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West Jefferson High School
2200 Eighth St Harvey LA, 70058, Jefferson County Phone: 504-368-6055 Ranking:  (264 out of 276, bottom 4%)*Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Jefferson 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: | 66 | 63 | 66 | 75 | 90 | 84 | 87 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,226 | 1,163 | 1,209 | 1,263 | 1,376 | 1,365 | 1,398 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 392 | 32.0% | 381 | 32.8% | 379 | 31.3% | 365 | 28.9% | 432 | 31.4% | 426 | 31.2% | 442 | 31.6% |
| Grade 10: | 315 | 25.7% | 266 | 22.9% | 275 | 22.7% | 357 | 28.3% | 365 | 26.5% | 348 | 25.5% | 380 | 27.2% |
| Grade 11: | 248 | 20.2% | 271 | 23.3% | 284 | 23.5% | 264 | 20.9% | 279 | 20.3% | 310 | 22.7% | 290 | 20.7% |
| Grade 12: | 271 | 22.1% | 245 | 21.1% | 271 | 22.4% | 277 | 21.9% | 300 | 21.8% | 281 | 20.6% | 286 | 20.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 662 | 54.0% | 635 | 54.6% | 648 | 53.6% | 640 | 50.7% | 697 | 50.7% | 671 | 49.2% | 703 | 50.3% |
| Female: | 564 | 46.0% | 528 | 45.4% | 561 | 46.4% | 623 | 49.3% | 671 | 48.8% | 686 | 50.3% | 691 | 49.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 5 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.2% | 6 | 0.5% | 81 | 6.4% | 8 | 0.6% | 9 | 0.7% | 8 | 0.6% |
| Asian: | 59 | 4.8% | 55 | 4.7% | 80 | 6.6% | 70 | 5.5% | 89 | 6.5% | 87 | 6.4% | 87 | 6.2% |
| Hispanic: | 301 | 24.6% | 279 | 24.0% | 301 | 24.9% | 187 | 14.8% | 255 | 18.5% | 243 | 17.8% | 251 | 18.0% |
| Black: | 662 | 54.0% | 630 | 54.2% | 625 | 51.7% | 702 | 55.6% | 813 | 59.1% | 783 | 57.4% | 812 | 58.1% |
| White: | 177 | 14.4% | 176 | 15.1% | 178 | 14.7% | 191 | 15.1% | 211 | 15.3% | 243 | 17.8% | 240 | 17.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 4 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.2% | 7 | 0.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 18 | 1.5% | 16 | 1.4% | 16 | 1.3% | 25 | 2.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 859 | 70.1% | 830 | 71.4% | 862 | 71.3% | 872 | 69.0% | 873 | 63.4% | 844 | 61.8% | 908 | 64.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 72 | 5.9% | 74 | 6.4% | 102 | 8.4% | 78 | 6.2% | 101 | 7.3% | 113 | 8.3% | 137 | 9.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.54 | 18.53 | 18.32 | 16.84 | 15.29 | 16.30 | 16.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| GEE | ||||||
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 49% | 49% | 56% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 37% | 50% | 58% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 43% | 56% | 63% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 34% | 50% | 57% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 49% | 53% | 64% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 46% | 54% | 65% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 52% | 63% | 69% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 52% | 63% | 65% |
| 2007 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 47% | 52% | 60% |
| 2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 36% | 48% | 56% |
| 2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 41% | 51% | 60% |
| 2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 35% | 53% | 62% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 57% | 59% | 64% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 45% | 55% | 62% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 41% | 55% | 65% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 39% | 52% | 63% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 40% | 57% | 64% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 53% | 60% | 66% |
| iLEAP | ||||||
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 37% | 47% | 58% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 40% | 51% | 62% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 42% | 55% | 65% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 37% | 57% | 64% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 35% | 45% | 57% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 39% | 48% | 61% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 39% | 56% | 64% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 45% | 61% | 65% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 55.6% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 40.3% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 20.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 8.3% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 91.7% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $50,758.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $43,082.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $51,456.0 |
* West Jefferson 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.