Louisiana School for Math, Science and the Arts
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715 University Parkway , Louisiana 71457 United States |
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| Coordinates | 31°45′09″N 93°05′45″W / 31.7526°N 93.0959°WCoordinates: 31°45′09″N 93°05′45″W / 31.7526°N 93.0959°W |
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| Type | Public, Selective Magnet, Residential |
| Motto | Praecellemus (We shall excel) |
| Opened | 1983 |
| Founder | Jimmy D. Long, Donald G. Kelly, Robert A. Alost, Dave Treen |
| Oversight | Board of Elementary and Secondary Education; LSMSA Board of Directors |
| Authorizer | State of Louisiana, Division of Administration |
| Executive Director | Dr. Steve Horton |
| Staff | 115 |
| Faculty | 57 |
| Grades | 10-12 |
| Gender | Coed |
| Average class size | 15 (maximum mandated by state statute) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 15:1 |
| Color(s) | Blue and gold |
| Slogan | Above. Beyond. |
| Mascot | Ace the Eagle |
| Team name | Eagles |
| Accreditation | Southern Association of Colleges and Schools |
| Newspaper | The Renaissance |
| Yearbook | The Rubicon |
| School fees | Up to $1200 boarding and facility fees (2013) |
| Affiliations | NCSSSMST, Blue Ribbon Schools Program |
| Literary Publication | Folio |
| Website | www |
The Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts (LSMSA) is located in on the campus of Northwestern State University (NSU). It is a member of the National Consortium for Specialized Secondary Schools of Mathematics, Science and Technology (NCSSSMST). In 2016, Niche ranked LSMSA the 9th best public high school nationwide.
LSMSA is the brainchild of State Representative Jimmy D. Long of Natchitoches, Robert A. Alost, then Dean of the College of Education at Northwestern State University; Democratic State Senator Donald G. Kelly of Natchitoches; and the one-term Republican Governor David Conner Treen. The school was conceived to offer a unique experience to the state's brightest students while supplying Natchitoches with an influx of commerce and attention. On the heels of a fleeting surplus of state funds from oil revenues following America's oil crises of the late seventies, Gov. Treen approved the funding for the school. Classes were originally held on the ground floor of Prudhomme Hall, an unused dormitory on the campus of NSU while female students lived in the upper floor and male students originally lived in Bossier Hall, another dorm. Renovation of the "High School Building," (known by no other formal title, but formerly the campus of ) was completed in 1984, and the ceremonial ribbon was cut by then Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards.
The Louisiana School was the second state-supported residential school of its kind - the first being the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, which opened in 1980. The school was founded in the early 1980s with the first class enrolling as juniors in the fall of 1983, graduating in 1985.
Academically, the school is similar to the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics (NCSSM). Studies focus on mathematics, science, and the humanities. Like NCSSM math and science high schools, it has an arts program, with instruction in music, theater, visual art, and dance.
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