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Zachary High School

Q: Is Zachary High School a good school?

Zachary High School ranks 65 th of 325 Louisiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

65^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 325 Louisiana High Schools

Better than 80% of Louisiana high schools

Summary

Zachary High School is a large public high school in Zachary, LA, serving 1,726 students in grades 9-12 as part of the top-rated Zachary Community School District, which ranks in the 91st percentile statewide. The school itself holds a strong 4-star rating and ranks in the 80th percentile among Louisiana high schools, consistently outperforming the state average in test scores, graduation rates, and dropout rates. With a graduation rate of 94.1% and a dropout rate of just 0.5%, Zachary High stands out as a stable and high-performing option in a region where many nearby schools face significant challenges.

What truly sets Zachary High apart is its exceptional performance across all student groups. The school achieves top-tier results for White students (93rd percentile), African American students (90th percentile), and Special Education students (93rd percentile), demonstrating a remarkable ability to close achievement gaps. This is a stark contrast to nearby schools like Istrouma High School, Glen Oaks Senior High School, and Northeast High School, which rank in the bottom 5-20% of the state and struggle with chronic absenteeism rates above 60%. Zachary High's chronic absenteeism rate of just 15% is well below the state average of 22.5%, reflecting a strong school culture and engaged student body.

While Zachary High is the top traditional public school in the area, it faces interesting competition from Slaughter Community Charter School, a smaller charter school just 4.75 miles away that ranks in the 91st percentile and outperforms Zachary High in core subjects like Algebra I and English I. The most comparable traditional public school is Central High School, which has a similar size and district ranking, though Zachary High consistently edges ahead in English scores. Overall, Zachary High remains a pillar of academic excellence in the region, offering families a stable, equitable, and high-achieving environment that far surpasses most options in the surrounding East Baton Rouge Parish.

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: Improving — 70th percentile in 2016 → 80th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Louisiana average (73% vs 62% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of Louisiana high schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school73%

District avg74%

Louisiana avg62%

65^th of 325

Louisiana public high schools ?

Top 20%▲ up 10 pts since 2016

From top 30% (2016) to top 20% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 116Zachary Community School District 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	75.3	65 of 325	80.0%	★★★★☆
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
2026	80.7	27 of 260	89.6%	★★★★☆
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
2026	79.8	46 of 313	85.3%	★★★★☆
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
2026	65.7	32 of 125	74.4%	★★★★☆
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
2026	67.8	79 of 321	75.4%	★★★★☆
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
2026	71.8	75 of 311	75.9%	★★★★☆
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
2026	57.3	27 of 67	59.7%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	82.0	12 of 168	92.9%	★★★★★
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
2026	86.5	17 of 244	93.0%	★★★★★
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 (2026)93rd percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2026)93rd percentile+13 vs school

African American (2026)90th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2026)85th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)76th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)75th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)74th percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)60th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

English II80%+13 vs state

English I78%+12 vs state

Algebra I74%+9 vs state

Biology72%+12 vs state

Geometry71%+14 vs state

U.S. History62%+7 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 (2025)	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 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
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%)	75.3	65^th of 325 public high schools	80.0%		71.4	73^rd of 329 public high schools	77.8%	8												74.0	71.0	80.0	62.0	78.0	72.0	$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%)	15.4	275^th of 325 public high schools	15.4%		16.2	273^rd of 329 public high schools	17.0%	2												36.0	34.0	33.0	37.0	48.0		$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%)	85.1	30^th of 325 public high schools	90.8%		88.9	14^th of 329 public high schools	95.7%	16		82.0	74.0	79.0		72.0	85.0	78.0	70.0	81.0	75.0	81.0	76.0		77.0	85.0	82.0	$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%)	18.9	266^th of 325 public high schools	18.2%		15.9	275^th of 329 public high schools	16.4%	9												41.0		56.0	26.0	47.0	39.0	$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%)	12.4	284^th of 325 public high schools	12.6%		18.4	267^th of 329 public high schools	18.8%	17			26.0	32.0		46.0	50.0	48.0	22.0	24.0	21.0	31.0	13.0	44.0	34.0	40.0	42.0	$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%)	6.3	307^th of 325 public high schools	5.5%		4.2	311^th of 329 public high schools	5.5%	4	33.0		14.0	25.0	34.0	41.0	33.0	36.0				25.0	34.0	30.0		24.0		$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%)	66.6	104^th of 325 public high schools	68.0%		67.1	97^th of 329 public high schools	70.5%	7												73.0	70.0	71.0	63.0	60.0	71.0	$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)															7.0			$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%)	4.2	315^th of 325 public high schools	3.1%		3.5	316^th of 329 public high schools	4.0%	1			59.0	61.0			83.0	87.0		69.0	72.0	14.0		37.0				$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%)	32.3	224^th of 325 public high schools	31.1%		10.1	291^st of 329 public high schools	11.6%	67												72.0	51.0	53.0	17.0	56.0	45.0	$21,122

Frequently Asked Questions about Zachary High School

Is Zachary High School a good school?

Zachary High School ranks 65^th of 325 Louisiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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.

What district is Zachary High School in?

Zachary Community School District

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

How many students attend Zachary High School?

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

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