The top reported proficiency rate is 29% in Social studies. The lowest is 15% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on East Beauregard High School
East Beauregard High School is a regular public school in Beauregard Parish, Louisiana, serving grades six through twelve. It is located on a rural highway outside DeRidder, the parish seat, a small community that originated as a railroad and sawmill town and still maintains a compact historic downtown with a courthouse, museums, and annual festivals. The city itself is seeing a gradual population decline, and the area’s economy has long been tied to timber and forest products, with nearby Fort Polk acting as a major regional employer.
The school’s enrollment is small for a secondary school serving seven grade levels, and the student body is predominantly white. Just under half of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a share that is typical for the area and gives a rough sense of the economic mix families bring to the school.
State testing results for the 2024-25 school year are available for grades three through eight, which at East Beauregard means the middle-grades cohort. Proficiency rates across subjects fall in a range that parents should note as on the lower side. In English language arts, about a quarter of tested students scored at the proficient level or above. In math, the rate was slightly lower, around one in five. Science showed the weakest result, with roughly one in seven students meeting the proficiency bar, while social studies was the relative bright spot at about three in ten. The data covers only a single year, so there is no trend to show improvement or decline. A parent considering this school would want to ask the school directly about how it supports students who are not yet at grade level and what specific interventions are in place, particularly in math and science, where the numbers are softest.
The school itself appears as a standard district-run secondary school with no charter or magnet designation. The district, Beauregard Parish, has taken steps in recent years to expand career and technical education pathways at its high schools. In June 2023, the school board approved new programs in healthcare, welding, and information technology at DeRidder High School and South Beauregard High School. It is not clear from available data whether East Beauregard High School offers those specific CTE pathways or any similar programs; a prospective family should check directly with the school to see what course sequences in career and technical education are available, especially since the district has publicly emphasized this area.
The district also secured continued funding through tax renewals approved by voters in 2022, renewing a property tax and a sales tax that had been in place for decades and that together support school operations and salaries. That stability is a practical detail for any family weighing the district’s financial footing.
On housing, the local market in the DeRidder ZIP code area shows home values below both the state and national benchmarks, and rents are also modest relative to incomes, which is consistent with a small rural parish seat. For a family moving into the area, the cost of housing is unlikely to be a barrier compared to many other parts of Louisiana or the country.
The school’s civil rights data, discipline records, staffing ratios, and chronic absenteeism rates were not available in the source material, so a parent would need to gather that information from the school or district directly to get a fuller picture of the learning environment and student support systems. The same is true for graduation rate data, which was not reported for this school in the available data; because the school serves grades six through twelve, a graduation rate would typically be expected, and its absence is something a family may wish to clarify with the school office.
For a family looking at this school, the bottom line is a small rural secondary school in a stable but slowly shrinking community, with state assessment results that signal a need for academic support in core subjects. The district is investing in career-oriented pathways in nearby high schools, and a parent would want to confirm whether those opportunities reach this campus. The housing market is affordable, the community has a defined historic center and some civic amenities, and the school serves as a neighborhood anchor in a part of the parish that is well outside DeRidder’s downtown.
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