Summary:
In zip code 71351, there is one high school, Marksville High School, serving grades 7 through 12 in the Avoyelles Parish school district, which is ranked 68th out of 116 districts in Louisiana.
Marksville High School has an enrollment of 640 students and a student-teacher ratio of 20.6:1. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 15% of Louisiana high schools for three consecutive years, earning a 1-star rating each year. Academic performance is significantly below both district and state averages across all subjects. For the 2025-2026 school year, only 42% of students were proficient in mathematics (compared to 62% statewide), 48% in English Language Arts (compared to 70% statewide), and 32% in social studies (compared to 55% statewide). The school also faces a high chronic absenteeism rate of 32.4%, which is notably higher than the district average of 26.1% and the state average of 22.5%.
Despite these academic challenges, Marksville High School reports a strong graduation rate of 91.8% for the 2023-2024 school year, which exceeds the state average of 85.0%. The dropout rate is also low at 1.3%, compared to the state average of 3.1%. With 78.59% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, the school serves a predominantly low-income community. The data shows a concerning year-over-year decline in English Language Arts proficiency, dropping from 56% in 2024-2025 to 48% in 2025-2026, while mathematics proficiency improved from 33% to 42% over the same period.
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