Helen Cox High School
2200 Lapalco Blvd Harvey LA, 70058, Jefferson County Phone: 504-367-6388 Ranking:  (245 out of 276, bottom 11%)*Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Jefferson 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: | 51 | 49 | 46 | 46 | 50 | 48 | 52 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 996 | 1,027 | 960 | 971 | 908 | 926 | 898 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 293 | 29.4% | 268 | 26.1% | 240 | 25.0% | 276 | 28.4% | 238 | 26.2% | 275 | 29.7% | 258 | 28.7% |
| Grade 10: | 205 | 20.6% | 232 | 22.6% | 257 | 26.8% | 248 | 25.5% | 238 | 26.2% | 231 | 24.9% | 293 | 32.6% |
| Grade 11: | 247 | 24.8% | 272 | 26.5% | 245 | 25.5% | 242 | 24.9% | 226 | 24.9% | 262 | 28.3% | 193 | 21.5% |
| Grade 12: | 251 | 25.2% | 255 | 24.8% | 218 | 22.7% | 205 | 21.1% | 206 | 22.7% | 158 | 17.1% | 154 | 17.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 487 | 48.9% | 511 | 49.8% | 492 | 51.3% | 522 | 53.8% | 464 | 51.1% | 459 | 49.6% | 475 | 52.9% |
| Female: | 509 | 51.1% | 516 | 50.2% | 468 | 48.8% | 449 | 46.2% | 436 | 48.0% | 459 | 49.6% | 419 | 46.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.4% | 50 | 5.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.3% | 6 | 0.7% |
| Asian: | 65 | 6.5% | 74 | 7.2% | 74 | 7.7% | 88 | 9.1% | 91 | 10.0% | 97 | 10.5% | 98 | 10.9% |
| Hispanic: | 115 | 11.5% | 102 | 9.9% | 85 | 8.9% | 3 | 0.3% | 52 | 5.7% | 41 | 4.4% | 31 | 3.5% |
| Black: | 674 | 67.7% | 710 | 69.1% | 686 | 71.5% | 701 | 72.2% | 690 | 76.0% | 703 | 75.9% | 675 | 75.2% |
| White: | 119 | 11.9% | 113 | 11.0% | 92 | 9.6% | 100 | 10.3% | 74 | 8.1% | 82 | 8.9% | 88 | 9.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 3 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 19 | 1.9% | 22 | 2.1% | 18 | 1.9% | 27 | 2.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 664 | 66.7% | 658 | 64.1% | 623 | 64.9% | 615 | 63.3% | 552 | 60.8% | 557 | 60.2% | 491 | 54.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 56 | 5.6% | 74 | 7.2% | 93 | 9.7% | 89 | 9.2% | 102 | 11.2% | 91 | 9.8% | 62 | 6.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.53 | 20.96 | 20.87 | 21.11 | 18.16 | 19.30 | 17.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| GEE | ||||||
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 42% | 49% | 56% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 44% | 50% | 58% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 47% | 56% | 63% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 51% | 50% | 57% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 45% | 53% | 64% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 45% | 54% | 65% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 48% | 63% | 69% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 51% | 63% | 65% |
| 2007 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 48% | 52% | 60% |
| 2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 41% | 48% | 56% |
| 2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 34% | 51% | 60% |
| 2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 51% | 53% | 62% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 55% | 59% | 64% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 43% | 55% | 62% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 40% | 55% | 65% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 49% | 52% | 63% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 53% | 57% | 64% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 55% | 60% | 66% |
| iLEAP | ||||||
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 41% | 47% | 58% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 48% | 51% | 62% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 53% | 55% | 65% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 56% | 57% | 64% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 40% | 45% | 57% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 42% | 48% | 61% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 51% | 56% | 64% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 52% | 61% | 65% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 69.2% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 30.8% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 17.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 25.6% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 74.4% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $45,372.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $36,538.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $48,418.0 |
* Helen Cox High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.