Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Atlanta

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
Schools in Atlanta

Atlanta’s public schools

Winn Parish School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Atlanta. 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 97% 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
34%
2021–22
Math proficiency
20%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.1K
▼ 3% vs LA $15.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.4
LA 13.6
Schools in town
0
1,057 students on the public path
In brief

Atlanta’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Atlanta’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Louisiana’s 1,186 public schools. Calvin High School places highest (better than 60%); Winnfield Primary School lowest (30%). 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 Atlanta, with each school’s own grade.

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

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Winn 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.

Winn Parish School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,732 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 13.4 per teacher (LA 13.6)
$15,117LA $15,623 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading34%
State average 42.4% · 1020 students tested
Math20%
State average 31.8% · 1003 students tested

Atlanta vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Atlanta—Winn Parish

Every school in Atlanta

3 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 Atlantain other towns
Winnfield Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Winnfield
C
485 students14:1Rate it →
Calvin High School
Grades PK–12 · Calvin
B
289 students16:1Rate it →
Dodson High School
Grades PK–12 · Dodson
C
283 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Atlanta’s schools

Are Atlanta’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Atlanta. Winn Parish School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Atlanta. 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 Atlanta in?

Winn Parish School District.

Where do Atlanta kids go to high school?

One of three high schools, depending on your address: Winnfield Primary School, Calvin High School and Dodson High School.

Parents talk

What Atlanta families are saying about school.

Town Square →
Start the conversation

Looking for colleges? Colleges near Atlanta → They have their own page.

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.