Summary:
Zip code 71065 is home to a single school, Pleasant Hill High School, an alternative school serving Pre-Kindergarten through 12th grade with 228 students in the Sabine Parish school district.
Despite being an alternative school, Pleasant Hill High School stands out for its exceptional graduation and dropout rates. The school boasts a 94.7% graduation rate for the 2022-2023 school year, well above the state average of 85.0%, and reported a 0.0% dropout rate for 2023-2024, far better than the district (0.1%) and state (3.1%) averages. This success is likely supported by a low student-to-teacher ratio of 10.2:1, allowing for personalized attention in a school where 83.33% of students are economically disadvantaged. However, academic performance on LEAP tests lags behind district and state averages, with only 27% of students proficient in math and 45% in ELA for the 2025-2026 school year. A bright spot is U.S. History, where 58% of students scored proficient, outperforming the state average of 55%.
The school presents a compelling paradox: low standardized test scores contrast sharply with high graduation and zero dropout rates. This suggests the alternative model effectively keeps students on track to graduate, possibly through credit recovery and alternative pathways. The chronic absenteeism rate of 25.1% is higher than the state average (22.5%) but lower than the district average (28.2%). Year-over-year volatility in End-of-Course exams, such as Biology dropping from 64% to 50% and U.S. History jumping from 31% to 58%, likely reflects the impact of small class sizes where a single cohort can dramatically shift results.
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