📍 4100 Bronco Lane, Zachary, East Baton Rouge Parish, 70791
Zachary High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Zachary, East Baton Rouge Parish. The school has 1,765 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Zachary Community School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 93.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.9:1. 68% of students are proficient in reading. 56% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 14 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Zachary High School enrolls 1,765 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 93.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 59% Black or African American, 34% White and 3.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 1,034 | 59% |
| White | 602 | 34% |
| Two or more races | 63 | 3.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 45 | 2.5% |
| Asian | 20 | 1.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
936 of the school's 1,765 students (53%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 768 qualify for free lunch and 168 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Zachary High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district LA-60, state senate district 17, state house district 62.
Zachary High School is one of 7 schools in Zachary Community School District, based in Zachary, Louisiana. The district serves 5,494 students district-wide and employs 309 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,765 students, Zachary High School is larger than the district average of about 785 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe
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