Pickering High School

180 Lebleu Road, Leesville LA, 71446 | Vernon Parish School District | 337-537-1555
  • grades 7-12
  • students 502
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 73% 11% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 11 in Leesville
  • Ranked #0 of 1754 in Louisiana
Proficiency Averages
77%Leesville
66%Louisiana

Pickering High School is a school servicing grades 7 to 12 and is located in the district of "Vernon Parish School District" in Leesville, LA. There are a total of 502 students and 32 teachers at Pickering High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 16 to 1.

Pickering High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 73.0%, which is 11% higher than the Louisiana average.

Pickering High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students502
Teachers32
Student/Teacher ratio16:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment9
Taking some courses9
Taking some courses (not tests)0
Passing some courses4
Passing no courses<=2

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 Pickering High School, there are a total of 9 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 9 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
765-69%
865-69%
High School70-74%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All77%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
775-79%
870-74%
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.

Pickering High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictLouisianaNational
White 60.8% 68.5% 49.4% 51.1%
Black 22.1% 16.9% 41.4% 15.9%
Asian 1.1% 1.2% 1.5% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 9.7% 7.4% 4.9% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.6% 1.1% 0.9% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.6% 0.7% 0.1% 0.4%
Multiracial 4.9% 4.1% 1.7% 3.1%

Leesville demographics profile

StatisticLeesvilleLouisianaNational
Population5,7734,648,794328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)64910891
Median age34.936.237.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)45%52%55%
Speak English91%92%79%
Speak Spanish5%4%13%

Education level achieved in Leesville

IndexLeesvilleLouisianaNational
Completed 8th grade76.0%80.2%84.3%
Completed high school74.9%78.5%83.0%
Completed some college47.2%49.9%59.4%
Completed associate degree20.2%28.6%38.5%
Completed bachelors15.4%23.0%30.3%
Completed masters3.9%7.9%11.5%
Completed professional degree0.9%2.6%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.1%1.0%1.3%
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Source: The Pickering High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.