Summary:
The 71334 zip code in Ferriday, Louisiana, is home to six schools serving students from Pre-K through 12th grade, operating under two distinct districts: the Concordia Parish district and the Delta Charter Group, with the area facing significant socioeconomic challenges as evidenced by high free and reduced lunch rates.
The standout school in this area is Delta Charter School MST, an alternative K-12 school that consistently outperforms both district and state averages in graduation rates (89.7%) and test scores, making it the academic leader despite its alternative classification. In contrast, the Ferriday High School shows a concerning drop in performance on End-of-Course exams, with Geometry proficiency at just 16% and Biology at 19%, while Ferriday Junior High School demonstrates positive momentum with a state ranking improvement from the 6th to the 23rd percentile and the lowest chronic absenteeism rate (11.8%) in the zip code. The Concordia Education Center, a small alternative school with only 26 students, faces the most severe academic struggles with critically low proficiency rates (5% in Math, 16% in ELA) and the highest dropout rate (5.1%).
Key metrics reveal that chronic absenteeism is a critical differentiator, with Ferriday Upper Elementary School (12.9%) and Ferriday Junior High showing strong attendance, while Ferriday Lower Elementary School struggles at 23.4%. Graduation rates are a bright spot, with both Ferriday High School (89.9%) and Delta Charter MST (89.7%) exceeding the state average of 85.0%. The data suggests that factors beyond poverty, such as school leadership and curriculum, drive performance differences, as Delta Charter MST achieves better outcomes despite serving a high-poverty population, while the Concordia Parish schools uniformly struggle to meet state benchmarks.
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