Other · Louisiana

Simpson High School

Free meals for all

Simpson High School, a public other school in Simpson, Louisiana: grades pre-k–12, 252 students, 12.3 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Vernon Parish.

Size and class size

Compared with schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 252
Teachers (FTE): 20.5
Students per teacher: 12.3
Grades: Pre-K–12; Other

More students per teacher than 55% of schools in Louisiana

Median 11.5 · 101 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 51% of schools in the US

Median 12.7 · 3,627 schools compared

Smaller than 67% of schools in Louisiana

Median 367 · 106 schools compared

Larger than 55% of schools in the US

Median 207 · 3,982 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Louisiana's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Louisiana: 43%

55%proficient

−10.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 85% of schools in Louisiana

Median 38% · 94 schools compared

110 students tested, grades 3–8 · LEAP 2025; proficient means Levels 4-5

Math

Louisiana: 33%

44%proficient

−19.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 82% of schools in Louisiana

Median 27% · 94 schools compared

110 students tested, grades 3–8 · LEAP 2025; proficient means Levels 4-5

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades: Other · Grades Pre-K–12
Type: District school · Regular
Instruction: In person
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Remote rural area
Run by: Vernon Parish

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Vernon Parish.

Location

Address: 4262 Highway 8, Simpson, LA 71474
Phone: (337)383-7810
City or town: Simpson
County: Vernon Parish

Quality of life in Simpson Schools in Simpson

Nearby schools

The closest public schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math
Hicks High SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–12	336	12.6	55%	28%	5.7 mi
Oak Hill High SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–12	715	12.8	45%	43%	18.3 mi
Northwood High SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–12	598	12.1	44%	28%	20.5 mi
Pitkin High SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–12	387	11.2	43%	34%	22.9 mi
Hornbeck High SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–12	335	13.4	37%	29%	23.2 mi

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

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