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South Lafourche High School

Public Grades 9-12
103rd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 329 Louisiana High Schools
Better than 69% of Louisiana high schools
Summary

South Lafourche High School is a public high school located in Cut Off, Louisiana, serving 1,056 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Lafourche Parish School District, which is ranked 16th out of 118 districts in Louisiana and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

South Lafourche High School has consistently ranked among the top high schools in Louisiana, with rankings ranging from 19th to 103rd out of over 300 high schools in the state over the past 10 years. The school's performance on End-of-Course (EOC) exams is particularly impressive, with proficiency rates exceeding the Lafourche Parish and Louisiana state averages across multiple subjects, including Algebra I, Geometry, English I, English II, and U.S. History. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, South Lafourche High School had a proficiency rate of 83% in English I, compared to 80% for Lafourche Parish and 69% for the state of Louisiana.

South Lafourche High School has maintained high four-year graduation rates, ranging from 82.7% to 89.4% over the past few years, consistently outperforming the state average. The school's dropout rates have also been relatively low, ranging from 0.2% to 4.3% in recent years, which is lower than the state average. Despite having a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, the school has maintained a relatively low student-to-teacher ratio, ranging from 17.6 to 22.3 over the past few years, which may contribute to its academic success.

990
Students ?
18.9
Student/teacher ratio ?
$11,273
Per pupil spending ?
59.8%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 16911 East Main Street
       Cut Off, LA  70345

(985) 632-5721

District: Lafourche Parish

Racial breakdown:

White:
61.4%
Hispanic:
21.8%
Two or more races:
7.4%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 79th percentile in 2015 → 69th in 2025
Strengths
✓Test scores above the Louisiana average (68% vs 62% meeting standards)
✓91% graduate in 4 years — above the Louisiana average (85%)
✓Above the Louisiana median (69th percentile)
Worth a look
!High chronic absenteeism (34% vs 22% Louisiana)
!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school68%
District avg66%
Louisiana avg62%
103rd of 329
Louisiana public high schools ?
Top 31%▼ down 10 pts since 2015
From top 21% (2015) to top 31% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Louisiana High Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
2nd of 3High Schools in the Lafourche Parish
16th of 118Lafourche 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
20157.0452 of 4826.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201422.2385 of 47018.1%★☆☆☆☆
20134.4433 of 4575.3%☆☆☆☆☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202565.5103 of 32968.7%★★★☆☆
202472.873 of 33378.1%★★★★☆
202377.641 of 32187.2%★★★★☆
202280.040 of 32687.7%★★★★☆
202176.353 of 32283.5%★★★★☆
201987.119 of 31393.9%★★★★★
201881.220 of 30293.4%★★★★★
201779.126 of 29791.2%★★★★★
201676.540 of 29786.5%★★★★☆
201570.465 of 31279.2%★★★★☆
201470.870 of 30977.3%★★★★☆
201367.978 of 31275.0%★★★★☆
201268.596 of 31069.0%★★★☆☆
201169.484 of 30072.0%★★★★☆
201067.784 of 29771.7%★★★★☆
200968.873 of 30175.7%★★★★☆
200868.979 of 29172.9%★★★★☆
200770.084 of 29071.0%★★★★☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202530.545 of 5923.7%★☆☆☆☆
202440.526 of 5048.0%★★☆☆☆
202385.33 of 3491.2%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202564.5112 of 30863.6%★★★☆☆
202472.469 of 30877.6%★★★★☆
202381.036 of 30888.3%★★★★☆
202278.446 of 31185.2%★★★★☆
202177.644 of 28884.7%★★★★☆
201985.322 of 29292.5%★★★★★

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202537.480 of 12033.3%★★☆☆☆
202455.050 of 11355.8%★★★☆☆
202366.628 of 10773.8%★★★★☆
202275.517 of 10383.5%★★★★☆
202158.935 of 9262.0%★★★☆☆
201983.212 of 7884.6%★★★★☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202593.71 of 2295.5%★★★★★
202490.82 of 2592.0%★★★★★
202386.43 of 2387.0%★★★★★
202284.55 of 2075.0%★★★★☆
201962.76 of 1764.7%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202562.799 of 32369.3%★★★★☆
202474.753 of 32883.8%★★★★☆
202376.542 of 32186.9%★★★★☆
202280.531 of 32290.4%★★★★★
202177.734 of 28588.1%★★★★☆
201987.120 of 30193.4%★★★★★

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202565.895 of 31369.6%★★★★☆
202478.053 of 31583.2%★★★★☆
202376.850 of 30683.7%★★★★☆
202287.316 of 30194.7%★★★★★
202173.360 of 29279.5%★★★★☆
201987.520 of 29193.1%★★★★★

Migrant

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202576.11 of 366.7%★★★★★
202354.01 of 10.0%★★★★★

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202565.616 of 6675.8%★★★★☆
202472.216 of 6374.6%★★★★☆
202364.514 of 5072.0%★★★★☆
202282.54 of 4791.5%★★★★★
202156.916 of 3959.0%★★★☆☆

Native American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202558.84 of 1060.0%★★★☆☆
202486.61 of 988.9%★★★★★
202349.26 of 1040.0%★★☆☆☆
202254.34 of 850.0%★★★☆☆
202142.56 of 825.0%★★☆☆☆
201969.94 of 850.0%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202587.05 of 17097.1%★★★★★
202475.428 of 16583.0%★★★★☆
202392.04 of 13897.1%★★★★★
202290.77 of 13995.0%★★★★★
202179.515 of 13588.9%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202558.6100 of 24559.2%★★★☆☆
202465.480 of 24867.7%★★★☆☆
202368.067 of 24973.1%★★★★☆
202272.546 of 25081.6%★★★★☆
202168.350 of 24579.6%★★★★☆
201980.727 of 24989.2%★★★★☆
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
Special Education (2025)97th percentile+28 vs school
Homeless (2025)95th percentile+27 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)76th percentile+7 vs school
Male (2025)70th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)69th percentile~ school
Migrant (2025)67th percentile~ school
Female (2025)64th percentile-5 vs school
Native American (2025)60th percentile-9 vs school
White (2025)59th percentile-10 vs school
Hispanic (2025)33rd percentile-35 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)24th percentile-45 vs school
By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?
English I83%+14 vs state
English II80%+13 vs state
Algebra I72%+9 vs state
Biology60%~ state avg
Geometry59%~ state avg
U.S. History57%+3 vs state

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Students at South Lafourche High School are 61% White, 22% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 5% American Indian, 2% African American, 2% Asian.

In the 2024-25 school year, 990 students attended South Lafourche High School.

South Lafourche High School ranks 103rd of 329 Louisiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.


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