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Mt. Hermon School

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Mt. Hermon School ranks 473 rd of 666 Louisiana alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Alternative Grades PK, KG-12

473^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 666 Louisiana Alternative Schools

Better than 29% of Louisiana alternative schools

Summary

Mt. Hermon School is an alternative public school serving grades PK-12 in Mount Hermon, Louisiana, with a total enrollment of 393 students. The school is part of the Washington Parish School District, which is ranked 51 out of 118 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Mt. Hermon School has seen fluctuating 4-year graduation rates ranging from 65.7% to 85.9% in recent years, these rates are generally lower than the state average of around 80%. The school has also experienced higher-than-average dropout rates, ranging from 3.3% to 5.2%, compared to the state average of around 2-3%. Additionally, Mt. Hermon has grappled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.7% to 32.1%, which is significantly higher than the state average of around 15%.

Academically, Mt. Hermon School has lower test scores on the LEAP assessments compared to state and district averages, particularly in mathematics. However, the school does have a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 12:1 to 16.3:1, which is better than the state average of around 18:1. Additionally, the school serves a population with significant socioeconomic challenges, as evidenced by the high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 43.47% to 56.81% in recent years.

373

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,082

Per pupil spending ?

71.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

36119 Highway 38
Mount Hermon, LA 70450

(985) 877-4642

District: Washington Parish

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.8%

African American:

20.6%

Two or more races:

5.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 48th percentile in 2022 → 52nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Graduation rate below the Louisiana average (77% vs 85%)

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

!Mathematics scores 16 pts below the Louisiana average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

District avg64%

Louisiana avg62%

Elementary school

473^rd of 666

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 42% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

341^st of 447

Louisiana public middle schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 22 pts since 2015

From bottom 46% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

158^th of 329

Louisiana public high schools ?

Top 48%▲ up 29 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (2015) to top 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

51^st of 118Washington 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	33.6	473 of 666	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	606 of 675	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.3	527 of 730	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.3	424 of 727	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.9	435 of 729	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.3	563 of 731	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.4	529 of 728	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	29.7	568 of 739	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	38.4	506 of 742	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	46.2	457 of 792	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	48.6	429 of 777	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	37.3	535 of 772	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	47.0	448 of 764	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	48.0	445 of 766	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	38.5	498 of 736	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	32.6	538 of 738	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	41.1	468 of 743	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	36.2	509 of 725	29.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2023	15.9	530 of 570	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	35.9	359 of 564	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.5	495 of 559	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.0	420 of 547	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2023	31.1	515 of 705	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.7	452 of 701	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.8	484 of 705	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.4	551 of 684	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	34.3	469 of 661	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.0	548 of 674	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.5	497 of 723	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.4	433 of 724	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.1	463 of 719	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.0	575 of 697	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.1	496 of 682	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	531 of 641	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	587 of 651	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	40.8	438 of 713	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.3	427 of 712	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.3	338 of 704	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.7	534 of 696	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	15.6	402 of 431	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.7	424 of 434	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	465 of 518	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	458 of 517	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.1	441 of 522	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.6	497 of 517	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.3	448 of 516	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	341 of 447	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.3	310 of 449	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.6	195 of 465	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.9	237 of 460	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.8	324 of 459	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.1	349 of 449	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.1	275 of 411	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.0	300 of 437	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	51.1	235 of 435	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	49.1	261 of 482	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	47.7	270 of 470	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	42.0	286 of 457	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	56.1	206 of 442	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	47.2	260 of 412	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	50.4	234 of 408	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	45.9	263 of 425	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	47.0	250 of 413	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	47.9	240 of 396	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2022	46.8	180 of 360	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.0	198 of 352	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	11.5	321 of 338	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	29.2	238 of 313	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2018	46.9	82 of 170	51.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	315 of 415	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	67.6	134 of 415	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.1	221 of 444	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.2	224 of 441	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.5	302 of 441	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.5	297 of 418	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	37.5	289 of 437	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.7	244 of 444	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.3	172 of 459	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.6	142 of 458	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	27.4	337 of 455	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	367 of 430	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.8	265 of 403	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	310 of 414	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.8	234 of 426	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	66.6	140 of 443	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.6	191 of 442	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.2	317 of 442	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.2	362 of 418	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2019	31.8	139 of 202	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	14.2	289 of 316	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	282 of 320	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.3	243 of 352	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.1	274 of 362	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.2	328 of 358	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.0	314 of 350	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.3	240 of 338	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	53.7	158 of 329	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.7	132 of 333	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.2	185 of 321	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.3	168 of 326	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.2	149 of 322	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.0	170 of 313	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.8	183 of 302	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.3	238 of 297	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	38.6	224 of 297	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	37.4	241 of 312	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	61.3	126 of 309	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	49.5	195 of 312	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	43.3	215 of 310	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	49.3	185 of 300	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	53.1	162 of 297	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	58.2	129 of 301	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	32.6	214 of 291	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	34.1	218 of 290	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2019	33.0	162 of 233	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	57.0	145 of 308	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.4	131 of 308	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.3	118 of 308	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.3	139 of 311	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.6	72 of 288	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	48.3	169 of 292	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	57.6	119 of 323	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.4	102 of 328	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.7	104 of 321	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.1	206 of 322	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.9	116 of 285	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.0	173 of 301	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	51.6	151 of 313	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.9	126 of 315	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.1	153 of 306	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	24.3	233 of 301	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.9	186 of 292	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.8	146 of 291	49.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2019	25.4	89 of 122	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	42.9	149 of 245	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.1	147 of 248	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.0	162 of 249	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.0	161 of 250	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.1	117 of 245	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.6	151 of 249	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile~ school

Female (2023)27th percentile~ school

Male (2025)17th percentile-12 vs school

African American (2023)7th percentile-21 vs school

White (2025)7th percentile-22 vs school

Middle school

Disabled (2018)52nd percentile+19 vs school

African American (2022)50th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2019)31st percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)25th percentile~ school

Female (2025)24th percentile~ school

White (2025)9th percentile-15 vs school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)63rd percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)53rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)52nd percentile~ school

White (2025)39th percentile-13 vs school

African American (2019)30th percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2019)27th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?

Biology74%+15 vs state

Geometry67%+10 vs state

English II67%~ state avg

Algebra I64%~ state avg

English I60%-9 vs state

English Language Arts58%-12 vs state

Mathematics44%-16 vs state

U.S. History42%-12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	LEAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	LEAP Mathematics 4th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 6th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 7th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 8th Grade	LEAP Mathematics All Grades	LEAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	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
Mt. Hermon School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	36119 Highway 38	Mount Hermon	70450	Washington Parish	Washington Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 877-4642	373	31	12.1	71.8%	264 (70.8%)	77 (20.6%)	13 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.1%)								(n/a)	52.0	63.0	46.0	20.0	40.0	44.0	62.0	60.0	52.0	63.0	30.0	76.0	58.0	64.0	67.0	67.0	42.0	60.0	74.0	$18,082

Frequently Asked Questions about Mt. Hermon School

Is Mt. Hermon School a good school?

Mt. Hermon School ranks 473^rd of 666 Louisiana alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Mt. Hermon School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 373 students attended Mt. Hermon School.

What district is Mt. Hermon School in?

Washington Parish

What is the racial makeup of Mt. Hermon School?

Students at Mt. Hermon School are 71% White, 21% African American, 5% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

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