Pickering High School
Leesville, LA 71446
Phone: (337) 537-1555
Fax: (337) 537-3019
District: Vernon Parish School District
GreatSchools Rating
public • Grades 7-12 • 379 students
Leesville's Pickering High School serves grades 7-12 in the Vernon Parish School District. It has received a GreatSchools Rating of 5 out of 10, based on its performance on state standardized tests.
Pickering High School is a public school located in Leesville, LA. 379 students attend Pickering 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 | 6/10 | 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 | 2/10 | 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: March 30, 2026
This school has jeopardized my childs education, and I am here to strongly advise you to bring your kid to Leesville High School.
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Posted: August 14, 2025
I would never send my kid here. this sschool is not for the colored, but for the white. Youre not welcomed. Youll never be. The principal would rather blame the victim rather than console the victim, while the other runs free. Teachers and Principals will be racist (coming from experience), they dont care. Never has, never will. The clubs and activities are horrible, and not a wide selection.
Posted: August 14, 2025
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Posted: August 12, 2022
I have fun in this school I love my teachers and I learn a whole lot
Posted: August 12, 2022
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Posted: July 6, 2022
Not all teachers are bad there, they just dont have much to work with. The building is from a different era and could use upgrades. The Louisiana public school curriculum seems to be all about grades, not learning. Reviews of common mistakes or having students make corrections to their work isnt great. As mentioned in another review, you need to check those grades frequently because its happened on several occasions that my child received Fs in error. For example, my kid was sick and instead of an incomplete grade, they received an F.
Preferential treatment of local kids is a thing, especially in extracurricular activities. My child did not even get playtime during scrimmages. But I guess at least my kid made the team. Other military parents reported similar experiences. By the way, its acceptable for students to haze and tease the new kid.
According to a friend who has lived here for several years, Pickering serves as a feeder school for trade school. She switched her child to Leesville High and was happy with her choice.
Personally, I think school choices arent the greatest around Leesville. Schools here are underfunded big time.
Posted: July 6, 2022
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Posted: January 21, 2022
Overall this school needs to be shut down. Nothing is up to date. They have no money to do anything. Their disciplinary acts are ridiculous. Mind you, the state of Louisiana has the worst educational system in the U.S. Please, save your time and do not set foot in Pickering High school. The teachers do not care about the students success. No teacher is willing to help a student if he or she is struggling in class. Out of experience if you send your child here they will not learn anything. Fights occur almost everyday, not only in the hallways but in the classrooms as well. This school is not inclusive at all. If your child is LGBTQ they will get suspended for it. The administration is extremely homophobic. Nonetheless, I find it sad that this school is choosing to run this way. They do not care about their students, well being, success etc. Students are allowed to bring confederate flags inside of the building. Teachers will hang them up in their classrooms. It is a very disturbing site to see. Nonetheless, do not go to this school and do not move to Louisiana.
Posted: January 21, 2022
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Posted: November 7, 2018
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Posted: November 7, 2018
Teachers generally dislike having military children and are not afraid to show it.
Posted: November 7, 2018
Son got hit by an older student,who then threatened to smash his braces out of his mouth. the teacher who is a coach and known for favoring local kids and ignoring military kids, was told by students it happened. His response was you need to not act so weak if u want to be here.
Posted: November 7, 2018
Posted: November 7, 2018
Bullying is not dealt with period at this school.
Posted: November 7, 2018
Just be involved if ur military or the staff will shut out ur child. Local kids bullying military children is an excepted event at pickering.
Posted: February 2, 2018
This school is horrible teachers all related coaches related, admin staff all related. I only gave this school one star because there is no option for a lower grade.
Posted: February 2, 2018
Apparently the principal, staff, teachers, and probably the Vernon school district dont really care about the real purpose of a high school. Its basically just day storage for adolescents and young adults.
Posted: February 2, 2018
Teachers are lazy and uninterested in educating above elementary level. If you would like your students prepped for collegiate level academics, play on winning teams, be involved in any community organizations or interesting clubs, then this is not the school for you
Posted: February 2, 2018
Theres no challenge for students. Basically they are a commodity and really only need to show up on time for a grade.
Posted: February 2, 2018
This school has no interest in real education - no programs for gifted students academic advancement. The teachers are lazy, and have no curriculum or lesson plans, its ridiculous
Posted: February 2, 2018
Weak academics, zero technology, losing sports teams but a new football field and track.
Posted: February 2, 2018
Posted: July 28, 2014
We consider ourselves moderately conservative parents but this school is awful! Mrs Green is a terrible teacher and abuses kids and the school does nothing! It has a massive fighting problem and the academics are lack luster at best! Homeschool is the best option!
Posted: April 2, 2014
This was the first year my children went to a public school, because the private school did not have enough extra curricular activities. My children learned a few things, that were not taught at the private school. However, the teachers yelled at the students and when I had concerns and contacted the teachers I never recieved phone calls back, then if I spoke with the principal then the teachers would respond.. I recieved constant calls about F's because the teacher entered the grades incorrectly. For one of the previous comments about students and teachers bullying the other students.. CORRECT!!! If you do not have to send your child here please do not...
Posted: December 4, 2013
The amount of bullying at this school is horrible by students and teachers And you can't get anything resolved if you try as all the staff is either family or friends from back when they went to school together. . They place such high value on athletics and not nearly enough on academics. Cancelling school for all grades often so the teachers can all go watch the sports teams play out of town, the school definitely needs to concentrate more on class work so these kids don't fall thru the cracks.
Posted: January 7, 2013
This school could be really good. Unfortunately it seems to fall just short in so many ways. There is a significant amount of fighting/bullying in this school. The academics are only so-so. When I spoke to my sons teachers about his academic performance, they told me he was a great kid and not to worry, but then he brings home D's and C's. I really feel like hes just falling through the cracks here...
Posted: June 20, 2012
Mr. Jordan if your going to enforce the rules, enforce them all year then. Not just when you feel like it or when the school board gets on your case about it. Also Vernon Parish, what the heck is the point of adding an eighth hour. Exactly, there is no point. You gripe and gripe about losing instructional time whenever we do somthing fun yet here you are saying, "Oh, were not going to keep you any longer then 3:10, but we are going to cut classes down to fourty five minutes. And were cutting your lunch time down to." Yes parents, this is really happening. So basiclly god forbid the kids have any fun when they cut instructional time, now the school is being hypocritical by doing just that. CUTTING INSTRUCTIONAL TIME. What made you feel the need to add an eighth hour. Did the day just feel uneven to you? I'm not just talking about vernon parish, but ever since god knows when. The school system has went from bad to worse. Also one more thing, why more tests? 1 or 2 isn't enough for you people. It just the same thing over and over again. I'm seriously begining to believe that you don't want kids to graduate.
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