📍 480 LA Hwy 3127, Edgard, St. John the Baptist Parish, 70049
West St. John High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Edgard, St. John the Baptist Parish. The school has 200 pupils enrolled. It is part of the St. John the Baptist Parish school district. It serves grades 8–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 32.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 6.1:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 84%. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
West St. John High School enrolls 200 students across grades 8–12. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 32.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 6.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 98% Black or African American, 1.5% Hispanic or Latino and 1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 195 | 98% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 | 1.5% |
| Two or more races | 2 | 1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
101 of the school's 200 students (51%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 101 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
West St. John 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-20, state senate district 2, state house district 57.
West St. John High School is one of 10 schools in St. John the Baptist Parish, based in Reserve, Louisiana. The district serves 5,039 students district-wide and employs 356 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 200 students, West St. John High School is smaller than the district average of about 504 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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