Summary:
In zip code 71052, there is one high school, Mansfield High School, serving grades 9 through 12 in Mansfield, Louisiana, with a total enrollment of 327 students.
Mansfield High School is part of the DeSoto Parish school district, which is highly rated with a 4-star ranking (84th percentile in Louisiana). However, the school itself has a 2-star rating and ranks in the bottom half of Louisiana high schools (33rd percentile in 2025-2026), indicating the district's strong performance is driven by other schools. The school has a low student-teacher ratio of 10.6:1 and a high poverty rate, with 82.87% of students eligible for free or reduced lunch. Despite these challenges, the school boasts a very high graduation rate of 94.6% (2021-2022) and a low dropout rate of 0.6% (2023-2024), significantly better than state averages. However, chronic absenteeism is a major concern at 27.3%, well above the district (19.4%) and state (22.5%) averages.
Academic performance shows significant inconsistency across subjects. For the 2025-2026 school year, proficiency rates range from a low of 33% in English I to a high of 63% in English II, with Geometry at 55% and Algebra I at 39%. The school consistently underperforms its district in every tested subject, often by wide margins. The state ranking has been declining over three years, from the 41st percentile (2023-2024) to the 33rd percentile (2025-2026). The high graduation rate despite low test scores and high absenteeism creates a paradox, suggesting the school may be effective at keeping students enrolled and on track to graduate, even if academic proficiency is low. The chronic absenteeism rate is likely a primary driver of low test scores, and the inconsistent subject performance may indicate varying teacher quality or curriculum alignment across subjects.
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