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Tensas High School

Regular School · St. Joseph, LA

Tensas High School is a regular school school in St. Joseph, Louisiana, serving grades 06–12 with 147 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 8.6:1.

Level
High
Grades
06 – 12
Enrollment
147
Teachers (FTE)
17.0
Student–Teacher Ratio
8.6:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Black or African American 132 90%
White 12 8%
Hispanic/Latino 2 1%
Two or more races 1 1%
Total enrollment 147 72M / 75F

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency <=5% 29.5% 86
Reading Proficiency 10-14% 40.7% 86
Science Proficiency 6-9% 97
4-Year Graduation Rate >=80%

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
-0.72 grade levels
Math
-0.06 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

AP Courses
None offered
Gifted & Talented
Program offered
3 students enrolled
SAT/ACT Takers
32
students tested · SY 2021–22
Out-of-School Suspensions
36
24.5% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
64
43.5% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 147 100%

Contact & Location

Rt. 2 Box 408

St. Joseph, LA 71366

Phone: (318)766-3585

District

Tensas Parish

Per-pupil expenditure: $26,265

District enrollment: 347

Other Schools in District

NCES ID

220171001328

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD