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East Jefferson High School

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East Jefferson High School ranks 180 th of 329 Louisiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

180^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 329 Louisiana High Schools

Better than 45% of Louisiana high schools

Summary

East Jefferson High School is a public high school located in Metairie, Louisiana, serving 1,499 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Jefferson Parish school district, which is ranked 73 out of 118 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. Over the past 10 years, East Jefferson High School's statewide ranking has fluctuated between 144 and 246 out of Louisiana's high schools, with a current ranking of 180 out of 329 schools.

Academically, East Jefferson High School's performance, as measured by proficiency rates on LEAP/End-of-Course exams, is generally below the district and state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 37% in English I to 68% in Biology, compared to the district averages of 59-59% and the state averages of 63-69%. The school's four-year graduation rate has also fluctuated, ranging from 63.0% to 83.2% in recent years, and its dropout rate has varied from 3.3% to 8.7%, which are generally on par with or slightly below the district and state averages. Additionally, East Jefferson High School has experienced relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.4% to 24.8% in recent years, which are higher than the district and state averages.

Compared to nearby schools, Haynes Academy School for Advanced Studies, a public magnet school, stands out as the highest-performing school in the analysis, with consistently high proficiency rates and a top statewide ranking. This suggests that the magnet school model may be an effective approach for improving academic outcomes. Additionally, the schools with higher percentages of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, such as Booker T. Washington High School and Eleanor McMain Secondary School, tend to have lower academic performance compared to schools with lower percentages of economically disadvantaged students.

1,381

Students ?

19.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,276

Per pupil spending ?

62.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

400 Phlox Street
Metairie, LA 70001-4557

(504) 888-7171

District: Jefferson Parish

Feeder schools for East Jefferson High School:

Elementary:	Bridgedale Elementary School
	Green Park Elementary School
	Phoebe Hearst School
	Ralph J Bunche Elementary
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	Rudolph Matas School
Middle:	T.H. Harris Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

57.3%

African American:

23.8%

White:

15.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 24th percentile in 2021 → 45th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 45th (2025) from a 24th-percentile low (2021)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (56% vs 62% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the Louisiana average (75% vs 85%)

!Dropout rate above the Louisiana average (6% vs 3%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg57%

Louisiana avg62%

180^th of 329

Louisiana public high schools ?

Bottom 45%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 50% (2015) to bottom 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 14High Schools in the Jefferson Parish

73^rd of 118Jefferson 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	46.4	180 of 329	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.9	227 of 333	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.2	228 of 321	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.2	224 of 326	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.1	246 of 322	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.7	214 of 313	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.0	177 of 302	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	54.1	175 of 297	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	57.1	144 of 297	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	58.3	157 of 312	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	63.7	110 of 309	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	49.2	198 of 312	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	56.3	162 of 310	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	49.3	186 of 300	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	53.6	160 of 297	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	57.4	134 of 301	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	31.8	216 of 291	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	38.8	202 of 290	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	51.4	113 of 256	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.8	139 of 260	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.9	130 of 252	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.7	134 of 256	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.9	164 of 243	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.6	107 of 233	54.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	76.2	6 of 59	89.8%	★★★★★
2024	63.8	15 of 50	70.0%	★★★★☆
2022	16.8	37 of 40	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.6	32 of 38	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.5	15 of 27	44.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	47.8	175 of 308	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.7	227 of 308	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	240 of 308	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.1	231 of 311	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.9	220 of 288	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.8	196 of 292	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	49.1	64 of 120	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.3	80 of 113	29.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.3	87 of 107	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.1	77 of 103	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.1	73 of 92	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.4	61 of 78	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	53.1	148 of 323	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.4	212 of 328	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.6	220 of 321	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.2	215 of 322	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.0	202 of 285	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.6	187 of 301	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	46.4	165 of 313	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.3	208 of 315	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.3	205 of 306	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.6	195 of 301	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.3	228 of 292	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.0	210 of 291	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	56.4	59 of 170	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.1	70 of 165	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.8	89 of 138	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	77.9	15 of 139	89.2%	★★★★☆
2021	77.3	20 of 135	85.2%	★★★★☆
2019	68.6	31 of 122	74.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	39.5	162 of 245	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.5	197 of 248	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	226 of 249	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	219 of 250	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.5	220 of 245	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.2	193 of 249	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)90th percentile+45 vs school

Special Education (2025)65th percentile+20 vs school

African American (2025)56th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)54th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)47th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)47th percentile~ school

Female (2025)43rd percentile~ school

White (2025)34th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?

Biology68%+9 vs state

Geometry61%+4 vs state

English II61%-6 vs state

U.S. History58%+4 vs state

Algebra I54%-9 vs state

English I37%-32 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				LEAP Mathematics (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 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
East Jefferson High School	Public	9-12	400 Phlox Street	Metairie	70001	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 888-7171	1,381	70	19.6	62.8%	208 (15.1%)	329 (23.8%)	791 (57.3%)	24 (1.7%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (2.0%)	46.4	180^th of 329 public high schools	45.3%		32.9	227^th of 333 public high schools	31.8%	47		54.0	61.0	61.0	58.0	37.0	68.0	$13,276
Jefferson Virtual High School	Public	9-12	4400 Jefferson Highway	Jefferson	70121	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	(n/a)	(504) 484-4000	67	17	3.9	56.7%	19 (28.4%)	26 (38.8%)	14 (20.9%)	4 (6.0%)	2 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.0%)	65.4	105^th of 329 public high schools	68.1%		83.7	35^th of 333 public high schools	89.5%	70			54.0		70.0			$25,607
Riverdale High School	Public	9-12	240 Riverdale Drive	Jefferson	70121	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 833-7288	1,259	70	17.8	58.7%	366 (29.1%)	289 (23.0%)	513 (40.7%)	52 (4.1%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (2.8%)	46.1	181^st of 329 public high schools	45.0%		49.8	177^th of 333 public high schools	46.8%	4		48.0	60.0	67.0	55.0	52.0	61.0	$13,194
JCFA-East	Public, Charter	9-12	3410 Jefferson Hwy	Jefferson	70121	Jefferson Parish	JCFA-East	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 410-3280	154	15	10.3	82.5%	55 (35.7%)	33 (21.4%)	59 (38.3%)	2 (1.3%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	20.6	261^st of 329 public high schools	20.7%		30.1	236^th of 333 public high schools	29.1%	25		54.0	42.0	34.0	49.0	25.0	33.0	$18,711
Haynes Academy School for Advanced Studies	Public, Magnet	6-12	4301 Grace King Place	Metairie	70002	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	Yes	No	No	(504) 837-8300	872	52	16.7	30.4%	488 (56.0%)	43 (4.9%)	119 (13.6%)	178 (20.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (4.9%)								(n/a)	100.0							$13,832
Bonnabel Magnet Academy High School	Public	9-12	2801 Bruin Drive	Kenner	70065	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 443-4565	2,376	121	19.5	58.5%	209 (8.8%)	507 (21.3%)	1,547 (65.1%)	75 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	36 (1.5%)	18.9	265^th of 329 public high schools	19.5%		13.3	286^th of 333 public high schools	14.1%	21		32.0	40.0	41.0	42.0	24.0	51.0	$12,532
Eleanor McMain Secondary School	Public, Charter	9-12	5712 South Claiborne Avenue	New Orleans	70125	Orleans Parish	Eleanor McMain Secondary School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 324-7500	690	48	14.2	83.3%	8 (1.2%)	632 (91.6%)	33 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.3%)	55.3	151^st of 329 public high schools	54.1%		43.3	196^th of 333 public high schools	41.1%	45		51.0	71.0	72.0	52.0	70.0	60.0	$19,411
Strehle Community School	Public	8-12	178 Millie Drive	Avondale	70094	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 831-0316	145	19	7.5	77.9%	20 (13.8%)	98 (67.6%)	26 (17.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0.9	327^th of 329 public high schools	0.6%		1	331^st of 333 public high schools	0.6%	4				12.0	11.0			$26,183
Warren Easton Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	3019 Canal Street	New Orleans	70119	Orleans Parish	Warren Easton Charter Foundation Inc.	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 324-7400	1,138	65	17.5	74.8%	2 (0.2%)	1,089 (95.7%)	44 (3.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	41.8	194^th of 329 public high schools	41.0%		46.1	186^th of 333 public high schools	44.1%	8		49.0	62.0	62.0	47.0	54.0	58.0	$16,158
New Harmony High Institute	Public, Charter	9-12	3368 Esplanade	New Orleans	70119	Orleans Parish	New Harmony High Institute	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 612-7869	328	29	11.3	53.7%	115 (35.1%)	158 (48.2%)	47 (14.3%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	14.5	280^th of 329 public high schools	14.9%		26.2	251^st of 333 public high schools	24.6%	29		29.0	27.0	39.0	44.0	45.0	35.0	$16,986

Frequently Asked Questions about East Jefferson High School

Is East Jefferson High School a good school?

East Jefferson High School ranks 180^th of 329 Louisiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend East Jefferson High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,381 students attended East Jefferson High School.

What is the racial makeup of East Jefferson High School?

Students at East Jefferson High School are 57% Hispanic, 24% African American, 15% White, 2% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is East Jefferson High School in?

Jefferson Parish

What schools feed into East Jefferson High School?

East Jefferson High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bridgedale Elementary School
Elementary : Green Park Elementary School
Elementary : Phoebe Hearst School
Elementary : Ralph J Bunche Elementary
Elementary : Rudolph Matas School
Middle : T.H. Harris Middle School

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