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Schools in Pine Prairie · Evangeline Parish School District

Pine Prairie’s public schools outscore 69% of Louisiana districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Pine Prairie, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. On the state math tests, 26% of Pine Prairie’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 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.

Reading proficiency
37%
▼ 5 pts vs LA 42%
2021–22
Math proficiency
26%
▼ 6 pts vs LA 32%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
▲ 4 pts vs LA 83%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.1K
▲ 3% vs LA $15.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.1
LA 13.6
Schools in town
1
757 students on the public path
In brief

Pine Prairie’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 106 Louisiana towns with household incomes within a quarter of Pine Prairie’s, its schools beat 40%, lower than their 69% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 37% of tested students were proficient in reading and 26% in math, against 42% and 32% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

87% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 83% across Louisiana. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $16,090 per student, against $15,623 across Louisiana (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

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 Pine Prairie’s grade

B+ Test scoresB− Graduation

B+: better than 69% of Louisiana school districts. Graduation is above the Louisiana average; test scores are below it.

Louisiana school districts we grade (197)Better than 69%
Lower resultsHigher results
Louisiana towns with similar household incomes (106)Better than 40%
BB+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 2,916 test results and a graduating class of 417 could put Pine Prairie anywhere from B to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Pine Prairie’s students in the tested grades sat them (2,906 in math, 2,927 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–12Pine Prairie High SchoolEvangeline Parish School DistrictB

Pine Prairie’s public schools are run by Evangeline Parish School District, which also serves Basile, Chataignier, Mamou and Turkey Creek 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.

Evangeline Parish School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 13 schools · 5,326 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 13.1 per teacher (LA 13.6)
$16,090LA $15,623 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading37%
State average 42.4% · 2927 students tested
Math26%
State average 31.8% · 2906 students tested

Pine Prairie vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Pine PrairieB+Evangeline Parish

Every school in Pine Prairie

1 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 Pine Prairieby address
Pine Prairie High School
Grades PK–12
B
757 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Pine Prairie’s schools

Are Pine Prairie’s schools good?

By Louisiana’s own tests, yes: the public schools Pine Prairie children attend outscore 69% of Louisiana’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 40%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Pine Prairie in?

Evangeline Parish School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 5,326 students in 13 schools (2024–25).

What is Pine Prairie’s graduation rate?

87% of the class of 2023 in Evangeline Parish School District graduated in four years, against 83% across Louisiana.

How much does Pine Prairie spend per student?

$16,090 in Evangeline 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.