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Zachary High School

Q: Is Zachary High School a good school?

Zachary High School ranks 73 rd of 329 Louisiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

73^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 329 Louisiana High Schools

Better than 78% of Louisiana high schools

Summary

Zachary High School is a public high school in Zachary, Louisiana, serving 1,784 students in grades 9-12. This standout institution consistently ranks among the top high schools in the state, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and a statewide ranking of 73 out of 329 high schools.

Zachary High School's academic performance is exceptional, with students consistently outperforming the state average in standardized tests across various subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school had a 77% proficiency rate in Algebra I, compared to the state average of 63%. The school also maintains a strong four-year graduation rate, ranging from 80.1% to 84.0% over the past five years, which is higher than the state average. Additionally, Zachary High School performs exceptionally well in several student subgroups, ranking 12th out of 245 Louisiana high schools for White students and 35th out of 256 high schools for African American students.

Compared to nearby schools, Zachary High School's performance is notably stronger. For example, Slaughter Community Charter School, located just 4.75 miles away, is also a top-performing school, ranked 14th out of 329 Louisiana high schools. In contrast, schools like East Feliciana High School, Arlington Preparatory Academy, and several East Baton Rouge Parish high schools lag behind Zachary High School in academic achievement and other key metrics.

1,726

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,605

Per pupil spending ?

56%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4100 Bronco Lane
Zachary, LA 70791

(225) 654-2776

District: Zachary Community School District

Feeder schools for Zachary High School:

Elementary:	Northwestern Elementary School
	Rollins Place Elementary
	Zachary Elementary School
Middle:	Copper Mill Elementary/Middle School
	Northwestern Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

61.6%

White:

30.3%

Hispanic:

3.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 85th percentile in 2015 → 78th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Louisiana average (72% vs 62% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of Louisiana high schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school72%

District avg73%

Louisiana avg62%

73^rd of 329

Louisiana public high schools ?

Top 22%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From top 15% (2015) to top 22% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Louisiana High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	71.4	73 of 329	77.8%	★★★★☆
2024	68.6	94 of 333	71.8%	★★★★☆
2023	69.0	88 of 321	72.6%	★★★★☆
2022	83.5	30 of 326	90.8%	★★★★★
2021	81.9	36 of 322	88.8%	★★★★☆
2019	82.5	31 of 313	90.1%	★★★★★
2018	67.8	69 of 302	77.2%	★★★★☆
2017	73.9	57 of 297	80.8%	★★★★☆
2016	67.6	89 of 297	70.0%	★★★★☆
2015	74.5	46 of 312	85.3%	★★★★☆
2014	70.9	69 of 309	77.7%	★★★★☆
2013	78.4	30 of 312	90.4%	★★★★★
2012	80.6	30 of 310	90.3%	★★★★★
2011	81.8	27 of 300	91.0%	★★★★★
2010	79.9	30 of 297	89.9%	★★★★★
2009	78.3	32 of 301	89.4%	★★★★☆
2008	76.3	39 of 291	86.6%	★★★★☆
2007	78.7	42 of 290	85.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	74.3	35 of 256	86.3%	★★★★☆
2024	73.4	41 of 260	84.2%	★★★★☆
2023	74.6	41 of 252	83.7%	★★★★☆
2022	91.2	13 of 256	94.9%	★★★★★
2021	90.5	15 of 243	93.8%	★★★★★
2019	87.0	12 of 233	94.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	75.0	66 of 308	78.6%	★★★★☆
2024	71.2	75 of 308	75.6%	★★★★☆
2023	70.8	85 of 308	72.4%	★★★★☆
2022	83.2	29 of 311	90.7%	★★★★★
2021	86.7	19 of 288	93.4%	★★★★★
2019	82.7	32 of 292	89.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	71.1	27 of 120	77.5%	★★★★☆
2024	56.0	47 of 113	58.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	63.0	94 of 323	70.9%	★★★★☆
2024	55.9	133 of 328	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.3	138 of 321	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	79.6	34 of 322	89.4%	★★★★☆
2021	79.2	30 of 285	89.5%	★★★★☆
2019	76.8	51 of 301	83.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	68.6	81 of 313	74.1%	★★★★☆
2024	66.3	95 of 315	69.8%	★★★★☆
2023	68.0	85 of 306	72.2%	★★★★☆
2022	82.8	30 of 301	90.0%	★★★★★
2021	79.9	43 of 292	85.3%	★★★★☆
2019	81.6	35 of 291	88.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	43.3	44 of 66	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.1	32 of 63	49.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.9	21 of 50	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	81.1	5 of 47	89.4%	★★★★★
2021	72.7	8 of 39	79.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	70.5	28 of 170	83.5%	★★★★☆
2024	62.8	46 of 165	72.1%	★★★★☆
2023	67.3	31 of 138	77.5%	★★★★☆
2022	95.2	3 of 139	97.8%	★★★★★
2021	95.1	2 of 135	98.5%	★★★★★
2019	68.0	32 of 122	73.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	88.1	12 of 245	95.1%	★★★★★
2024	82.0	26 of 248	89.5%	★★★★☆
2023	81.4	25 of 249	90.0%	★★★★★
2022	86.2	15 of 250	94.0%	★★★★★
2021	86.3	9 of 245	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	84.6	14 of 249	94.4%	★★★★★

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)

White (2025)95th percentile+17 vs school

African American (2025)86th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2025)84th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)79th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)78th percentile~ school

Male (2025)74th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)71st percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)33rd percentile-44 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?

English I84%+15 vs state

English II80%+13 vs state

Algebra I77%+14 vs state

Biology65%+6 vs state

Geometry64%+7 vs state

U.S. History61%+7 vs state

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Friday, July 2, 2010

Great school. I can't put into words how great this school was for me. Close Quote

Schools Near Zachary High School

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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 6th Grade	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
Zachary High School	Public	9-12	4100 Bronco Lane	Zachary	70791	East Baton Rouge Parish	Zachary Community School District	No	No	No	No	(225) 654-2776	1,726	110	15.6	56.0%	523 (30.3%)	1,064 (61.6%)	65 (3.8%)	20 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (3.1%)	71.4	73^rd of 329 public high schools	77.8%		68.6	94^th of 333 public high schools	71.8%	21								77.0	64.0	80.0	61.0	84.0	65.0	$13,605
Baker High School	Public	9-12	3200 Groom Road	Baker	70714	East Baton Rouge Parish	City of Baker School District	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 775-1259	370	21	18.0	82.7%	10 (2.7%)	333 (90.0%)	24 (6.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16.2	273^rd of 329 public high schools	17.0%		7.8	301^st of 333 public high schools	9.6%	28								39.0	32.0	54.0		36.0	37.0	$18,124
Slaughter Community Charter School	Public, Charter	7-12	2944 Highway 412 West	Slaughter	70777	East Feliciana Parish	East Feliciana Parish	Yes	No	No	Yes	(225) 570-8682	364	15	24.2	51.4%	215 (59.1%)	130 (35.7%)	9 (2.5%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	88.9	14^th of 329 public high schools	95.7%		87.2	17^th of 333 public high schools	94.9%	3	84.0	84.0	84.0		77.0	80.0	79.0	89.0	80.0	87.0	81.0	89.0	87.0	$12,478
Scotlandville Magnet High School	Public	9-12	9870 Scotland Avenue	Baton Rouge	70807	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 775-3715	837	59	14.0	86.7%	5 (0.6%)	820 (98.0%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	15.9	275^th of 329 public high schools	16.4%		9.7	295^th of 333 public high schools	11.4%	20								35.0	25.0	50.0		54.0	33.0	$18,617
Northeast High School	Public	7-12	13700 Pride-Port Hudson Rd.	Pride	70770	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 654-5808	290	38	7.5	82.4%	27 (9.3%)	246 (84.8%)	10 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	18.4	267^th of 329 public high schools	18.8%		15.4	279^th of 333 public high schools	16.2%	12	48.0	18.0	32.0		49.0	35.0	41.0	38.0	50.0	44.0	26.0	46.0		$25,777
Glen Oaks Senior High School	Public	6-12	6650 Cedar Grove Dr	Baton Rouge	70812	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 356-4306	575	64	9.0	87.5%	2 (0.3%)	546 (95.0%)	22 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	4.2	311^th of 329 public high schools	5.5%		7.5	302^nd of 333 public high schools	9.3%	9	6.0			17.0		22.0		34.0	8.0	27.0	23.0	28.0	17.0	$22,927
Central High School	Public	9-12	10200 E Brookside	Baton Rouge	70805	East Baton Rouge Parish	Central Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 261-3438	1,529	101	15.0	50.9%	975 (63.8%)	371 (24.3%)	130 (8.5%)	14 (0.9%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (2.4%)	67.1	97^th of 329 public high schools	70.5%		69.5	90^th of 333 public high schools	73.0%	7								65.0	76.0	69.0	63.0	71.0	73.0	$12,820
Arlington Preparatory Academy	Public	6-12	6125 Winbourne Avenue	Baton Rouge	70805	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 766-8188	94	23	4.1	59.6%	4 (4.3%)	81 (86.2%)	7 (7.4%)	2 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)										9.0				$50,703
Istrouma High School	Public, Magnet	6-12	3730 Winbourne	Baton Rouge	70805	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	Yes	No	Yes	(225) 636-2686	556	52	10.7	90.6%	1 (0.2%)	539 (96.9%)	14 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	3.5	316^th of 329 public high schools	4.0%		3.5	319^th of 333 public high schools	4.2%	3	39.0	50.0	45.0		86.0	79.0	82.0		21.0	23.0	8.0	38.0	15.0	$19,143
East Feliciana High School	Public	9-12	3501 Highway 10	Jackson	70748	East Feliciana Parish	East Feliciana Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 634-5931	231	18	12.6	90.5%	16 (6.9%)	204 (88.3%)	7 (3.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	10.1	291^st of 329 public high schools	11.6%		23.5	260^th of 333 public high schools	21.9%	31									22.0	31.0	29.0	49.0		$21,122

Frequently Asked Questions about Zachary High School

What district is Zachary High School in?

Zachary Community School District

Is Zachary High School a good school?

Zachary High School ranks 73^rd of 329 Louisiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Zachary High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,726 students attended Zachary High School.

What schools feed into Zachary High School?

Zachary High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Northwestern Elementary School
Elementary : Rollins Place Elementary
Elementary : Zachary Elementary School
Middle : Copper Mill Elementary/Middle School
Middle : Northwestern Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Zachary High School?

Students at Zachary High School are 62% African American, 30% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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