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Carencro High School

Q: Is Carencro High School a good school?

Carencro High School ranks in the bottom 22.8% of Louisiana high schools.

Q: How many students attend Carencro High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,116 students attended Carencro High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Carencro High School?

Students at Carencro High School are 60% African American, 25% White, 12% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

Q: What schools feed into Carencro High School?

Carencro High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Carencro Bob Lilly Elementary Elementary : Live Oak Elementary School Elementary : Ossun Elementary School Middle : Carencro Middle School

Public Grades 9-12

251^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 325 Louisiana High Schools

Better than 23% of Louisiana high schools

Summary

Carencro High School is a large public high school in Lafayette, LA, serving 1,116 students in grades 9-12 within the Lafayette Parish school district, a relatively high-performing district ranked 27th out of 116 in Louisiana.

Carencro High School is currently facing significant challenges, most notably a severe chronic absenteeism crisis. In the 2024-2025 school year, 40.3% of students were chronically absent—nearly double the district average of 24.0% and the state average of 22.5%. This rate is much higher than nearby schools like Lafayette High School (22.1%) and even Acadiana High School (35.3%). This absenteeism problem is directly linked to low academic performance, with only 41% of students proficient in Algebra I compared to 71% in the district. The graduation rate has also declined to 81.2%, below the district average of 85.1%, while the dropout rate of 5.1% is nearly double the district average and the highest among standard Lafayette Parish high schools.

While the school has historically shown some relative strength in serving its African American students, its overall effectiveness for nearly all student subgroups has dropped to its lowest point in recent years. This includes a dramatic decline for English Language Learners, who fell from the 68th percentile to the 2nd percentile. The school's 1-star rating for the 2025-2026 school year places it 251st out of 325 Louisiana high schools, making it the weakest performer among the standard comprehensive high schools in the district. Only Northside High School (with a 62.1% chronic absenteeism rate) performs worse, suggesting that Carencro's most critical challenge is getting students back into the classroom.

1,116

Students ?

17.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,536

Per pupil spending ?

71.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

721 West Butcher Switch Road
Lafayette, LA 70507

(337) 521-7960

District: Lafayette Parish

Feeder schools for Carencro High School:

Elementary:	Carencro Bob Lilly Elementary
	Live Oak Elementary School
	Ossun Elementary School
Middle:	Carencro Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

60.3%

White:

24.6%

Hispanic:

12.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 23rd percentile in 2016 → 23rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (44% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (40% vs 22% Louisiana)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school44%

District avg67%

Louisiana avg62%

251^st of 325

Louisiana public high schools ?

Bottom 23%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	0.8	461 of 470	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	1.1	433 of 442	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	1.6	412 of 425	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	1.7	407 of 413	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	0.5	396 of 396	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	23.9	251 of 325	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.7	223 of 329	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.8	204 of 333	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.0	187 of 321	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.2	189 of 326	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.9	194 of 322	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.0	238 of 313	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.2	209 of 302	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	29.0	249 of 297	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	34.7	230 of 297	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	40.6	233 of 312	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	41.7	226 of 309	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	33.3	252 of 312	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	48.5	195 of 310	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	47.9	195 of 300	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	43.6	207 of 297	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	23.3	251 of 301	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	39.7	193 of 291	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	44.9	185 of 290	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	34.6	171 of 260	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.4	130 of 256	49.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.9	110 of 260	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.3	85 of 252	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.6	81 of 256	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.1	74 of 243	69.5%	★★★★☆
2019	33.8	156 of 233	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	19.9	56 of 57	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	55.3	23 of 59	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.6	16 of 50	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.9	7 of 34	79.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	23.6	246 of 313	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.7	206 of 308	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.7	208 of 308	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.2	207 of 308	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.7	205 of 311	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.0	182 of 288	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.7	228 of 292	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	28.5	94 of 125	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.1	78 of 120	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.8	76 of 113	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.9	45 of 107	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.7	50 of 103	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.5	31 of 92	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.0	56 of 78	28.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	25.4	244 of 321	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.1	210 of 323	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.7	197 of 328	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.8	186 of 321	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.4	175 of 322	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.9	175 of 285	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.8	229 of 301	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	24.4	239 of 311	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.3	205 of 313	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.9	168 of 315	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.2	136 of 306	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.9	169 of 301	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.4	161 of 292	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.3	216 of 291	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	0.6	67 of 67	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.1	60 of 66	9.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	19.1	152 of 168	9.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.3	134 of 170	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.1	85 of 165	48.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.4	61 of 138	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.2	78 of 139	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.3	121 of 135	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	99 of 122	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	20.8	212 of 244	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.6	205 of 245	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.4	163 of 248	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.0	158 of 249	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.6	179 of 250	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.4	189 of 245	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	229 of 249	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

African American (2026)34th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2026)25th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)24th percentile~ school

Male (2026)23rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)21st percentile~ school

White (2026)13th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2026)10th percentile-13 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)2nd percentile-21 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)<1st percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

English II55%-12 vs state

English I47%-19 vs state

U.S. History45%-10 vs state

Biology43%-17 vs state

Algebra I41%-24 vs state

Geometry34%-23 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
Beau Chene High School	Public	9-12	7076 Hwy. 93	Arnaudville	70512	St. Landry Parish	St. Landry Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 662-5815	767	51	15.1	63.1%	373 (48.6%)	315 (41.1%)	69 (9.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	32.1	225^th of 325 public high schools	30.8%		32.1	224^th of 329 public high schools	31.9%	1													50.0	55.0	58.0	23.0	46.0	59.0	$15,123

Frequently Asked Questions about Carencro High School

What schools feed into Carencro High School?

Carencro High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Carencro Bob Lilly Elementary
Elementary : Live Oak Elementary School
Elementary : Ossun Elementary School
Middle : Carencro Middle School

How many students attend Carencro High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,116 students attended Carencro High School.

What is the racial makeup of Carencro High School?

Students at Carencro High School are 60% African American, 25% White, 12% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

Is Carencro High School a good school?

Carencro High School ranks in the bottom 22.8% of Louisiana high schools.

What district is Carencro High School in?

Lafayette Parish

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