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Leesville Junior High School

Public Grades 7-8
209th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 447 Louisiana Middle Schools
Better than 53% of Louisiana middle schools
Summary

Leesville Junior High School is a public middle school serving grades 7-8 in Leesville, Louisiana, with a total enrollment of 479 students. The school is part of the Vernon Parish School District, which is ranked 17th out of 118 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Leesville Junior High School's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) are generally close to or above the district and state averages, its Mathematics proficiency rates are lower, particularly in the 2024-2025 school year when the school's Mathematics proficiency rate was 51%, compared to 66% for the Vernon Parish district and 60% for the state. The school's performance also varies across different student subgroups, with relatively strong results for African American and Hispanic students but lower performance for White and Multi-racial students, as well as for Military Connected students. Additionally, Leesville Junior High School has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 21.9% to 32.5% in recent years.

Interestingly, the nearby Vernon Middle School, which serves grades 5-6, generally outperforms Leesville Junior High School in academic proficiency rates, particularly in Mathematics. This suggests that the academic performance gap may widen as students transition from the upper elementary grades to the middle school grades. The higher student-teacher ratio at Leesville Junior High School, along with the school's relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, may be contributing factors to its lower academic performance compared to Vernon Middle School.

421
Students ?
13.2
Student/teacher ratio ?
$13,238
Per pupil spending ?
68.4%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 480 Berry Avenue
       Leesville, LA  71446

(337) 239-3874

District: Vernon Parish


Students who attend Leesville Junior High School usually attend:

High:    Anacoco High School
    Leesville High School
    Pickering High School
    Rosepine High School

Feeder schools for Leesville Junior High School:

Elementary:    Anacoco Elementary School
    Parkway Elementary School
    Pickering Elementary School
    Rosepine Elementary School
    More...
Prekindergarten:    East Leesville Early Childhood Center
    North Early Childhood Center
Racial breakdown:

White:
43.9%
African American:
28.5%
Hispanic:
12.4%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 75th percentile in 2015 → 53rd in 2025
Strengths
✓Above the Louisiana median (53rd percentile)
Worth a look
!High chronic absenteeism (36% vs 22% Louisiana)
!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2015
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school62%
District avg73%
Louisiana avg65%
209th of 447
Louisiana public middle schools ?
Top 47%▼ down 21 pts since 2015
From top 25% (2015) to top 47% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Louisiana Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
17th of 118Vernon 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)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202553.9209 of 44753.2%★★★☆☆
202449.2243 of 44945.9%★★☆☆☆
202354.7215 of 46553.8%★★★☆☆
202267.3148 of 46067.8%★★★☆☆
202157.9190 of 45958.6%★★★☆☆
201964.4166 of 44963.0%★★★☆☆
201853.2177 of 41156.9%★★★☆☆
201768.6135 of 43769.1%★★★☆☆
201669.4134 of 43569.2%★★★☆☆
201572.3122 of 48274.7%★★★★☆
201476.897 of 47079.4%★★★★☆
201377.887 of 45781.0%★★★★☆
201276.989 of 44279.9%★★★★☆
201176.094 of 41277.2%★★★★☆
201076.588 of 40878.4%★★★★☆
200967.5151 of 42564.5%★★★☆☆
200871.8117 of 41371.7%★★★★☆
200766.0156 of 39660.6%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202553.1145 of 34457.8%★★★☆☆
202451.9155 of 33353.5%★★★☆☆
202353.1146 of 36059.4%★★★☆☆
202266.287 of 36075.8%★★★★☆
202161.7107 of 35269.6%★★★★☆
201954.3140 of 33858.6%★★★☆☆
201870.567 of 31378.6%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202557.2181 of 41556.4%★★★☆☆
202450.8222 of 41546.5%★★☆☆☆
202354.3215 of 44451.6%★★★☆☆
202270.0129 of 44170.7%★★★★☆
202152.7214 of 44151.5%★★★☆☆
201956.8200 of 41852.2%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202545.586 of 15544.5%★★☆☆☆
202480.423 of 15284.9%★★★★☆
202356.066 of 16359.5%★★★☆☆
202256.968 of 16358.3%★★★☆☆
202157.663 of 15358.8%★★★☆☆
201955.158 of 12854.7%★★★☆☆
201856.653 of 11855.1%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202555.2191 of 43756.3%★★★☆☆
202449.7225 of 44449.3%★★☆☆☆
202350.0222 of 45951.6%★★★☆☆
202261.0164 of 45864.2%★★★☆☆
202152.3211 of 45553.6%★★★☆☆
201951.7213 of 43050.5%★★★☆☆
201854.0195 of 40351.6%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202551.4201 of 41451.4%★★★☆☆
202449.1224 of 42647.4%★★☆☆☆
202354.7189 of 44357.3%★★★☆☆
202262.4162 of 44263.3%★★★☆☆
202158.4178 of 44259.7%★★★☆☆
201967.7130 of 41868.9%★★★☆☆

Military Connected

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202519.319 of 219.5%★☆☆☆☆
202411.218 of 180.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202328.818 of 2218.2%★☆☆☆☆
202233.617 of 2119.0%★☆☆☆☆
202123.021 of 2516.0%★☆☆☆☆
201913.420 of 229.1%★☆☆☆☆
201820.916 of 175.9%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202538.430 of 4126.8%★☆☆☆☆
202431.029 of 3925.6%★☆☆☆☆
202351.932 of 6349.2%★★★☆☆
202265.716 of 5872.4%★★★★☆
202143.834 of 5740.4%★★☆☆☆
201921.443 of 4912.2%★☆☆☆☆
201818.630 of 339.1%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202340.1119 of 20642.2%★★☆☆☆
202257.061 of 20670.4%★★★★☆
202133.9138 of 21034.3%★★☆☆☆
201961.953 of 20273.8%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202544.6191 of 31639.6%★★☆☆☆
202430.9243 of 32024.1%★☆☆☆☆
202339.3232 of 35234.1%★★☆☆☆
202261.9139 of 36261.6%★★★☆☆
202143.5221 of 35838.3%★★☆☆☆
201965.6126 of 35064.0%★★★☆☆
201842.1212 of 33837.3%★★☆☆☆
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)
African American (2025)58th percentile+5 vs school
Female (2025)56th percentile+3 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)56th percentile+3 vs school
Male (2025)51st percentile~ school
Hispanic (2025)45th percentile-9 vs school
Special Education (2023)42nd percentile-12 vs school
White (2025)40th percentile-14 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)27th percentile-26 vs school
Military Connected (2025)10th percentile-44 vs school
By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts74%+4 vs state
Mathematics51%-9 vs state

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Leesville Junior High School ranks 209th of 447 Louisiana middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 421 students attended Leesville Junior High School.

Students at Leesville Junior High School are 44% White, 29% African American, 12% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander.

Students who attend Leesville Junior High School usually go on to attend Anacoco High School


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