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Schools in Chatham

Chatham’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools 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
24%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.0K
▲ 9% vs LA $15.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.3
LA 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,584 students on the public path
In brief

Chatham’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Chatham’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Louisiana’s 1,186 public schools. Quitman High School places highest (better than 68%); Jonesboro-Hodge Elementary School lowest (0%). 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 Chatham, 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 Jackson 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.

Jackson Parish School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,927 students, down 10% since 2020–21 · 12.3 per teacher (LA 13.6)
$16,996LA $15,623 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading34%
State average 42.4% · 1098 students tested
Math24%
State average 31.8% · 1097 students tested

Chatham vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Chatham—Jackson Parish

Every school in Chatham

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 Chathamin other towns
Quitman High School
Grades PK–12 · Quitman
B+
695 students14:1Rate it →
Weston High School
Grades PK–12 · Jonesboro
B−
598 students14:1Rate it →
Jonesboro-Hodge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Jonesboro
D−
291 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Chatham’s schools

Are Chatham’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Chatham. Jackson Parish School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Chatham. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 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 Chatham in?

Jackson Parish School District.

Where do Chatham kids go to high school?

One of three high schools, depending on your address: Quitman High School, Weston High School and Jonesboro-Hodge Elementary School.

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What Chatham 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.