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Schools in Simmesport · Avoyelles Parish School District

Simmesport’s public schools outscore 67% of Louisiana districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Simmesport, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Math proficiency in Simmesport’s districts is 23%, 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 97% 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
32%
▼ 10 pts vs LA 42%
2021–22
Math proficiency
23%
▼ 9 pts vs LA 32%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
▲ 9 pts vs LA 83%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.2K
▲ 3% vs LA $15.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
19.8
LA 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
1
1,971 students on the public path
In brief

Simmesport’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 87 Louisiana towns with household incomes within a quarter of Simmesport’s, its schools beat 34%, lower than their 67% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 32% of tested students were proficient in reading and 23% in math, against 42% and 32% statewide; 97% 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 $16,159 per student, against $15,623 across Louisiana (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then three middle schools

Which school depends on the address at the later steps. 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 Simmesport’s grade

B Test scoresB+ Graduation

B+: better than 67% of Louisiana school districts. Graduation is above the Louisiana average; test scores are below it.

Louisiana school districts we grade (197)Better than 67%
Lower resultsHigher results
Louisiana towns with similar household incomes (87)Better than 34%
BB+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 2,461 test results and a graduating class of 309 could put Simmesport anywhere from B to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 97% of Simmesport’s students in the tested grades sat them (2,455 in math, 2,467 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–6Riverside Elementary SchoolAvoyelles Parish School DistrictC−
7–123 schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C+

Simmesport’s public schools are run by Avoyelles Parish School District, which also serves Bunkie, Cottonport, Evergreen and Hessmer 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.

Avoyelles Parish School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 10 schools · 4,794 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 19.8 per teacher (LA 13.6)
$16,159LA $15,623 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading32%
State average 42.4% · 2467 students tested
Math23%
State average 31.8% · 2455 students tested

Simmesport vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
SimmesportB+Avoyelles Parish

Every school in Simmesport

4 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 Simmesportby address
Riverside Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
C−
197 students12:1Rate it →
Also serving Simmesportin other towns
Bunkie Magnet High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Bunkie
C+
669 students19:1Rate it →
Marksville High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Marksville
C−
640 students21:1Rate it →
Avoyelles High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Moreauville
C
465 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Simmesport’s schools

Are Simmesport’s schools good?

By Louisiana’s own tests, yes: the public schools Simmesport children attend outscore 67% of Louisiana’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 34%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Simmesport in?

Avoyelles Parish School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 4,794 students in 10 schools (2024–25).

What is Simmesport’s graduation rate?

92% of the class of 2023 in Avoyelles Parish School District graduated in four years, against 83% across Louisiana.

How much does Simmesport spend per student?

$16,159 in Avoyelles 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.