📍 612 E Worthy Street, Gonzales, Ascension Parish, 70737
East Ascension High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Gonzales, Ascension Parish. The school has 2,098 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Ascension Parish school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 132.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1. 49% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 85%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
East Ascension High School enrolls 2,098 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 132.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% Black or African American, 31% White and 17% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 990 | 47% |
| White | 645 | 31% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 365 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 70 | 3.3% |
| Asian | 17 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,148 of the school's 2,098 students (55%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,012 qualify for free lunch and 136 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
East Ascension High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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-20, state senate district 18, state house district 88.
East Ascension High School is one of 31 schools in Ascension Parish, based in Sorrento, Louisiana. The district serves 23,743 students district-wide and employs 1,558 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 2,098 students, East Ascension High School is larger than the district average of about 766 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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