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Varnado High School

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Varnado High School ranks 204 th of 329 Louisiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-12

204^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 329 Louisiana High Schools

Better than 38% of Louisiana high schools

Summary

Varnado High School is a public high school in Varnado, Louisiana, serving grades 6-12 with a total enrollment of 276 students. The school is part of the Washington Parish School District, which is ranked 51 out of 118 districts in the state and rated 3 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Varnado High School has consistently underperformed compared to the state and district averages on standardized tests. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 29% of Varnado students were proficient or better in LEAP Mathematics, compared to 60% at the state level and 56% in the Washington Parish district. The school's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 82.7% to 87.8%, slightly lower than the state average, and its dropout rate has fluctuated between 3.3% and 6.5%, which is higher than the state and district averages. Additionally, Varnado High School has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 20.7% to 27.0% in recent years.

When comparing Varnado High School to the nearby Franklinton High School and Pine School, both of which are also in the Washington Parish district, Varnado consistently underperforms on academic measures. For instance, in the 2024-2025 school year, Franklinton High School and Pine School had significantly higher proficiency rates in subjects like Algebra I, English II, and U.S. History compared to Varnado. Varnado High School's performance has also shown a declining trend over the past several years, suggesting the need for targeted interventions to address the underlying challenges.

256

Students ?

10.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,328

Per pupil spending ?

82%

Free/discounted lunch ?

25543 Washington Street
Varnado, LA 70467

(985) 732-2025

District: Washington Parish

Feeder schools for Varnado High School:

Elementary:

Wesley Ray Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

64.1%

White:

31.3%

Two or more races:

2.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 26th percentile in 2015 → 38th in 2025

Strengths

✓90% graduate in 4 years — above the Louisiana average (85%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (52% vs 62% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 31 pts below the Louisiana average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg64%

Louisiana avg62%

Middle school

387^th of 447

Louisiana public middle schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

204^th of 329

Louisiana public high schools ?

Bottom 38%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Louisiana High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3High Schools in the Washington Parish

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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	16.1	387 of 447	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.5	337 of 449	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.4	298 of 465	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.0	289 of 460	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.6	326 of 459	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.4	422 of 449	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.5	318 of 411	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.0	384 of 437	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.5	361 of 435	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.2	406 of 482	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	15.7	412 of 470	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	18.1	385 of 457	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	23.7	365 of 442	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	58.9	121 of 344	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	28.5	261 of 333	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.1	177 of 360	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.9	183 of 360	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.0	256 of 352	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.6	311 of 338	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	40.2	202 of 313	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	42.5	244 of 415	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.6	323 of 415	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.5	328 of 444	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.2	270 of 441	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.6	330 of 441	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.5	368 of 418	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	13.1	396 of 437	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.0	359 of 444	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.6	266 of 459	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.4	249 of 458	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.0	313 of 455	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	8.8	406 of 430	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	326 of 403	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	24.5	322 of 414	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.1	307 of 426	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.7	269 of 443	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.3	300 of 442	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.2	311 of 442	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.6	404 of 418	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2022	38.2	129 of 206	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2024	20.4	287 of 320	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.9	238 of 352	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.1	257 of 362	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.7	208 of 358	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	3.6	347 of 350	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.1	324 of 338	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	39.1	204 of 329	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.1	192 of 333	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.5	234 of 321	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	250 of 326	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.5	253 of 322	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	262 of 313	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	238 of 302	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	50.4	188 of 297	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	48.4	197 of 297	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	41.6	230 of 312	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	45.4	214 of 309	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	27.1	268 of 312	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	25.7	272 of 310	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	33.1	245 of 300	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	43.8	205 of 297	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	35.1	222 of 301	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	31.6	217 of 291	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	35.6	214 of 290	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	49.7	120 of 256	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.6	98 of 260	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.3	146 of 252	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.4	103 of 256	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.2	169 of 243	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.4	159 of 233	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	42.1	192 of 308	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.8	156 of 308	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.1	235 of 308	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.6	160 of 311	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.5	216 of 288	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	241 of 292	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	54.3	138 of 323	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.9	177 of 328	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.9	219 of 321	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.6	188 of 322	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.0	206 of 285	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.1	233 of 301	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	38.9	188 of 313	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.6	198 of 315	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.2	226 of 306	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.8	224 of 301	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.2	226 of 292	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	238 of 291	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	51.8	68 of 170	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.6	85 of 122	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	38.1	167 of 245	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.5	162 of 248	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.5	222 of 249	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	3.1	245 of 250	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.0	239 of 245	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.7	246 of 249	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

African American (2025)65th percentile+51 vs school

Female (2025)41st percentile+28 vs school

Special Education (2022)37th percentile~ school

Male (2025)22nd percentile+9 vs school

White (2024)10th percentile-15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile-4 vs school

High school

Special Education (2025)60th percentile+22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)57th percentile+19 vs school

African American (2025)53rd percentile+15 vs school

Male (2025)40th percentile~ school

Female (2025)38th percentile~ school

White (2025)32nd percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts66%-4 vs state

Geometry61%+4 vs state

U.S. History59%+5 vs state

English II57%-10 vs state

English I54%-15 vs state

Biology51%-8 vs state

Algebra I35%-28 vs state

Mathematics29%-31 vs state

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Schools Near Varnado 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
Varnado High School	Public	6-12	25543 Washington Street	Varnado	70467	Washington Parish	Washington Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 732-2025	256	24	10.5	82.0%	80 (31.3%)	164 (64.1%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	39.1	204^th of 329 public high schools	38.0%		44.1	192^nd of 333 public high schools	42.3%	12	28.0	31.0	28.0	29.0	53.0	62.0		66.0	35.0	61.0	57.0	59.0	54.0	51.0	$19,328
Bogalusa High School	Public	6-12	100 M.J. Israel Drive	Bogalusa	70427	Washington Parish	City of Bogalusa School District	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 281-2180	656	55	11.9	94.1%	102 (15.5%)	509 (77.6%)	23 (3.5%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (2.6%)	6.9	301^st of 329 public high schools	8.5%		22.1	263^rd of 333 public high schools	21.0%	38		25.0	21.0	18.0	41.0	33.0	41.0	37.0	30.0	15.0	36.0	29.0	41.0	17.0	$20,972
Pine School	Public	6-12	28315 Highway 424	Franklinton	70438	Washington Parish	Washington Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 848-5243	738	47	15.6	58.7%	596 (80.8%)	119 (16.1%)	15 (2.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	69	83^rd of 329 public high schools	74.8%		75	66^th of 333 public high schools	80.2%	17		63.0	62.0	65.0	76.0	74.0	85.0	78.0	85.0	74.0	77.0	54.0	78.0	59.0	$14,265
Franklinton High School	Public	9-12	1 Demon Circle	Franklinton	70438	Washington Parish	Washington Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 839-6781	649	52	12.4	63.9%	387 (59.6%)	193 (29.7%)	51 (7.9%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.0%)	56.3	144^th of 329 public high schools	56.2%		56.7	147^th of 333 public high schools	55.9%	3									66.0		72.0	59.0	69.0	54.0	$15,772

Frequently Asked Questions about Varnado High School

How many students attend Varnado High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 256 students attended Varnado High School.

What is the racial makeup of Varnado High School?

Students at Varnado High School are 64% African American, 31% White, 2% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

Is Varnado High School a good school?

Varnado High School ranks 204^th of 329 Louisiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Varnado High School?

Varnado High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Wesley Ray Elementary School

What district is Varnado High School in?

Washington Parish

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