Marksville High School

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Marksville High School
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Location
Marksville High School
407 West Bon Temps

Marksville
,
Louisiana
71351

United States
Coordinates 31°07′38″N92°04′20″W / 31.127294°N 92.0722°W / 31.127294; -92.0722 [1]
Information
Type Free public
MottoExpect Excellence
School district http://www.avoyellespsb.com/
PrincipalMr. Joshua Spikes
Grades 7–12
Enrollment804 (2016–17) [2]
Campus type Urban
Color(s) Purple and Gold   
Mascot Tiger
Nickname Tigers
Website mhs.avoyellespsb.com

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. [3] [4]

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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. [5]

Academic performance

The school had a 47.7% graduation rate in 2008–09, with a 59.5% drop out rate the previous school year. [6] School Performance Scores (SPS) are given each year by the Louisiana Department of Education. The 2010-11 School Performance Score (SPS) was 45.5, [4] a significant decrease from 2009-2010 which had a SPS score of 73.5. [7] The SPS from 06–07 & 07–08 was 73.5, but declined to 70.1 in 08-09 academic year. [8] 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. [7]

Administration

Marksville High School is run by the Avoyelles Parish School Board. [6] Mr. Spikes, an instructional leader, school operations guru, a dynamic disciplinarian, and a SERVANT LEADER who EXPECTS EXCELLENCE out of everything student, faculty and staff member, parents/guardians, and the community.

Clubs and organizations

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Athletics

Marksville High athletics competes in the LHSAA. [10]

Notable people

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  4. 1 2 "Welcome to the District Information and Statistics Dashboard". Archived from the original on 2012-04-18. Retrieved 2012-04-16.
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  6. 1 2 "Welcome to the Avoyelles Parish School Board Website". Avoyellespsb.com. 2010-01-22. Retrieved 2011-03-21.
  7. 1 2 School Report Cards and Accountability Reports – Louisiana Department of Education. Doe.state.la.us. Retrieved on 2011-03-21.
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  10. ↑ "Marksville High School: Sports". Marksville.la.ash.schoolinsites.com. Retrieved 2011-03-21.
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