Marksville High School is a high school located in the city of Marksville, Louisiana, United States. It is a 7th through 12th grade school with 915 students enrolled.
The school dates to 1856, when it was established through the work of superintendent Pierre-Adolphe Lafargue, a native of the Pyrenees Mountains region of France. Lafargue was also a mayor of Marksville.
Academic performance The school had a 47.7% graduation rate in 2008–09, with a 59.5% drop out rate the previous school year. School Performance Scores (SPS) are given each year by the Louisiana Department of Education. The 2010-11 School Performance Score (SPS) was 45.5, a significant decrease from 2009-2010 which had a SPS score of 73.5.School Report Cards and Accountability Reports – Louisiana Department of Education . Doe.state.la.us. Retrieved on 2011-03-21. The SPS from 06–07 & 07–08 was 73.5, but declined to 70.1 in 08-09 academic year. Therefore, the school has remained stagnant in growth and performance from 06-10, but the 2010-11 SPS scores mark a decline in growth and performance. Louisiana's goal is for every school to have a SPS of 120 by 2014.
Clubs and organizations
4-H Beta Club FBLA FCS FFA Jr. Beta Club La Gear Up/Explorer's Club Publications/Yearbook Staff Student Council Twirlers Falling Band
Athletics Marksville High athletics competes in the LHSAA.
Baseball - Varsity Basketball - Girls' Varsity Basketball - Boys' Varsity Cheerleading Cheerleading - JH Cheerleading - JV Danceline Danceline-JV Football (JV only) Softball - Varsity Track and field Marching band Tennis
Notable people D'Anthony Batiste - NFL and CFL football player Edwin Edwards - four-term Louisiana governor Ex-governor tops list of colorful parish politicians | The Town Talk . thetowntalk.com. Retrieved on 2011-03-21. Elaine Edwards - Louisiana senatorWomen in Congress – Elaine S. Edwards, Senator from Louisiana . Womenincongress.house.gov. Retrieved on 2011-03-21. Isaiah Greenhouse - NFL football player Raymond Laborde - five-term Louisiana representative. thetowntalk.com. Retrieved on 2011-03-21. Chad Lavalais - NFL football playerChad Lavalais Bio – LSUsports.net – The Official Web Site of LSU Tigers Athletics. LSUsports.net (1979-08-15). Retrieved on 2011-03-21. Tommy Neck - NFL football player John H. Overton - US senator OVERTON, John Holmes – Biographical Information. Bioguide.congress.gov. Retrieved on 2011-03-21.
References
External links
Avoyelles Parish School Board