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Opelousas Senior High School
1014 Judson Walsh Dr
Opelousas LA, 70570, Saint Landry County
Phone: 337-942-5634
Ranking: (181 out of 276, bottom 34%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: St. Landry 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: | 47 | 53 | 57 | 58 | 61 | 70 | 71 | |||||||
Total Students: | 867 | 755 | 741 | 705 | 734 | 855 | 878 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 335 | 38.6% | 243 | 32.2% | 233 | 31.4% | 238 | 33.8% | 191 | 26.0% | 250 | 29.2% | 255 | 29.0% |
Grade 10: | 190 | 21.9% | 184 | 24.4% | 218 | 29.4% | 167 | 23.7% | 179 | 24.4% | 232 | 27.1% | 223 | 25.4% |
Grade 11: | 160 | 18.5% | 190 | 25.2% | 148 | 20.0% | 134 | 19.0% | 172 | 23.4% | 184 | 21.5% | 191 | 21.8% |
Grade 12: | 182 | 21.0% | 138 | 18.3% | 142 | 19.2% | 166 | 23.5% | 192 | 26.2% | 189 | 22.1% | 209 | 23.8% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 420 | 48.4% | 379 | 50.2% | 382 | 51.6% | 351 | 49.8% | 343 | 46.7% | 377 | 44.1% | 411 | 46.8% |
Female: | 447 | 51.6% | 376 | 49.8% | 359 | 48.4% | 354 | 50.2% | 383 | 52.2% | 470 | 55.0% | 463 | 52.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 6 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 19 | 2.2% | 12 | 1.6% | 6 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.7% |
Hispanic: | 3 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.7% | 7 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.1% |
Black: | 678 | 78.2% | 582 | 77.1% | 594 | 80.2% | 548 | 77.7% | 578 | 78.7% | 682 | 79.8% | 682 | 77.7% |
White: | 158 | 18.2% | 151 | 20.0% | 134 | 18.1% | 143 | 20.3% | 147 | 20.0% | 161 | 18.8% | 189 | 21.5% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 3 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 558 | 64.4% | 480 | 63.6% | 463 | 62.5% | 491 | 69.6% | 464 | 63.2% | 524 | 61.3% | 583 | 66.4% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 48 | 5.5% | 43 | 5.7% | 50 | 6.7% | 62 | 8.8% | 43 | 5.9% | 75 | 8.8% | 70 | 8.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.50 | 14.17 | 13.00 | 12.16 | 11.99 | 12.20 | 12.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
GEE | ||||||
2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 63% | 61% | 56% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 65% | 64% | 58% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 63% | 66% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 51% | 56% | 57% |
2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 73% | 70% | 64% |
2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 62% | 69% | 65% |
2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 64% | 71% | 69% |
2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 58% | 67% | 65% |
2007 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 56% | 60% | 60% |
2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 61% | 61% | 56% |
2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 49% | 56% | 60% |
2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 44% | 59% | 62% |
2007 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 69% | 67% | 64% |
2008 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 65% | 63% | 62% |
2010 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 55% | 59% | 65% |
2011 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 54% | 65% | 63% |
2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 57% | 63% | 64% |
2012 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 67% | 60% | 66% |
iLEAP | ||||||
2007 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 59% | 63% | 58% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 61% | 66% | 62% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 62% | 71% | 65% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 67% | 69% | 64% |
2007 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 53% | 62% | 57% |
2008 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 43% | 60% | 61% |
2009 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 63% | 68% | 64% |
2010 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 60% | 65% | 65% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 67.6% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 32.4% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 12.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 32.4% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 67.6% |
Mean Base Salary: | $37,921.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $34,408.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $39,605.0 |
* Opelousas Senior 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.