The top reported proficiency rate is 40% in English language arts. The lowest is 20% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on North Webster Junior High School
North Webster Junior High School, a regular public school in Sarepta serving grades six through eight, is one product of a rural consolidation that reshaped local education generations ago. The school occupies a campus that once housed three other communities’ schools, after Sarepta lost its own independent school to consolidation. For families in this part of Webster Parish, the junior high is the landing point for middle grades before students move on to high school.
The town of Sarepta itself is a small, dispersed rural community with no real downtown, a handful of commercial businesses, and four churches at its civic center. The population has been declining for years, and the town describes itself as a quiet place to retire or raise a family. Employment opportunities within Sarepta are minimal; residents typically commute to nearby Springhill, Minden, or Shreveport. The community is car-dependent, with no walkable core and no public transit mentioned in publicly available sources.
Academically, the 2024-25 Louisiana LEAP 2025 assessments show that about two out of every five students met proficiency benchmarks in English language arts, a rate that was the strongest of the four tested subjects. In math, roughly one in four students reached the proficient level. Science and social studies each saw about one in five students achieve proficiency. The school tested above 299 students in most subjects, and participation rates were high, so results reflect nearly the entire student body. These proficiency rates point to a school where a majority of students are not yet meeting state benchmarks, particularly in math and science, and a parent may want to ask the school about academic support and intervention strategies. Single-year data is all that is available, so no trend is visible.
The student body is predominantly white, with a substantial Black student population and small shares of Hispanic, multiracial, Asian, and Native American students. A substantial portion of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a school serving many families with lower household incomes. The school is not a charter and does not appear to be a magnet; it functions as the neighborhood middle school for its attendance zone.
The Webster Parish district brief turned up no recent major changes that would affect daily life at the school. No information was available on the school's discipline rates, chronic absenteeism, staffing ratios, course access, or special education and English learner populations. Without those details, the academic picture is the primary lens into the school's environment.
Housing in Sarepta is not documented in the available data, so no meaningful comparison of the local market is possible. The town is a roughly 50-mile drive from Shreveport and about 25 miles from Interstate 20, making it a long-commute option for anyone working in a larger city.
This is a school for families who value a small, rural middle school where virtually all students participate in state testing, and where the setting is quiet and residential. The academic performance data suggests the school has room to grow in moving students to proficiency, especially in math and science. A family considering North Webster Junior High will likely want to talk with school staff about how the school supports students who are not yet at grade level.
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