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L.W. Higgins High School

Public Grades 9-12

264^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 329 Louisiana High Schools

Better than 20% of Louisiana high schools

Summary

L.W. Higgins High School is a public high school in Marrero, Louisiana, serving 1,197 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Jefferson Parish school district, which is ranked 73 out of 118 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

L.W. Higgins High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Louisiana high schools, with a 1-2 star rating from SchoolDigger. The school struggles to perform well across various student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 25% of the state for female, male, Asian, African American, Hispanic, and white student performance, as well as for English Language Learners, Special Education students, and students of low socioeconomic status. L.W. Higgins has had a 4-year graduation rate ranging from 71.6% to 83.2% over the past 5 years, below the state and district averages, and a dropout rate ranging from 3.3% to 8.4%, also higher than the state and district.

When compared to nearby public high schools, such as Patrick F. Taylor Science & Technology Academy and Fisher Middle/High School, L.W. Higgins performs significantly worse across most metrics, including proficiency rates, graduation rates, and chronic absenteeism. The school's high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, over 60%, indicates a high level of economic disadvantage that likely contributes to its lower academic performance and higher absenteeism rates. Addressing these challenges will require targeted interventions to support student success at L.W. Higgins High School.

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 — 47th percentile in 2015 → 20th in 2025

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg58%

Louisiana avg62%

264^th of 329

Louisiana public high schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 27 pts since 2015

From bottom 47% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 14High Schools in the Jefferson Parish

73^rd of 118Jefferson 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

African American (2025)30th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)23rd percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile+3 vs school

Homeless (2024)20th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)20th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)17th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2024)14th percentile~ school

Female (2025)13th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2025)11th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)3rd percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?

Biology54%-5 vs state

English II45%-22 vs state

English I39%-30 vs state

Algebra I34%-29 vs state

U.S. History34%-20 vs state

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Schools Near L.W. Higgins 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 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 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%)	19	264^th of 329 public high schools	19.8%		12.2	287^th of 333 public high schools	13.8%	23									34.0		45.0	34.0	39.0	54.0	$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%)	20.9	258^th of 329 public high schools	21.6%		22	264^th of 333 public high schools	20.7%	6									35.0	38.0	43.0	45.0	43.0	48.0	$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%)	88.1	15^th of 329 public high schools	95.4%		85	28^th of 333 public high schools	91.6%	13	62.0		64.0	70.0	82.0	71.0	79.0		90.0		89.0		89.0	83.0	$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%)	42.4	192^nd of 329 public high schools	41.6%		42.2	201^st of 333 public high schools	39.6%	9	49.0	38.0	37.0	41.0	71.0	51.0	65.0	62.0	47.0	57.0	64.0	58.0	56.0	50.0	$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%)	96.8	5^th of 329 public high schools	98.5%		98.1	1^st of 333 public high schools	99.7%	4	99.0						99.0	99.0		100.0	99.0	99.0	99.0		$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%)	26.4	245^th of 329 public high schools	25.5%		26.9	248^th of 333 public high schools	25.5%	3									31.0	43.0	55.0	57.0	29.0	44.0	$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%)	12.4	286^th of 329 public high schools	13.1%		9.7	296^th of 333 public high schools	11.1%	10									41.0	22.0	32.0	29.0	49.0	39.0	$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%)	28.1	235^th of 329 public high schools	28.6%		26.3	250^th of 333 public high schools	24.9%	15									45.0		53.0	47.0	54.0	44.0	$27,810

Frequently Asked Questions about 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.

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 district is L.W. Higgins High School in?

Jefferson Parish

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 19.8% of Louisiana high schools.

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