Photo: Billy Hathorn at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Sibley’s public schools outscore 65% of Louisiana districts
The grade covers the public school district serving Sibley, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. In Sibley, 21% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Louisiana average (32%). 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 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.
Sibley’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 151 Louisiana towns with household incomes within a quarter of Sibley’s, its schools beat 32%, lower than their 65% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 31% of tested students were proficient in reading and 21% in math, against 42% and 32% statewide; 96% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
92% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 83% across Louisiana. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $16,109 per student, against $15,623 across Louisiana (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Five elementary schools, then five elementary and four middle schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is down 13% 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.
What’s behind Sibley’s grade
B+: better than 65% of Louisiana school districts. Graduation is above the Louisiana average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Sibley, with each school’s own grade.
Sibley’s public schools are run by Webster Parish School District, which also serves Cotton Valley, Cullen, Dixie Inn and Doyline 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.
Well below the state in reading
Sibley vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Louisiana towns that share Sibley’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Sibley | B+ | Webster Parish |
Every school in Sibley
11 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 Sibley’s schools
Are Sibley’s schools good?
By Louisiana’s own tests, yes: the public schools Sibley children attend outscore 65% of Louisiana’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 32%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Sibley in?
Webster Parish School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 4,967 students in 14 schools (2024–25).
What is Sibley’s graduation rate?
92% of the class of 2023 in Webster Parish School District graduated in four years, against 83% across Louisiana.
How much does Sibley spend per student?
$16,109 in Webster Parish School District (FY2024), against $15,623 across Louisiana. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Sibley 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Louisiana. Stars are from neighbors.