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Welsh High School

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Welsh High School ranks 111 th of 329 Louisiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

111^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 329 Louisiana High Schools

Better than 66% of Louisiana high schools

Summary

Welsh High School is a public high school serving 274 students in grades 9-12 in Welsh, Louisiana. The school is part of the Jefferson Davis Parish school district, which is ranked 35 out of 118 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Welsh High School consistently ranks among the top high schools in Louisiana, with a statewide ranking between 61 and 174 over the past 10 years. The school's performance on End-of-Course (EOC) exams is particularly strong, with proficiency rates exceeding the district and state averages in most subjects. Notably, female students at Welsh High School consistently outperform their male counterparts. The school also maintains a high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 82.7% to 94.0% over the past five years, which is above the state average.

Despite having a relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, Welsh High School has been able to maintain its strong academic performance. This suggests the school has effective strategies in place to support and engage students from disadvantaged backgrounds. When compared to nearby schools in the Jefferson Davis Parish district, Welsh High School stands out as a consistently high-performing institution, providing valuable insights that could be shared with other schools serving similar student populations.

263

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,475

Per pupil spending ?

54.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

306 East Bourgeois Street
Welsh, LA 70591

(337) 734-2361

District: Jefferson Davis Parish

Feeder schools for Welsh High School:

Elementary:	Welsh Elementary School
Middle:	Welsh-Roanoke Junior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.2%

African American:

15.2%

Two or more races:

11.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 64th percentile in 2015 → 66th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Louisiana average (68% vs 62% meeting standards)

✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the Louisiana average (84%)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Jefferson Davis Parish

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (37% vs 22% Louisiana)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school68%

District avg62%

Louisiana avg62%

111^th of 329

Louisiana public high schools ?

Top 34%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4High Schools in the Jefferson Davis Parish

35^th of 118Jefferson Davis Parish among Louisiana districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	64.4	111 of 329	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.3	102 of 333	69.4%	★★★★☆
2023	71.7	74 of 321	76.9%	★★★★☆
2022	74.0	61 of 326	81.3%	★★★★☆
2021	46.2	174 of 322	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.0	143 of 313	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.3	120 of 302	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	63.4	129 of 297	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	52.3	179 of 297	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	63.7	113 of 312	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	63.1	117 of 309	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	64.6	106 of 312	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	80.2	31 of 310	90.0%	★★★★★
2011	75.6	55 of 300	81.7%	★★★★☆
2010	63.8	107 of 297	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	69.8	68 of 301	77.4%	★★★★☆
2008	69.7	71 of 291	75.6%	★★★★☆
2007	76.4	50 of 290	82.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	49.9	119 of 256	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.1	77 of 256	69.9%	★★★★☆
2021	45.4	121 of 243	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.3	160 of 233	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	74.3	68 of 308	77.9%	★★★★☆
2024	69.2	88 of 308	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	74.0	62 of 308	79.9%	★★★★☆
2022	70.6	84 of 311	73.0%	★★★★☆
2021	56.6	134 of 288	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.1	140 of 292	52.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	65.7	83 of 323	74.3%	★★★★☆
2024	65.2	89 of 328	72.9%	★★★★☆
2023	77.0	41 of 321	87.2%	★★★★☆
2022	65.3	87 of 322	73.0%	★★★★☆
2021	48.3	148 of 285	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.4	172 of 301	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	59.3	117 of 313	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.1	92 of 315	70.8%	★★★★☆
2023	63.3	111 of 306	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	78.5	43 of 301	85.7%	★★★★☆
2021	45.5	165 of 292	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.2	125 of 291	57.0%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2024	69.0	20 of 63	68.3%	★★★★☆
2023	96.6	1 of 50	98.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2024	23.9	135 of 165	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	106 of 122	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	45.6	141 of 245	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.5	113 of 248	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.0	106 of 249	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.2	67 of 250	73.2%	★★★★☆
2021	40.6	161 of 245	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.6	159 of 249	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2025)78th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)74th percentile+8 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)68th percentile~ school

Male (2025)63rd percentile-4 vs school

African American (2025)54th percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)42nd percentile-24 vs school

Special Education (2024)18th percentile-51 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?

English I74%+5 vs state

Algebra I71%+8 vs state

Biology67%+8 vs state

Geometry66%+9 vs state

English II66%~ state avg

U.S. History62%+8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				LEAP Mathematics (2025)				LEAP English Language Arts (2025)				LEAP Algebra I (2025)	LEAP Geometry (2025)	LEAP English II (2025)	LEAP U.S. History (2025)	LEAP English I (2025)	LEAP Biology (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	LEAP Mathematics 6th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 7th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 8th Grade	LEAP Mathematics All Grades	LEAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts All Grades	LEAP Algebra I End of Course	LEAP Geometry End of Course	LEAP English II End of Course	LEAP U.S. History End of Course	LEAP English I End of Course	LEAP Biology End of Course	Total
Welsh High School	Public	9-12	306 East Bourgeois Street	Welsh	70591	Jefferson Davis Parish	Jefferson Davis Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 734-2361	263	19	13.5	54.4%	190 (72.2%)	40 (15.2%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (11.8%)	64.4	111^th of 329 public high schools	66.3%		67.3	102^nd of 333 public high schools	69.4%	9									71.0	66.0	66.0	62.0	74.0	67.0	$16,475
Jennings High School	Public	7-12	2310 N Sherman Street	Jennings	70546	Jefferson Davis Parish	Jefferson Davis Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 824-0642	775	54	14.3	65.0%	456 (58.8%)	220 (28.4%)	33 (4.3%)	6 (0.8%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (7.2%)	52.8	163^rd of 329 public high schools	50.5%		57.9	141^st of 333 public high schools	57.7%	22		62.0	47.0	55.0		61.0	73.0	66.0	69.0	49.0	68.0	54.0	66.0	62.0	$16,941
Iowa High School	Public	6-12	401 W Miller Ave	Iowa	70647	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 217-4380	1,007	76	13.3	55.3%	584 (58.0%)	326 (32.4%)	49 (4.9%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (4.2%)	64	113^th of 329 public high schools	65.7%		61.5	123^rd of 333 public high schools	63.1%	10	77.0	72.0	56.0	71.0	80.0	84.0	77.0	80.0	70.0	61.0	79.0	56.0	77.0	62.0	$15,958
Lake Arthur High School	Public	7-12	4374 Tiger Lane	Lake Arthur	70549	Jefferson Davis Parish	Jefferson Davis Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 774-5152	365	25	14.5	54.0%	294 (80.5%)	34 (9.3%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.9%)	55.6	149^th of 329 public high schools	54.7%		55.1	157^th of 333 public high schools	52.9%	8			60.0	72.0		82.0	79.0	79.0	70.0	61.0	74.0	48.0	75.0	51.0	$14,659
Kinder High School	Public	8-12	145 Hwy 383	Kinder	70648	Allen Parish	Allen Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 738-2886	388	28	13.8	61.1%	271 (69.8%)	73 (18.8%)	9 (2.3%)	2 (0.5%)	10 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.9%)	65.4	104^th of 329 public high schools	68.4%		74	68^th of 333 public high schools	79.6%	36									69.0	59.0	82.0	58.0	79.0	63.0	$14,384
Elton High School	Public	6-12	903 Second Street	Elton	70532	Jefferson Davis Parish	Jefferson Davis Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 584-2991	245	17	14.2	58.0%	115 (46.9%)	60 (24.5%)	17 (6.9%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (15.1%)	43.8	187^th of 329 public high schools	43.2%		28.2	243^rd of 333 public high schools	27.0%	56		47.0	46.0	50.0	62.0	72.0	73.0	68.0	57.0	32.0	77.0	40.0	65.0	64.0	$15,689
Midland High School	Public	8-12	735 South Crocker	Midland	70559	Acadia Parish	Acadia Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 783-3310	317	23	13.9	54.3%	280 (88.3%)	16 (5.0%)	9 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.5%)	55.7	146^th of 329 public high schools	55.6%		37.1	210^th of 333 public high schools	36.9%	64			76.0	76.0			87.0	87.0	80.0	39.0	66.0	47.0	85.0	63.0	$15,961
Iota High School	Public	9-12	456 South Fifth Street	Iota	70543	Acadia Parish	Acadia Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 779-2534	566	32	17.9	39.0%	522 (92.2%)	8 (1.4%)	13 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.5%)	80.4	46^th of 329 public high schools	86.0%		75	67^th of 333 public high schools	79.9%	21									82.0		87.0	63.0	84.0	77.0	$12,400

Frequently Asked Questions about Welsh High School

Is Welsh High School a good school?

Welsh High School ranks 111^th of 329 Louisiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Welsh High School?

Welsh High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Welsh Elementary School
Middle : Welsh-Roanoke Junior High School

What district is Welsh High School in?

Jefferson Davis Parish

What is the racial makeup of Welsh High School?

Students at Welsh High School are 72% White, 15% African American, 12% Two or more races.

How many students attend Welsh High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 263 students attended Welsh High School.

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