Summary:
Zip code 71749 is home to a single school, Northeast Claiborne Charter, an alternative K-12 school serving 205 students under the Northeast Claiborne Charter district, where nearly 85% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, indicating a high-poverty area.
Northeast Claiborne Charter presents a mixed profile of strengths and challenges. The school excels at keeping students engaged, with a 0% dropout rate and a chronic absenteeism rate of just 4.7%—both dramatically better than Louisiana state averages. It also shows a standout strength in high school Biology, achieving a 77% proficiency rate in the 2024-2025 school year, which is 18 points above the state. However, academic performance in core subjects is a significant concern. Overall math proficiency is 35% (state: 62%), and social studies is 35% (state: 55%). The most alarming data point is 3rd-grade math, where only 5% of students are proficient compared to the state average of 62%, suggesting foundational skills are not being developed. High school end-of-course exams in Geometry and English II also lag, with proficiency rates around 27%.
Key takeaways for parents include the school's paradoxical success: it is exceptionally effective at keeping at-risk students in school and preventing dropouts, yet struggles to translate that into high academic achievement. English Language Arts is a relative strength, with 4th-grade proficiency matching the state average at 72%, but math and social studies remain weak. The high student-teacher ratio of 29.2:1 likely makes individualized instruction difficult. While the school's Biology scores showed a dramatic 50-point swing between school years, indicating potential instability in that program, the overall picture is of a school that prioritizes attendance and retention but faces significant challenges in raising academic proficiency, particularly in math.
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