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L.W. Higgins High School

Public Grades 9-12

279^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 325 Louisiana High Schools

Better than 14% of Louisiana high schools

Summary

L.W. Higgins High School in Marrero, LA, is a large traditional public high school serving 1,136 students in grades 9-12 within the Jefferson Parish school district, but it faces significant challenges that set it apart from nearby schools.

The most critical issue at Higgins is a crisis of student engagement, with a chronic absenteeism rate of 58.2%—meaning nearly 6 out of 10 students miss so much school it is considered chronic. This rate is over 2.5 times the state average of 22.5% and far higher than nearby Fisher Middle/High School (25.5%) and Patrick F. Taylor Science & Technology Academy (3.9%). This absenteeism directly impacts academic performance, as proficiency rates on state LEAP exams are well below state averages in every subject—only 29% in Algebra I, 26% in English I, and 26% in U.S. History, compared to state averages of 65%, 66%, and 55%, respectively. The graduation rate has also declined to 72%, significantly lower than the state average of 85%, while the dropout rate of 7.8% is more than double the state's 3.1%.

What makes these struggles particularly striking is the comparison to Fisher Middle/High School, located just 2.26 miles away and serving a similar student population. Fisher achieves proficiency rates of 70-85% in core subjects and ranks 34th in the state, while Higgins ranks 279th out of 325 schools. This suggests the challenges at Higgins are not solely about poverty or district policy but point to deeper issues with school culture and leadership. While Higgins shows a relative bright spot with special education and English language learner students, the overall picture is one of a school in a negative feedback loop where disengagement makes academic improvement nearly impossible.

1,136

Students ?

20.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,897

Per pupil spending ?

79.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7201 Lapalco Boulevard
Marrero, LA 70072-4598

(504) 341-2273

District: Jefferson Parish

Racial breakdown:

African American:

57.7%

Hispanic:

24.5%

White:

12.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 29th percentile in 2016 → 14th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (36% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Louisiana average (72% vs 85%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school36%

District avg56%

Louisiana avg62%

279^th of 325

Louisiana public high schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 15 pts since 2016

From bottom 29% (2016) to bottom 14% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 14High Schools in the Jefferson Parish

66^th of 116Jefferson 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	14.3	279 of 325	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.0	264 of 329	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	287 of 333	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.4	285 of 321	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.9	255 of 326	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.7	266 of 322	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	257 of 313	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.9	207 of 302	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	50.5	187 of 297	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	43.6	210 of 297	29.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	56.9	166 of 312	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	52.1	178 of 309	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	49.5	196 of 312	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	36.2	239 of 310	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	44.2	207 of 300	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	31.0	239 of 297	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	25.2	246 of 301	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	14.8	265 of 291	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	17.6	261 of 290	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	29.0	190 of 260	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.2	180 of 256	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.2	197 of 260	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	216 of 252	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.5	177 of 256	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.2	184 of 243	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.0	155 of 233	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2024	28.9	19 of 22	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.0	18 of 20	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	35.5	39 of 57	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.0	49 of 59	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.3	32 of 50	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.0	30 of 34	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.2	26 of 40	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.1	27 of 38	28.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.7	24 of 27	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	11.6	278 of 313	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.1	268 of 308	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.6	279 of 308	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	277 of 308	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	258 of 311	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.6	246 of 288	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.8	233 of 292	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	16.8	110 of 125	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.8	96 of 120	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	101 of 113	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	94 of 107	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	90 of 103	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.1	76 of 92	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	69 of 78	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2024	24.3	20 of 25	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.4	12 of 17	29.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	16.9	273 of 321	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.9	249 of 323	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	277 of 328	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	275 of 321	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.1	244 of 322	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.9	220 of 285	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.3	234 of 301	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	18.0	258 of 311	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.4	241 of 313	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	268 of 315	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	252 of 306	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	226 of 301	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.0	240 of 292	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	245 of 291	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	47.6	38 of 66	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.3	31 of 47	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	5.8	39 of 39	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	30.5	119 of 168	29.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	17.4	151 of 170	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	152 of 165	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	132 of 138	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	110 of 139	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	20.2	214 of 244	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.0	238 of 245	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.6	245 of 248	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.0	248 of 249	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	221 of 250	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.5	228 of 245	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.8	198 of 249	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2025)42nd percentile+23 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)32nd percentile+17 vs school

Special Education (2026)29th percentile+15 vs school

African American (2026)27th percentile+13 vs school

Homeless (2024)20th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)17th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)15th percentile~ school

Asian (2024)14th percentile~ school

White (2026)12th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)12th percentile~ school

Female (2026)11th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

English II51%-16 vs state

Biology44%-16 vs state

Geometry37%-20 vs state

Algebra I29%-36 vs state

U.S. History26%-29 vs state

English I26%-40 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 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 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
L.W. Higgins High School	Public	9-12	7201 Lapalco Boulevard	Marrero	70072	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 341-2273	1,136	55	20.4	79.1%	141 (12.4%)	655 (57.7%)	278 (24.5%)	35 (3.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.2%)	14.3	279^th of 325 public high schools	14.2%		19	264^th of 329 public high schools	19.8%	15													29.0	37.0	51.0	26.0	26.0	44.0	$14,897
Joseph A. Cuillier Senior Career Center	Public	9-12	1429-B Ames Boulevard	Marrero	70072	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	No	(504) 340-6963	0	9	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
John Ehret High School	Public	9-12	4300 Patriot St.	Marrero	70072	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 340-7651	1,850	96	19.2	74.5%	284 (15.4%)	993 (53.7%)	412 (22.3%)	104 (5.6%)	8 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (2.6%)	21.5	256^th of 325 public high schools	21.2%		20.9	258^th of 329 public high schools	21.6%	2													34.0	36.0	56.0	36.0	46.0	46.0	$12,441
Fisher Middle/High School	Public	6-12	2590 Barataria Blvd	Marrero	70072	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 689-3665	498	32	15.8	61.2%	368 (73.9%)	15 (3.0%)	80 (16.1%)	3 (0.6%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.8%)	84.4	34^th of 325 public high schools	89.5%		88.1	15^th of 329 public high schools	95.4%	19	68.0	79.0	71.0	74.0	72.0	63.0	69.0	67.0	40.0	49.0	45.0	45.0		72.0	85.0	78.0	83.0	73.0	$15,398
Jefferson RISE Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	3645 Lapalco Blvd.	Harvey	70058	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 328-9799	764	43	17.7	86.9%	185 (24.2%)	426 (55.8%)	124 (16.2%)	15 (2.0%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.2%)	42.6	195^th of 325 public high schools	40.0%		42.4	192^nd of 329 public high schools	41.6%	3	41.0	44.0	34.0	39.0	58.0	54.0	50.0	55.0	41.0	60.0	43.0	48.0	55.0	39.0	62.0	57.0	65.0	52.0	$18,994
Patrick F. Taylor Science & Technology Academy	Public, Magnet	6-12	701 Churchill Pkwy	Avondale	70094	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	Yes	No	No	(504) 838-2249	871	47	18.4	43.6%	359 (41.2%)	180 (20.7%)	108 (12.4%)	183 (21.0%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (3.8%)	98.8	2^nd of 325 public high schools	99.4%		96.8	5^th of 329 public high schools	98.5%	3	100.0	100.0		100.0	100.0	99.0		100.0			100.0			99.0		100.0			$12,410
Sophie B. Wright Institute of Academic Excellence	Public, Charter	6-12	1426 Napoleon Avenue	New Orleans	70115	Orleans Parish	Sophie B Wright Institute of Academic Excellence	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 304-3916	534	29	18.4	86.3%	1 (0.2%)	499 (93.4%)	29 (5.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)								(n/a)
West Jefferson High School	Public	9-12	2200 Eighth Street	Harvey	70058	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 368-6055	1,438	77	18.6	62.9%	96 (6.7%)	592 (41.2%)	689 (47.9%)	27 (1.9%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (2.2%)	21.7	255^th of 325 public high schools	21.5%		26.4	245^th of 329 public high schools	25.5%	10													38.0	31.0	38.0	60.0	27.0	45.0	$13,027
Walter L. Cohen High School	Public, Charter	9-12	3575 Baronne St.	New Orleans	70115	Orleans Parish	Walter L. Cohen High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 503-1400	413	40	10.3	77.7%	15 (3.6%)	251 (60.8%)	141 (34.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	22	254^th of 325 public high schools	21.8%		12.4	286^th of 329 public high schools	13.1%	32													51.0	38.0	56.0	38.0	42.0	33.0	$22,647
Jcfa	Public, Charter	9-12	475 Manhattan Blvd	Harvey	70058	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 410-3121	127	11	11.6	80.3%	20 (15.7%)	72 (56.7%)	31 (24.4%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	19	265^th of 325 public high schools	18.5%		28.1	235^th of 329 public high schools	28.6%	30													39.0			42.0		34.0	$27,810

Frequently Asked Questions about L.W. Higgins High School

What schools feed into L.W. Higgins High School?

L.W. Higgins High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Emmett C.Gilbert School of Excellence at Ford
Elementary : Estelle School
Elementary : Lucille Cherbonnier School
Middle : Stella Worley Middle School

Is L.W. Higgins High School a good school?

L.W. Higgins High School ranks in the bottom 14.2% of Louisiana high schools.

How many students attend L.W. Higgins High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,136 students attended L.W. Higgins High School.

What is the racial makeup of L.W. Higgins High School?

Students at L.W. Higgins High School are 58% African American, 24% Hispanic, 12% White, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

What district is L.W. Higgins High School in?

Jefferson Parish

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2025–26 LEAP test scoresJul 6, 2026

2023–24 dropout ratesFeb 24, 2026

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