November 17, 2022 - Sabine Parish School District received a district performance score of 86.1, "B", ranking them 13th in the state and improving from 82.8 "B" in 2021. Among the ten school systems within the Central Region, Sabine is ranked second overall. Sabine Parish schools continue to make gains despite two challenging years of CoVid shutdowns and delays.
Five schools are among the highest recognition from the LDOE, the "Top Gains" distinction for student growth and received an "A" letter grade for helping students grow year-over-year. The schools include Many High, Negreet High, Zwolle High, Florien High, Many Elementary, and Pleasant Hill.
Three schools were named "Equity Honorees" by the LDOE for demonstrating excellence in educating students with disabilities and students who are economically disadvantaged. Many High, Negreet High and Zwolle High are among those recognized.
Three schools continue to demonstrate high student performance to earn "A" grades, while 70% of the schools improved their overall school performance score. Many High, Negreet, and Zwolle High continue to receive an "A" letter grade for overall performance. Many Elementary, Many Junior High, Ebarb High, Zwolle High, Florien High, Pleasant Hill and Negreet High are among the schools improving their overall score.
Many Elementary demonstrated the most improvement in their overall SPS improving 11.6 points, followed by Negreet improving 10.2 points, Florien improving 5.4 points, Ebarb improving 4.6 points, Pleasant Hill improving 3.2 points, Many Junior High improving 2.4 points, and Zwolle High improving 1.6 points.
Converse High School demonstrated the most growth in the high school assessment index improving 6.3 points, followed by Many High improving 5.5 points.
Ebarb School demonstrated the most improvement in the high school progress index improving 4.3 points.
Pleasant Hill High demonstrated the most improvement in the ACT index improving 14 points, followed by Negreet improving 12.9 points, Ebarb improving 7.5 points, Florien improving 3.9 points, Many High improving by 2.9 points, and Zwolle High improving by .4 points.
Those schools with a 100% graduation rate include Converse, Ebarb, Negreet, Pleasant Hill and Zwolle High followed by Many High with a 97.8 and Florien with a 96.7.
The following schools improved their K-8 Assessment Index: Many Elementary, Many Junior High, Negreet High, Zwolle Elementary and Zwolle High. The following schools improved their K-8 Progress Index: Ebarb High and Many Elementary.
Sabine Parish continues to have no schools labeled as "Academically Unacceptable" and no schools with the letter grade "D" or "F".
The results are available online at https://www.louisianabelieves.com/resources/library/performance-scores . For further information, please contact Shane Wright, Superintendent of Schools, at 318- 256-9228.
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