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Schools in Jamestown

Jamestown’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/5schools 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
39%
2021–22
Math proficiency
29%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$24.0K
▲ 54% vs LA $15.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
8.8
LA 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,332 students on the public path
In brief

Jamestown’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Jamestown’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Louisiana’s 1,186 public schools. Saline High School places highest (better than 82%); Ringgold Elementary School lowest (19%). 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 Jamestown, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–125 schoolsDepends on your addressC− to A−

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

Below the state in reading

Reading39%
State average 42.4% · 1019 students tested
Math29%
State average 31.8% · 1016 students tested

Jamestown vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Jamestown—Bienville Parish

Every school in Jamestown

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).

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Questions about Jamestown’s schools

Are Jamestown’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Jamestown. Bienville Parish School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Jamestown. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Louisiana’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Jamestown in?

Bienville Parish School District.

Where do Jamestown kids go to high school?

One of five high schools, depending on your address: Castor High School, Saline High School, Crawford Elementary School, Ringgold Elementary School and Gibsland-Coleman High School.

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What Jamestown 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.