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Thomas Jefferson High School for Advanced Studies

Public, Magnet Grades 6-12

4^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 329 Louisiana High Schools

Better than 99% of Louisiana high schools

Summary

Thomas Jefferson High School for Advanced Studies in Gretna, LA, is a magnet-style public school serving 527 students in grades 6 through 12 within the Jefferson Parish school district, and it stands out as a top-tier academic powerhouse ranked #1 in Louisiana for the 2025-2026 school year.

This school achieves remarkable academic results that far surpass nearby schools. For instance, Thomas Jefferson boasts near-universal proficiency on state assessments, with 99% proficiency in Mathematics and 100% in Biology, while nearby schools like John Ehret High School and West Jefferson High School struggle to reach even 60% proficiency in any subject. The school also has an exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of 7.3%, compared to rates of 38.2% at John Ehret and 45.4% at West Jefferson, and it maintains a 0.0% dropout rate, while nearby schools report rates as high as 21.2% at JCFA. This creates a fundamentally different school culture where students are highly engaged and committed to their education.

What makes Thomas Jefferson particularly impressive is its ability to achieve top-tier results while serving a diverse student body, with 51% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch. The school ranks #2 in the state for serving low socioeconomic status students, proving that high poverty does not have to limit academic success. It also excels across all demographic groups, ranking #1 for Hispanic students, #1 for Asian students, #2 for African American students, and #5 for White students in Louisiana. This consistent excellence, combined with a 94% graduation rate compared to the district's 77%, shows that Thomas Jefferson is an island of high performance within a district that ranks in the bottom half of the state, offering a unique opportunity for motivated families seeking a rigorous academic environment.

527

Students ?

21.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,482

Per pupil spending ?

51.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

910 Gretna Blvd
Gretna, LA 70053

(504) 363-4300

District: Jefferson Parish

Racial breakdown:

African American:

30.7%

White:

26.4%

Asian:

19.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2012 → 99th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Louisiana average (99% vs 62% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Louisiana high schools

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the Louisiana average (84%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school99%

District avg56%

Louisiana avg62%

Middle school

10^th of 464

Louisiana public middle schools ?

Top 2%▼ down 1 pts since 2021

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

4^th of 329

Louisiana public high schools ?

Top 1%▬ steady since 2017

See the entire ranking list of Louisiana High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 15High Schools in the Jefferson Parish

58^th of 119Jefferson 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	97.1	10 of 464	97.8%	★★★★★
2025	97.1	5 of 447	98.9%	★★★★★
2024	97.1	3 of 449	99.3%	★★★★★
2023	98.1	4 of 465	99.1%	★★★★★
2022	98.4	4 of 460	99.1%	★★★★★
2021	97.0	7 of 459	98.5%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	98.5	11 of 362	97.0%	★★★★★
2025	98.8	5 of 344	98.5%	★★★★★
2023	99.4	3 of 360	99.2%	★★★★★
2022	99.3	3 of 360	99.2%	★★★★★
2021	98.5	7 of 352	98.0%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	76.5	4 of 25	84.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	95.8	13 of 450	97.1%	★★★★★
2025	95.8	4 of 415	99.0%	★★★★★
2024	94.9	9 of 415	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	97.5	4 of 444	99.1%	★★★★★
2022	98.4	2 of 441	99.5%	★★★★★
2021	95.7	4 of 441	99.1%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2021	96.9	5 of 153	96.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	99.0	3 of 458	99.3%	★★★★★
2025	98.6	3 of 437	99.3%	★★★★★
2023	99.3	3 of 459	99.3%	★★★★★
2022	99.2	4 of 458	99.1%	★★★★★
2021	98.6	6 of 455	98.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	97.6	4 of 446	99.1%	★★★★★
2025	97.5	2 of 414	99.5%	★★★★★
2023	97.8	6 of 443	98.6%	★★★★★
2022	98.5	4 of 442	99.1%	★★★★★
2021	96.5	10 of 442	97.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	93.5	11 of 345	96.8%	★★★★★
2025	95.1	3 of 316	99.1%	★★★★★
2024	94.6	3 of 320	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	93.6	11 of 352	96.9%	★★★★★
2022	97.5	2 of 362	99.4%	★★★★★
2021	93.7	7 of 358	98.0%	★★★★★

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	95.8	4 of 329	98.8%	★★★★★
2025	98.0	3 of 329	99.1%	★★★★★
2024	94.9	9 of 333	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	95.9	2 of 321	99.4%	★★★★★
2021	91.0	9 of 322	97.2%	★★★★★
2018	90.2	4 of 302	98.7%	★★★★★
2017	87.4	4 of 297	98.7%	★★★★★
2014	86.9	4 of 309	98.7%	★★★★★
2013	88.5	3 of 312	99.0%	★★★★★
2012	93.7	5 of 310	98.4%	★★★★★
2011	93.4	1 of 300	99.7%	★★★★★
2010	94.8	3 of 297	99.0%	★★★★★
2009	95.1	3 of 301	99.0%	★★★★★
2008	95.4	10 of 291	96.6%	★★★★★
2007	98.6	4 of 290	98.6%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	98.7	2 of 261	99.2%	★★★★★
2024	98.8	4 of 260	98.5%	★★★★★
2021	98.4	7 of 243	97.1%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	81.2	4 of 27	85.2%	★★★★☆
2025	89.9	1 of 23	95.7%	★★★★★
2024	83.9	1 of 22	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	85.0	1 of 24	95.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	97.0	2 of 312	99.4%	★★★★★
2025	96.5	4 of 308	98.7%	★★★★★
2024	94.2	10 of 308	96.8%	★★★★★
2023	96.2	2 of 308	99.4%	★★★★★
2022	95.3	2 of 311	99.4%	★★★★★
2021	94.5	6 of 288	97.9%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	97.9	1 of 128	99.2%	★★★★★
2025	97.5	5 of 120	95.8%	★★★★★
2024	97.2	2 of 113	98.2%	★★★★★
2023	95.8	3 of 107	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	97.5	3 of 103	97.1%	★★★★★
2021	97.8	1 of 92	98.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	98.8	3 of 324	99.1%	★★★★★
2025	99.4	5 of 323	98.5%	★★★★★
2024	96.9	8 of 328	97.6%	★★★★★
2021	97.5	3 of 285	98.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	96.8	5 of 315	98.4%	★★★★★
2024	98.2	1 of 315	99.7%	★★★★★
2023	96.5	4 of 306	98.7%	★★★★★
2021	93.5	8 of 292	97.3%	★★★★★
2019	94.6	7 of 291	97.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	94.0	4 of 248	98.4%	★★★★★
2025	96.0	4 of 245	98.4%	★★★★★
2024	89.3	9 of 248	96.4%	★★★★★
2023	92.3	9 of 249	96.4%	★★★★★
2022	95.6	2 of 250	99.2%	★★★★★
2019	83.2	16 of 249	93.6%	★★★★★

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)

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)99th percentile~ school

Male (2026)99th percentile~ school

Female (2026)97th percentile~ school

African American (2026)97th percentile~ school

White (2026)97th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2021)97th percentile~ school

Asian (2026)84th percentile-14 vs school

High school

Female (2026)99th percentile~ school

African American (2026)99th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)99th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)99th percentile~ school

Male (2026)98th percentile~ school

White (2026)98th percentile~ school

Asian (2026)85th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

English II100%+33 vs state

Biology100%+40 vs state

Mathematics99%+37 vs state

Geometry99%+42 vs state

U.S. History99%+44 vs state

Science98%+39 vs state

Algebra I98%+33 vs state

Social Studies96%+41 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				LEAP Mathematics (2026)				LEAP English Language Arts (2026)				LEAP Science (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)	LEAP Civics (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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 Science 6th Grade	LEAP Science 7th Grade	LEAP Science 8th Grade	LEAP Science 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	LEAP Civics End of Course	Total
Thomas Jefferson High School for Advanced Studies	Public, Magnet	6-12	910 Gretna Blvd	Gretna	70053	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	Yes	No	Yes	(504) 363-4300	527	25	21.0	51.0%	139 (26.4%)	162 (30.7%)	100 (19.0%)	101 (19.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.2%)	95.8	4^th of 329 public high schools	98.8%		98	3^rd of 329 public high schools	99.1%	1	96.0	100.0		99.0	100.0	100.0	94–99%	≥ 96%	97.0	≥ 97%	99.0	98.0	94.0	≥ 97%	96.0	96.0	98.0	99.0	100.0	99.0	93–98%	100.0	≥ 96%	$13,482
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%)	17	272^nd of 329 public high schools	17.3%		28.1	235^th of 329 public high schools	28.6%	37																	39.0		50–55%	42.0		34.0	36.0	$27,810
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%)	22.6	251^st of 329 public high schools	23.7%		26.4	245^th of 329 public high schools	25.5%	6																	38.0	31.0	38.0	60.0	27.0	45.0	49.0	$13,027
Young Audiences Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1000 Burmaster St.	Gretna	70053	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 304-6332	643	29	22.2	86.5%	84 (13.1%)	416 (64.7%)	116 (18.0%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (2.8%)	39.2	198^th of 329 public high schools	39.8%		26.9	243^rd of 329 public high schools	26.1%	45																	59.0	52.0	69.0	31.0	52.0	53.0	62.0	$12,956
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%)	43	183^rd of 329 public high schools	44.4%		42.4	192^nd of 329 public high schools	41.6%	9	41.0	44.0	34.0	39.0	58.0	54.0	50.0	55.0	32.0	58.0	44.0	44.0	41.0	60.0	43.0	48.0	55.0	39.0	62.0	57.0	65.0	52.0	63.0	$18,994
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%)	21.4	260^th of 329 public high schools	21.0%		20.9	258^th of 329 public high schools	21.6%	2																	34.0	36.0	56.0	36.0	46.0	46.0	44.0	$12,441
L.B. Landry High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1200 L.B. Landry Avenue	New Orleans	70114	Orleans Parish	Lord Beaconsfield Landry-Oliver Perry Walker High	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 302-7170	555	54	10.2	91.9%	2 (0.4%)	495 (89.2%)	57 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
The NET Charter High School	Public, Charter	8-12	1614 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd	New Orleans	70113	Orleans Parish	The NET Charter High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 267-9060	213	7	31.6	77.0%	12 (5.6%)	174 (81.7%)	20 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)								(n/a)
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%)	21.6	259^th of 329 public high schools	21.3%		12.4	286^th of 329 public high schools	13.1%	27																	51.0	38.0	56.0	38.0	42.0	33.0	45.0	$22,647
Edna Karr High School	Public, Charter	9-12	4400 General Meyer Ave	New Orleans	70131	Orleans Parish	Edna Karr High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 302-7135	1,097	76	14.4	73.4%	8 (0.7%)	969 (88.3%)	56 (5.1%)	6 (0.5%)	30 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (2.6%)	47.4	173^rd of 329 public high schools	47.4%		39.6	201^st of 329 public high schools	38.9%	28																	60.0	51.0	64.0	53.0	56.0	67.0	60.0	$16,600

Frequently Asked Questions about Thomas Jefferson High School for Advanced Studies

What is the racial makeup of Thomas Jefferson High School for Advanced Studies?

Students at Thomas Jefferson High School for Advanced Studies are 31% African American, 26% White, 19% Asian, 19% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

Is Thomas Jefferson High School for Advanced Studies a good school?

Yes! Thomas Jefferson High School for Advanced Studies is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 4^th of 329 Louisiana high schools.

How many students attend Thomas Jefferson High School for Advanced Studies?

In the 2024-25 school year, 527 students attended Thomas Jefferson High School for Advanced Studies.

What district is Thomas Jefferson High School for Advanced Studies in?

Jefferson Parish

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