Lafayette High School
3000 West Congress St
Lafayette LA, 70506, Lafayette County
Phone: 337-984-5284
Ranking:
(43 out of 276, top 16%)*

Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 8 to Grade 12
School District: Lafayette 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: | 125 | 125 | 132 | 134 | 134 | 141 | 139 | |||||||
Total Students: | 2,442 | 2,482 | 2,383 | 2,351 | 2,355 | 2,279 | 2,294 | |||||||
Grade 8: | 17 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.2% | 10 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.2% | 31 | 1.3% | 19 | 0.8% | 25 | 1.1% |
Grade 9: | 669 | 27.4% | 752 | 30.3% | 736 | 30.9% | 699 | 29.7% | 683 | 29.0% | 641 | 28.1% | 663 | 28.9% |
Grade 10: | 652 | 26.7% | 645 | 26.0% | 598 | 25.1% | 617 | 26.2% | 573 | 24.3% | 592 | 26.0% | 628 | 27.4% |
Grade 11: | 613 | 25.1% | 563 | 22.7% | 566 | 23.8% | 538 | 22.9% | 552 | 23.4% | 575 | 25.2% | 508 | 22.1% |
Grade 12: | 491 | 20.1% | 518 | 20.9% | 473 | 19.8% | 492 | 20.9% | 515 | 21.9% | 452 | 19.8% | 470 | 20.5% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 1,124 | 46.0% | 1,155 | 46.5% | 1,122 | 47.1% | 1,132 | 48.1% | 1,109 | 47.1% | 1,064 | 46.7% | 1,112 | 48.5% |
Female: | 1,318 | 54.0% | 1,327 | 53.5% | 1,261 | 52.9% | 1,219 | 51.9% | 1,238 | 52.6% | 1,207 | 53.0% | 1,178 | 51.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 8 | 0.3% | 6 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.2% | 12 | 0.5% | 12 | 0.5% | 13 | 0.6% | 9 | 0.4% |
Asian: | 122 | 5.0% | 123 | 5.0% | 125 | 5.2% | 113 | 4.8% | 100 | 4.2% | 88 | 3.9% | 74 | 3.2% |
Hispanic: | 125 | 5.1% | 114 | 4.6% | 105 | 4.4% | 99 | 4.2% | 113 | 4.8% | 95 | 4.2% | 92 | 4.0% |
Black: | 760 | 31.1% | 751 | 30.3% | 710 | 29.8% | 713 | 30.3% | 710 | 30.1% | 659 | 28.9% | 636 | 27.7% |
White: | 1,420 | 58.1% | 1,487 | 59.9% | 1,428 | 59.9% | 1,411 | 60.0% | 1,420 | 60.3% | 1,424 | 62.5% | 1,483 | 64.6% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 6 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.0% | 11 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 705 | 28.9% | 699 | 28.2% | 685 | 28.7% | 657 | 27.9% | 623 | 26.5% | 633 | 27.8% | 566 | 24.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 147 | 6.0% | 162 | 6.5% | 157 | 6.6% | 138 | 5.9% | 141 | 6.0% | 121 | 5.3% | 97 | 4.2% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.54 | 19.86 | 18.05 | 17.54 | 17.53 | 16.20 | 16.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
GEE | ||||||
2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 77% | 64% | 56% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 76% | 64% | 58% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 13% | 68% | 62% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 77% | 66% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 74% | 59% | 57% |
2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 80% | 73% | 64% |
2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 78% | 73% | 65% |
2009 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 25% | 67% | 59% |
2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 84% | 78% | 69% |
2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 81% | 72% | 65% |
2007 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 81% | 68% | 60% |
2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 77% | 64% | 56% |
2009 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 13% | 60% | 55% |
2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 77% | 63% | 60% |
2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 79% | 66% | 62% |
2007 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 80% | 67% | 64% |
2008 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 78% | 66% | 62% |
2009 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 19% | 60% | 58% |
2010 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 82% | 67% | 65% |
2011 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 76% | 63% | 63% |
2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 81% | 68% | 64% |
2012 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 81% | 69% | 66% |
iLEAP | ||||||
2007 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 5% | 62% | 57% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 0% | 59% | 57% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 13% | 68% | 62% |
2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 14% | 63% | 55% |
2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 17% | 65% | 58% |
2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 25% | 67% | 59% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 19% | 61% | 54% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 0% | 57% | 53% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 13% | 60% | 55% |
2007 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 19% | 58% | 55% |
2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 0% | 53% | 53% |
2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 19% | 60% | 58% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 78% | 61% | 58% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 78% | 65% | 62% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 80% | 65% | 65% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 78% | 66% | 64% |
2007 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 80% | 66% | 57% |
2008 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 76% | 68% | 61% |
2009 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 80% | 69% | 64% |
2010 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 82% | 71% | 65% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 59.5% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 40.5% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 15.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 19.0% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 81.0% |
Mean Base Salary: | $42,955.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $35,824.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $44,632.0 |
* Lafayette High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.