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Schools in Fenton

Fenton’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?5/7schools 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
43%
2021–22
Math proficiency
38%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.5K
▼ 7% vs LA $15.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.6
LA 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
1
2,874 students on the public path
In brief

Fenton’s schools, in brief

School by school

5 of Fenton’s 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of Louisiana’s 1,186 public schools. Lacassine High School places highest (better than 77%); Elton High School lowest (35%). 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 Fenton, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–8Fenton Elementary SchoolJefferson Davis Parish School DistrictB
9–126 high schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to A−

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

Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading43%
State average 42.4% · 2775 students tested
Math38%
State average 31.8% · 2749 students tested

Fenton vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
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Fenton—Jefferson Davis Parish

Every school in Fenton

7 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 Fentonby address
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Questions about Fenton’s schools

Are Fenton’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Fenton. Jefferson Davis Parish School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Fenton. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 5 of its 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of Louisiana’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Fenton in?

Jefferson Davis Parish School District.

Where do Fenton kids go to high school?

One of six high schools, depending on your address: Jennings High School, Lacassine High School, Hathaway High School, Lake Arthur High School, Welsh High School and Elton High School.

Parents talk

What Fenton 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.