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East St. John High School

Q: Is East St. John High School a good school?

East St. John High School ranks in the bottom 20.4% of Louisiana high schools.

Q: How many students attend East St. John High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,293 students attended East St. John High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of East St. John High School?

Students at East St. John High School are 72% African American, 17% Hispanic, 7% White, 3% Two or more races.

Q: What schools feed into East St. John High School?

East St. John High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Emily C. Watkins Elementary Elementary : Fifth Ward Elementary School Elementary : Garyville/Mt. Airy Math & Science Magnet School Elementary : Lake Pontchartrain Elementary School Elementary : LaPlace Elementary School Middle : East St. John Preparatory Academy

Public Grades 9-12

262^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 329 Louisiana High Schools

Better than 20% of Louisiana high schools

Summary

East St. John High School is a public high school in Reserve, Louisiana, serving 1,467 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the St. John the Baptist Parish school district, which is ranked 68 out of 118 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite its large student population, East St. John High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Louisiana high schools, maintaining a 1-star rating for most of the past 8 years. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic, English Language Learner, Special Education, and Military Connected students. Additionally, the school has struggled with low graduation rates, ranging from 63.3% to 83.2% over the past 5 years, and high dropout rates, which have fluctuated between 3.3% and 26.4% during the same period.

When compared to other high schools in the surrounding area, such as West St. John High School, which is also in the St. John the Baptist Parish district, East St. John High School generally performs worse. The school's test scores and proficiency rates are consistently below the district and state averages, and its high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 21.9% to 44.6% over the past 2 years, are significantly above the state average. Addressing these challenges will require a comprehensive, data-driven approach to improve the educational outcomes for the students at East St. John High School.

1,293

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,793

Per pupil spending ?

75.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

#1 Wildcat Drive
Reserve, LA 70084

(985) 536-4226

District: St. John the Baptist Parish

Feeder schools for East St. John High School:

Elementary:	Emily C. Watkins Elementary
	Fifth Ward Elementary School
	Garyville/Mt. Airy Math & Science Magnet School
	Lake Pontchartrain Elementary School
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	LaPlace Elementary School
Middle:	East St. John Preparatory Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

72.2%

Hispanic:

17.1%

White:

7.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 35th percentile in 2015 → 20th in 2025

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Louisiana average (74% vs 85%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg42%

Louisiana avg62%

262^nd of 329

Louisiana public high schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 35% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the St. John the Baptist Parish

68^th of 118St. John the Baptist 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
2025	20.6	262 of 329	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	266 of 333	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	242 of 321	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	256 of 326	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.4	250 of 322	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.4	232 of 313	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.2	265 of 302	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	47.9	198 of 297	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	43.9	209 of 297	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	47.9	204 of 312	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	54.5	169 of 309	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	51.7	187 of 312	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	51.5	178 of 310	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	48.9	188 of 300	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	53.3	161 of 297	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	55.0	143 of 301	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	33.0	213 of 291	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	23.5	253 of 290	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	179 of 256	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.1	171 of 260	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.4	152 of 252	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.7	168 of 256	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.7	154 of 243	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.7	139 of 233	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	15.1	57 of 59	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	29.3	37 of 50	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.8	24 of 34	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.4	19 of 40	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.8	18 of 27	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	251 of 308	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	244 of 308	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	238 of 308	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	252 of 311	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.6	223 of 288	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.2	208 of 292	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	90 of 120	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.4	85 of 113	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.3	75 of 107	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.4	79 of 103	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.0	51 of 92	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.8	67 of 78	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2019	32.3	15 of 17	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	256 of 323	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.0	255 of 328	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	239 of 321	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	262 of 322	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.0	231 of 285	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.0	222 of 301	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	250 of 313	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	260 of 315	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	228 of 306	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	244 of 301	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.9	235 of 292	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.3	239 of 291	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	8.8	21 of 21	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	18 of 20	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.7	14 of 18	22.2%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	34.3	48 of 66	27.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	14.6	155 of 170	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.1	156 of 165	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	122 of 138	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.0	84 of 135	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	198 of 245	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.4	199 of 248	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	211 of 249	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.9	205 of 250	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.8	185 of 245	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.8	175 of 249	29.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)30th percentile+10 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)27th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)25th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile~ school

Male (2025)20th percentile~ school

White (2025)19th percentile~ school

Female (2025)19th percentile~ school

Homeless (2019)12th percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2025)9th percentile-12 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)3rd percentile-17 vs school

Military Connected (2025)<1st percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?

English I55%-14 vs state

English II51%-16 vs state

U.S. History41%-13 vs state

Algebra I38%-25 vs state

Biology35%-24 vs state

Geometry34%-23 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 7th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 8th Grade	LEAP Mathematics All Grades	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
East St. John High School	Public	9-12	#1 Wildcat Drive	Reserve	70084	St. John the Baptist Parish	St. John the Baptist Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 536-4226	1,293	90	14.3	75.5%	96 (7.4%)	933 (72.2%)	221 (17.1%)	6 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (2.8%)	20.6	262^nd of 329 public high schools	20.4%		21.6	266^th of 333 public high schools	20.1%	4							38.0	34.0	51.0	41.0	55.0	35.0	$17,793
West St. John High School	Public	8-12	480 LA Hwy 3127	Edgard	70049	St. John the Baptist Parish	St. John the Baptist Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 497-3271	186	26	7.2	84.4%	0 (0.0%)	180 (96.8%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	15.8	276^th of 329 public high schools	16.1%		16.2	277^th of 333 public high schools	16.8%	1		18.0	18.0		51.0	51.0	39.0	27.0	54.0		41.0	36.0	$34,971
Lutcher High School	Public	7-12	1910 West Main Street	Lutcher	70071	St. James Parish	St. James Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 258-5300	908	68	13.4	49.8%	474 (52.2%)	412 (45.4%)	10 (1.1%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.8%)	69.8	79^th of 329 public high schools	76.0%		66.8	105^th of 333 public high schools	68.5%	26	70.0	58.0	63.0	70.0	72.0	71.0	70.0	79.0	72.0	63.0	68.0	76.0	$20,005
Destrehan High School	Public	9-12	1 Wildcat Ln	Destrehan	70047	St. Charles Parish	St. Charles Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 764-9946	1,435	123	11.6	47.3%	639 (44.5%)	502 (35.0%)	210 (14.6%)	28 (2.0%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (3.7%)	76	59^th of 329 public high schools	82.1%		82.1	42^nd of 333 public high schools	87.4%	17							74.0	72.0	80.0	68.0	75.0	80.0	$21,341
St. James High School	Public	7-12	22187 Hwy 20	Vacherie	70090	St. James Parish	St. James Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 258-4900	593	52	11.3	71.5%	133 (22.4%)	438 (73.9%)	17 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	60.4	127^th of 329 public high schools	61.4%		55	158^th of 333 public high schools	52.6%	31	67.0	55.0	61.0	80.0	72.0	76.0	62.0	69.0	68.0	65.0	71.0	58.0	$22,892
Hahnville High School	Public	9-12	200 Tiger Drive	Boutte	70039	St. Charles Parish	St. Charles Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 758-7537	1,416	122	11.5	46.0%	775 (54.7%)	467 (33.0%)	108 (7.6%)	8 (0.6%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (3.7%)	65.9	99^th of 329 public high schools	69.9%		68.4	97^th of 333 public high schools	70.9%	2								68.0	68.0	60.0	74.0	68.0	$21,416
Bonnabel Magnet Academy High School	Public	9-12	2801 Bruin Drive	Kenner	70065	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 443-4565	2,376	121	19.5	58.5%	209 (8.8%)	507 (21.3%)	1,547 (65.1%)	75 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	36 (1.5%)	18.9	265^th of 329 public high schools	19.5%		13.3	286^th of 333 public high schools	14.1%	21							32.0	40.0	41.0	42.0	24.0	51.0	$12,532

Frequently Asked Questions about East St. John High School

Is East St. John High School a good school?

East St. John High School ranks in the bottom 20.4% of Louisiana high schools.

What schools feed into East St. John High School?

East St. John High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Emily C. Watkins Elementary
Elementary : Fifth Ward Elementary School
Elementary : Garyville/Mt. Airy Math & Science Magnet School
Elementary : Lake Pontchartrain Elementary School
Elementary : LaPlace Elementary School
Middle : East St. John Preparatory Academy

How many students attend East St. John High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,293 students attended East St. John High School.

What district is East St. John High School in?

St. John the Baptist Parish

What is the racial makeup of East St. John High School?

Students at East St. John High School are 72% African American, 17% Hispanic, 7% White, 3% Two or more races.

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