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John Ehret High School

Public Grades 9-12

256^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 325 Louisiana High Schools

Better than 21% of Louisiana high schools

Summary

John Ehret High School in Marrero, LA, is a large traditional public high school serving 1,850 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Jefferson Parish school district, which ranks in the 43rd percentile statewide. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Louisiana high schools over the past decade, earning a 1-star rating for six consecutive years, with its overall state ranking hovering between the 17th and 30th percentiles.

One of the most striking features of John Ehret is its "graduation vs. proficiency" paradox. While the school's graduation rate of 87.6% exceeds both the district (77.0%) and state (85.0%) averages—and is significantly higher than nearby traditional schools like West Jefferson High School (64.5%) and L.W. Higgins High School (72.0%)—academic proficiency in core subjects is consistently below district and state averages. For example, only 34% of students are proficient in Algebra I compared to 58% district-wide, and 46% in English I versus 59% district-wide. This suggests the school is effective at keeping students on track to graduate but struggles to ensure they master grade-level content. Additionally, chronic absenteeism at 38.2% is nearly double the district average of 21.5%, though it is lower than West Jefferson (45.4%) and Higgins (58.2%).

Interesting comparisons with nearby schools highlight that challenges at John Ehret are not solely tied to socioeconomic factors. Just a mile away, Jefferson RISE Charter School serves a similarly high-poverty population (86.9% free/reduced lunch vs. 74.5% at John Ehret) but boasts a chronic absenteeism rate of only 17.2%, a higher graduation rate of 93.2%, and a better overall state ranking (40th percentile vs. 21st percentile). On a positive note, John Ehret shows a bright spot for its English Language Learner students, who jumped from the 22nd percentile in 2024 to the 49th percentile in 2025, and the student-teacher ratio has improved from 25.8:1 to 19.2:1, which could lead to more individualized attention in the future.

1,850

Students ?

19.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,441

Per pupil spending ?

74.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4300 Patriot St.
Marrero, LA 70072-4394

(504) 340-7651

District: Jefferson Parish

Feeder schools for John Ehret High School:

Elementary:	Allen Ellender School
	Congetta Trippe Janet Elementary School
	Ella C. Pittman Elementary School
	Harry S Truman School
	More...
	Judge Lionel R. Collins Elementary School
	Lincoln School for the Arts
	Woodmere School
Middle:	L.H. Marrero Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

53.7%

Hispanic:

22.3%

White:

15.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 21st percentile in 2016 → 21st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (42% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (38% vs 22% Louisiana)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school42%

District avg56%

Louisiana avg62%

256^th of 325

Louisiana public high schools ?

Bottom 21%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^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	21.5	256 of 325	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.9	258 of 329	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	264 of 333	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	251 of 321	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.7	249 of 326	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.4	240 of 322	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.9	219 of 313	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.0	218 of 302	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	29.6	247 of 297	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	33.7	235 of 297	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	57.1	163 of 312	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	38.0	233 of 309	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	45.4	214 of 312	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	38.6	226 of 310	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	32.7	248 of 300	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	31.7	235 of 297	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	29.2	237 of 301	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	20.8	248 of 291	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	27.7	238 of 290	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	32.7	177 of 260	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.2	174 of 256	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.5	174 of 260	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.8	168 of 252	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.7	191 of 256	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.7	166 of 243	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.7	140 of 233	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	31.7	19 of 22	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.5	21 of 23	8.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	20 of 22	9.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	20 of 24	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.5	14 of 20	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.9	13 of 22	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.7	17 of 20	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	44.1	29 of 57	49.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	29.2	46 of 59	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	63.2	17 of 50	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.1	23 of 34	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.4	29 of 40	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	52.3	16 of 38	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.0	3 of 27	88.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	23.2	247 of 313	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.4	249 of 308	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	257 of 308	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	251 of 308	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	244 of 311	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.0	228 of 288	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.3	205 of 292	29.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	23.8	101 of 125	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.6	99 of 120	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.9	88 of 113	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.8	82 of 107	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.5	70 of 103	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.2	71 of 92	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.8	38 of 78	51.3%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	49.5	15 of 25	40.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	42.1	13 of 22	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.1	16 of 25	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.4	16 of 23	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.7	18 of 20	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	74.2	4 of 17	76.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	24.9	249 of 321	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.1	239 of 323	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	251 of 328	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.4	244 of 321	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	243 of 322	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.7	184 of 285	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.1	194 of 301	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	21.2	249 of 311	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.1	245 of 313	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	246 of 315	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	236 of 306	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	243 of 301	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.2	221 of 292	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.2	202 of 291	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	31.9	52 of 66	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.8	51 of 63	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.9	42 of 50	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	42 of 47	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.2	32 of 39	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.2	25 of 30	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	136 of 170	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	143 of 165	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	116 of 138	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	113 of 139	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.7	79 of 135	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.4	71 of 122	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	5.9	237 of 244	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.6	236 of 245	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.6	247 of 248	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.4	247 of 249	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.2	238 of 250	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.5	238 of 245	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.7	228 of 249	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)49th percentile+28 vs school

Homeless (2026)40th percentile+19 vs school

African American (2026)32nd percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)22nd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)21st percentile~ school

Female (2026)21st percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)20th percentile~ school

Male (2026)20th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)19th percentile~ school

Asian (2026)14th percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)3rd percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

English II56%-11 vs state

English I46%-20 vs state

Biology46%-14 vs state

Geometry36%-21 vs state

U.S. History36%-19 vs state

Algebra I34%-31 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				LEAP Mathematics (2026)				LEAP English Language Arts (2026)				LEAP Social Studies (2026)				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 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 Social Studies 6th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 7th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 8th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 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
John Ehret High School	Public	9-12	4300 Patriot St.	Marrero	70072	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 340-7651	1,850	96	19.2	74.5%	284 (15.4%)	993 (53.7%)	412 (22.3%)	104 (5.6%)	8 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (2.6%)	21.5	256^th of 325 public high schools	21.2%		20.9	258^th of 329 public high schools	21.6%	2													34.0	36.0	56.0	36.0	46.0	46.0	$12,441
Jefferson RISE Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	3645 Lapalco Blvd.	Harvey	70058	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 328-9799	764	43	17.7	86.9%	185 (24.2%)	426 (55.8%)	124 (16.2%)	15 (2.0%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.2%)	42.6	195^th of 325 public high schools	40.0%		42.4	192^nd of 329 public high schools	41.6%	3	41.0	44.0	34.0	39.0	58.0	54.0	50.0	55.0	41.0	60.0	43.0	48.0	55.0	39.0	62.0	57.0	65.0	52.0	$18,994
Joseph A. Cuillier Senior Career Center	Public	9-12	1429-B Ames Boulevard	Marrero	70072	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	No	(504) 340-6963	0	9	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Fisher Middle/High School	Public	6-12	2590 Barataria Blvd	Marrero	70072	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 689-3665	498	32	15.8	61.2%	368 (73.9%)	15 (3.0%)	80 (16.1%)	3 (0.6%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.8%)	84.4	34^th of 325 public high schools	89.5%		88.1	15^th of 329 public high schools	95.4%	19	68.0	79.0	71.0	74.0	72.0	63.0	69.0	67.0	40.0	49.0	45.0	45.0		72.0	85.0	78.0	83.0	73.0	$15,398
West Jefferson High School	Public	9-12	2200 Eighth Street	Harvey	70058	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 368-6055	1,438	77	18.6	62.9%	96 (6.7%)	592 (41.2%)	689 (47.9%)	27 (1.9%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (2.2%)	21.7	255^th of 325 public high schools	21.5%		26.4	245^th of 329 public high schools	25.5%	10													38.0	31.0	38.0	60.0	27.0	45.0	$13,027
L.W. Higgins High School	Public	9-12	7201 Lapalco Boulevard	Marrero	70072	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 341-2273	1,136	55	20.4	79.1%	141 (12.4%)	655 (57.7%)	278 (24.5%)	35 (3.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.2%)	14.3	279^th of 325 public high schools	14.2%		19	264^th of 329 public high schools	19.8%	15													29.0	37.0	51.0	26.0	26.0	44.0	$14,897
Jcfa	Public, Charter	9-12	475 Manhattan Blvd	Harvey	70058	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 410-3121	127	11	11.6	80.3%	20 (15.7%)	72 (56.7%)	31 (24.4%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	19	265^th of 325 public high schools	18.5%		28.1	235^th of 329 public high schools	28.6%	30													39.0			42.0		34.0	$27,810
Thomas Jefferson High School for Advanced Studies	Public, Magnet	6-12	910 Gretna Blvd	Gretna	70053	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	Yes	No	Yes	(504) 363-4300	527	25	21.0	51.0%	139 (26.4%)	162 (30.7%)	100 (19.0%)	101 (19.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.2%)	98.8	1^st of 325 public high schools	99.7%		98	3^rd of 329 public high schools	99.1%	2		100.0		99.0	100.0				94.0					99.0		99.0		100.0	$13,482
Sophie B. Wright Institute of Academic Excellence	Public, Charter	6-12	1426 Napoleon Avenue	New Orleans	70115	Orleans Parish	Sophie B Wright Institute of Academic Excellence	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 304-3916	534	29	18.4	86.3%	1 (0.2%)	499 (93.4%)	29 (5.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)								(n/a)
Walter L. Cohen High School	Public, Charter	9-12	3575 Baronne St.	New Orleans	70115	Orleans Parish	Walter L. Cohen High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 503-1400	413	40	10.3	77.7%	15 (3.6%)	251 (60.8%)	141 (34.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	22	254^th of 325 public high schools	21.8%		12.4	286^th of 329 public high schools	13.1%	32													51.0	38.0	56.0	38.0	42.0	33.0	$22,647

Frequently Asked Questions about John Ehret High School

Is John Ehret High School a good school?

John Ehret High School ranks in the bottom 21.2% of Louisiana high schools.

How many students attend John Ehret High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,850 students attended John Ehret High School.

What district is John Ehret High School in?

Jefferson Parish

What is the racial makeup of John Ehret High School?

Students at John Ehret High School are 54% African American, 22% Hispanic, 15% White, 6% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

What schools feed into John Ehret High School?

John Ehret High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Allen Ellender School
Elementary : Congetta Trippe Janet Elementary School
Elementary : Ella C. Pittman Elementary School
Elementary : Harry S Truman School
Elementary : Judge Lionel R. Collins Elementary School
Elementary : Lincoln School for the Arts
Elementary : Woodmere School
Middle : L.H. Marrero Middle School

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