Calvin High School, Calvin LA - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Calvin High School

Calvin High School is a single public school serving the entire PreK-12 span for the very small, rural village of Calvin in Winn Parish, Louisiana. As the only school in a village with a population that has been essentially flat or slightly declining for decades, it functions as the academic and civic center of a community that has no downtown commercial district, limited employment (the local economy employs roughly 51 people total), and very few amenities. The school building sits within the village footprint alongside the post office, library branch, and city hall — a compact setting where families can walk to the school from nearby homes, though the overall built environment is scattered rural roads.

The school enrolls a small number of students across all grade levels, with class sizes that are modest from PreK through twelfth grade. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting the area’s modest household incomes. The student body is predominantly white, with Black students representing the largest minority group and smaller shares of Hispanic students and students of two or more races. Data on students with disabilities and English learners were not available in the records reviewed.

On Louisiana’s LEAP assessments for grades three through eight, proficiency rates across core subjects were modest. English language arts had the strongest performance among the four tested subjects, followed by math. Science and social studies each saw lower shares of students reaching the proficient or above level. These figures represent a single year of testing, and no multi-year trend data was available to show whether performance is improving or declining. The school’s test participation rate was high, so the results reflect nearly the entire tested student body.

Because Calvin High School spans all grades, one might expect to find a graduation rate for its high school students, but that metric was not reported in the available data. A parent considering the school for the upper grades would want to ask the school directly about its four-year graduation rate and what pathways are available for older students — whether Advanced Placement courses, dual-enrollment options with a local college, or career and technical education programs are offered. The data provided did not include any information on course access, program offerings, or staffing ratios, so these are open questions a family would need to explore.

The school is a regular public school, not a charter or magnet, and it is part of the Winn Parish school district. The district brief turned up no recent major changes in policy, curriculum, or taxation that would affect a parent’s decision. The wider rural setting means there is no public transit, and most residents drive to work — the school is located at the intersection of two state highways, about a short drive northwest of the parish seat of Winnfield.

For a family living in or near Calvin, this school offers continuity: a child can start in PreK and finish twelfth grade in the same building, with a small, stable peer group. The trade-offs are the limited academic outcome data and the absence of information on what happens after graduation. A parent who values close community ties and a small-school environment may find Calvin High School a natural fit, but should seek out current details on high school completion, college-going rates, and curricular breadth to be sure the school matches their child’s aspirations.

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Academic performance

State test results and graduation outcomes.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

>=80%Cohort of 23 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 3-834%

School 34% · District 20% · ▲ 14 pts above district

▲ 6 pts above state median

English language arts

Grades 3-842%

School 42% · District 30% · ▲ 12 pts above district

▲ 3 pts above state median

Science

Grades 3-823%

School 23% · District 19% · ▲ 4 pts above district

even with state median

Social studies

Grades 3-826%

School 26% · District 23% · ▲ 3 pts above district

even with state median

This schoolWinn 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 8Lower-income38%Higher-income50%12 pp gap

Grades 3-8Lower-income34%Higher-income54%20 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 5Lower-income9%Higher-income57%48 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income23%Higher-income50%27 pp gap

Grades 3-8Lower-income25%Higher-income48%23 pp gap