8%)	68.3	91^st of 329 public high schools	72.3%		70.9	81^st of 333 public high schools	75.7%	10									66.0	60.0	80.0	67.0	74.0	72.0	$13,399
Peabody Magnet High School	Public	9-12	2727 Jones Avenue	Alexandria	71302	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 448-3457	1,071	72	14.9	94.4%	28 (2.6%)	1,023 (95.5%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (0.8%)	19.1	263^rd of 329 public high schools	20.1%		21	269^th of 333 public high schools	19.2%	6									52.0	38.0	48.0		46.0	30.0	$15,072
Bolton Academy	Public	6-12	2101 Vance Avenue	Alexandria	71301	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 448-3628	372	37	10.1	54.6%	217 (58.3%)	122 (32.8%)	8 (2.2%)	9 (2.4%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.2%)	92.4	10^th of 329 public high schools	97.0%		13.6	285^th of 333 public high schools	14.4%	275		95.0		95.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0		81.0	90.0	84.0		89.0	$19,904
Marksville High School	Public	7-12	407 West Bon Tempt Street	Marksville	71351	Avoyelles Parish	Avoyelles Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 253-9356	640	31	20.6	78.6%	293 (45.8%)	273 (42.7%)	6 (0.9%)	5 (0.8%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (9.1%)	10.7	289^th of 329 public high schools	12.2%		14	284^th of 333 public high schools	14.7%	5		35.0	32.0	33.0		53.0	61.0	56.0	23.0	21.0	53.0	23.0	37.0	34.0	$16,148
Alexandria Senior High School	Public	9-12	800 Ola Lane	Alexandria	71303	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 448-8234	1,475	82	17.9	63.9%	654 (44.3%)	659 (44.7%)	80 (5.4%)	60 (4.1%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (1.2%)	72.5	67^th of 329 public high schools	79.6%		77.1	58^th of 333 public high schools	82.6%	9									66.0	73.0	81.0	68.0	74.0	73.0	$12,479

Frequently Asked Questions about Buckeye High School

How many students attend Buckeye High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 915 students attended Buckeye High School.

What schools feed into Buckeye High School?

Buckeye High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Buckeye Elementary School
Elementary : Hayden R. Lawrence Upper Elementary School

Is Buckeye High School a good school?

Buckeye High School ranks 84^th of 329 Louisiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Buckeye High School in?

Rapides Parish

What is the racial makeup of Buckeye High School?

Students at Buckeye High School are 97% White, 1% Hispanic.

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