West St. John High School
480 La Hwy 3127
Edgard LA, 70049, St John The Baptist County
Phone: 985-497-3271
Ranking: 
(201 out of 276, bottom 27%)*
(201 out of 276, bottom 27%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 8 to Grade 12
School District: St. John the Baptist 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 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 32 | 28 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 199 | 217 | 212 | 208 | 215 | 220 | 237 | |||||||
| Grade 8: | 33 | 16.6% | 44 | 20.3% | 34 | 16.0% | 36 | 17.3% | 33 | 15.3% | 44 | 20.0% | 50 | 21.1% |
| Grade 9: | 51 | 25.6% | 50 | 23.0% | 51 | 24.1% | 48 | 23.1% | 52 | 24.2% | 42 | 19.1% | 54 | 22.8% |
| Grade 10: | 51 | 25.6% | 45 | 20.7% | 49 | 23.1% | 51 | 24.5% | 48 | 22.3% | 52 | 23.6% | 56 | 23.6% |
| Grade 11: | 36 | 18.1% | 38 | 17.5% | 44 | 20.8% | 44 | 21.2% | 45 | 20.9% | 56 | 25.5% | 32 | 13.5% |
| Grade 12: | 28 | 14.1% | 40 | 18.4% | 34 | 16.0% | 29 | 13.9% | 37 | 17.2% | 26 | 11.8% | 45 | 19.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 109 | 54.8% | 115 | 53.0% | 110 | 51.9% | 95 | 45.7% | 98 | 45.6% | 101 | 45.9% | 103 | 43.5% |
| Female: | 90 | 45.2% | 102 | 47.0% | 102 | 48.1% | 113 | 54.3% | 109 | 50.7% | 111 | 50.5% | 130 | 54.9% |
| 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: | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Black: | 196 | 98.5% | 215 | 99.1% | 211 | 99.5% | 207 | 99.5% | 214 | 99.5% | 219 | 99.5% | 236 | 99.6% |
| White: | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.4% |
| 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: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 178 | 89.4% | 209 | 96.3% | 195 | 92.0% | 200 | 96.2% | 201 | 93.5% | 195 | 88.6% | 215 | 90.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 11 | 5.5% | 5 | 2.3% | 7 | 3.3% | 3 | 1.4% | 7 | 3.3% | 9 | 4.1% | 7 | 3.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 9.59 | 10.33 | 9.98 | 8.56 | 8.17 | 6.90 | 8.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| GEE | ||||||
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 26% | 43% | 56% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 60% | 53% | 58% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 50% | 64% | 62% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 67% | 57% | 63% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 52% | 56% | 57% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 37% | 51% | 64% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 73% | 59% | 65% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 45% | 67% | 59% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 84% | 72% | 69% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 66% | 68% | 65% |
| 2007 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 26% | 36% | 60% |
| 2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 18% | 38% | 56% |
| 2009 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 33% | 45% | 55% |
| 2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 35% | 46% | 60% |
| 2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 55% | 47% | 62% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 37% | 46% | 64% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 27% | 51% | 62% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 54% | 64% | 58% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 49% | 58% | 65% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 72% | 57% | 63% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 63% | 54% | 64% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 58% | 64% | 66% |
| iLEAP | ||||||
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 41% | 56% | 57% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 55% | 63% | 57% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 50% | 64% | 62% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 49% | 68% | 67% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 64% | 69% | 69% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 53% | 56% | 55% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 40% | 69% | 58% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 45% | 67% | 59% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 59% | 68% | 64% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | 66% |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 22% | 40% | 54% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 31% | 43% | 53% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 33% | 45% | 55% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 34% | 52% | 61% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 58% | 58% | 64% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 20% | 49% | 55% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 51% | 50% | 53% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 54% | 64% | 58% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 78% | 67% | 67% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 74% | 65% | 67% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 30% | 44% | 58% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 35% | 54% | 62% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 71% | 62% | 65% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 43% | 62% | 64% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 32% | 43% | 57% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 50% | 49% | 61% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 78% | 68% | 64% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 57% | 69% | 65% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 73.1% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 23.1% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 15.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 38.5% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 61.5% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $47,324.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $40,894.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $51,342.0 |
* West St. John 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.