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Dutchtown High School

Public Grades 9-12

12^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 325 Louisiana High Schools

Better than 96% of Louisiana high schools

Summary

Dutchtown High School in Geismar, LA, is a large, high-performing public school serving 2,029 students in grades 9-12 within the highly-rated Ascension Parish school district, which ranks in the 92nd percentile statewide. The school has earned a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past decade and currently ranks 12th out of 325 high schools in Louisiana (96th percentile), with a favorable student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1 and 34.2% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch.

What truly sets Dutchtown apart is its exceptional and equitable support for all student groups, a rare achievement that makes it a model of academic excellence. The school is a statewide leader in serving students with special needs, ranking in the 99th percentile for the last two years, and has shown strong improvement for low-income students, moving from the 88th to the 94th percentile in recent years. Test scores on LEAP End-of-Course exams are consistently 10-20 percentage points higher than the district average and 25-30 points higher than the state average—for example, 91% proficiency in English II and 89% in Algebra I. Dutchtown also boasts a low chronic absenteeism rate of 12.2%, nearly half the state average of 22.5%, which is a strong predictor of academic success. In comparison, other top schools in the area like St. Amant High School (ranked 18th) and Prairieville High School (ranked 24th) also perform well, but Dutchtown’s ability to deliver top-tier education across diverse subgroups is unmatched.

The data also reveals a stark contrast between Ascension Parish schools and those in neighboring East Baton Rouge Parish, where schools like Broadmoor Senior High School, Tara High School, and Woodlawn High School are 0- or 1-star schools ranking in the bottom 15% of the state. An interesting outlier is Liberty High School in Baton Rouge, which despite a high poverty rate (56%) and chronic absenteeism (34.6%), is a 5-star school ranked 10th in the state, suggesting it may be a specialized or magnet school. While Dutchtown’s overall state ranking has seen a slight dip from 10th to 12th, it remains elite, and the intra-district competition with St. Amant (now just 6 spots behind) is increasingly tight.

2,029

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,359

Per pupil spending ?

34.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

13165 Hwy 73
Geismar, LA 70734

(225) 391-6200

District: Ascension Parish

Feeder schools for Dutchtown High School:

Elementary:	Dutchtown Primary School
	Oak Grove Primary School
	Prairieville Primary School
	Spanish Lake Primary School
Middle:	Dutchtown Middle School
	Prairieville Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.1%

African American:

23.9%

Hispanic:

8.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 93rd percentile in 2016 → 96th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Louisiana average (87% vs 62% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of Louisiana high schools

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the Louisiana average (85%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school87%

District avg79%

Louisiana avg62%

12^th of 325

Louisiana public high schools ?

Top 4%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

From top 7% (2016) to top 4% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 5High Schools in the Ascension Parish

9^th of 116Ascension 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	91.4	12 of 325	96.3%	★★★★★
2025	87.1	21 of 329	93.6%	★★★★★
2024	85.2	25 of 333	92.5%	★★★★★
2023	86.7	19 of 321	94.1%	★★★★★
2022	86.4	20 of 326	93.9%	★★★★★
2021	87.9	15 of 322	95.3%	★★★★★
2019	89.1	10 of 313	96.8%	★★★★★
2018	79.5	24 of 302	92.1%	★★★★★
2017	79.0	29 of 297	90.2%	★★★★★
2016	80.0	21 of 297	92.9%	★★★★★
2015	80.3	19 of 312	93.9%	★★★★★
2014	77.8	25 of 309	91.9%	★★★★★
2013	79.5	25 of 312	92.0%	★★★★★
2012	84.0	15 of 310	95.2%	★★★★★
2011	85.5	19 of 300	93.7%	★★★★★
2010	86.4	14 of 297	95.3%	★★★★★
2009	81.1	20 of 301	93.4%	★★★★★
2008	82.2	21 of 291	92.8%	★★★★★
2007	86.1	23 of 290	92.1%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	93.4	14 of 260	94.6%	★★★★★
2025	88.7	15 of 256	94.1%	★★★★★
2024	86.6	22 of 260	91.5%	★★★★★
2023	87.8	16 of 252	93.7%	★★★★★
2022	92.7	10 of 256	96.1%	★★★★★
2021	93.0	14 of 243	94.2%	★★★★★
2019	91.8	10 of 233	95.7%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	86.5	3 of 22	86.4%	★★★★★
2025	66.9	10 of 23	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.9	4 of 22	81.8%	★★★★☆
2023	77.8	3 of 24	87.5%	★★★★★
2021	70.7	6 of 22	72.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	80.8	7 of 57	87.7%	★★★★☆
2025	75.9	7 of 59	88.1%	★★★★☆
2024	85.8	1 of 50	98.0%	★★★★★
2023	67.1	10 of 34	70.6%	★★★★☆
2022	85.1	5 of 40	87.5%	★★★★☆
2021	77.2	4 of 38	89.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	90.1	15 of 313	95.2%	★★★★★
2025	85.6	24 of 308	92.2%	★★★★★
2024	85.2	29 of 308	90.6%	★★★★★
2023	88.2	12 of 308	96.1%	★★★★★
2022	85.7	19 of 311	93.9%	★★★★★
2021	88.5	13 of 288	95.5%	★★★★★
2019	85.9	21 of 292	92.8%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	82.0	16 of 125	87.2%	★★★★☆
2025	76.2	21 of 120	82.5%	★★★★☆
2024	71.1	25 of 113	77.9%	★★★★☆
2023	71.1	19 of 107	82.2%	★★★★☆
2022	64.1	31 of 103	69.9%	★★★★☆
2021	73.0	18 of 92	80.4%	★★★★☆
2019	80.7	14 of 78	82.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	87.1	20 of 321	93.8%	★★★★★
2025	81.5	34 of 323	89.5%	★★★★☆
2024	80.0	40 of 328	87.8%	★★★★☆
2023	78.0	35 of 321	89.1%	★★★★☆
2022	78.3	42 of 322	87.0%	★★★★☆
2021	79.3	29 of 285	89.8%	★★★★★
2019	86.5	21 of 301	93.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	91.9	14 of 311	95.5%	★★★★★
2025	89.1	15 of 313	95.2%	★★★★★
2024	85.3	28 of 315	91.1%	★★★★★
2023	86.3	19 of 306	93.8%	★★★★★
2022	85.7	20 of 301	93.4%	★★★★★
2021	89.5	14 of 292	95.2%	★★★★★
2019	88.5	17 of 291	94.2%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	83.7	3 of 23	87.0%	★★★★★
2025	73.8	3 of 21	85.7%	★★★★★
2024	53.8	11 of 20	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	71.4	5 of 18	72.2%	★★★★☆
2022	67.9	5 of 14	64.3%	★★★★☆
2021	86.3	1 of 14	92.9%	★★★★★
2019	51.7	10 of 16	37.5%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	88.9	4 of 67	94.0%	★★★★★
2025	83.4	2 of 66	97.0%	★★★★★
2024	82.1	5 of 63	92.1%	★★★★★
2023	90.1	2 of 50	96.0%	★★★★★
2022	75.4	8 of 47	83.0%	★★★★☆
2021	89.9	2 of 39	94.9%	★★★★★
2019	72.4	9 of 30	70.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	93.1	4 of 168	97.6%	★★★★★
2025	93.2	1 of 170	99.4%	★★★★★
2024	95.5	2 of 165	98.8%	★★★★★
2023	96.1	1 of 138	99.3%	★★★★★
2022	93.1	4 of 139	97.1%	★★★★★
2021	93.8	5 of 135	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	93.2	5 of 122	95.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	90.5	10 of 244	95.9%	★★★★★
2025	87.7	13 of 245	94.7%	★★★★★
2024	84.1	18 of 248	92.7%	★★★★★
2023	87.6	15 of 249	94.0%	★★★★★
2022	82.8	26 of 250	89.6%	★★★★☆
2021	85.7	11 of 245	95.5%	★★★★★
2019	81.6	23 of 249	90.8%	★★★★★

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)

Special Education (2026)98th percentile~ school

White (2026)96th percentile~ school

Male (2026)95th percentile~ school

Female (2026)95th percentile~ school

African American (2026)95th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)94th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)94th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)88th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)87th percentile-9 vs school

Military Connected (2026)87th percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2026)86th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

English II91%+24 vs state

Algebra I89%+24 vs state

English I87%+21 vs state

Geometry86%+29 vs state

Biology86%+26 vs state

U.S. History84%+29 vs state

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by a student
Tuesday, October 13, 2015

Dutchtown is a wonderful school where students can be pushed to points they never thought they could reach. With many honors, Advanced Placement, dual enrollment, academic, and extra curricular classes, a student at Dutchtown can easily go where they need and or want to go. Most teachers are willing to help and guide students. Most students are kind and come together in a time of need. Dutchtown is just amazing. As a freshman, it was hard to see how great this school is, but now as a sophomore I have matured because of this school and can see its excellence and diversity around every corner. Close Quote

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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 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 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
Dutchtown High School	Public	9-12	13165 Hwy 73	Geismar	70734	Ascension Parish	Ascension Parish	No	No	No	No	(225) 391-6200	2,029	133	15.2	34.2%	1,239 (61.1%)	484 (23.9%)	171 (8.4%)	61 (3.0%)	3 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	67 (3.3%)	91.4	12^th of 325 public high schools	96.3%		87.1	21^st of 329 public high schools	93.6%	9										89.0	86.0	91.0	84.0	87.0	86.0	$12,359
Prairieville High School	Public	9-12	40070 Parker Rd.	Prairieville	70769	Ascension Parish	Ascension Parish	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(225) 391-2200	1,377	84	16.4	46.6%	760 (55.2%)	342 (24.8%)	204 (14.8%)	19 (1.4%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	46 (3.3%)	85.9	24^th of 325 public high schools	92.6%					(n/a)										84.0	81.0	85.0	76.0	78.0	84.0
East Ascension High School	Public	9-12	612 E Worthy Street	Gonzales	70737	Ascension Parish	Ascension Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 391-6100	1,894	143	13.2	57.4%	550 (29.0%)	925 (48.8%)	323 (17.1%)	10 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	83 (4.4%)	66.9	103^rd of 325 public high schools	68.3%		65.2	106^th of 329 public high schools	67.8%	3										64.0	71.0	75.0	64.0	68.0	66.0	$14,345
St. Amant High School	Public	9-12	12035 Hwy 431	Saint Amant	70774	Ascension Parish	Ascension Parish	No	No	No	No	(225) 391-6000	1,847	127	14.5	44.6%	1,299 (70.3%)	342 (18.5%)	129 (7.0%)	10 (0.5%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	60 (3.2%)	88.5	18^th of 325 public high schools	94.5%		85	28^th of 329 public high schools	91.5%	10										92.0	84.0	88.0	84.0	79.0	79.0	$12,720
Woodlawn High School	Public	9-12	15755 Jefferson Highway	Baton Rouge	70817	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 753-1200	1,331	93	14.2	64.8%	203 (15.3%)	827 (62.1%)	238 (17.9%)	40 (3.0%)	8 (0.6%)	5 (0.4%)	10 (0.8%)	14.6	278^th of 325 public high schools	14.5%		23.5	251^st of 329 public high schools	23.7%	27										20.0	32.0	48.0	40.0	39.0	35.0	$17,543
Donaldsonville High School	Public	9-12	100 Tiger Drive	Donaldsonville	70346	Ascension Parish	Ascension Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 391-7900	396	37	10.8	91.2%	9 (2.3%)	366 (92.4%)	12 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	35.2	210^th of 325 public high schools	35.4%		25.9	246^th of 329 public high schools	25.2%	36										51.0	37.0	59.0	52.0	46.0	58.0	$20,473
White Castle High School	Public	7-12	32695 Graham Street	White Castle	70788	Iberville Parish	Iberville Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 545-3621	286	41	6.9	82.5%	36 (12.6%)	236 (82.5%)	12 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9	294^th of 325 public high schools	9.5%		21.8	256^th of 329 public high schools	22.2%	38	61.0	26.0	41.0	63.0	56.0	59.0	56.0	44.0	49.0	38.0	24.0	40.0		38.0	31.0	$30,217
French Settlement High School	Public	7-12	15875 LA Highway 16	French Settlement	70733	Livingston Parish	Livingston Parish	No	No	No	No	(225) 698-3561	450	34	13.2	59.6%	409 (90.9%)	5 (1.1%)	20 (4.4%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	73.9	70^th of 325 public high schools	78.5%		77.9	54^th of 329 public high schools	83.6%	16	84.0		79.0		82.0	89.0	76.0	76.0	77.0		76.0	77.0	59.0	79.0	64.0	$13,839
Tara High School	Public	9-12	9002 Whitehall	Baton Rouge	70806	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 927-6100	1,016	69	14.6	69.2%	45 (4.4%)	700 (68.9%)	242 (23.8%)	15 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.1%)	6.2	309^th of 325 public high schools	4.9%		4.2	312^th of 329 public high schools	5.2%	3										33.0		31.0		34.0		$18,040
Broadmoor Senior High School	Public	9-12	10100 Goodwood Blvd.	Baton Rouge	70815	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 926-1420	791	50	15.6	66.2%	33 (4.2%)	497 (62.8%)	216 (27.3%)	35 (4.4%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.6%)	9.4	292^nd of 325 public high schools	10.2%		5.7	307^th of 329 public high schools	6.7%	15										29.0	34.0	42.0	25.0	22.0	36.0	$17,142

Frequently Asked Questions about Dutchtown High School

What is the racial makeup of Dutchtown High School?

Students at Dutchtown High School are 61% White, 24% African American, 8% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

How many students attend Dutchtown High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,029 students attended Dutchtown High School.

What schools feed into Dutchtown High School?

Dutchtown High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Dutchtown Primary School
Elementary : Oak Grove Primary School
Elementary : Prairieville Primary School
Elementary : Spanish Lake Primary School
Middle : Dutchtown Middle School
Middle : Prairieville Middle School

Is Dutchtown High School a good school?

Yes! Dutchtown High School is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 12^th of 325 Louisiana high schools.

What district is Dutchtown High School in?

Ascension Parish

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