📍 12700 Hwy 23, Braithwaite, Plaquemines Parish, 70040
Phoenix High School is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Braithwaite, Plaquemines Parish. The school has 193 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Plaquemines Parish school district. It serves grades Pre-K–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.2:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 90%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Phoenix High School enrolls 193 students across grades Pre-K–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 19 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% Black or African American, 3.6% Hispanic or Latino and 1.6% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 180 | 93% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 | 3.6% |
| White | 3 | 1.6% |
| Two or more races | 3 | 1.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
193 of the school's 193 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 180 qualify for free lunch and 13 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Phoenix High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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-10, state senate district 1, state house district 103.
Phoenix High School is one of 8 schools in Plaquemines Parish, based in Belle Chasse, Louisiana. The district serves 3,510 students district-wide and employs 214 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 193 students, Phoenix High School is smaller than the district average of about 439 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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