Doyline High School, Doyline LA - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Doyline High School

Doyline High School is a regular public school serving pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade in the rural village of Doyline, in northwestern Louisiana’s Webster Parish. It is the only school in the village, having absorbed elementary students after the closure of Union Elementary, and it functions as a central community institution in a place without a traditional downtown. The village itself is small and car-dependent, centered on a town hall, a few churches, and the entry to Lake Bistineau State Park. Doyline has seen population decline in recent years, and no major housing or commercial growth was identified in publicly available accounts; the area is quiet and residential in character.

The school enrolls a mid-sized student body for a PK-12 campus. The student population is predominantly white, with a smaller share of Black students and a modest representation of Hispanic students. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating that a notable portion of families face economic strain. Housing in the area is relatively affordable compared with state and national benchmarks, and the local unemployment rate has been steady, near the national figure.

On state assessments administered through Louisiana’s LEAP 2025 program, Doyline High School’s proficiency rates across tested subjects were below typical expectations. In math, literacy, science, and social studies, the share of students scoring at the proficient or advanced level was in the low teens to mid-twenties. Participation was complete, meaning nearly every enrolled student took the tests. The school’s multi-year academic trend data currently shows only a single year of results, so there is no available basis for measuring improvement or decline over time. A parent may want to discuss academic supports and intervention strategies directly with the school.

The school serves all grade levels under one roof, which means younger students and teenagers share the same campus. This is an arrangement that suits some families seeking a single, familiar setting from kindergarten through graduation, while others may prefer the separation of an elementary and a secondary school. Because the building houses the full grade span, the school’s peer environment mixes a wide age range.

Given the small size of the district’s rural and village schools, the enrollment figures place Doyline High School as one of the larger attendance centers in Webster Parish, though the parish itself is not densely populated. The district’s publicly reported recent changes are limited, so this school has operated without major structural or programmatic shifts in the immediate past.

The lack of a private or charter school alternative within the village means that for most families in Doyline, this is the local public option. The community’s civic and recreational life is tied to the school, the nearby state park, and the churches; residents travel to the parish seat of Minden for broader shopping and services. For a family that values a small-town, multi-grade school where the same teachers and administration may know a student from early childhood through high school, Doyline High School offers that coherence. The academic attainment numbers are a soft spot, and the single year of assessment data makes it difficult to judge whether this is a stable pattern or a snapshot of a particular cohort. Families weighing this school should seek current information on classroom instruction, curriculum, and any recent initiatives aimed at raising proficiency.

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Academic performance

State test results and graduation outcomes.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

>=80%Cohort of 30 students · Class of 2021

The federal source publishes a banded range instead of an exact rate when the graduating cohort is small enough that an exact number could risk identifying individual students.

How this school compares to all schools in this state

Each dot is one school’s SY 2020-21 graduation rate, binned by integer rate. Taller columns mean more schools at that rate. This school is highlighted.

355 schools plotted. 10 additional schools' rates are federally suppressed and not shown. Data: EDFacts SY 2020-21.

Math

Grades 3-815%

School 15% · District 24% · ▼ 9 pts below district

▼ 13 pts below state median

English language arts

Grades 3-826%

School 26% · District 31% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▼ 13 pts below state median

Science

Grades 3-813%

School 13% · District 20% · ▼ 7 pts below district

▼ 10 pts below state median

Social studies

Grades 3-814%

School 14% · District 21% · ▼ 7 pts below district

▼ 12 pts below state median

This schoolWebster Parish, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grades 3-8Lower-income25%Higher-income31%6 pp gap

Mathematics

Grades 3-8Lower-income13%Higher-income22%9 pp gap