JS Clark Leadership Academy

Summary:

JS Clark Leadership Academy is an alternative public charter school serving 301 students in grades K-12 in Opelousas, Louisiana. The school has an overwhelmingly African American student population, with over 99% of students identifying as such, significantly higher than the 70% African American student body at nearby Lafayette Renaissance Charter Academy.

While JS Clark Leadership Academy outperforms the state in some subject areas, such as Algebra I, English II, and U.S. History, it lags behind in Mathematics, with a projected proficiency rate of just 33% compared to the state average of 59%. The school also has an exceptionally high rate of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, ranging from 95% to 98%, much higher than the 82.37% rate at Lafayette Renaissance Charter Academy. However, the school's low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 12.2 to 17.4, suggests potential for improvement with the right strategies and interventions.

Despite these challenges, JS Clark Leadership Academy has consistently outperformed the state in English Language Arts assessments, with proficiency rates ranging from 51% to 82% across different grade levels and end-of-course exams. This strong performance in English Language Arts, coupled with the school's predominantly African American student population and high rates of poverty, suggests that the school may be serving a community facing significant socioeconomic challenges, highlighting the need for targeted support and resources from the Lafayette Charter Foundation.


Detail:

Public, Charter, Alternative K-12

 1517 Stateman Rd.
       Opelousas, LA  70570


(337) 418-4222

District: JS Clark Leadership Academy

SchoolDigger Rank:
492nd of 675 Louisiana Alternative Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,851 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  12.2 Help
Number of students:  301

Racial breakdown:

African American:
99.7%
American Indian:
0.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients:  96.7% Help


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Compare Details JS Clark Leadership Academy ranks worse than 72.9% of elementary schools in Louisiana. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 30.84. (See more...)
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Compare Details JS Clark Leadership Academy ranks worse than 83.1% of middle schools in Louisiana. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 20.97. (See more...)
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Compare Details JS Clark Leadership Academy ranks better than 87.1% of high schools in Louisiana. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 81.86. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (99.7%), American Indian (0.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 96.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at JS Clark Leadership Academy is 12.2. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at JS Clark Leadership Academy is $12,851.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

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SchoolDigger ranks JS Clark Leadership Academy 492nd of 675 Louisiana public elementary schools. (See JS Clark Leadership Academy in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks JS Clark Leadership Academy 373rd of 449 Louisiana public middle schools. (See JS Clark Leadership Academy in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks JS Clark Leadership Academy 43rd of 333 Louisiana public high schools. (See JS Clark Leadership Academy in the ranking list.)

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Rank History for JS Clark Leadership Academy

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Rank History for all elementary school students at JS Clark Leadership Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 30.11 531st 727 27.0%
2023 17.86 629th 730 13.8%
2024 30.84 492nd 675 27.1%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at JS Clark Leadership Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.37 217th 682 68.2%
2019 72.05 184th 697 73.6%
2021 48.97 377th 719 47.6%
2022 36.96 480th 724 33.7%
2023 22.73 592nd 723 18.1%
2024 37.78 449th 674 33.4%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at JS Clark Leadership Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 34.08 476th 705 32.5%
2022 31.63 520th 701 25.8%
2023 14.45 650th 705 7.8%
2024 23.60 521st 635 18.0%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at JS Clark Leadership Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 73.62 188th 696 73.0%
2021 41.68 419th 704 40.5%
2022 30.68 506th 712 28.9%
2023 19.53 593rd 713 16.8%
2024 36.49 445th 651 31.6%
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Rank History for elementary school African American students at JS Clark Leadership Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 75.89 98th 547 82.1%
2019 80.28 86th 559 84.6%
2021 61.13 185th 564 67.2%
2022 46.25 292nd 562 48.0%
2023 29.16 438th 570 23.2%
2024 40.85 311th 509 38.9%
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Data source: test scores: Louisiana Dept of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for JS Clark Leadership Academy

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Rank History for all middle school students at JS Clark Leadership Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.15 185th 411 55.0%
2019 75.25 113th 449 74.8%
2021 47.61 237th 459 48.4%
2022 50.69 233rd 460 49.3%
2023 36.73 302nd 465 35.1%
2024 20.97 373rd 449 16.9%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at JS Clark Leadership Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.34 193rd 403 52.1%
2019 83.00 49th 430 88.6%
2021 53.77 203rd 455 55.4%
2022 58.83 177th 458 61.4%
2023 45.04 249th 459 45.8%
2024 25.04 349th 444 21.4%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at JS Clark Leadership Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 86.42 38th 418 90.9%
2021 47.15 243rd 441 44.9%
2022 42.00 272nd 441 38.3%
2023 31.19 325th 444 26.8%
2024 18.47 361st 415 13.0%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at JS Clark Leadership Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 71.07 119th 418 71.5%
2021 62.41 166th 442 62.4%
2022 55.03 194th 442 56.1%
2023 40.00 260th 443 41.3%
2024 16.52 374th 426 12.2%
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Rank History for middle school African American students at JS Clark Leadership Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.48 84th 313 73.2%
2019 88.65 27th 338 92.0%
2021 64.90 88th 352 75.0%
2022 68.01 75th 360 79.2%
2023 51.82 156th 360 56.7%
2024 31.44 242nd 333 27.3%
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Data source: test scores: Louisiana Dept of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all high school students at JS Clark Leadership Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 58.50 130th 313 58.5%
2021 72.68 63rd 322 80.4%
2022 58.05 141st 326 56.7%
2023 68.54 93rd 321 71.0%
2024 81.86 43rd 333 87.1%
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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at JS Clark Leadership Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 66.22 90th 301 70.1%
2021 77.03 41st 285 85.6%
2022 56.59 128th 322 60.2%
2023 73.56 52nd 321 83.8%
2024 86.91 23rd 328 93.0%
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Rank History for high school Female students at JS Clark Leadership Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 53.21 148th 292 49.3%
2021 71.73 67th 288 76.7%
2022 85.12 21st 311 93.2%
2023 61.63 128th 308 58.4%
2024 80.07 48th 308 84.4%
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Rank History for high school Male students at JS Clark Leadership Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 41.82 179th 291 38.5%
2021 79.99 42nd 292 85.6%
2022 74.90 58th 301 80.7%
2023 71.19 68th 306 77.8%
2024 71.85 71st 315 77.5%
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Rank History for high school African American students at JS Clark Leadership Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 75.32 29th 233 87.6%
2021 85.42 19th 243 92.2%
2022 77.15 33rd 256 87.1%
2023 80.62 30th 252 88.1%
2024 92.08 15th 260 94.2%
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Data source: test scores: Louisiana Dept of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for JS Clark Leadership Academy

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2016 5 288 0 3 0 0 1 0 297
2017 2 309 0 0 0 0 0 0 311
2018 2 247 0 0 0 0 0 0 249
2019 1 231 0 0 0 0 0 0 232
2020 1 247 0 1 0 0 0 0 249
2021 0 258 0 1 1 0 0 0 260
2022 0 278 0 0 2 0 0 0 280
2023 0 300 0 0 1 0 0 0 301

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at JS Clark Leadership Academy

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2016 297 8.0 37.1 40.7
2017 311 20.9 14.8 94.2
2018 249 34.0 7.3 76.7
2019 232 11.7 19.6 99.1
2020 249 12.4 20.0 92
2021 260 14.8 17.4 98.1
2022 280 17.7 15.7 95
2023 301 24.5 12.2 96.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio JS Clark Leadership Academy

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2016 297 8.0 37.1 40.7
2017 311 20.9 14.8 94.2
2018 249 34.0 7.3 76.7
2019 232 11.7 19.6 99.1
2020 249 12.4 20.0 92
2021 260 14.8 17.4 98.1
2022 280 17.7 15.7 95
2023 301 24.5 12.2 96.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for JS Clark Leadership Academy

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2017 $10,343
2018 $13,056
2019 $14,830
2020 $13,170
2021 $14,930
2022 $12,851

Data source: Louisiana Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on JS Clark Leadership Academy

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 113th of 449 Middle schoolsRanks 302nd of 465 Middle schools
 39.8%
Ranks 130th of 313 High schoolsRanks 93rd of 321 High schools
 12.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
5th Grade Mathematics (JS Clark Leadership Academy)5421
 33%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Louisiana)6359
 4%
5th Grade English Language Arts (JS Clark Leadership Academy)7760
 17%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana)7170
 1%
5th Grade Social Studies (JS Clark Leadership Academy)7721
 56%
   5th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana)5448
 6%
6th Grade Mathematics (JS Clark Leadership Academy)7615
 61%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Louisiana)6157
 4%
6th Grade Social Studies (JS Clark Leadership Academy)5625
 31%
   6th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana)5142
 9%
7th Grade Mathematics (JS Clark Leadership Academy)7644
 32%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Louisiana)6158
 3%
7th Grade Social Studies (JS Clark Leadership Academy)6954
 15%
   7th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana)5552
 3%
8th Grade Mathematics (JS Clark Leadership Academy)6140
 21%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Louisiana)5348
 5%
8th Grade English Language Arts (JS Clark Leadership Academy)9377
 16%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana)7170
 1%
End of Course Algebra I (JS Clark Leadership Academy)10082
 18%
   End of Course Algebra I (Louisiana)6764
 3%
End of Course Geometry (JS Clark Leadership Academy)6046
 14%
   End of Course Geometry (Louisiana)6861
 7%
End of Course U.S. History (JS Clark Leadership Academy)4771
 24%
   End of Course U.S. History (Louisiana)5954
 5%
End of Course English I (JS Clark Leadership Academy)8071
 9%
   End of Course English I (Louisiana)7167
 4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students232301
 29.7%
African American231300
 29.9%
American Indian01
Asian00
Hispanic00
Pacific Islander00
White10
 100%
Two or More Races00
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients99.1%96.7%
 2.5%


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Students at JS Clark Leadership Academy are 100% African American.

In the 2022-23 school year, 301 students attended JS Clark Leadership Academy.

JS Clark Leadership Academy ranks 492nd of 675 Louisiana alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.


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