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Schools in Start

Start’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/3schools above Louisiana’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 97% 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
24%
2021–22
Math proficiency
14%
2021–22
Graduate on time
78%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.9K
▼ 11% vs LA $15.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.4
LA 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
1
765 students on the public path
In brief

Start’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Start’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Louisiana’s 1,186 public schools. Mangham High School places highest (better than 41%); Start Elementary School lowest (15%). 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 Start, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–8Start Elementary SchoolRichland Parish School DistrictC−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C+

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

Richland Parish School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 11 schools · 2,694 students · 16.4 per teacher (LA 13.6)
$13,851LA $15,623 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading24%
State average 42.4% · 1451 students tested
Math14%
State average 31.8% · 1440 students tested

Start vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Start—Richland Parish

Every school in Start

3 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 Startby address
Start Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
C−
332 students16:1Rate it →
Also serving Startin other towns
Mangham High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Mangham
C+
294 students19:1Rate it →
Delhi High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Delhi
C−
139 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Start’s schools

Are Start’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Start. Richland Parish School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Start. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Louisiana’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Start in?

Richland Parish School District.

Where do Start kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Mangham High School and Delhi High School.

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What Start 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.