Summary:
The city of Delhi, Louisiana is home to 4 schools serving students from elementary through high school, including 1 alternative charter school. While the Delhi Charter School stands out with strong academic performance, the other public schools in the Richland Parish district struggle, with test scores well below state averages.
Delhi Charter School is the clear standout, with 60% of students proficient in English Language Arts and 51% in Mathematics, significantly outperforming the state averages. The school also has a more diverse student population, with a racial makeup of 46.95% White, 45.91% African American, and smaller percentages of other racial groups. In contrast, Delhi Elementary, Delhi High, and Delhi Middle all have proficiency rates below 50%, with student populations that are predominantly African American, ranging from 91.13% to 96.77%.
The other Delhi schools also face challenges, with high rates of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 63.15% at Delhi Charter School to 89.66% at Delhi Elementary. Additionally, the student-teacher ratios are relatively high, with Delhi Elementary having the highest at 20.3 students per teacher. These factors likely contribute to the schools' low statewide rankings, with Delhi Elementary, Delhi High, and Delhi Middle all ranked in the bottom quartile of schools in Louisiana.
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