Summary:
In zip code 71038 (Haynesville, LA), there is one high school, Haynesville Junior/Senior High School, serving grades 6 through 12 with a total enrollment of 246 students in the Claiborne Parish school district, which is ranked 100th out of 116 districts in Louisiana.
Haynesville Junior/Senior High School stands out as a clear academic leader within its district, consistently outperforming the Claiborne Parish average in nearly every subject. For the 2025-2026 school year, the school's proficiency rates in Mathematics (45% vs. 31%), English Language Arts (57% vs. 52%), and Social Studies (42% vs. 34%) are all higher than the district average. The school also boasts a very high graduation rate of 94.6% for the 2024-2025 school year, significantly above the state average of 85.0%, and reported a remarkable 0.0% dropout rate for the 2023-2024 school year. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 21.0% is a notable concern, though it is slightly better than the district average of 23.2%.
A particularly interesting finding is the "Algebra I Anomaly," where 72% of students scored proficient in Algebra I, far exceeding both the district (54%) and state (65%) averages, contrasting with the school's overall math proficiency of 45%. The school has also shown a positive trajectory in state ranking, moving from a 1-star to a 2-star rating after a 41-spot improvement to 213th place in the 2025-2026 school year. Despite these strengths, there is a paradox between the excellent graduation rate and below-state-average academic proficiency rates, suggesting a focus on student retention that may not fully align with state academic standards. With a favorable 11:1 student-to-teacher ratio and 75.2% of students eligible for free or reduced lunch, reducing chronic absenteeism could be the most impactful strategy for further improving test scores and the school's overall ranking.
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