Avoyelles Parish Schools
Avoyelles Parish is a public school district in Louisiana, based in Avoyelles Parish (Marksville). SchoolGrade grades 10 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Avoyelles Parish on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Avoyelles Parish
10 of 10 schools in Avoyelles Parish carry a SchoolGrade. Grade distribution:
B: 4C: 2D: 4
Best schools in Avoyelles Parish
Statewide rankings: all 304 high schools in Louisiana · all 186 middle schools in Louisiana · all 625 elementary schools in Louisiana
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- B Lafargue Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B La School For Ag Science (High school, meets expectations)
- B- Bunkie Magnet High School (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B- Riverside Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- C Plaucheville Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C- Marksville Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D Bunkie Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D Avoyelles High School (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D- Cottonport Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D- Marksville High School (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in Avoyelles Parish
High schools (3)
- D Avoyelles High School, Moreauville
- B- Bunkie Magnet High School, Bunkie
- D- Marksville High School, Marksville
Elementary and primary schools (6)
- D Bunkie Elementary School, Bunkie
- D- Cottonport Elementary, Cottonport
- B Lafargue Elementary School, Effie
- C- Marksville Elementary School, Marksville
- C Plaucheville Elementary School, Plaucheville
- B- Riverside Elementary School, Simmesport
Other schools and academies (1)
- B La School For Ag Science, Bunkie
Where Avoyelles Parish schools are
Cities and towns served (7)
- Bunkie (3)
- Marksville (2)
- Cottonport (1)
- Effie (1)
- Moreauville (1)
- Plaucheville (1)
- Simmesport (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Louisiana
- County: Avoyelles Parish
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: distant rural (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 5,007 students with 266 full-time-equivalent teachers and 566 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 2200150
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Rapides Parish (43 schools, 33 mi)
- Concordia Parish (10 schools, 34 mi)
- Pointe Coupee Parish (5 schools, 34 mi)
- St. Landry Parish (33 schools, 35 mi)
- Evangeline Parish (11 schools, 36 mi)
- West Feliciana Parish (4 schools, 36 mi)
- Catahoula Parish (5 schools, 41 mi)
- LaSalle Parish (9 schools, 42 mi)
Questions about Avoyelles Parish
How many schools are in Avoyelles Parish?
SchoolGrade grades 10 public schools in Avoyelles Parish, across 7 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Avoyelles Parish serve?
The largest by graded schools: Bunkie, Marksville, Cottonport, Effie, Moreauville and 2 more.
How good are the schools in Avoyelles Parish?
Across the 10 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C, with 26.2% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 19.5%. 70% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Avoyelles Parish?
5,007 students were enrolled in Avoyelles Parish in the 2023-24 school year, about 18.8 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Avoyelles Parish?
Avoyelles Parish is in Louisiana, based in Avoyelles Parish, with its district office in Marksville. Its boundary covers about 832 sq mi.