Lafayette High High School
412 Highland Ave
Saint Joseph MO, 64505, Buchanan County
Phone: 816-671-4220
Ranking: (340 out of 498, bottom 32%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: St. Joseph 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: | 53 | 55 | 54 | 55 | 53 | 54 | 56 | |||||||
Total Students: | 832 | 839 | 866 | 889 | 849 | 750 | 802 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 221 | 26.6% | 221 | 26.3% | 219 | 25.3% | 236 | 26.5% | 216 | 25.4% | 207 | 27.6% | 221 | 27.6% |
Grade 10: | 221 | 26.6% | 213 | 25.4% | 236 | 27.3% | 221 | 24.9% | 240 | 28.3% | 204 | 27.2% | 192 | 23.9% |
Grade 11: | 199 | 23.9% | 219 | 26.1% | 214 | 24.7% | 234 | 26.3% | 218 | 25.7% | 173 | 23.1% | 202 | 25.2% |
Grade 12: | 191 | 23.0% | 186 | 22.2% | 197 | 22.7% | 198 | 22.3% | 175 | 20.6% | 166 | 22.1% | 187 | 23.3% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 428 | 51.4% | 445 | 53.0% | 450 | 52.0% | 435 | 48.9% | 415 | 48.9% | 349 | 46.5% | 388 | 48.4% |
Female: | 404 | 48.6% | 394 | 47.0% | 416 | 48.0% | 454 | 51.1% | 426 | 50.2% | 393 | 52.4% | 410 | 51.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 4 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 51 | 6.1% | 50 | 6.0% | 54 | 6.2% | 50 | 5.6% | 40 | 4.7% | 26 | 3.5% | 28 | 3.5% |
Black: | 105 | 12.6% | 105 | 12.5% | 107 | 12.4% | 95 | 10.7% | 112 | 13.2% | 78 | 10.4% | 89 | 11.1% |
White: | 658 | 79.1% | 668 | 79.6% | 698 | 80.6% | 740 | 83.2% | 694 | 81.7% | 644 | 85.9% | 685 | 85.4% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 6 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 7 | 0.8% | 10 | 1.2% | 3 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 500 | 60.1% | 469 | 55.9% | 454 | 52.4% | 456 | 51.3% | 416 | 49.0% | 366 | 48.8% | 323 | 40.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 77 | 9.3% | 52 | 6.2% | 78 | 9.0% | 90 | 10.1% | 99 | 11.7% | 74 | 9.9% | 94 | 11.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.65 | 15.37 | 15.98 | 16.31 | 15.92 | 13.90 | 14.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MAP | ||||||
2006 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 36.9% | 41.4% | 42.4% |
2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 34.8% | 41.1% | 41% |
2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 40.4% | 45.1% | 46.2% |
2006 | Communication Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 41.1% | 44.9% | 42.7% |
2007 | Communication Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 32.6% | 41.7% | 41.8% |
2008 | Communication Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 32% | 41.5% | 39.2% |
2009 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 10.8% | 34.5% | 52.6% |
2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 17.7% | 43.3% | 42.7% |
2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 26.8% | 41.8% | 59.7% |
2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 33.8% | 48.4% | 56.7% |
2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 33.6% | 50.6% | 57% |
2009 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 26.9% | 40.3% | 55.1% |
2010 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 31.7% | 48% | 43.3% |
2011 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 32.5% | 43.5% | 60.6% |
2012 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 51.2% | 48.9% | 55% |
2013 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 73.4% | 68.1% | 74.7% |
2013 | English I | End of course | % met std | 54.8% | 59.6% | 60.3% |
2009 | English II | End of course | % met std | 51.4% | 62.7% | 72.5% |
2010 | English II | End of course | % met std | 57.9% | 63% | 26.7% |
2011 | English II | End of course | % met std | 60.4% | 66.6% | 74.2% |
2012 | English II | End of course | % met std | 78.2% | 76.9% | 73% |
2013 | English II | End of course | % met std | 60.1% | 68% | 69.1% |
2012 | Government | End of course | % met std | 57.2% | 58.2% | 51.7% |
2013 | Government | End of course | % met std | 79.3% | 65.6% | 54.1% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 56.9% | 56.0% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 43.1% | 44.0% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 12.0 years | 12.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 31.4% | 34.0% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 68.6% | 66.0% |
Mean Base Salary: | $39,784.0 | $38,060.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $32,452.0 | $30,848.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $43,135.0 | $41,776.0 |
* Lafayette High High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.