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Rankings updated: Louisiana rankings were updated on September 12, 2026 with the addition of grade 3-8 science and High School Civics test scores

Magnet Academy for Cultural Arts

Public Grades 7-12

24^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 329 Louisiana High Schools

Better than 93% of Louisiana high schools

Summary

Magnet Academy for Cultural Arts in Opelousas, LA, is a small public magnet school serving 289 students in grades 7 through 12 within the St. Landry Parish district, and it stands out as one of the top-performing high schools in the state.

This school is an academic powerhouse, consistently ranking in the top 6% of Louisiana high schools for nine years and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Its test scores are dramatically higher than nearby schools. For example, in U.S. History, 79% of MACA students are proficient, compared to just 31% across the district. The school also boasts a perfect 0.0% dropout rate for five consecutive years, a rare achievement. While other high schools in the area, like Opelousas Senior High School (ranked 271st) and North Central High School (ranked 295th), struggle in the bottom half of the state, MACA ranks 19th out of 325 high schools statewide, placing it in the 94th percentile.

What makes this success even more impressive is that over 71% of MACA students qualify for free or reduced lunch, yet the school excels across all student subgroups, earning 5-star ratings for every demographic group. Its chronic absenteeism rate of 16.2% is half the district average of 31.2%, and far better than schools like Opelousas Senior High School (52.9%). This shows that the school’s focused arts magnet program and supportive environment create a culture of high achievement that overcomes typical challenges, making it a standout choice for families in the region.

289

Students ?

10.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,376

Per pupil spending ?

71.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1100 E Leo Street
Opelousas, LA 70570

(337) 942-6195

District: St. Landry Parish

Racial breakdown:

African American:

54.3%

White:

37.4%

Asian:

3.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 99th percentile in 2023 → 93rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Louisiana average (82% vs 62% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of Louisiana high schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in St. Landry Parish

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 99th-percentile peak (2023) to 93rd (2026)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school82%

District avg53%

Louisiana avg62%

Middle school

50^th of 464

Louisiana public middle schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

24^th of 329

Louisiana public high schools ?

Top 7%▲ up 7 pts since 2016

From top 14% (2016) to top 7% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 7High Schools in the St. Landry Parish

55^th of 119St. Landry 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	86.8	50 of 464	89.2%	★★★★☆
2025	87.0	45 of 447	89.9%	★★★★★
2024	95.4	11 of 449	97.6%	★★★★★
2023	92.3	18 of 465	96.1%	★★★★★
2022	89.5	31 of 460	93.3%	★★★★★
2021	86.2	45 of 459	90.2%	★★★★★
2018	90.4	21 of 411	94.9%	★★★★★
2017	77.5	90 of 437	79.4%	★★★★☆
2016	83.5	55 of 435	87.4%	★★★★☆
2015	75.6	97 of 482	79.9%	★★★★☆
2014	74.3	108 of 470	77.0%	★★★★☆
2013	73.6	115 of 457	74.8%	★★★★☆
2012	72.8	113 of 442	74.4%	★★★★☆
2011	76.2	92 of 412	77.7%	★★★★☆
2010	66.2	154 of 408	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	71.5	118 of 425	72.2%	★★★★☆
2008	65.7	153 of 413	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	79.3	65 of 396	83.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	83.9	40 of 362	89.0%	★★★★☆
2024	97.4	9 of 333	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	94.8	12 of 360	96.7%	★★★★★
2022	94.4	21 of 360	94.2%	★★★★★
2021	90.0	23 of 352	93.5%	★★★★★
2019	96.2	12 of 338	96.4%	★★★★★
2018	95.4	12 of 313	96.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	80.2	78 of 450	82.7%	★★★★☆
2025	78.2	85 of 415	79.5%	★★★★☆
2024	90.0	26 of 415	93.7%	★★★★★
2023	90.6	23 of 444	94.8%	★★★★★
2022	91.8	21 of 441	95.2%	★★★★★
2021	87.4	38 of 441	91.4%	★★★★★
2019	88.9	24 of 418	94.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	90.2	30 of 458	93.4%	★★★★★
2025	90.8	22 of 437	95.0%	★★★★★
2024	97.1	7 of 444	98.4%	★★★★★
2023	95.0	13 of 459	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	90.7	28 of 458	93.9%	★★★★★
2021	88.5	35 of 455	92.3%	★★★★★
2019	96.6	12 of 430	97.2%	★★★★★
2018	93.4	15 of 403	96.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	91.2	24 of 446	94.6%	★★★★★
2025	94.4	6 of 414	98.6%	★★★★★
2024	95.6	9 of 426	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	93.8	12 of 443	97.3%	★★★★★
2022	82.7	54 of 442	87.8%	★★★★☆
2021	80.2	76 of 442	82.8%	★★★★☆
2019	90.0	26 of 418	93.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	89.8	18 of 345	94.8%	★★★★★
2025	93.4	6 of 316	98.1%	★★★★★
2024	89.2	15 of 320	95.3%	★★★★★
2023	94.2	10 of 352	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	84.9	32 of 362	91.2%	★★★★★
2021	84.1	37 of 358	89.7%	★★★★☆
2019	89.2	21 of 350	94.0%	★★★★★
2018	83.6	40 of 338	88.2%	★★★★☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	85.4	24 of 329	92.7%	★★★★★
2025	86.1	23 of 329	93.0%	★★★★★
2024	92.7	11 of 333	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	93.7	4 of 321	98.8%	★★★★★
2022	88.9	14 of 326	95.7%	★★★★★
2021	89.5	12 of 322	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	87.3	18 of 313	94.2%	★★★★★
2018	79.6	23 of 302	92.4%	★★★★★
2017	68.6	103 of 297	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	76.2	42 of 297	85.9%	★★★★☆
2015	77.4	32 of 312	89.7%	★★★★★
2014	72.4	54 of 309	82.5%	★★★★☆
2013	52.1	181 of 312	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	43.5	214 of 310	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	58.8	138 of 300	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	61.2	122 of 297	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	58.0	131 of 301	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	47.2	169 of 291	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	83.2	30 of 290	89.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	85.7	21 of 261	92.0%	★★★★★
2025	85.3	19 of 256	92.6%	★★★★★
2024	96.0	11 of 260	95.8%	★★★★★
2023	99.7	1 of 252	99.6%	★★★★★
2022	99.0	4 of 256	98.4%	★★★★★
2021	94.6	11 of 243	95.5%	★★★★★
2019	97.1	8 of 233	96.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	77.4	49 of 312	84.3%	★★★★☆
2025	76.2	59 of 308	80.8%	★★★★☆
2024	95.2	8 of 308	97.4%	★★★★★
2023	92.0	8 of 308	97.4%	★★★★★
2022	91.8	7 of 311	97.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	89.7	16 of 324	95.1%	★★★★★
2025	86.4	22 of 323	93.2%	★★★★★
2024	94.2	11 of 328	96.6%	★★★★★
2023	94.7	5 of 321	98.4%	★★★★★
2022	95.3	6 of 322	98.1%	★★★★★
2021	90.7	11 of 285	96.1%	★★★★★
2019	88.8	16 of 301	94.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	91.1	15 of 315	95.2%	★★★★★
2025	92.7	9 of 313	97.1%	★★★★★
2024	92.6	10 of 315	96.8%	★★★★★
2023	93.2	10 of 306	96.7%	★★★★★
2022	83.9	27 of 301	91.0%	★★★★★
2021	87.5	21 of 292	92.8%	★★★★★
2019	80.9	37 of 291	87.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	84.3	23 of 248	90.7%	★★★★★
2025	93.0	9 of 245	96.3%	★★★★★
2024	94.6	7 of 248	97.2%	★★★★★
2023	84.4	20 of 249	92.0%	★★★★★
2022	87.6	13 of 250	94.8%	★★★★★
2021	88.5	8 of 245	96.7%	★★★★★
2019	86.5	11 of 249	95.6%	★★★★★

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

White (2026)95th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)95th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)93rd percentile+4 vs school

African American (2026)89th percentile~ school

Female (2026)83rd percentile-7 vs school

High school

Male (2026)95th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)95th percentile~ school

African American (2026)92nd percentile~ school

White (2026)91st percentile~ school

Female (2026)84th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

English II89%+22 vs state

Biology87%+27 vs state

English Language Arts86%+16 vs state

Algebra I86%+21 vs state

Science83%+24 vs state

Civics83%+21 vs state

U.S. History79%+24 vs state

Social Studies78%+23 vs state

Geometry71%+14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				LEAP Mathematics (2026)			LEAP English Language Arts (2026)			LEAP Science (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)	LEAP Civics (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 (2025)	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 7th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 8th Grade	LEAP Mathematics All Grades	LEAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts All Grades	LEAP Science 7th Grade	LEAP Science 8th Grade	LEAP Science All Grades	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	LEAP Civics End of Course	Total
Magnet Academy for Cultural Arts	Public	7-12	1100 E Leo Street	Opelousas	70570	St. Landry Parish	St. Landry Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 942-6195	289	28	10.3	71.3%	108 (37.4%)	157 (54.3%)	9 (3.1%)	9 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	85.4	24^th of 329 public high schools	92.7%		86.1	23^rd of 329 public high schools	93.0%	1	84–89%	81.0	80–85%	84.0	88.0	86.0	86.0	78.0	83.0	80.0	77.0	78.0	86.0	71.0	89.0	79.0	88–93%	87.0	83.0	$16,376
Opelousas Senior High School	Public	9-12	1014 Judson Walsh Drive	Opelousas	70571	St. Landry Parish	St. Landry Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 942-5634	698	58	12.0	84.2%	29 (4.2%)	631 (90.4%)	25 (3.6%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	17.8	268^th of 329 public high schools	18.5%		17.4	270^th of 329 public high schools	17.9%	2													36.0	26.0	52.0	13–23%	48.0	41.0	45.0	$13,932
Washington Career & Technical Education Center	Public	9-12	605 Buhot Street	Washington	70589	St. Landry Parish	St. Landry Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 826-7360	0	16	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Port Barre High School	Public	9-12	846 Saizan St.	Port Barre	70577	St. Landry Parish	St. Landry Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 585-7256	354	34	10.5	64.4%	282 (79.7%)	63 (17.8%)	5 (1.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	41	192^nd of 329 public high schools	41.6%		50.5	172^nd of 329 public high schools	47.7%	20													68.0	46.0	59.0	37.0	68.0	56.0	56.0	$17,514
Northwest High School	Public	9-12	3746 Hwy. 104	Opelousas	70570	St. Landry Parish	St. Landry Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 543-2255	575	41	13.9	79.8%	122 (21.2%)	424 (73.7%)	25 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	30.3	230^th of 329 public high schools	30.1%		36.8	211^th of 329 public high schools	35.9%	19													49.0	43.0	59.0	13–23%	47.0	43.0	61.0	$15,276
Beau Chene High School	Public	9-12	7076 Hwy. 93	Arnaudville	70512	St. Landry Parish	St. Landry Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 662-5815	767	51	15.1	63.1%	373 (48.6%)	315 (41.1%)	69 (9.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	35.9	211^th of 329 public high schools	35.9%		32.1	224^th of 329 public high schools	31.9%	13													50.0	55.0	58.0	23.0	46.0	59.0	68.0	$15,123
Church Point High School	Public	9-12	305 East Lougarre Street	Church Point	70525	Acadia Parish	Acadia Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 684-5472	504	32	15.9	61.3%	328 (65.1%)	111 (22.0%)	37 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.4%)	38.7	202^nd of 329 public high schools	38.6%		54.5	157^th of 329 public high schools	52.3%	45													60.0	55.0	65.0	40.0	51.0	63.0	43.0	$13,264
North Central High School	Public	7-12	6579 Hwy. 10	Washington	71345	St. Landry Parish	St. Landry Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 623-4239	220	36	6.1	88.6%	29 (13.2%)	187 (85.0%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8.9	300^th of 329 public high schools	8.8%		13.3	285^th of 329 public high schools	13.4%	15	51.0	52.0	52.0	69.0	77.0	71.0	55.0	48.0	52.0	52.0	29.0	43.0	20.0	17.0	36.0		50.0	26–36%	33–43%	$30,626
AMIKids Acadiana	Public	6-12	611 Celestine La Tortue Road	Branch	70516	Acadia Parish	Acadia Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 334-4838	34	0	103.0	91.2%	7 (20.6%)	24 (70.6%)	3 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6.5	310^th of 329 public high schools	5.8%		1.3	325^th of 329 public high schools	1.2%	15																	40.0		15.0	$4,986
Carencro High School	Public	9-12	721 West Butcher Switch Road	Lafayette	70507	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7960	1,116	63	17.8	71.7%	275 (24.6%)	673 (60.3%)	135 (12.1%)	6 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (2.4%)	22.4	253^rd of 329 public high schools	23.1%		32.7	223^rd of 329 public high schools	32.2%	30													41.0	34.0	55.0	45.0	47.0	43.0	40.0	$13,536

Frequently Asked Questions about Magnet Academy for Cultural Arts

Is Magnet Academy for Cultural Arts a good school?

Yes. Magnet Academy for Cultural Arts ranks in the top 7.3% of Louisiana high schools.

What district is Magnet Academy for Cultural Arts in?

St. Landry Parish

How many students attend Magnet Academy for Cultural Arts?

In the 2024-25 school year, 289 students attended Magnet Academy for Cultural Arts.

What is the racial makeup of Magnet Academy for Cultural Arts?

Students at Magnet Academy for Cultural Arts are 54% African American, 37% White, 3% Asian, 3% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

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