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Abbeville High School

Public Grades 9-12

259^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 325 Louisiana High Schools

Better than 20% of Louisiana high schools

Summary

Abbeville High School is a public high school in Abbeville, LA, serving 569 students in grades 9-12 as part of the high-performing Vermilion Parish school district, though the school itself faces significant challenges. Over the past decade, Abbeville High School has experienced a dramatic decline in its state ranking, falling from the top 15% of Louisiana high schools to the bottom 20% in 2025-2026. This is particularly striking because nearby schools in the same district—such as Kaplan High School, North Vermilion High School, and Erath High School—are all consistently ranked in the top 16% of the state. The school serves a high-poverty population, with over 74% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, and its academic proficiency rates on LEAP exams are roughly half those of its district peers.

One of the most critical issues at Abbeville High School is chronic absenteeism, which affects nearly 45% of students—almost double the district average and more than double the state average. This high rate of missed school days is strongly linked to the school's low academic performance and volatile graduation rate, which dropped from 93% in 2020-2021 to 74% in 2023-2024 before recovering slightly to 81% in 2024-2025. The school's dropout rate is also consistently higher than district and state averages. The most comparable school in the region is Westgate High School in Iberia Parish, which has similar poverty levels and graduation rates, highlighting the challenges typical of high-poverty schools.

Despite these struggles, there are some positive signs. The school has shown effective programming for English Language Learners, who ranked in the 64th percentile in 2024-2025. However, support for other student groups has been inconsistent, with performance fluctuating significantly from year to year. For parents considering Abbeville High School, the data suggests that improving attendance is the most critical area for intervention, as it would likely have a cascading positive effect on test scores and graduation rates. The school's challenges are concentrated at this specific campus rather than being district-wide, which may be an important factor for families to consider when evaluating educational options in the area.

569

Students ?

17.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,735

Per pupil spending ?

74.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1305 Wildcat Dr
Abbeville, LA 70510

(337) 893-1874

District: Vermilion Parish

Feeder schools for Abbeville High School:

Elementary:	Eaton Park Elementary School
	James A. Herod Elementary School
	Seventh Ward Elementary School
Middle:	J.H. Williams Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

53.8%

White:

25.5%

Asian:

7.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 82nd percentile in 2016 → 20th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (41% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (45% vs 22% Louisiana)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school41%

District avg72%

Louisiana avg62%

259^th of 325

Louisiana public high schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 62 pts since 2016

From top 18% (2016) to bottom 20% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5High Schools in the Vermilion Parish

14^th of 116Vermilion 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
2026	20.4	259 of 325	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.8	250 of 329	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.5	249 of 333	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.0	201 of 321	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.4	235 of 326	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	51.6	157 of 322	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.4	86 of 313	72.5%	★★★★☆
2018	57.9	128 of 302	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	75.5	45 of 297	84.8%	★★★★☆
2016	74.1	52 of 297	82.5%	★★★★☆
2015	68.3	80 of 312	74.4%	★★★★☆
2014	50.9	189 of 309	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	74.2	50 of 312	84.0%	★★★★☆
2012	74.2	57 of 310	81.6%	★★★★☆
2011	61.9	126 of 300	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	52.7	163 of 297	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	49.3	171 of 301	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	44.5	177 of 291	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	41.2	196 of 290	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	18.6	220 of 260	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	48.8	123 of 256	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.5	170 of 260	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.9	143 of 252	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.3	217 of 256	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	50.1	106 of 243	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.9	42 of 233	82.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	24.4	19 of 23	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.8	18 of 22	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	54.2	14 of 24	41.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.1	18 of 20	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.0	17 of 22	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.4	11 of 20	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	56.9	21 of 59	64.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	22.9	249 of 313	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.5	253 of 308	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	246 of 308	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.8	177 of 308	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.5	208 of 311	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.8	151 of 288	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.7	91 of 292	68.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	4.2	123 of 125	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	83 of 107	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	80.4	13 of 103	87.4%	★★★★☆
2021	78.3	13 of 92	85.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	24.9	250 of 321	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.7	241 of 323	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.2	244 of 328	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.2	199 of 321	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.7	234 of 322	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	54.4	128 of 285	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.5	75 of 301	75.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	19.5	253 of 311	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.7	230 of 313	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.5	227 of 315	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.1	204 of 306	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.1	245 of 301	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	52.0	142 of 292	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.5	84 of 291	71.1%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	45.1	43 of 67	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.3	50 of 66	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	40 of 47	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	37.3	102 of 168	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.7	130 of 170	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.6	95 of 165	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.9	54 of 138	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	27.5	99 of 139	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.1	69 of 135	48.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.6	42 of 122	65.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	18.3	216 of 244	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.1	230 of 245	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	233 of 248	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	44.2	150 of 249	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.9	225 of 250	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	53.1	111 of 245	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.0	83 of 249	66.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)64th percentile+40 vs school

Special Education (2026)39th percentile+19 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)36th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)22nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)20th percentile~ school

Male (2026)19th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)17th percentile-7 vs school

African American (2026)15th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)11th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)2nd percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

English II59%-8 vs state

English I44%-22 vs state

Biology43%-17 vs state

Geometry37%-20 vs state

Algebra I34%-31 vs state

U.S. History31%-24 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 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 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
Abbeville High School	Public	9-12	1305 Wildcat Dr	Abbeville	70510	Vermilion Parish	Vermilion Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 893-1874	569	32	17.5	74.7%	145 (25.5%)	306 (53.8%)	34 (6.0%)	43 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (7.2%)	20.4	259^th of 325 public high schools	20.3%		23.8	250^th of 329 public high schools	24.0%	9											34.0	37.0	59.0	31.0	44.0	43.0	$13,735
Erath High School	Public	9-12	808 South Broadway	Erath	70533	Vermilion Parish	Vermilion Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 937-8451	557	27	20.5	42.9%	462 (82.9%)	37 (6.6%)	30 (5.4%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.8%)	84.1	37^th of 325 public high schools	88.6%		82.3	39^th of 329 public high schools	88.1%	2											81.0	77.0	89.0	74.0	85.0	72.0	$12,247
Delcambre High School	Public	6-12	601 West Main Street	Delcambre	70528	Vermilion Parish	Iberia Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 685-2595	454	37	12.2	56.2%	334 (73.6%)	43 (9.5%)	51 (11.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.1%)	72	79^th of 325 public high schools	75.7%		83	36^th of 329 public high schools	89.1%	43	93.0	79.0	88.0	92.0	87.0	92.0	76.0	81.0	72.0	76.0	75.0		78.0	66.0	74.0	65.0	$15,491
North Vermilion High School	Public	9-12	11609 LA Highway 699	Maurice	70555	Vermilion Parish	Vermilion Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 898-1491	790	37	21.6	36.2%	656 (83.0%)	60 (7.6%)	36 (4.6%)	10 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.4%)	87.5	20^th of 325 public high schools	93.8%		85.8	25^th of 329 public high schools	92.4%	5											85.0	82.0	86.0	78.0	84.0	80.0	$11,476
Kaplan High School	Public	9-12	200 East Pirate Lane	Kaplan	70548	Vermilion Parish	Vermilion Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 643-6385	528	27	19.9	50.6%	425 (80.5%)	60 (11.4%)	18 (3.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.2%)	78.5	52^nd of 325 public high schools	84.0%		74.9	62^nd of 329 public high schools	81.2%	10											79.0	75.0	75.0	72.0	85.0	67.0	$11,846
Southside High School	Public	9-12	312 Almonaster Rd	Youngsville	70592	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 521-7600	1,833	86	21.3	34.5%	1,235 (67.4%)	377 (20.6%)	92 (5.0%)	50 (2.7%)	7 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (3.9%)	78.3	53^rd of 325 public high schools	83.7%		79.5	47^th of 329 public high schools	85.7%	6											85.0	70.0	77.0	68.0	84.0	67.0	$11,408
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
Westgate High School	Public	9-12	2305 Jefferson Island Road	New Iberia	70560	Iberia Parish	Iberia Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 365-2431	863	63	13.7	78.8%	213 (24.7%)	510 (59.1%)	35 (4.1%)	57 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.6%)	15.9	274^th of 325 public high schools	15.7%		38.9	206^th of 329 public high schools	37.4%	68											37.0	34.0	44.0	31.0	49.0	40.0	$15,457
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Abbeville High School

What district is Abbeville High School in?

Vermilion Parish

What schools feed into Abbeville High School?

Abbeville High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Eaton Park Elementary School
Elementary : James A. Herod Elementary School
Elementary : Seventh Ward Elementary School
Middle : J.H. Williams Middle School

How many students attend Abbeville High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 569 students attended Abbeville High School.

Is Abbeville High School a good school?

Abbeville High School ranks in the bottom 20.3% of Louisiana high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Abbeville High School?

Students at Abbeville High School are 54% African American, 25% White, 8% Asian, 7% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic.

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