Deridder High School

723 O`Neal Street, DeRidder LA, 70634 | Beauregard Parish School District | 337-463-3266
  • grades 8-12
  • students 766
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 82% 25% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 8 in DeRidder
  • Ranked #0 of 1754 in Louisiana
Proficiency Averages
73%DeRidder
66%Louisiana

Deridder High School is a school servicing grades 8 to 12 and is located in the district of "Beauregard Parish School District" in DeRidder, LA. There are a total of 766 students and 43 teachers at Deridder High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 18 to 1.

Deridder High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 82.0%, which is 25% higher than the Louisiana average.

Deridder High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students766
Teachers43
Student/Teacher ratio18:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment84
Taking some courses84
Taking some courses (not tests)0
Passing some courses14
Passing no courses62

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Deridder High School, there are a total of 84 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 84 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All82%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School80-84%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All82%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School80-84%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Deridder High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictLouisianaNational
White 59.2% 75.0% 49.4% 51.1%
Black 30.8% 15.8% 41.4% 15.9%
Asian 2.0% 0.8% 1.5% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 5.3% 4.0% 4.9% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.5% 0.7% 0.9% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 0.4%
Multiracial 2.0% 3.5% 1.7% 3.1%

DeRidder demographics profile

StatisticDeRidderLouisianaNational
Population10,9554,648,794328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)1,17910891
Median age34.936.237.7
Male/Female ratio0.9:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)49%52%55%
Speak English93%92%79%
Speak Spanish4%4%13%

Education level achieved in DeRidder

IndexDeRidderLouisianaNational
Completed 8th grade80.3%80.2%84.3%
Completed high school78.8%78.5%83.0%
Completed some college51.1%49.9%59.4%
Completed associate degree29.9%28.6%38.5%
Completed bachelors23.1%23.0%30.3%
Completed masters7.6%7.9%11.5%
Completed professional degree1.7%2.6%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.3%1.0%1.3%
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Source: The Deridder High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.