Grant Junior High School

17773 Highway 167, Dry Prong LA, 71423 | Grant Parish School District | 318-899-5697
  • grades 7-8
  • students 370
  • type Middle
PROFICIENCY 72% 10% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 3 in Dry Prong
  • Ranked #0 of 1754 in Louisiana
Proficiency Averages
76%Dry Prong
66%Louisiana

Grant Junior High School is a school servicing grades 7 to 8 and is located in the district of "Grant Parish School District" in Dry Prong, LA. There are a total of 370 students and 22 teachers at Grant Junior High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 17 to 1.

Grant Junior High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 72.0%, which is 10% higher than the Louisiana average.

Grant Junior High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students370
Teachers22
Student/Teacher ratio17:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollmentn/a
Taking some coursesn/a
Taking some courses (not tests)n/a
Passing some coursesn/a
Passing no coursesn/a

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 Grant Junior High School, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All69%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
770-74%
865-69%
High Schooln/a

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All75%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
775-79%
875-79%
High Schooln/a

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.

Grant Junior High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictLouisianaNational
White 82.9% 84.3% 49.4% 51.1%
Black 14.3% 11.6% 41.4% 15.9%
Asian 0.5% 0.6% 1.5% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 1.3% 1.2% 4.9% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.5% 0.9% 0.9% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.4%
Multiracial 0.5% 1.2% 1.7% 3.1%

Dry Prong demographics profile

StatisticDry ProngLouisianaNational
Population4594,648,794328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)33110891
Median age36.136.237.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)56%52%55%
Speak English99%92%79%
Speak Spanish0%4%13%

Education level achieved in Dry Prong

IndexDry ProngLouisianaNational
Completed 8th grade82.6%80.2%84.3%
Completed high school78.7%78.5%83.0%
Completed some college55.8%49.9%59.4%
Completed associate degree28.0%28.6%38.5%
Completed bachelors14.3%23.0%30.3%
Completed masters4.3%7.9%11.5%
Completed professional degree0.6%2.6%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.6%1.0%1.3%
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Source: The Grant Junior High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.