Patterson High School
2525 Hwy 182 West
Patterson LA, 70392, Saint Mary County
Phone: 985-395-2675
Ranking: 
(150 out of 276, bottom 46%)*
(150 out of 276, bottom 46%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 8 to Grade 12
School District: St. Mary 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: | 29 | 31 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 36 | 35 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 467 | 506 | 512 | 502 | 508 | 505 | 492 | |||||||
| Grade 8: | 3 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 9: | 122 | 26.1% | 141 | 27.9% | 137 | 26.8% | 146 | 29.1% | 141 | 27.8% | 158 | 31.3% | 141 | 28.7% |
| Grade 10: | 136 | 29.1% | 124 | 24.5% | 122 | 23.8% | 130 | 25.9% | 132 | 26.0% | 118 | 23.4% | 140 | 28.5% |
| Grade 11: | 110 | 23.6% | 118 | 23.3% | 129 | 25.2% | 114 | 22.7% | 118 | 23.2% | 119 | 23.6% | 108 | 22.0% |
| Grade 12: | 96 | 20.6% | 122 | 24.1% | 121 | 23.6% | 112 | 22.3% | 117 | 23.0% | 110 | 21.8% | 103 | 20.9% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 262 | 56.1% | 274 | 54.2% | 269 | 52.5% | 253 | 50.4% | 248 | 48.8% | 250 | 49.5% | 238 | 48.4% |
| Female: | 205 | 43.9% | 232 | 45.8% | 243 | 47.5% | 249 | 49.6% | 252 | 49.6% | 247 | 48.9% | 250 | 50.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.8% | 6 | 1.2% | 4 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 3 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Hispanic: | 16 | 3.4% | 13 | 2.6% | 9 | 1.8% | 4 | 0.8% | 9 | 1.8% | 10 | 2.0% | 10 | 2.0% |
| Black: | 218 | 46.7% | 227 | 44.9% | 229 | 44.7% | 218 | 43.4% | 218 | 42.9% | 224 | 44.4% | 216 | 43.9% |
| White: | 221 | 47.3% | 253 | 50.0% | 262 | 51.2% | 267 | 53.2% | 276 | 54.3% | 269 | 53.3% | 264 | 53.7% |
| 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: | 6 | 1.3% | 5 | 1.0% | 6 | 1.2% | 4 | 0.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 260 | 55.7% | 263 | 52.0% | 263 | 51.4% | 234 | 46.6% | 221 | 43.5% | 233 | 46.1% | 197 | 40.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 42 | 9.0% | 45 | 8.9% | 46 | 9.0% | 44 | 8.8% | 47 | 9.3% | 52 | 10.3% | 41 | 8.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.14 | 16.17 | 14.74 | 14.41 | 15.32 | 13.90 | 14.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| GEE | ||||||
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 48% | 53% | 56% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 67% | 66% | 58% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 62% | 63% | 63% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 56% | 54% | 57% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 64% | 67% | 64% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 76% | 78% | 65% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 70% | 74% | 69% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 65% | 71% | 65% |
| 2007 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 60% | 58% | 60% |
| 2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 67% | 61% | 56% |
| 2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 57% | 63% | 60% |
| 2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 62% | 62% | 62% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 56% | 60% | 64% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 64% | 61% | 62% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 64% | 65% | 65% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 58% | 62% | 63% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 67% | 65% | 64% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 67% | 64% | 66% |
| iLEAP | ||||||
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 60% | 61% | 58% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 59% | 64% | 62% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 67% | 66% | 65% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 61% | 62% | 64% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 68% | 66% | 57% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 55% | 66% | 61% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 73% | 71% | 64% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 68% | 70% | 65% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 71.9% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 28.1% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 11.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 28.1% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 71.9% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $40,222.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $34,133.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $42,605.0 |
* Patterson 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.