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Schools in St. Joseph

St. Joseph’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/2schools 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
17%
2021–22
Math proficiency
8%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$21.1K
▲ 35% vs LA $15.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.4
LA 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
301 students on the public path
In brief

St. Joseph’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of St. Joseph’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Louisiana’s 1,186 public schools. Tensas Elementary School places highest (better than 30%); Tensas High School lowest (3%). 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 St. Joseph, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Tensas Elementary SchoolTensas Parish School DistrictC
6–12Tensas High SchoolTensas Parish School DistrictD−

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

Tensas Parish School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 301 students, down 13% since 2020–21 · 10.4 per teacher (LA 13.6)
$21,147LA $15,623 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading17%
State average 42.4% · 171 students tested
Math8%
State average 31.8% · 166 students tested

St. Joseph vs. its neighbors

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

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St. Joseph—Tensas Parish

Every school in St. Joseph

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 St. Josephby address
Tensas High School
High · Grades 6–12
D−
147 students9:1Rate it →
Also serving St. Josephin other towns
Tensas Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C
154 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about St. Joseph’s schools

Are St. Joseph’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for St. Joseph. Tensas Parish School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for St. Joseph. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Louisiana’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is St. Joseph in?

Tensas Parish School District.

Where do St. Joseph kids go to high school?

Tensas High School.

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What St. Joseph 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.