Welsh High School
306 East Bourgeois St
Welsh LA, 70591, Jefferson Davis County
Phone: 337-734-2361
Ranking: (57 out of 276, top 21%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 8 to Grade 12
School District: Jefferson Davis 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: | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 20 | |||||||
Total Students: | 331 | 305 | 305 | 284 | 294 | 296 | 293 | |||||||
Grade 8: | 5 | 1.5% | 3 | 1.0% | 5 | 1.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Grade 9: | 89 | 26.9% | 91 | 29.8% | 82 | 26.9% | 99 | 34.9% | 100 | 34.0% | 98 | 33.1% | 94 | 32.1% |
Grade 10: | 86 | 26.0% | 77 | 25.2% | 84 | 27.5% | 65 | 22.9% | 71 | 24.1% | 57 | 19.3% | 69 | 23.5% |
Grade 11: | 78 | 23.6% | 68 | 22.3% | 63 | 20.7% | 60 | 21.1% | 56 | 19.0% | 67 | 22.6% | 66 | 22.5% |
Grade 12: | 73 | 22.1% | 66 | 21.6% | 71 | 23.3% | 60 | 21.1% | 67 | 22.8% | 74 | 25.0% | 64 | 21.8% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 179 | 54.1% | 160 | 52.5% | 154 | 50.5% | 159 | 56.0% | 171 | 58.2% | 166 | 56.1% | 163 | 55.6% |
Female: | 152 | 45.9% | 145 | 47.5% | 151 | 49.5% | 125 | 44.0% | 115 | 39.1% | 122 | 41.2% | 126 | 43.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% |
Hispanic: | 3 | 0.9% | 5 | 1.6% | 3 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% |
Black: | 56 | 16.9% | 44 | 14.4% | 42 | 13.8% | 34 | 12.0% | 40 | 13.6% | 46 | 15.5% | 60 | 20.5% |
White: | 261 | 78.9% | 247 | 81.0% | 255 | 83.6% | 246 | 86.6% | 253 | 86.1% | 250 | 84.5% | 231 | 78.8% |
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: | 11 | 3.3% | 9 | 3.0% | 5 | 1.6% | 3 | 1.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 124 | 37.5% | 109 | 35.7% | 103 | 33.8% | 96 | 33.8% | 101 | 34.4% | 76 | 25.7% | 83 | 28.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 33 | 10.0% | 32 | 10.5% | 18 | 5.9% | 12 | 4.2% | 14 | 4.8% | 27 | 9.1% | 35 | 11.9% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.69 | 15.44 | 17.03 | 15.84 | 14.11 | 14.80 | 14.80 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
GEE | ||||||
2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 83% | 72% | 56% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 66% | 68% | 58% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 74% | 71% | 57% |
2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 77% | 75% | 64% |
2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 66% | 75% | 65% |
2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 87% | 82% | 69% |
2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 77% | 80% | 65% |
2007 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 75% | 73% | 60% |
2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 83% | 71% | 56% |
2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 78% | 68% | 60% |
2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 87% | 80% | 62% |
2007 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 69% | 72% | 64% |
2008 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 77% | 75% | 62% |
2010 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 82% | 74% | 65% |
2011 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 82% | 80% | 63% |
2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 77% | 76% | 64% |
2012 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 81% | 70% | 66% |
iLEAP | ||||||
2007 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 65% | 70% | 58% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 70% | 75% | 62% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 79% | 83% | 65% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 66% | 74% | 64% |
2007 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 61% | 68% | 57% |
2008 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 67% | 71% | 61% |
2009 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 82% | 81% | 64% |
2010 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 71% | 78% | 65% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 82.4% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 17.6% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 12.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 35.3% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 64.7% |
Mean Base Salary: | $41,454.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $34,965.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $44,993.0 |
* Welsh 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.