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David Thibodaux STEM Magnet Academy

Public, Magnet Grades 6-12

11^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 329 Louisiana High Schools

Better than 97% of Louisiana high schools

Summary

David Thibodaux STEM Magnet Academy is a public high school in Lafayette, Louisiana that serves 1,366 students in grades 6-12. The school is part of the Lafayette Parish School District, which is ranked 27th out of 118 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

David Thibodaux STEM Magnet Academy consistently ranks among the top high schools in Louisiana, with a statewide ranking between 11th and 28th over the past several years. The school has maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade, indicating exceptional academic achievement. Its students significantly outperform the Lafayette Parish and Louisiana averages on LEAP assessments across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 92% of David Thibodaux students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 74% in Lafayette Parish and 70% statewide.

The school's strong academic performance is particularly noteworthy when compared to nearby schools. For instance, on the Algebra I end-of-course exam in 2024-2025, 93% of David Thibodaux students were proficient or better, compared to 60-67% at other high schools in the Lafayette Parish and St. Martin Parish districts. This highlights the benefits of the school's magnet program and its commitment to providing high-quality, equitable educational opportunities for all students.

1,362

Students ?

21.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,091

Per pupil spending ?

39.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

805 Teurlings Drive
Lafayette, LA 70501

(337) 262-5962

District: Lafayette Parish

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.2%

African American:

36.9%

Hispanic:

4.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 84th percentile in 2015 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Louisiana average (88% vs 60% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of Louisiana high schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school88%

District avg68%

Louisiana avg60%

Middle school

15^th of 447

Louisiana public middle schools ?

Top 3%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From top 15% (2015) to top 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

11^th of 329

Louisiana public high schools ?

Top 3%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From top 16% (2015) to top 3% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Louisiana High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 9High Schools in the Lafayette Parish

27^th of 118Lafayette 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
2025	92.9	15 of 447	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	91.5	22 of 449	95.1%	★★★★★
2023	90.6	30 of 465	93.5%	★★★★★
2022	89.0	33 of 460	92.8%	★★★★★
2021	88.7	33 of 459	92.8%	★★★★★
2019	85.1	50 of 449	88.9%	★★★★☆
2018	77.3	62 of 411	84.9%	★★★★☆
2017	77.7	88 of 437	79.9%	★★★★☆
2016	82.4	62 of 435	85.7%	★★★★☆
2015	80.1	73 of 482	84.9%	★★★★☆
2014	76.2	99 of 470	78.9%	★★★★☆
2013	56.7	202 of 457	55.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	95.8	11 of 344	96.8%	★★★★★
2024	95.4	12 of 333	96.4%	★★★★★
2023	92.5	17 of 360	95.3%	★★★★★
2022	89.5	29 of 360	91.9%	★★★★★
2021	92.7	18 of 352	94.9%	★★★★★
2019	84.5	38 of 338	88.8%	★★★★☆
2018	87.8	29 of 313	90.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	90.2	15 of 415	96.4%	★★★★★
2024	89.6	30 of 415	92.8%	★★★★★
2023	86.0	42 of 444	90.5%	★★★★★
2022	84.6	45 of 441	89.8%	★★★★★
2021	85.6	44 of 441	90.0%	★★★★★
2019	79.6	77 of 418	81.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2023	77.8	20 of 163	87.7%	★★★★☆
2022	85.7	15 of 163	90.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	93.4	15 of 437	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	91.4	25 of 444	94.4%	★★★★★
2023	88.8	33 of 459	92.8%	★★★★★
2022	85.5	45 of 458	90.2%	★★★★★
2021	86.1	43 of 455	90.5%	★★★★★
2019	80.0	70 of 430	83.7%	★★★★☆
2018	82.1	50 of 403	87.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	94.1	7 of 414	98.3%	★★★★★
2024	92.1	17 of 426	96.0%	★★★★★
2023	91.4	21 of 443	95.3%	★★★★★
2022	89.7	27 of 442	93.9%	★★★★★
2021	87.6	36 of 442	91.9%	★★★★★
2019	87.5	36 of 418	91.4%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	87.1	5 of 41	87.8%	★★★★★
2024	85.1	5 of 39	87.2%	★★★★☆
2023	87.4	7 of 63	88.9%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	95.4	2 of 168	98.8%	★★★★★
2024	85.5	9 of 175	94.9%	★★★★★
2023	98.7	1 of 206	99.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	88.1	15 of 316	95.3%	★★★★★
2024	85.1	23 of 320	92.8%	★★★★★
2023	84.1	35 of 352	90.1%	★★★★★
2022	88.4	26 of 362	92.8%	★★★★★
2021	82.1	47 of 358	86.9%	★★★★☆
2019	76.6	63 of 350	82.0%	★★★★☆
2018	76.8	58 of 338	82.8%	★★★★☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	92.3	11 of 329	96.7%	★★★★★
2024	89.1	14 of 333	95.8%	★★★★★
2023	84.2	28 of 321	91.3%	★★★★★
2022	87.9	17 of 326	94.8%	★★★★★
2021	80.4	40 of 322	87.6%	★★★★☆
2019	85.0	23 of 313	92.7%	★★★★★
2018	80.5	21 of 302	93.0%	★★★★★
2017	82.0	15 of 297	94.9%	★★★★★
2016	82.9	14 of 297	95.3%	★★★★★
2015	73.4	49 of 312	84.3%	★★★★☆
2014	71.1	67 of 309	78.3%	★★★★☆
2013	54.8	167 of 312	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	69.6	90 of 310	71.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	95.5	9 of 256	96.5%	★★★★★
2024	94.0	12 of 260	95.4%	★★★★★
2023	86.2	20 of 252	92.1%	★★★★★
2022	89.7	16 of 256	93.8%	★★★★★
2021	83.7	20 of 243	91.8%	★★★★★
2019	84.9	15 of 233	93.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	89.8	11 of 308	96.4%	★★★★★
2024	88.7	16 of 308	94.8%	★★★★★
2023	81.4	34 of 308	89.0%	★★★★☆
2022	81.3	39 of 311	87.5%	★★★★☆
2021	76.4	49 of 288	83.0%	★★★★☆
2019	83.5	29 of 292	90.1%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	95.0	7 of 120	94.2%	★★★★★
2024	91.6	10 of 113	91.2%	★★★★★
2023	92.2	8 of 107	92.5%	★★★★★
2022	91.4	6 of 103	94.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	92.3	11 of 323	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	90.4	15 of 328	95.4%	★★★★★
2023	78.7	33 of 321	89.7%	★★★★★
2022	88.4	12 of 322	96.3%	★★★★★
2021	74.8	49 of 285	82.8%	★★★★☆
2019	82.2	31 of 301	89.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	94.0	7 of 313	97.8%	★★★★★
2024	87.8	17 of 315	94.6%	★★★★★
2023	84.4	26 of 306	91.5%	★★★★★
2022	87.5	14 of 301	95.3%	★★★★★
2021	89.9	13 of 292	95.5%	★★★★★
2019	87.8	19 of 291	93.5%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2024	90.1	3 of 63	95.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	92.4	10 of 245	95.9%	★★★★★
2024	82.4	22 of 248	91.1%	★★★★★
2023	78.1	37 of 249	85.1%	★★★★☆
2022	84.3	17 of 250	93.2%	★★★★★
2021	84.0	15 of 245	93.9%	★★★★★
2019	83.6	15 of 249	94.0%	★★★★★

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

Special Education (2025)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)98th percentile~ school

African American (2025)97th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)97th percentile~ school

Female (2025)96th percentile~ school

White (2025)95th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)88th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2023)88th percentile-6 vs school

High school

Male (2025)98th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)97th percentile~ school

African American (2025)96th percentile~ school

Female (2025)96th percentile~ school

White (2025)96th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2024)95th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)94th percentile~ school

By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I93%+30 vs state

English Language Arts92%+22 vs state

Geometry89%+32 vs state

Mathematics88%+28 vs state

Biology85%+26 vs state

U.S. History82%+28 vs state

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by a parent on FaceBook
Friday, February 12, 2016

This school is truly awesome. The staff is great and the principal MR D is the finest man you will ever meet. They have labtops in every classroom. I cant say enough good things about this school. Close Quote

Schools Near David Thibodaux STEM Magnet Academy

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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
David Thibodaux STEM Magnet Academy	Public, Magnet	6-12	805 Teurlings Drive	Lafayette	70501	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	Yes	No	Yes	(337) 262-5962	1,362	65	21.0	39.6%	697 (51.2%)	502 (36.9%)	67 (4.9%)	43 (3.2%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	49 (3.6%)	92.3	11^th of 329 public high schools	96.7%		89.1	14^th of 333 public high schools	95.8%	3	91.0	89.0	84.0	88.0	93.0	91.0	91.0	92.0	93.0	89.0		82.0		85.0	$12,091
Northside High School	Public	9-12	301 Dunand Street	Lafayette	70501	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7990	713	46	15.6	87.5%	21 (2.9%)	653 (91.6%)	25 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.8%)	14.2	281^st of 329 public high schools	14.6%		17.7	273^rd of 333 public high schools	18.0%	8									42.0	32.0	41.0		47.0	34.0	$16,072
Edward J Sam Accelerated School of Lafayette	Public	7-12	200 18th St.	Lafayette	70501	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7560	84	6	13.0	69.0%	40 (47.6%)	37 (44.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.0%)	86.2	22^nd of 329 public high schools	93.3%		79.2	51^st of 333 public high schools	84.7%	29										82.0	78.0	73.0		84.0	$20,145
W. D. & Mary Baker Smith Career Center	Public	8-12	200 18th Street	Lafayette	70501	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 521-7570	0	14	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Carencro High School	Public	9-12	721 West Butcher Switch Road	Lafayette	70507	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7960	1,116	63	17.8	71.7%	275 (24.6%)	673 (60.3%)	135 (12.1%)	6 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (2.4%)	32.7	223^rd of 329 public high schools	32.2%		41.8	204^th of 333 public high schools	38.7%	19									45.0	36.0	60.0	55.0	56.0	46.0	$13,536
Early College Academy	Public, Magnet	9-12	320 Devalcourt Drive	Lafayette	70506	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	Yes	No	(n/a)	(337) 521-8956	257	7	37.7	30.4%	149 (58.0%)	51 (19.8%)	16 (6.2%)	18 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.9%)	98.9	1^st of 329 public high schools	99.7%		97	3^rd of 333 public high schools	99.1%	2												99.0		100.0	$9,644
Lafayette High School	Public	9-12	3000 West Congress Street	Lafayette	70506	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7980	1,720	74	23.1	47.2%	776 (45.1%)	583 (33.9%)	238 (13.8%)	64 (3.7%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (3.3%)	75.3	60^th of 329 public high schools	81.8%		71.6	78^th of 333 public high schools	76.6%	18									67.0	83.0	83.0	68.0	75.0	73.0	$13,278
JCFA Lafayette	Public, Charter	9-12	1501 Ambassador Caffery Parkwa	Lafayette	70506	Lafayette Parish	JCFA Lafayette	Yes	No	No	Yes	(337) 703-4448	56	3	18.6	85.7%	20 (35.7%)	34 (60.7%)	1 (1.8%)	1 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60.9	125^th of 329 public high schools	62.0%					(n/a)												42.0		85.0	$15,678
Acadiana High School	Public	9-12	315 Rue du Belier	Lafayette	70506	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7950	1,652	76	21.8	56.6%	628 (38.0%)	577 (34.9%)	348 (21.1%)	29 (1.8%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (4.1%)	56.4	143^rd of 329 public high schools	56.5%		49.4	179^th of 333 public high schools	46.2%	36									60.0	63.0	72.0	59.0	66.0	59.0	$12,802
O. Comeaux High School	Public	9-12	100 West Bluebird Drive	Lafayette	70508	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7970	873	54	16.0	57.6%	347 (39.7%)	386 (44.2%)	71 (8.1%)	23 (2.6%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (4.8%)	58.4	136^th of 329 public high schools	58.7%		61.3	125^th of 333 public high schools	62.5%	11									57.0	74.0	87.0	44.0	68.0	62.0	$15,037

Frequently Asked Questions about David Thibodaux STEM Magnet Academy

How many students attend David Thibodaux STEM Magnet Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,362 students attended David Thibodaux STEM Magnet Academy.

What district is David Thibodaux STEM Magnet Academy in?

Lafayette Parish

What is the racial makeup of David Thibodaux STEM Magnet Academy?

Students at David Thibodaux STEM Magnet Academy are 51% White, 37% African American, 5% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Is David Thibodaux STEM Magnet Academy a good school?

Yes! David Thibodaux STEM Magnet Academy is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 11^th of 329 Louisiana high schools.

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