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Acadiana High School

Q: Is Acadiana High School a good school?

Acadiana High School ranks 201 st of 325 Louisiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

201^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 325 Louisiana High Schools

Better than 38% of Louisiana high schools

Summary

Acadiana High School is a large public high school in Lafayette, LA, serving 1,652 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Lafayette Parish school district, where over half of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Acadiana High School currently holds a 2-star state ranking, which represents a significant decline from its recent 3-star performance. The school's biggest challenge is chronic absenteeism, with 35.3% of students missing too much school—nearly 1.5 times higher than the district average and far above nearby Lafayette High School (22.1%). Academic proficiency in core subjects like Algebra I, Geometry, English, Biology, and U.S. History consistently falls below both district and state averages. For example, only 44% of students are proficient in Biology compared to 61% district-wide. This is a stark contrast to Lafayette High School, located just 2 miles away, which outperforms the district in every subject. Despite these struggles, the school's graduation rate of 81.5% is close to the state average, suggesting students may be moving through to graduation without achieving full college or career readiness.

An interesting bright spot is that Acadiana High School ranked 6th out of 25 schools statewide for its effectiveness with homeless students, indicating strong support systems for this vulnerable group. However, the school is currently in a downward trend, with recent drops in overall rank, subgroup performance, and graduation rates. When comparing options, families may also consider David Thibodaux STEM Magnet Academy and Early College Academy, which achieve near-perfect scores, or Carencro High School and Northside High School, which face similar challenges with absenteeism and proficiency.

1,652

Students ?

21.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,802

Per pupil spending ?

56.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

315 Rue du Belier
Lafayette, LA 70506

(337) 521-7950

District: Lafayette Parish

Feeder schools for Acadiana High School:

Elementary:	Charles M. Burke Elementary School
	Duson Elementary School
	L. Leo Judice Elementary School
	Prairie Elementary School
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	Ridge Elementary School
	Westside Elementary School
Middle:	Judice Middle School
	Scott Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

38.0%

African American:

34.9%

Hispanic:

21.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 47th percentile in 2016 → 38th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (54% vs 62% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (35% vs 22% Louisiana)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school54%

District avg67%

Louisiana avg62%

201^st of 325

Louisiana public high schools ?

Bottom 38%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 47% (2016) to bottom 38% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 9High Schools in the Lafayette Parish

27^th of 116Lafayette 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
2014	1.6	455 of 470	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	0.9	435 of 442	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	1.1	410 of 413	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	1.6	392 of 396	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	40.2	201 of 325	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	56.4	143 of 329	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.4	179 of 333	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.2	136 of 321	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.3	160 of 326	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.6	188 of 322	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.4	206 of 313	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.1	169 of 302	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	51.0	184 of 297	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	55.3	156 of 297	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	52.9	184 of 312	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	57.3	151 of 309	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	61.8	125 of 312	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	61.2	145 of 310	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	54.8	152 of 300	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	56.4	144 of 297	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	53.9	151 of 301	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	58.0	136 of 291	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	64.7	109 of 290	62.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	44.5	140 of 260	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	56.9	92 of 256	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.9	101 of 260	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.1	76 of 252	69.8%	★★★★☆
2022	57.1	90 of 256	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.8	115 of 243	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.5	145 of 233	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2023	8.2	23 of 24	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	44.6	28 of 57	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.3	18 of 59	69.5%	★★★★☆
2024	31.4	35 of 50	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.5	16 of 34	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.7	13 of 40	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.2	20 of 38	47.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.1	17 of 27	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	42.1	187 of 313	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	58.0	137 of 308	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.4	160 of 308	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.1	145 of 308	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.1	166 of 311	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.3	164 of 288	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.4	212 of 292	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	25.3	99 of 125	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	40.7	77 of 120	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.0	92 of 113	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.9	71 of 107	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.5	46 of 103	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.2	48 of 92	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.7	65 of 78	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	66.4	6 of 25	76.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	35.7	212 of 321	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.2	153 of 323	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.5	192 of 328	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.6	174 of 321	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.5	161 of 322	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.0	187 of 285	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.1	205 of 301	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	38.1	192 of 311	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	54.7	138 of 313	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.8	162 of 315	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.8	127 of 306	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.6	123 of 301	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.9	173 of 292	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.1	186 of 291	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	14.5	60 of 67	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	44.6	41 of 66	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	66.9	22 of 63	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.4	7 of 50	86.0%	★★★★☆
2022	48.6	26 of 47	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.5	21 of 39	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	27.2	128 of 168	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	46.5	85 of 170	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.2	99 of 165	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.2	96 of 138	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.1	44 of 139	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.6	68 of 135	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.1	78 of 122	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	39.8	160 of 244	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	65.4	75 of 245	69.4%	★★★★☆
2024	54.6	119 of 248	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.5	96 of 249	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.1	118 of 250	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.9	160 of 245	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.7	196 of 249	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

High school

Homeless (2026)76th percentile+38 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)51st percentile+13 vs school

African American (2026)46th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2026)40th percentile~ school

Male (2026)38th percentile~ school

White (2026)34th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)34th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2026)24th percentile-14 vs school

Hispanic (2026)21st percentile-17 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)10th percentile-28 vs school

Asian (2023)4th percentile-53 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

English II64%-3 vs state

U.S. History56%~ state avg

Algebra I54%-11 vs state

English I53%-13 vs state

Geometry52%-5 vs state

Biology44%-16 vs state

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Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Needs a new principal STAT!
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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
Acadiana High School	Public	9-12	315 Rue du Belier	Lafayette	70506	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7950	1,652	76	21.8	56.6%	628 (38.0%)	577 (34.9%)	348 (21.1%)	29 (1.8%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (4.1%)	40.2	201^st of 325 public high schools	38.2%		56.4	143^rd of 329 public high schools	56.5%	58													54.0	52.0	64.0	56.0	53.0	44.0	$12,802
JCFA Lafayette	Public, Charter	9-12	1501 Ambassador Caffery Parkwa	Lafayette	70506	Lafayette Parish	JCFA Lafayette	Yes	No	No	Yes	(337) 703-4448	56	3	18.6	85.7%	20 (35.7%)	34 (60.7%)	1 (1.8%)	1 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																			$15,678
Lafayette High School	Public	9-12	3000 West Congress Street	Lafayette	70506	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7980	1,720	74	23.1	47.2%	776 (45.1%)	583 (33.9%)	238 (13.8%)	64 (3.7%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (3.3%)	77.1	55^th of 325 public high schools	83.1%		75.3	60^th of 329 public high schools	81.8%	5													70.0	77.0	82.0	74.0	77.0	68.0	$13,278
Early College Academy	Public, Magnet	9-12	320 Devalcourt Drive	Lafayette	70506	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	Yes	No	(n/a)	(337) 521-8956	257	7	37.7	30.4%	149 (58.0%)	51 (19.8%)	16 (6.2%)	18 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.9%)	97.6	4^th of 325 public high schools	98.8%		98.9	1^st of 329 public high schools	99.7%	3														100.0			100.0	100.0	$9,644
O. Comeaux High School	Public	9-12	100 West Bluebird Drive	Lafayette	70508	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7970	873	54	16.0	57.6%	347 (39.7%)	386 (44.2%)	71 (8.1%)	23 (2.6%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (4.8%)	45.5	180^th of 325 public high schools	44.6%		58.4	136^th of 329 public high schools	58.7%	44													53.0	42.0	61.0	60.0	66.0	57.0	$15,037
W. D. & Mary Baker Smith Career Center	Public	8-12	200 18th Street	Lafayette	70501	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 521-7570	0	14	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Edward J Sam Accelerated School of Lafayette	Public	7-12	200 18th St.	Lafayette	70501	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7560	84	6	13.0	69.0%	40 (47.6%)	37 (44.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.0%)	75.7	63^rd of 325 public high schools	80.6%		86.2	22^nd of 329 public high schools	93.3%	41														67.0	83.0	59.0			$20,145
Northside High School	Public	9-12	301 Dunand Street	Lafayette	70501	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7990	713	46	15.6	87.5%	21 (2.9%)	653 (91.6%)	25 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.8%)	10.1	289^th of 325 public high schools	11.1%		14.2	281^st of 329 public high schools	14.6%	8													37.0	35.0	43.0	16.0	24.0	38.0	$16,072
Carencro High School	Public	9-12	721 West Butcher Switch Road	Lafayette	70507	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7960	1,116	63	17.8	71.7%	275 (24.6%)	673 (60.3%)	135 (12.1%)	6 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (2.4%)	23.9	251^st of 325 public high schools	22.8%		32.7	223^rd of 329 public high schools	32.2%	28													41.0	34.0	55.0	45.0	47.0	43.0	$13,536
David Thibodaux STEM Magnet Academy	Public, Magnet	6-12	805 Teurlings Drive	Lafayette	70501	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	Yes	No	Yes	(337) 262-5962	1,362	65	21.0	39.6%	697 (51.2%)	502 (36.9%)	67 (4.9%)	43 (3.2%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	49 (3.6%)	93.8	9^th of 325 public high schools	97.2%		92.3	11^th of 329 public high schools	96.7%	2	95.0	87.0	82.0	89.0	93.0	92.0	91.0	92.0	71.0	74.0	81.0	76.0		90.0	93.0		93.0	85.0	$12,091

Frequently Asked Questions about Acadiana High School

How many students attend Acadiana High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,652 students attended Acadiana High School.

Is Acadiana High School a good school?

Acadiana High School ranks 201^st of 325 Louisiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Acadiana High School in?

Lafayette Parish

What schools feed into Acadiana High School?

Acadiana High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Charles M. Burke Elementary School
Elementary : Duson Elementary School
Elementary : L. Leo Judice Elementary School
Elementary : Prairie Elementary School
Elementary : Ridge Elementary School
Elementary : Westside Elementary School
Middle : Judice Middle School
Middle : Scott Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Acadiana High School?

Students at Acadiana High School are 38% White, 35% African American, 21% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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