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East Jefferson High School

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East Jefferson High School ranks 215 th of 325 Louisiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

215^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 325 Louisiana High Schools

Better than 34% of Louisiana high schools

Summary

East Jefferson High School in Metairie, LA, is a large public high school serving 1,381 students in grades 9-12 within the Jefferson Parish school district, where 62.78% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school shows a notable strength in science and math, outperforming its district average in Geometry (52% vs. 48%) and Biology (59% vs. 57%), but this is sharply contrasted by a critical weakness in English I, where only 30% of students are proficient—nearly half the district average of 59%. This 29-point gap in English I is the largest academic disparity observed, highlighting a significant area for improvement.

One of the school's most outstanding achievements is its exceptional performance with English Language Learner (ELL) students, ranking in the 90th percentile statewide in 2024-2025 and earning a 5-star rating. This is a clear differentiator from nearby schools like Riverdale High School, which does not show such high subgroup rankings. However, the school faces a critical and worsening graduation crisis, with a graduation rate of 74.8% in 2024-2025, below the district (77.0%) and state (85.0%) averages. This is a sharp contrast to Riverdale, located just 1.54 miles away, which has a similar enrollment size and percentage of low-income students (58.7%) but achieves a graduation rate of 88.9% and a dropout rate of just 1.3% compared to East Jefferson's 6.2%.

East Jefferson has made a dramatic improvement in chronic absenteeism, dropping from 32.3% in 2022-2023 to just 13.8% in 2024-2025, now significantly better than the district (21.5%) and state (22.5%) averages. However, this positive trend has not yet translated into academic gains, as test scores and graduation rates remain stagnant or declining. The school also shows a decline in effectiveness with Special Education students, falling from the 65th percentile in 2024-2025 to the 19th percentile in 2025-2026. Over the past decade, East Jefferson has been stuck in a narrow band of performance (24th to 45th percentile), suggesting it has plateaued and lacks the momentum to break into a higher tier, despite recent successes in attendance.

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 → 34th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 34th (2026) from a 24th-percentile low (2021)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (48% 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 (2025-2026) ?

This school48%

District avg56%

Louisiana avg62%

215^th of 325

Louisiana public high schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 18 pts since 2016

From top 48% (2016) to bottom 34% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 14High Schools in the Jefferson Parish

66^th of 116Jefferson 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
2026	34.7	215 of 325	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	45.3	134 of 260	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	59.0	19 of 57	66.7%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	35.1	209 of 313	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	34.9	82 of 125	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	35.8	211 of 321	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	33.1	213 of 311	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	25.0	136 of 168	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	25.9	196 of 244	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
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 (2026)67th percentile+33 vs school

African American (2026)48th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2026)34th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)34th percentile~ school

Female (2026)33rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)32nd percentile~ school

White (2026)20th percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2026)19th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

Biology59%~ state avg

English II56%-11 vs state

U.S. History54%~ state avg

Geometry52%-5 vs state

Algebra I40%-25 vs state

English I30%-36 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				LEAP Algebra I (2026)	LEAP Geometry (2026)	LEAP English II (2026)	LEAP U.S. History (2026)	LEAP English I (2026)	LEAP Biology (2026)	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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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%)	34.7	215^th of 325 public high schools	33.8%		46.4	180^th of 329 public high schools	45.3%	35	40.0	52.0	56.0	54.0	30.0	59.0	$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%)	57.8	149^th of 325 public high schools	54.2%		65.4	105^th of 329 public high schools	68.1%	44	78.0		77.0	53.0		45.0	$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%)	53.1	164^th of 325 public high schools	49.5%		46.1	181^st of 329 public high schools	45.0%	17	55.0	62.0	68.0	60.0	50.0	66.0	$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%)	8.1	299^th of 325 public high schools	8.0%		20.6	261^st of 329 public high schools	20.7%	38	28.0	30.0	33.0	26.0	31.0	36.0	$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%)	14.1	280^th of 325 public high schools	13.8%		18.9	265^th of 329 public high schools	19.5%	15	33.0	31.0	43.0	37.0	34.0	42.0	$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%)	56.6	154^th of 325 public high schools	52.6%		55.3	151^st of 329 public high schools	54.1%	3	67.0	57.0	69.0	51.0	70.0	61.0	$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%)	1.8	321^st of 325 public high schools	1.2%		0.9	327^th of 329 public high schools	0.6%	6	12.0	13.0		12.0	19.0		$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%)	20.7	257^th of 325 public high schools	20.9%		41.8	194^th of 329 public high schools	41.0%	63	35.0		51.0	26.0	60.0	41.0	$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%)	28.4	240^th of 325 public high schools	26.2%		14.5	280^th of 329 public high schools	14.9%	40	46.0	40.0	57.0	40.0	47.0	53.0	$16,986

Frequently Asked Questions about East Jefferson High School

Is East Jefferson High School a good school?

East Jefferson High School ranks 215^th of 325 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 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

What district is East Jefferson High School in?

Jefferson Parish

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.

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