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Schools in Athens

Athens’s public schools

Claiborne Parish School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Athens. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools above Louisiana’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Louisiana’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
22%
2021–22
Math proficiency
16%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.4K
▲ 11% vs LA $15.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.4
LA 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
901 students on the public path
In brief

Athens’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Athens’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Louisiana’s 1,186 public schools. Haynesville Elementary School places highest (better than 73%); Homer Elementary School lowest (6%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Athens, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–123 schoolsDepends on your addressD to B+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Claiborne Parish School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Claiborne Parish School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 6 schools · 1,616 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 11.4 per teacher (LA 13.6)
$17,387LA $15,623 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading22%
State average 42.4% · 876 students tested
Math16%
State average 31.8% · 917 students tested

Athens vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Louisiana towns that share Athens’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Athens—Claiborne Parish

Every school in Athens

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Louisiana’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Athensin other towns
Homer Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Homer
D
339 students10:1Rate it →
Haynesville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Haynesville
B+
304 students15:1Rate it →
Summerfield High School
Grades PK–12 · Summerfield
C+
258 students10:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Mt. Olive Christian School
Grades PK–12
Private · Religious
163 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Athens’s schools

Are Athens’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Athens. Claiborne Parish School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Athens. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Louisiana’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Athens in?

Claiborne Parish School District.

Where do Athens kids go to high school?

One of three high schools, depending on your address: Homer Elementary School, Haynesville Elementary School and Summerfield High School.

Are there private schools in Athens?

Yes: Mt. Olive Christian School (grades PK–12, 163 students).

Parents talk

What Athens families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.