Top Rankings
Tensas Parish School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Louisiana for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student-teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2026-27 school year, there are 2 public elementary schools serving 301 students in Tensas Parish School District. This district's average elementary testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public elementary schools in Louisiana.
Public Elementary Schools in Tensas Parish School District have an average math proficiency score of 18% (versus the Louisiana public elementary school average of 34%), and reading proficiency score of 19% (versus the 43% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 91% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Louisiana public elementary school average of 59% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (LA)
# Schools
2 Schools
1,027 Schools
# Students
301 Students
473,938 Students
# Teachers
29 Teachers
35,254 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
10:1
10:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Tensas Parish School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 173 school districts in Louisiana (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 80-89% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#101 out of 187 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Showing 2013–2023. Full 14-year historical data available below ↓
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
32%
34%
Showing 2013–2023. Full 14-year historical data available below ↓
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
15-19%
42%
Showing 2012–2022. Full 13-year historical data available below ↓
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
6-9%
27%
Graduation Rate
(21-22)80-89%
83%
Showing 2012–2022. Full 12-year historical data available below ↓
Chronically Absent Students
(2022-23)32%
21%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.25
0.66
Showing 2014–2023. Full 34-year historical data available below ↓
% American Indian
n/a
1%
% Asian
n/a
1%
% Hispanic
3%
12%
Showing 2011–2023. Full 34-year historical data available below ↓
% Black
86%
41%
Showing 2014–2023. Full 34-year historical data available below ↓
% White
9%
41%
Showing 2014–2023. Full 34-year historical data available below ↓
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
2%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $32,292 is higher than the state median of $19,683. The school district revenue/student has grown by 13% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $30,279 is higher than the state median of $18,725. The school district spending/student has grown by 13% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$10 MM
$13,111 MM
Showing 2014–2023. Full 34-year historical data available below ↓
Spending
$9 MM
$12,473 MM
Showing 2014–2023. Full 34-year historical data available below ↓
Revenue / Student
$32,292
$19,683
Showing 2014–2023. Full 34-year historical data available below ↓
Spending / Student
$30,279
$18,725
Showing 2014–2023. Full 34-year historical data available below ↓
Best Tensas Parish School District Public Elementary Schools (2026-27)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Tensas Elementary School
(Math: 30-34% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Frontage Road
Saint Joseph, LA 71366
(318) 766-3346
Saint Joseph, LA 71366
(318) 766-3346
Gr: PK-5 | 154 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 91%
Rank: #22.
Tensas High School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: 15-19%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
720 Plank Road
Saint Joseph, LA 71366
(318) 766-3585
Saint Joseph, LA 71366
(318) 766-3585
Gr: 6-12 | 147 students Student-teacher ratio: 9:1 Minority enrollment: 92%
Recent Articles
How Much Choice Do High School Students Have?
Learn how graduation requirements, prerequisites, electives, staffing, scheduling conflicts, AP courses, dual enrollment, and career pathways determine how much control high school students have over schedules each year.
Does Your Child Need More Recess?
Explore whether your child may benefit more from recess than another academic period, including research on attention, learning, physical activity, stress, social development, and school-day balance today.
Combined Grade Classrooms, What Parents Should Know
Learn how combined-grade classrooms work, why public schools use them, potential benefits and challenges, and the questions parents should ask before enrolling their child in one today.
