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The Vernon Parish School District (VPSD) received an "A" rating from the state and finished as the fifth-best school district in Louisiana.
VPSD achieved a 92.1 LDE score. The LDE is a rating system used by the state to measure a district's performance. The district's superintendent says he's proud of the performance displayed by his teaches and students.
"We are very proud to be where we are at," James Williams, the VSPD's superintendent said. "We feel good that the work we are doing is producing results, and the most important thing is we feel like we are giving kids a good quality education and we preparing kids for the future."
Only 0.7 separated VPSD from second place.