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Thomas Jefferson High School for Advanced Studies

Public, Magnet Grades 6-12

3^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 329 Louisiana High Schools

Better than 99% of Louisiana high schools

Summary

Thomas Jefferson High School for Advanced Studies is a public magnet high school serving grades 6-12 in Gretna, Louisiana, with a student population of 541. The school is part of the Jefferson Parish school district, which is ranked 73 out of 118 districts in the state.

Thomas Jefferson High School for Advanced Studies consistently ranks among the top high schools in Louisiana, often placing in the top 10 statewide. In the 2024-2025 school year, it ranked 3rd out of 329 Louisiana high schools and received a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. This is in stark contrast to the surrounding schools, such as Edna Karr High School and New Orleans Military & Maritime Academy, which have much lower rankings and ratings.

Thomas Jefferson High School's students significantly outperform the district and state averages in standardized tests, with 99% of its students proficient or better in LEAP Mathematics and English Language Arts, compared to 52% and 62% for the Jefferson Parish district, and 60% and 70% for the state of Louisiana. The school also excels in serving students from diverse backgrounds, ranking among the top schools in Louisiana for Asian, African American, Hispanic, and low-socioeconomic status students.

527

Students ?

21.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,482

Per pupil spending ?

51%

Free/discounted lunch ?

910 Gretna Blvd
Gretna, LA 70053

(504) 363-4300

District: Jefferson Parish

Racial breakdown:

African American:

30.7%

White:

26.4%

Asian:

19.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 100th percentile in 2011 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Louisiana average (98% vs 63% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Louisiana high schools

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the Louisiana average (84%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school98%

District avg57%

Louisiana avg63%

Middle school

5^th of 447

Louisiana public middle schools ?

Top 1%▬ steady since 2021

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

3^rd of 329

Louisiana public high schools ?

Top 1%▬ steady since 2017

See the entire ranking list of Louisiana High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	97.1	5 of 447	98.9%	★★★★★
2024	97.1	3 of 449	99.3%	★★★★★
2023	98.1	4 of 465	99.1%	★★★★★
2022	98.4	4 of 460	99.1%	★★★★★
2021	97.0	7 of 459	98.5%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	98.8	5 of 344	98.5%	★★★★★
2023	99.4	3 of 360	99.2%	★★★★★
2022	99.3	3 of 360	99.2%	★★★★★
2021	98.5	7 of 352	98.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	95.8	4 of 415	99.0%	★★★★★
2024	94.9	9 of 415	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	97.5	4 of 444	99.1%	★★★★★
2022	98.4	2 of 441	99.5%	★★★★★
2021	95.7	4 of 441	99.1%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2021	96.9	5 of 153	96.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	98.6	3 of 437	99.3%	★★★★★
2023	99.3	3 of 459	99.3%	★★★★★
2022	99.2	4 of 458	99.1%	★★★★★
2021	98.6	6 of 455	98.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	97.5	2 of 414	99.5%	★★★★★
2023	97.8	6 of 443	98.6%	★★★★★
2022	98.5	4 of 442	99.1%	★★★★★
2021	96.5	10 of 442	97.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	95.1	3 of 316	99.1%	★★★★★
2024	94.6	3 of 320	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	93.6	11 of 352	96.9%	★★★★★
2022	97.5	2 of 362	99.4%	★★★★★
2021	93.7	7 of 358	98.0%	★★★★★

High school ranking

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	98.0	3 of 329	99.1%	★★★★★
2024	94.9	9 of 333	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	95.9	2 of 321	99.4%	★★★★★
2021	91.0	9 of 322	97.2%	★★★★★
2018	90.2	4 of 302	98.7%	★★★★★
2017	87.4	4 of 297	98.7%	★★★★★
2014	86.9	4 of 309	98.7%	★★★★★
2013	88.5	3 of 312	99.0%	★★★★★
2012	93.7	5 of 310	98.4%	★★★★★
2011	93.4	1 of 300	99.7%	★★★★★
2010	94.8	3 of 297	99.0%	★★★★★
2009	95.1	3 of 301	99.0%	★★★★★
2008	95.4	10 of 291	96.6%	★★★★★
2007	98.6	4 of 290	98.6%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2024	98.8	4 of 260	98.5%	★★★★★
2021	98.4	7 of 243	97.1%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	89.9	1 of 23	95.7%	★★★★★
2024	83.9	1 of 22	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	85.0	1 of 24	95.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	96.5	4 of 308	98.7%	★★★★★
2024	94.2	10 of 308	96.8%	★★★★★
2023	96.2	2 of 308	99.4%	★★★★★
2022	95.3	2 of 311	99.4%	★★★★★
2021	94.5	6 of 288	97.9%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	97.5	5 of 120	95.8%	★★★★★
2024	97.2	2 of 113	98.2%	★★★★★
2023	95.8	3 of 107	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	97.5	3 of 103	97.1%	★★★★★
2021	97.8	1 of 92	98.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	99.4	5 of 323	98.5%	★★★★★
2024	96.9	8 of 328	97.6%	★★★★★
2021	97.5	3 of 285	98.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2024	98.2	1 of 315	99.7%	★★★★★
2023	96.5	4 of 306	98.7%	★★★★★
2021	93.5	8 of 292	97.3%	★★★★★
2019	94.6	7 of 291	97.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	96.0	4 of 245	98.4%	★★★★★
2024	89.3	9 of 248	96.4%	★★★★★
2023	92.3	9 of 249	96.4%	★★★★★
2022	95.6	2 of 250	99.2%	★★★★★
2019	83.2	16 of 249	93.6%	★★★★★

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)

Middle school

Male (2025)100th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)99th percentile~ school

White (2025)99th percentile~ school

Female (2025)99th percentile~ school

African American (2025)99th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2021)97th percentile~ school

High school

Male (2024)100th percentile~ school

Female (2025)99th percentile~ school

African American (2024)98th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)98th percentile~ school

White (2025)98th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)96th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)96th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics99%+39 vs state

English Language Arts99%+29 vs state

English II99%+32 vs state

U.S. History95%+41 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
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	3^rd of 329 public high schools	99.1%		94.9	9^th of 333 public high schools	97.3%	6	100.0			99.0	100.0	100.0		99.0			99.0	95.0			$13,482
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%)	28.1	235^th of 329 public high schools	28.6%		26.3	250^th of 333 public high schools	24.9%	15									45.0		53.0	47.0	54.0	44.0	$27,810
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%)	26.4	245^th of 329 public high schools	25.5%		26.9	248^th of 333 public high schools	25.5%	3									31.0	43.0	55.0	57.0	29.0	44.0	$13,027
Young Audiences Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1000 Burmaster St.	Gretna	70053	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 304-6332	643	29	22.2	86.5%	84 (13.1%)	416 (64.7%)	116 (18.0%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (2.8%)	26.9	243^rd of 329 public high schools	26.1%		21.8	265^th of 333 public high schools	20.4%	22									48.0	34.0	53.0	44.0	63.0	38.0	$12,956
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%)	42.4	192^nd of 329 public high schools	41.6%		42.2	201^st of 333 public high schools	39.6%	9	49.0	38.0	37.0	41.0	71.0	51.0	65.0	62.0	47.0	57.0	64.0	58.0	56.0	50.0	$18,994
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%)	20.9	258^th of 329 public high schools	21.6%		22	264^th of 333 public high schools	20.7%	6									35.0	38.0	43.0	45.0	43.0	48.0	$12,441
L.B. Landry High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1200 L.B. Landry Avenue	New Orleans	70114	Orleans Parish	Lord Beaconsfield Landry-Oliver Perry Walker High	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 302-7170	555	54	10.2	91.9%	2 (0.4%)	495 (89.2%)	57 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
The NET Charter High School	Public, Charter	8-12	1614 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd	New Orleans	70113	Orleans Parish	The NET Charter High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 267-9060	213	7	31.6	77.0%	12 (5.6%)	174 (81.7%)	20 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)								(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%)	12.4	286^th of 329 public high schools	13.1%		9.7	296^th of 333 public high schools	11.1%	10									41.0	22.0	32.0	29.0	49.0	39.0	$22,647
Edna Karr High School	Public, Charter	9-12	4400 General Meyer Ave	New Orleans	70131	Orleans Parish	Edna Karr High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 302-7135	1,097	76	14.4	73.4%	8 (0.7%)	969 (88.3%)	56 (5.1%)	6 (0.5%)	30 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (2.6%)	39.6	201^st of 329 public high schools	38.9%		49.7	178^th of 333 public high schools	46.5%	23									57.0	35.0	62.0	56.0	52.0	59.0	$16,600

Frequently Asked Questions about Thomas Jefferson High School for Advanced Studies

What is the racial makeup of Thomas Jefferson High School for Advanced Studies?

Students at Thomas Jefferson High School for Advanced Studies are 31% African American, 26% White, 19% Asian, 19% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

What district is Thomas Jefferson High School for Advanced Studies in?

Jefferson Parish

How many students attend Thomas Jefferson High School for Advanced Studies?

In the 2024-25 school year, 527 students attended Thomas Jefferson High School for Advanced Studies.

Is Thomas Jefferson High School for Advanced Studies a good school?

Yes! Thomas Jefferson High School for Advanced Studies is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 3^rd of 329 Louisiana high schools.

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