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Young Audiences Charter High School

Q: Is Young Audiences Charter High School a good school?

Young Audiences Charter High School ranks 198 th of 329 Louisiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

198^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 329 Louisiana High Schools

Better than 40% of Louisiana high schools

Summary

Young Audiences Charter High School in Gretna, LA, is a public charter high school serving 643 students in grades 9-12 within the Jefferson Parish school district, where a large majority of students (86%) come from low-income households.

This school stands out as a true "graduation engine" for its community. It boasts an impressive graduation rate of 91.2%, far exceeding the district average of 77% and the state average of 85%. This success is paired with a remarkably low dropout rate of just 0.5%, compared to 5.9% in the district. When you look at nearby schools serving similar populations, the difference is stark: West Jefferson High School has a 64.5% graduation rate and a 9.1% dropout rate, while JCFA struggles with a 38.6% graduation rate and a 21.2% dropout rate. A key reason for this success is that students consistently show up—the school's chronic absenteeism rate is only 14.3%, significantly lower than the district (21.5%) and state (22.5%) averages, and much better than West Jefferson (45.4%) or JCFA (79.9%).

Academically, the school shows a clear strength in English, with 69% of students proficient in English II, beating both the district and state averages. However, U.S. History is a notable challenge, with only 31% proficiency compared to the state average of 55%. The school is on a positive upward trend, with its overall state ranking jumping from the 16th percentile to the 36th percentile in recent years. This momentum, combined with its exceptional ability to keep students engaged and graduating, makes it a standout option for families seeking a supportive high school environment in the region.

643

Students ?

22.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,956

Per pupil spending ?

86.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1000 Burmaster St.
Gretna, LA 70053

(504) 304-6332

District: Jefferson Parish

Racial breakdown:

African American:

64.7%

Hispanic:

18.0%

White:

13.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 16th percentile in 2021 → 40th in 2026

Strengths

✓91% graduate in 4 years — above the Louisiana average (85%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 24 percentile points since 2021

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (54% vs 62% meeting standards)

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

!U.S. History scores 24 pts below the Louisiana average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school54%

District avg56%

Louisiana avg62%

198^th of 329

Louisiana public high schools ?

Bottom 40%▲ up 24 pts since 2021

From bottom 16% (2021) to bottom 40% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	39.2	198 of 329	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	26.9	243 of 329	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	265 of 333	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	244 of 321	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.7	247 of 326	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.2	272 of 322	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	54.2	105 of 261	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	36.3	160 of 256	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.6	173 of 260	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.1	145 of 252	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.1	150 of 256	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.5	186 of 243	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	27.6	54 of 62	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	45.8	28 of 59	52.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	49.8	166 of 312	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.0	230 of 308	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	256 of 308	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	245 of 308	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	265 of 311	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.8	245 of 288	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	54.0	50 of 128	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	34.6	84 of 120	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.6	93 of 113	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.2	59 of 107	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.0	62 of 103	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	6.6	88 of 92	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	48.8	160 of 324	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	31.7	225 of 323	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.5	254 of 328	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.4	221 of 321	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.9	245 of 322	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.9	246 of 285	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	29.0	223 of 315	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.1	224 of 313	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	243 of 315	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.5	207 of 306	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.6	250 of 301	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.9	263 of 292	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	27.5	136 of 182	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.3	118 of 170	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.2	119 of 165	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	104 of 138	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	132 of 139	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	34.3	81 of 135	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	40.6	155 of 248	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.2	189 of 245	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	211 of 248	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	238 of 249	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	31.8	190 of 250	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.4	237 of 245	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)61st percentile+21 vs school

African American (2026)60th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)51st percentile+11 vs school

Female (2026)47th percentile+7 vs school

White (2026)38th percentile~ school

Male (2026)29th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2026)25th percentile-15 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)13th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

English II69%~ state avg

Civics62%~ state avg

Algebra I59%-6 vs state

Biology53%-7 vs state

Geometry52%-5 vs state

English I52%-14 vs state

U.S. History31%-24 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/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 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
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
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)
New Orleans Military & Maritime Academy	Public, Charter	8-12	425 O Bannon Street	New Orleans	70114	Orleans Parish	New Orleans Military & Maritime Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 227-3810	945	86	11.0	77.6%	186 (19.7%)	247 (26.1%)	447 (47.3%)	21 (2.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (4.4%)	42.9	185^th of 329 public high schools	43.8%		37.4	209^th of 329 public high schools	36.5%	24			41.0	41.0			65.0	65.0			45.0	45.0			41.0	41.0	52.0	39.0	67.0	57.0	58.0	57.0	60.0	$17,596
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
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)
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
New Orleans Center for Creative Arts	Public	9-12	2800 Chartres St.	New Orleans	70117	Orleans Parish	New Orleans Center for Creative Arts	No	No	No	(n/a)	(504) 940-2787	224	66	3.4	42.9%	83 (37.1%)	91 (40.6%)	39 (17.4%)	5 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	91.5	12^th of 329 public high schools	96.4%		84.1	33^rd of 329 public high schools	90.0%	21																	96.0	82–87%	85.0	95.0	98.0	84.0	91.0	$44,314
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
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
Frederick A. Douglass High School	Public, Charter	9-12	3820 St. Claude Ave	New Orleans	70117	Orleans Parish	Frederick A. Douglass High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 373-6255	658	45	14.6	87.4%	4 (0.6%)	612 (93.0%)	34 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.1%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Young Audiences Charter High School

What district is Young Audiences Charter High School in?

Jefferson Parish

Is Young Audiences Charter High School a good school?

Young Audiences Charter High School ranks 198^th of 329 Louisiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Young Audiences Charter High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 643 students attended Young Audiences Charter High School.

What is the racial makeup of Young Audiences Charter High School?

Students at Young Audiences Charter High School are 65% African American, 18% Hispanic, 13% White, 3% Two or more races.

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