Bienville Parish Schools
Bienville Parish is a public school district in Louisiana, based in Bienville Parish (Arcadia). SchoolGrade grades 8 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Bienville 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 Bienville Parish
7 of 8 schools in Bienville Parish carry a SchoolGrade (1 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
B: 2C: 1D: 4
Best schools in Bienville Parish
Statewide rankings: all 310 high schools in Louisiana · all 182 middle schools in Louisiana · all 643 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+ Saline High School (K-12 school, exceeds expectations)
- B Castor High School (K-12 school, exceeds expectations)
- C- Gibsland Coleman High School (K-12 school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- D Arcadia High School (High school, exceeds expectations)
- D- Ringgold High School (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D- Ringgold Elementary School (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- D- Crawford Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
Every school in Bienville Parish
High schools (6)
- D Arcadia High School, Arcadia
- Bienville High School, Bienville
- B Castor High School, Castor
- C- Gibsland Coleman High School, Gibsland
- D- Ringgold High School, Ringgold
- B+ Saline High School, Saline
Elementary and primary schools (2)
- D- Crawford Elementary School, Arcadia
- D- Ringgold Elementary School, Ringgold
Where Bienville Parish schools are
About this district
- State: Best schools in Louisiana
- County: Bienville Parish
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: remote rural (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 1,948 students with 203 full-time-equivalent teachers and 369 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 2200210
- 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
- Red River Parish (4 schools, 24 mi)
- Jackson Parish (5 schools, 28 mi)
- Lincoln Parish (11 schools, 28 mi)
- Webster Parish (14 schools, 32 mi)
- Claiborne Parish (6 schools, 34 mi)
- Winn Parish (6 schools, 36 mi)
- Bossier Parish (34 schools, 42 mi)
- Natchitoches Parish (14 schools, 43 mi)
Questions about Bienville Parish
How many schools are in Bienville Parish?
SchoolGrade grades 8 public schools in Bienville Parish, across 6 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Bienville Parish serve?
The largest by graded schools: Arcadia, Ringgold, Bienville, Castor, Gibsland and 1 more.
How good are the schools in Bienville Parish?
Across the 7 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C-, with 24.1% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 24.7%. 71% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Bienville Parish?
1,948 students were enrolled in Bienville Parish in the 2023-24 school year, about 9.6 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Bienville Parish?
Bienville Parish is in Louisiana, based in Bienville Parish, with its district office in Arcadia. Its boundary covers about 811 sq mi.