Summary:
Zip code 70711 is home to a single high school, Albany High School, which serves grades 9 through 12 in the rural community of Albany, Louisiana, as part of the highly-rated Livingston Parish school district.
Albany High School has experienced a notable decline in its state ranking, dropping from a peak of 45th in the 2023-2024 school year to 108th in the current 2025-2026 school year. Despite this, the school demonstrates clear academic strengths, consistently outperforming the state average in all core subjects including Algebra I, English II, and Biology. However, it trails its own district averages in every subject, with the largest gaps in Geometry and English I. The school serves a predominantly low-income population, with nearly 79% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, and its 18% chronic absenteeism rate is higher than the district average but below the state average.
A key paradox exists in the school's graduation data: it reports a remarkable 0% dropout rate for the 2023-2024 school year, yet its graduation rate is only 82%, significantly below the district's 92.8% average. This gap suggests that while students are not leaving school, many are not graduating within the traditional four-year cohort. The school also shows significant year-over-year volatility in test scores, such as Algebra I proficiency jumping from 49% to 70%, which warrants monitoring to determine if these are emerging trends or statistical anomalies.
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