Kilbourne High School, Kilbourne LA

Original Research by School Decision on Kilbourne High School

Kilbourne High School is no longer operating. The school, which was classified as a regular public school, has been closed, and as of the latest records it is not accepting students. A parent or resident looking into this school will find that the building now houses Kilbourne Elementary, serving a different grade range. The closure reflects broader consolidation in a very small rural community.

The school was located in Kilbourne, a village in West Carroll Parish, Louisiana. Kilbourne is a tiny, car-dependent community with a declining population and a tight-knit, residential character. The village describes its values as small-town and preservation-oriented, but the economic base is limited and there are no large employers. The school building sat within the village center, near the city hall and post office. The community's trajectory has been one of contraction rather than growth.

During its final year of operation, the school served grades three through eight, despite its "High School" name. State testing data from the 2022-23 school year, the last year before closure, is available for those grade levels. Across math, English language arts, science, and social studies, proficiency rates were low. In most grade levels and subjects, only a small share of students met the state's proficiency benchmark. Scores were weakest in the lower elementary grades and somewhat higher but still modest in certain middle-grade subjects. Overall, the academic performance was well below what many families would consider a strong baseline. A parent comparing this school to others would note that the results consistently placed it in a lower range.

Because the school did not serve high school grades, there is no graduation rate to report. Enrollment and demographic data were not available in the source records, so the student body composition and economic needs of the families cannot be described here. Civil rights data, such as discipline rates or access to advanced coursework, were also absent from the available information. What is clear is that the school was very small, with tested cohorts numbering in the low tens for each grade.

No district-wide changes affecting parents were identified in a search of recent West Carroll Parish school news. The parish itself is rural, and the closure of Kilbourne High School is the most significant localized change.

For a family considering this school, the essential fact is that it no longer exists as a choice. The village of Kilbourne now directs its students elsewhere: elementary-aged children attend Kilbourne Elementary in the same building, while older students are zoned to Oak Grove High School in another part of the parish. The data from this school's final year paints a picture of very low academic attainment, and while a small rural school can offer intimate class sizes and community connection, the performance numbers give a clear indication of the challenges the school faced. A parent looking at this history may want to ask the district about the current quality of the schools now serving Kilbourne's children, since the replacement options are what actually matter for enrollment today.

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Academic performance

State test results and graduation outcomes.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

>=80%Cohort of 20 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

Grade 320%

School 20% · district not reported

▼ 5 pts below state median

Grade 431%

School 31% · district not reported

▲ 3 pts above state median

Grade 58%

School 8% · district not reported

▼ 11 pts below state median

Grade 69%

School 9% · district not reported

▼ 11 pts below state median

Grade 729%

School 29% · district not reported

▲ 4 pts above state median

Grade 814%

School 14% · district not reported

▼ 1 pts below state median

English language arts

Grade 438%

School 38% · district not reported

▲ 7 pts above state median

Grade 515%

School 15% · district not reported

▼ 14 pts below state median

Grade 618%

School 18% · district not reported

▼ 8 pts below state median

Grade 729%

School 29% · district not reported

▼ 3 pts below state median

Grade 828%

School 28% · district not reported

▲ 1 pts above state median

Science

Grade 30%

School 0% · district not reported

▼ 15 pts below state median

Grade 431%

School 31% · district not reported

▲ 11 pts above state median

Grade 516%

School 16% · district not reported

▼ 7 pts below state median

Grade 619%

School 19% · district not reported

▼ 2 pts below state median

Grade 714%

School 14% · district not reported

▼ 8 pts below state median

Grade 822%

School 22% · district not reported

▲ 7 pts above state median

Social studies

Grade 30%

School 0% · district not reported

▼ 14 pts below state median

Grade 439%

School 39% · district not reported

▲ 19 pts above state median

Grade 58%

School 8% · district not reported

▼ 15 pts below state median

Grade 722%

School 22% · district not reported

▼ 2 pts below state median

Grade 815%

School 15% · district not reported

even with state median

This schoolWest Carroll 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

Grade 3Lower-income17%Higher-income50%33 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income30%Higher-income66%36 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income0%Higher-income40%40 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income12%Higher-income33%21 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income28%Higher-income33%5 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income36%Higher-income16%20 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income16%Higher-income25%9 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income20%Higher-income66%46 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income0%Higher-income20%20 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income0%Higher-income33%33 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income11%Higher-income17%6 pp gap