East Ascension High School
612 East Worthy St
Gonzales LA, 70737, Ascension County
Phone: 225-391-6100
Ranking: 
(68 out of 276, top 25%)*
(68 out of 276, top 25%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Ascension Parish School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 122 | 116 | 95 | 86 | 85 | 83 | 74 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,835 | 1,710 | 1,651 | 1,527 | 1,359 | 1,315 | 1,189 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 570 | 31.1% | 528 | 30.9% | 473 | 28.6% | 476 | 31.2% | 406 | 29.9% | 454 | 34.5% | 352 | 29.6% |
| Grade 10: | 473 | 25.8% | 393 | 23.0% | 431 | 26.1% | 372 | 24.4% | 387 | 28.5% | 300 | 22.8% | 305 | 25.7% |
| Grade 11: | 370 | 20.2% | 432 | 25.3% | 371 | 22.5% | 387 | 25.3% | 294 | 21.6% | 291 | 22.1% | 282 | 23.7% |
| Grade 12: | 422 | 23.0% | 357 | 20.9% | 376 | 22.8% | 292 | 19.1% | 272 | 20.0% | 270 | 20.5% | 250 | 21.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 905 | 49.3% | 848 | 49.6% | 841 | 50.9% | 795 | 52.1% | 693 | 51.0% | 647 | 49.2% | 562 | 47.3% |
| Female: | 930 | 50.7% | 862 | 50.4% | 810 | 49.1% | 732 | 47.9% | 658 | 48.4% | 660 | 50.2% | 623 | 52.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 10 | 0.5% | 11 | 0.6% | 8 | 0.5% | 6 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 17 | 0.9% | 14 | 0.8% | 16 | 1.0% | 17 | 1.1% | 10 | 0.7% | 7 | 0.5% | 8 | 0.7% |
| Hispanic: | 182 | 9.9% | 149 | 8.7% | 133 | 8.1% | 132 | 8.6% | 119 | 8.8% | 98 | 7.5% | 74 | 6.2% |
| Black: | 760 | 41.4% | 664 | 38.8% | 598 | 36.2% | 525 | 34.4% | 429 | 31.6% | 450 | 34.2% | 416 | 35.0% |
| White: | 858 | 46.8% | 868 | 50.8% | 891 | 54.0% | 845 | 55.3% | 796 | 58.6% | 756 | 57.5% | 688 | 57.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 6 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 808 | 44.0% | 779 | 45.6% | 708 | 42.9% | 607 | 39.8% | 481 | 35.4% | 481 | 36.6% | 384 | 32.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 143 | 7.8% | 108 | 6.3% | 120 | 7.3% | 101 | 6.6% | 88 | 6.5% | 103 | 7.8% | 96 | 8.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.04 | 14.74 | 17.40 | 17.77 | 15.99 | 15.80 | 16.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| GEE | ||||||
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 66% | 65% | 56% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 61% | 67% | 58% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 64% | 70% | 63% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 63% | 69% | 57% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 72% | 75% | 64% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 75% | 78% | 65% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 75% | 83% | 69% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 78% | 83% | 65% |
| 2007 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 65% | 71% | 60% |
| 2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 57% | 65% | 56% |
| 2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 63% | 70% | 60% |
| 2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 64% | 73% | 62% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 69% | 75% | 64% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 69% | 73% | 62% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 70% | 79% | 65% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 65% | 77% | 63% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 70% | 78% | 64% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 72% | 81% | 66% |
| iLEAP | ||||||
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 65% | 67% | 58% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 72% | 75% | 62% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 74% | 73% | 65% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 73% | 74% | 64% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 66% | 72% | 57% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 75% | 77% | 61% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 74% | 77% | 64% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 79% | 81% | 65% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 71.0% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 29.0% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 15.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 27.5% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 72.5% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $42,685.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $36,883.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $44,890.0 |
* East Ascension High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.