Leesville High School
Leesville, LA 71446
Phone: (337) 239-3464
Fax: (337) 239-2485
District: Vernon Parish School District
GreatSchools Rating
public • Grades 9-12 • 748 students
Leesville High School serves grades 9-12 in the Vernon Parish School District. It has received a GreatSchools Rating of 6 out of 10, based on its performance on state standardized tests.
Leesville High School is a public school located in Leesville, LA. 748 students attend Leesville High School.
School Ratings
| Category | Rating | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Test Scores | 7/10 | The Test Score Rating examines how students at this school performed on standardized tests compared with other schools in the state. The Test Rating was created using 2024 Louisiana Educational Assessment Program data from Louisiana Department of Education. |
| College Readiness | 8/10 | The College Readiness Rating uses this high school's graduation rates, college entrance exam participation and performance, or AP, IB, or Dual Enrollment participation to determine how well schools are preparing students for success in college and beyond. The College Readiness Rating was created using the following data from the 2021 Civil Rights Data Collection: percentage of students enrolled in IB, AP or Dual Enrollment classes in grades 9-12, using 2023 4-year high school graduation rate data from Louisiana Department of Education, using 2024 Average ACT score data from Louisiana Department of Education, and using 2023 demographic data from the National Center for Education Statistics. |
| Student Growth | 7/10 | The Student Progress Rating measures whether students at this school are making academic progress over time based on student growth data provided by the Department of Education. Specifically, this rating looks at how much progress individual students have made on state assessments during the past year or more, how this performance aligns with expected progress based on a student growth model established by the state Department of Education, and how this school's growth data compares to other schools in the state. The Growth Rating was created using 2024 Percentage of students meeting growth target data from Louisiana Department of Education. |
Posted: July 30, 2018
Again, this stems from the top. If your principal and teachers do not show and utilize these traits, the likelihood of getting over 1200 students to have good strong character and behave with honest intent is a hard thing to achieve.
Posted: July 30, 2018
Having a principal that is disrespectful to students and parents sure hit a sour note with us. Teenagers watch adults and their behavior. You want better behavior, it has to be shown from the top all the way down. The do as I say not as I do is an awful method they use here!
Posted: July 30, 2018
For a school district that falls well below the national average, grading these children on a 7 Point grading scale and then adding their own quality points into the mix is setting these children up for failure.
Posted: July 30, 2018
Fights that go on on a daily basis and nothing seems to curtail the bullying. Suspend both students for a couple days and then allow them to come right on back. Utterly disgusting!
Posted: July 30, 2018
Terrible. When we moved here we kept a positive attitude and remained opened minded. Some schools are actually fantastic and get a bad wrap on Great schools.org. I wish I could say we had a pleasant experience. From a principal that rolls her eyes at parents to teachers that confiscate items (such as earbuds, phones, etc) and conveniently lose them we remained utterly disgusted with how this school operates. Not to mention these schools rate super low on a national average, how about grade the children on a normal 10 point grading scale versus the 7 point. Vernon parish school board is no better. Staffed with geriatrics that have no desire to change the system to help out all students is disgraceful. It is crystal clear the good ol boy/girl club is present in these school. Hire/promote your friend and let them stay even though numerous valid complaints are filed. This school deserves a 2 at best. Wish we had seriously considered homeschooling prior to moving here. Oh and dont expect your childs report card to get mailed to you, nope, you must either send in a stamp & envelope or physically go pick it up. Youd think the $2000/per military child these schools get from the government they could afford a 50cent stamp. Mismanagement from the very top (schools board) all the way down to the teachers. Bless whoever gambles with their childs education here and I hope your child has good teachers that actually care about your student. There are a few excellent teachers ..not many though. From one disheartened parent :(
Posted: July 30, 2018
Teachers, faculty and staff openly show they do not have anything invested in the children that attend LHS. Information does not flow freely.
Posted: July 30, 2018
A rare commodity at this school is a teacher that actually cares about their students.
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Posted: February 26, 2018
Very nice high school and education is comparable to other public schools above average in the US in my opinion.
Posted: May 3, 2014
While I can't compare my LHS experience to any other high school (it's the only one I attended), I feel like I got a decent education. LHS offered a great variety of classes compared to the other high schools in the parish. The student body was also the most diverse of all the schools in the parish. The classes could have been more challenging and tended to cater more to the average and/or slower students, but that is probably true in most schools. College was a bit of a shock for me because I actually had to study outside of class to make good grades. While LHS may not be the best school as far as challenging students, it's the best for college prep (in Vernon parish) simply because of the diversity of course offerings. The diversity of students brought in by Fort Polk is also a major plus.
Posted: April 16, 2012
My husband and I both graduated from LHS (He is C/O 98, I'm C/O 00) and we have purposely avoided being stationed at Fort Polk because we do not want either of our children going through Vernon Parish Schools. Mine was the last class to graduate before the uniforms so I'm not at all familiar with how that is dealt with. Even back then the classes that were taught by coaches were mostly a joke. I learned how to play spades in Health class my sophomore year. I don't feel I received a quality education at LHS and I would urge parents to reconsider sending their children to this school.
Posted: May 22, 2010
Leesville High School is not a place you want your bright, gifted students to attend. There is one gifted class, very few AP classes. The only truly QUALIFIED gifted teacher is leaving, and they still have not found a replacement. This parish apparently feels that if your child is gifted, they should just do more work. They need quality, not quantitity. Shouldn't they be trying to develop and encourage the bright students? After all, THESE are the young people who are going to be leaders in our communities.
Posted: May 2, 2010
the teachers are great and they really make sure that the student understands the material before moving on. they take time to work with individuals and with the help of the new freshman and sophmore academys, they ensure that no child is left befind and have various rewards for them such as breakfasts on fridays and special highlights of their success in school. the school puts the homework and classwork for the classes on screen so that the students know what they have to do for that week. i love it and i am a huge leesville wampus cats fan. woo
Posted: April 30, 2010
My experience with this school and it's school board was terrible. If you have a child with any learning problems etc..RUN. Do not merely walk away from this place. My daughter has ADHD with autistic tendences. She was diagnoes several years ago and is in the process of retesting. Does it matter? Not one iota. The school board can not remember the outcome of the previous school board meeting to the next. They will again look straight at your child..and ask the same stupid question they already hashed out at the last meeting. Where apparantly..nothing was accomplished. You are expected just to make your child conform. Whether or not they have the ability. :(
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| Base | Distance |
|---|---|
| Fort Polk | 6.4 mi. |
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