Photo: Billy Hathorn · CC BY-SA 3.0Grambling’s public schools outscore 87% of Louisiana districts
100% of Grambling’s students graduate on time, above the Louisiana average (83%). The grade covers the public school district serving Grambling, 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.
From Louisiana state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% 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.
Grambling’s schools, in brief
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 47% and math 38% in spring 2022, against 42% and 32% statewide; 99–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 83%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $16,471 per student, against $15,623 across Louisiana (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Six elementary schools, then four middle schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is up 8% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Lincoln Preparatory School is in town. Every school ↓
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.
What’s behind Grambling’s grade
A: better than 87% of Louisiana school districts, #14 of 162 Louisiana towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Louisiana average; graduation is the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Grambling, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Grambling · depends on your address
Choudrant Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 536 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Choudrant
Simsboro High School
Grades PK–12 · 532 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Simsboro
Dubach School
Grades PK–5 · 134 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Dubach
9th grade in Grambling · depends on your address
Ruston High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,212 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Ruston
Simsboro High School
Grades PK–12 · 532 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Simsboro
Choudrant High School
Grades 6–12 · 421 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Choudrant
10th grade in Grambling · depends on your address
Ruston High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,212 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Ruston
Simsboro High School
Grades PK–12 · 532 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Simsboro
Choudrant High School
Grades 6–12 · 421 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Choudrant
11th grade in Grambling · depends on your address
Ruston High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,212 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Ruston
Simsboro High School
Grades PK–12 · 532 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Simsboro
Choudrant High School
Grades 6–12 · 421 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Choudrant
12th grade in Grambling · depends on your address
Ruston High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,212 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Ruston
Simsboro High School
Grades PK–12 · 532 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Simsboro
Choudrant High School
Grades 6–12 · 421 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Choudrant
Grambling’s public schools are run by Lincoln Parish School District, which also serves Choudrant, Downsville, Dubach and Ruston and others. 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.
Above the state in reading
Grambling vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Louisiana towns that share Grambling’s borders.
Every school in Grambling
9 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).
Questions about Grambling’s schools
Are Grambling’s schools good?
By Louisiana’s own tests, yes: the public schools Grambling children attend outscore 87% of Louisiana’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #14 of 162 Louisiana towns. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Grambling in?
Lincoln Parish School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 5,601 students in 12 schools (2024–25).
What is Grambling’s graduation rate?
99–100% of the class of 2023 in Lincoln Parish School District graduated in four years, against 83% across Louisiana.
How much does Grambling spend per student?
$16,471 in Lincoln Parish School District (FY2024), against $15,623 across Louisiana. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Grambling families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Grambling → 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Louisiana. Stars are from neighbors.