Changes

Citing low enrollments, the school board had already closed Waterproof High School, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/la/Tensas/state.html|title=National Register of Historic Places: Louisiana, Tensas Parish|publisher=nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com|accessdate=January 10, 2011}}</ref> and Lisbon Elementary School, both in the economically depressed town of Waterproof in the southern part of Tensas Parish.

Citing low enrollments, the school board had already closed Waterproof High School, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/la/Tensas/state.html|title=National Register of Historic Places: Louisiana, Tensas Parish|publisher=nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com|accessdate=January 10, 2011}}</ref> and Lisbon Elementary School, both in the economically depressed town of Waterproof in the southern part of Tensas Parish.

In 2011, the remaining Newellton Elementary School, which is 85 percent African American, enrolled 219 of the approximately 760 public school pupils in Tensas Parish. Every child in the school is eligible for federal Title I assistance.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.localschooldirectory.com/public-school/36347/LA|title=Newellton High School: Overview|publisher=localschooldirectory.com|accessdate=January 4, 2010}}</ref>

In 2011, the remaining Newellton Elementary School, which is 85 percent African American, enrolled 219 of the approximately 760 public school pupils in Tensas Parish. Every child in the school is eligible for federal Title I assistance.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.localschooldirectory.com/public-school/36347/LA|title=Newellton High School: Overview|publisher=localschooldirectory.com|accessdate=March 23, 2021}}</ref>

==Notable alumni==

==Notable alumni==