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Minden High School

Public Grades 9-12

249^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 329 Louisiana High Schools

Better than 24% of Louisiana high schools

Summary

Minden High School is a public high school serving 761 students in grades 9-12 in Minden, Louisiana, which is part of the Webster Parish School District. While the school has maintained a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating below-average performance compared to other high schools in the state, its academic metrics vary across different student subgroups and show room for improvement.

Minden High School's statewide ranking has consistently placed it in the bottom half of Louisiana high schools, ranging from 215th to 249th out of 321-333 schools in recent years. The school's performance is particularly low for special education students, ranking 94th to 131st out of 135-165 high schools in the state. Additionally, Minden High School's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 82.7% and 91.1%, which is generally lower than the state average, and its dropout rate has ranged from 1.8% to 4.3%, higher than the state's average.

Interestingly, when compared to nearby schools, Lakeside Junior-Senior High School, located within the same district, consistently outperforms Minden High School across various metrics, including statewide ranking, test scores, and graduation rates. In contrast, Homer High School, in the neighboring Claiborne Parish, performs significantly worse than Minden High School on most measures, while Haughton High School, in the Bossier Parish district, demonstrates much stronger academic performance.

689

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,096

Per pupil spending ?

68.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1103 S College St
Minden, LA 71055

(318) 377-2766

District: Webster Parish

Feeder schools for Minden High School:

Elementary:	E. S. Richardson Elementary School
	J. A. Phillips Elementary School
	J. L. Jones Elementary School
Middle:	Webster Junior High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

58.8%

White:

36.0%

Two or more races:

2.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 33rd percentile in 2023 → 24th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (45% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (46% vs 22% Louisiana)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg51%

Louisiana avg62%

249^th of 329

Louisiana public high schools ?

Bottom 24%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3High Schools in the Webster Parish

75^th of 118Webster 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	24.4	249 of 329	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.0	226 of 333	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.0	215 of 321	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.6	219 of 326	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.3	227 of 322	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.9	236 of 313	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.5	221 of 302	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.7	266 of 297	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.0	264 of 297	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.2	268 of 312	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	37.5	236 of 309	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	43.2	227 of 312	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	34.1	247 of 310	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	40.0	221 of 300	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	32.4	232 of 297	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.3	240 of 301	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	36.1	204 of 291	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	43.8	189 of 290	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	24.6	203 of 256	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.2	156 of 260	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.4	150 of 252	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.9	167 of 256	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.5	180 of 243	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.5	183 of 233	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	26.4	234 of 308	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.0	230 of 308	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.3	223 of 308	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.5	216 of 311	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.6	208 of 288	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.5	211 of 292	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	250 of 323	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.9	238 of 328	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.5	224 of 321	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.5	254 of 322	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.4	239 of 285	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.7	238 of 301	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	25.5	232 of 313	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.8	200 of 315	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.5	197 of 306	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.5	207 of 301	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.5	197 of 292	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.9	219 of 291	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2024	25.5	131 of 165	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.9	94 of 139	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.4	115 of 135	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.3	111 of 122	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	34.8	182 of 245	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.5	167 of 248	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.9	166 of 249	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.3	188 of 250	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	47.1	132 of 245	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.9	138 of 249	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Male (2025)26th percentile~ school

White (2025)26th percentile~ school

Female (2025)24th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile~ school

African American (2025)21st percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2024)21st percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?

English I57%-12 vs state

English II53%-14 vs state

Algebra I51%-12 vs state

Biology41%-18 vs state

U.S. History40%-14 vs state

Geometry29%-28 vs state

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Schools Near Minden 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
Minden High School	Public	9-12	1103 S College St	Minden	71055	Webster Parish	Webster Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 377-2766	689	49	14.0	68.5%	248 (36.0%)	405 (58.8%)	13 (1.9%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.2%)	24.4	249^th of 329 public high schools	24.3%		33	226^th of 333 public high schools	32.1%	23									51.0	29.0	53.0	40.0	57.0	41.0	$17,096
Lakeside Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	9090 Hwy 371	Sibley	71073	Webster Parish	Webster Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 377-2133	546	33	16.6	54.2%	377 (69.0%)	122 (22.3%)	31 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.6%)	68.4	89^th of 329 public high schools	72.9%		76.3	62^nd of 333 public high schools	81.4%	27	67.0	66.0	59.0	64.0	66.0	71.0	73.0	70.0	72.0	71.0	79.0	57.0	69.0	73.0	$15,851
Haughton High School	Public	8-12	210 East McKinley Street	Haughton	71037	Bossier Parish	Bossier Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 549-5450	1,360	71	19.2	46.8%	899 (66.1%)	246 (18.1%)	152 (11.2%)	2 (0.1%)	9 (0.7%)	2 (0.1%)	50 (3.7%)	70.4	76^th of 329 public high schools	76.9%		67.2	103^rd of 333 public high schools	69.1%	27									76.0	71.0	73.0	61.0	75.0	71.0	$13,345
Homer High School	Public	9-12	1008 North Main	Homer	71040	Claiborne Parish	Claiborne Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 927-2985	237	17	13.6	95.4%	22 (9.3%)	202 (85.2%)	7 (3.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	6	305^th of 329 public high schools	7.3%		6.1	307^th of 333 public high schools	7.8%	2									31.0		26.0		38.0	27.0	$18,180

Frequently Asked Questions about Minden High School

What district is Minden High School in?

Webster Parish

Is Minden High School a good school?

Minden High School ranks in the bottom 24.3% of Louisiana high schools.

How many students attend Minden High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 689 students attended Minden High School.

What schools feed into Minden High School?

Minden High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : E. S. Richardson Elementary School
Elementary : J. A. Phillips Elementary School
Elementary : J. L. Jones Elementary School
Middle : Webster Junior High School

What is the racial makeup of Minden High School?

Students at Minden High School are 59% African American, 36% White, 2% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Louisiana Dept of Education.

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