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Schools in Banks Springs · Caldwell Parish School District

Banks Springs’s public schools outscore 74% of Louisiana districts

In Banks Springs, 98% of each class finishes high school in four years, above the Louisiana average (83%). The grade covers the public school district serving Banks Springs, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Louisiana, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Louisiana state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
38%
▼ 4 pts vs LA 42%
2021–22
Math proficiency
23%
▼ 9 pts vs LA 32%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95–100%
▲ 12–17 pts vs LA 83%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.7K
▲ 20% vs LA $15.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.7
LA 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
1,310 students on the public path
In brief

Banks Springs’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 66 Louisiana towns with household incomes within a quarter of Banks Springs’s, its schools beat 62%, lower than their 74% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 38% of tested students were proficient in reading and 23% in math, against 42% and 32% statewide; 97% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

95–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 83% across Louisiana (the state reports Banks Springs’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $18,706 per student, against $15,623 across Louisiana (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one elementary, one middle and one high school

From grade 2 the district’s path is Columbia Elementary School, then Caldwell Parish Junior High School, then Caldwell Parish High School. Enrollment is down 9% since 2020–21. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Banks Springs’s grade

B+ Test scoresA− Graduation

B+: better than 74% of Louisiana school districts. Graduation is above the Louisiana average; test scores are below it.

Louisiana school districts we grade (197)Better than 74%
Lower resultsHigher results
Louisiana towns with similar household incomes (66)Better than 62%
B+A−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 744 test results and a graduating class of 85 could put Banks Springs anywhere from B+ to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 97% of Banks Springs’s students in the tested grades sat them (743 in math, 746 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Banks Springs, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–1Grayson Elementary Schoolin GraysonC+
2–3Columbia Elementary Schoolin ColumbiaB+
6–8Caldwell Parish Junior High SchoolCaldwell Parish School DistrictC
9–12Caldwell Parish High SchoolCaldwell Parish School DistrictC+

Banks Springs’s public schools are run by Caldwell Parish School District, which also serves Clarks, Columbia and Grayson. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Caldwell Parish School DistrictGrades K–12 · 5 schools · 1,310 students, down 9% since 2020–21 · 10.7 per teacher (LA 13.6)
$18,706LA $15,623 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading38%
State average 42.4% · 746 students tested
Math23%
State average 31.8% · 743 students tested

Banks Springs vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Banks SpringsB+Caldwell Parish

Every school in Banks Springs

5 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).

District schools in Banks Springsby address
Union Central Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 4–5 · Columbia
C
215 students11:1Rate it →
Caldwell Parish Junior High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Columbia
C
294 students10:1Rate it →
Caldwell Parish High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Columbia
C+
398 students11:1Rate it →
Also serving Banks Springsin other towns
Grayson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–1 · Grayson
C+
212 students12:1Rate it →
Columbia Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 2–3 · Columbia
B+
191 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Banks Springs’s schools

Are Banks Springs’s schools good?

By Louisiana’s own tests, yes: the public schools Banks Springs children attend outscore 74% of Louisiana’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 62%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Banks Springs in?

Caldwell Parish School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 1,310 students in 5 schools (2024–25).

Where do Banks Springs kids go to high school?

Caldwell Parish High School in Columbia, with 398 students; its own test results earn a C+.

What is Banks Springs’s graduation rate?

95–100% of the class of 2023 in Caldwell Parish School District graduated in four years, against 83% across Louisiana.

How much does Banks Springs spend per student?

$18,706 in Caldwell Parish School District (FY2024), against $15,623 across Louisiana. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Louisiana. Stars are from neighbors.