Tara High School
9002 Whitehall Baton Rouge LA, 70806, East Baton Rouge County Phone: 225-927-6100 Ranking:  (238 out of 276, bottom 14%)*Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: East Baton Rouge 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: | 69 | 75 | 77 | 83 | 77 | 64 | 66 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,039 | 1,031 | 906 | 1,068 | 1,137 | 931 | 891 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 345 | 33.2% | 326 | 31.6% | 272 | 30.0% | 363 | 34.0% | 382 | 33.6% | 289 | 31.0% | 299 | 33.6% |
| Grade 10: | 260 | 25.0% | 259 | 25.1% | 238 | 26.3% | 289 | 27.1% | 291 | 25.6% | 215 | 23.1% | 228 | 25.6% |
| Grade 11: | 206 | 19.8% | 249 | 24.2% | 191 | 21.1% | 197 | 18.4% | 172 | 15.1% | 165 | 17.7% | 180 | 20.2% |
| Grade 12: | 228 | 21.9% | 197 | 19.1% | 205 | 22.6% | 218 | 20.4% | 190 | 16.7% | 190 | 20.4% | 184 | 20.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 542 | 52.2% | 536 | 52.0% | 471 | 52.0% | 561 | 52.5% | 561 | 49.3% | 466 | 50.1% | 451 | 50.6% |
| Female: | 497 | 47.8% | 495 | 48.0% | 435 | 48.0% | 507 | 47.5% | 568 | 50.0% | 457 | 49.1% | 436 | 48.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 25 | 2.4% | 26 | 2.5% | 25 | 2.8% | 19 | 1.8% | 19 | 1.7% | 19 | 2.0% | 25 | 2.8% |
| Hispanic: | 52 | 5.0% | 34 | 3.3% | 35 | 3.9% | 1 | 0.1% | 21 | 1.8% | 11 | 1.2% | 25 | 2.8% |
| Black: | 873 | 84.0% | 886 | 85.9% | 753 | 83.1% | 895 | 83.8% | 962 | 84.6% | 762 | 81.8% | 651 | 73.1% |
| White: | 83 | 8.0% | 82 | 8.0% | 92 | 10.2% | 151 | 14.1% | 134 | 11.8% | 138 | 14.8% | 188 | 21.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 4 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 750 | 72.2% | 767 | 74.4% | 632 | 69.8% | 714 | 66.9% | 733 | 64.5% | 650 | 69.8% | 491 | 55.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 50 | 4.8% | 57 | 5.5% | 48 | 5.3% | 55 | 5.1% | 69 | 6.1% | 62 | 6.7% | 56 | 6.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.04 | 13.73 | 11.77 | 12.92 | 14.85 | 14.50 | 13.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| GEE | ||||||
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 48% | 51% | 56% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 57% | 58% | 58% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 14% | 55% | 62% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 59% | 57% | 63% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 47% | 50% | 57% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 50% | 54% | 64% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 50% | 58% | 65% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 33% | 54% | 59% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 60% | 61% | 69% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 53% | 56% | 65% |
| 2007 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 58% | 49% | 60% |
| 2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 43% | 43% | 56% |
| 2009 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 8% | 41% | 55% |
| 2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 43% | 47% | 60% |
| 2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 49% | 50% | 62% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 62% | 58% | 64% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 59% | 54% | 62% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 9% | 49% | 58% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 62% | 57% | 65% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 63% | 59% | 63% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 50% | 53% | 64% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 54% | 61% | 66% |
| iLEAP | ||||||
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 14% | 55% | 62% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 33% | 54% | 59% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 8% | 41% | 55% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 9% | 49% | 58% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 41% | 50% | 58% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 40% | 48% | 62% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 50% | 56% | 65% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 45% | 53% | 64% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 46% | 51% | 57% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 42% | 45% | 61% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 46% | 55% | 64% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 46% | 58% | 65% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 57.7% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 38.5% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 17.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 23.1% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 76.9% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $45,976.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $38,918.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $48,093.0 |
* Tara High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.