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Schools in Jonesville · Catahoula Parish School District

Jonesville’s public schools outscore 64% of Louisiana districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Jonesville, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. On the state math tests, 23% of Jonesville’s students scored proficient, below the Louisiana average (32%). 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 96% 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
35%
▼ 7 pts vs LA 42%
2021–22
Math proficiency
23%
▼ 9 pts vs LA 32%
2021–22
Graduate on time
85–89%
▲ 2–6 pts vs LA 83%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.5K
▲ 12% vs LA $15.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.6
LA 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
390 students on the public path
In brief

Jonesville’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 150 Louisiana towns with household incomes within a quarter of Jonesville’s, its schools beat 31%, lower than their 64% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 35% of tested students were proficient in reading and 23% in math, against 42% and 32% statewide; 96% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 83% across Louisiana (the state reports Jonesville’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $17,474 per student, against $15,623 across Louisiana (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Block High School. Enrollment is down 17% 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 Jonesville’s grade

B Test scoresB− Graduation

B: better than 64% of Louisiana school districts. Graduation is above the Louisiana average; test scores are below it.

Louisiana school districts we grade (197)Better than 64%
Lower resultsHigher results
Louisiana towns with similar household incomes (150)Better than 31%
BB+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 546 test results and a graduating class of 94 could put Jonesville anywhere from B to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 96% of Jonesville’s students in the tested grades sat them (544 in math, 548 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–5Jonesville Elementary SchoolCatahoula Parish School DistrictC
6–12Block High SchoolCatahoula Parish School DistrictC−

Jonesville’s public schools are run by Catahoula Parish School District, which also serves Harrisonburg and Sicily Island. 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.

Catahoula Parish School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 898 students, down 17% since 2020–21 · 10.6 per teacher (LA 13.6)
$17,474LA $15,623 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading35%
State average 42.4% · 548 students tested
Math23%
State average 31.8% · 544 students tested

Jonesville vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
JonesvilleBCatahoula Parish

Every school in Jonesville

2 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 Jonesvilleby address
Jonesville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C
211 students15:1Rate it →
Block High School
High · Grades 6–12
C−
179 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Jonesville’s schools

Are Jonesville’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Louisiana: the public schools Jonesville children attend outscore 64% of Louisiana’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 31%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Jonesville in?

Catahoula Parish School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 898 students in 5 schools (2024–25).

What is Jonesville’s graduation rate?

85–89% of the class of 2023 in Catahoula Parish School District graduated in four years, against 83% across Louisiana.

How much does Jonesville spend per student?

$17,474 in Catahoula 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.