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Edward J Sam Accelerated School of Lafayette

Public Grades 7-12

22^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 329 Louisiana High Schools

Better than 93% of Louisiana high schools

Summary

Edward J Sam Accelerated School of Lafayette is a public high school serving grades 7-12 in Lafayette, Louisiana, part of the Lafayette Parish School District. With 177 students, this school has shown remarkable improvement in recent years, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and ranking 22nd out of 329 Louisiana high schools for its excellent academic achievement.

The school's performance has been particularly strong for specific student groups, ranking 18th out of 308 Louisiana high schools for female students and 24th out of 256 for African American students, both with 5-star ratings. Additionally, the school maintains high four-year graduation rates, ranging from 82.7% to 87.3%, which are above the state and district averages. Dropout rates are also relatively low, between 3.3% and 4.9%, lower than the state and district averages. Academically, the school consistently outperforms the Lafayette Parish and Louisiana state averages on LEAP and End-of-Course assessments.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Breaux Bridge High School, Acadiana High School, and O. Comeaux High School, Edward J Sam Accelerated School of Lafayette generally outperforms them in academic performance, graduation rates, and test scores, making it a standout institution in the Lafayette Parish district.

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,145

Per pupil spending ?

69%

Free/discounted lunch ?

200 18th St.
Lafayette, LA 70501

(337) 521-7560

District: Lafayette Parish

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.6%

African American:

44.0%

Two or more races:

6.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 15th percentile in 2019 → 93rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Louisiana average (79% vs 59% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of Louisiana high schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 78 percentile points since 2019

Worth a look

!Graduation rate below the Louisiana average (37% vs 85%)

!Dropout rate above the Louisiana average (9% vs 3%)

!High chronic absenteeism (56% vs 22% Louisiana)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school79%

District avg68%

Louisiana avg59%

22^nd of 329

Louisiana public high schools ?

Top 7%▲ up 78 pts since 2019

From bottom 15% (2019) to top 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	86.2	22 of 329	93.3%	★★★★★
2024	79.2	51 of 333	84.7%	★★★★☆
2023	57.8	140 of 321	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	22.3	258 of 326	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.9	216 of 322	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.1	265 of 313	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	80.4	24 of 256	90.6%	★★★★★
2023	64.3	69 of 252	72.6%	★★★★☆
2022	25.2	195 of 256	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.5	192 of 243	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	3.1	229 of 233	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	86.7	18 of 308	94.2%	★★★★★
2024	71.1	77 of 308	75.0%	★★★★☆
2023	38.4	202 of 308	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.8	253 of 311	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.5	234 of 288	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	4.9	279 of 292	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	85.0	27 of 323	91.6%	★★★★★
2024	80.4	39 of 328	88.1%	★★★★☆
2023	51.2	153 of 321	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	15.0	275 of 322	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.3	243 of 301	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2023	52.4	156 of 306	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.5	179 of 292	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	8.3	270 of 291	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2024	77.3	41 of 248	83.5%	★★★★☆
2021	43.3	150 of 245	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	3.2	242 of 249	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)94th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)92nd percentile~ school

African American (2025)91st percentile-3 vs school

White (2024)83rd percentile~ school

Male (2023)49th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?

Biology84%+25 vs state

Geometry82%+25 vs state

English II78%+11 vs state

U.S. History73%+19 vs state

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Schools Near Edward J Sam Accelerated School of Lafayette

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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
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)
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Edward J Sam Accelerated School of Lafayette

What district is Edward J Sam Accelerated School of Lafayette in?

Lafayette Parish

Is Edward J Sam Accelerated School of Lafayette a good school?

Yes. Edward J Sam Accelerated School of Lafayette ranks in the top 6.7% of Louisiana high schools.

How many students attend Edward J Sam Accelerated School of Lafayette?

In the 2024-25 school year, 84 students attended Edward J Sam Accelerated School of Lafayette.

What is the racial makeup of Edward J Sam Accelerated School of Lafayette?

Students at Edward J Sam Accelerated School of Lafayette are 48% White, 44% African American, 6% Two or more races, 1% Hispanic, 1% American Indian.

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