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Ponchatoula High School
19452 Hwy 22 East
Ponchatoula LA, 70454, Tangipahoa County
Phone: 985-386-3514
Ranking: 
(91 out of 276, top 33%)*
(91 out of 276, top 33%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Tangipahoa 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: | 95 | 91 | 89 | 92 | 87 | 82 | 82 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,767 | 1,778 | 1,728 | 1,694 | 1,626 | 1,545 | 1,577 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 566 | 32.0% | 543 | 30.5% | 559 | 32.3% | 577 | 34.1% | 563 | 34.6% | 507 | 32.8% | 517 | 32.8% |
| Grade 10: | 418 | 23.7% | 454 | 25.5% | 400 | 23.1% | 410 | 24.2% | 354 | 21.8% | 362 | 23.4% | 361 | 22.9% |
| Grade 11: | 417 | 23.6% | 390 | 21.9% | 412 | 23.8% | 361 | 21.3% | 361 | 22.2% | 347 | 22.5% | 358 | 22.7% |
| Grade 12: | 366 | 20.7% | 390 | 21.9% | 357 | 20.7% | 346 | 20.4% | 341 | 21.0% | 324 | 21.0% | 341 | 21.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 923 | 52.2% | 928 | 52.2% | 911 | 52.7% | 879 | 51.9% | 821 | 50.5% | 758 | 49.1% | 738 | 46.8% |
| Female: | 844 | 47.8% | 850 | 47.8% | 817 | 47.3% | 815 | 48.1% | 797 | 49.0% | 779 | 50.4% | 835 | 52.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.2% | 7 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 17 | 1.0% | 17 | 1.0% | 11 | 0.6% | 13 | 0.8% | 9 | 0.6% | 10 | 0.6% | 9 | 0.6% |
| Hispanic: | 36 | 2.0% | 35 | 2.0% | 32 | 1.9% | 23 | 1.4% | 22 | 1.4% | 19 | 1.2% | 20 | 1.3% |
| Black: | 483 | 27.3% | 464 | 26.1% | 411 | 23.8% | 334 | 19.7% | 291 | 17.9% | 248 | 16.1% | 251 | 15.9% |
| White: | 1,224 | 69.3% | 1,254 | 70.5% | 1,263 | 73.1% | 1,309 | 77.3% | 1,299 | 79.9% | 1,263 | 81.7% | 1,295 | 82.1% |
| 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: | 5 | 0.3% | 6 | 0.3% | 8 | 0.5% | 8 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 789 | 44.7% | 754 | 42.4% | 699 | 40.5% | 608 | 35.9% | 504 | 31.0% | 512 | 33.1% | 433 | 27.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 122 | 6.9% | 113 | 6.4% | 94 | 5.4% | 89 | 5.3% | 131 | 8.1% | 130 | 8.4% | 105 | 6.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.60 | 19.54 | 19.42 | 18.43 | 18.67 | 18.80 | 19.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| GEE | ||||||
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 66% | 54% | 56% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 73% | 56% | 58% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 77% | 61% | 63% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 64% | 51% | 57% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 67% | 58% | 64% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 69% | 58% | 65% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 83% | 63% | 69% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 74% | 57% | 65% |
| 2007 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 74% | 58% | 60% |
| 2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 68% | 58% | 56% |
| 2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 72% | 61% | 60% |
| 2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 76% | 58% | 62% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 80% | 62% | 64% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 72% | 60% | 62% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 75% | 67% | 65% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 73% | 57% | 63% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 74% | 61% | 64% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 74% | 65% | 66% |
| iLEAP | ||||||
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 70% | 54% | 58% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 70% | 62% | 62% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 69% | 58% | 65% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 66% | 59% | 64% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 68% | 52% | 57% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 67% | 56% | 61% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 70% | 59% | 64% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 70% | 59% | 65% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 66.2% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 33.8% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 15.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 18.3% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 81.7% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $42,760.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $34,915.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $44,518.0 |
* Ponchatoula High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.