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Rankings updated: Louisiana rankings were updated on September 12, 2026 with the addition of grade 3-8 science and High School Civics test scores

St. Helena College and Career Academy

Public Grades 7-12

298^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 329 Louisiana High Schools

Better than 9% of Louisiana high schools

Summary

St. Helena College and Career Academy is a public high school in Greensburg, LA, serving 435 students in grades 7 through 12 within the St. Helena Parish school district, where 100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, reflecting the community's high economic need.

While the school has historically ranked in the bottom 10% of Louisiana high schools, there are notable bright spots. Most impressively, St. Helena excels with its Special Education students, ranking in the 35th percentile statewide—a stark contrast to its overall 6th percentile ranking and far better than any nearby school's reported subgroup data. Additionally, math proficiency has more than tripled in recent years, jumping from 8% to 31%, now surpassing Independence High Magnet (29%) in this subject. English I also shows promise, with 42% proficiency, the school's highest end-of-course score. However, chronic absenteeism remains a major challenge at 43.6%, significantly higher than the district average of 33.2%, and the graduation rate dropped sharply from 85.9% to 76.5% in the last year.

Compared to nearby schools, St. Helena's poverty rate is the highest, which correlates with lower overall test scores than Jewel M. Sumner High School (25th percentile) and Kentwood High Magnet School. Yet, the school's rapid math improvement and strong Special Education outcomes suggest targeted programs are working. The high chronic absenteeism rate, despite some students still graduating, hints that credit recovery may be helping students earn diplomas even when attendance is inconsistent. For parents, this school offers a dedicated support system for special needs students and a promising turnaround in math, but attendance and overall academic consistency remain key areas to watch.

435

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,352

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

14340 Highway 37
Greensburg, LA 70441

(225) 222-4402

District: St. Helena Parish

Feeder schools for St. Helena College and Career Academy:

Elementary:	St. Helena Arts and Technology Academy
	St. Helena Early Learning Center

Racial breakdown:

African American:

91.3%

White:

6.2%

Two or more races:

1.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 2nd percentile in 2024 → 9th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 9th (2026) from a 2nd-percentile low (2024)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (32% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Louisiana average (76% vs 85%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school32%

District avg32%

Louisiana avg62%

Middle school

432^nd of 464

Louisiana public middle schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

298^th of 329

Louisiana public high schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

116^th of 119St. Helena 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	8.5	432 of 464	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.0	437 of 447	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	417 of 449	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.8	448 of 465	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.9	446 of 460	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.8	443 of 449	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.0	415 of 437	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.2	395 of 435	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	13.8	430 of 482	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	18.2	315 of 362	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	7.7	331 of 344	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	304 of 333	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	343 of 360	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.5	347 of 360	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.1	337 of 338	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.1	312 of 313	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2018	11.9	166 of 170	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	14.6	401 of 450	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	3.7	406 of 415	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	380 of 415	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.2	432 of 444	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.5	434 of 441	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	1.7	439 of 441	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.9	411 of 418	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	11.8	424 of 458	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.2	427 of 437	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	411 of 444	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.3	439 of 459	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.6	443 of 458	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.9	431 of 455	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.3	425 of 430	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.8	400 of 403	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	6.1	433 of 446	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.3	403 of 414	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.7	397 of 426	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.7	439 of 443	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.2	423 of 442	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.5	429 of 442	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.5	418 of 418	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	24.6	204 of 256	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	8.1	167 of 168	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	177 of 206	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	9.4	298 of 329	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.0	308 of 329	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.6	328 of 333	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.5	319 of 326	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.1	306 of 322	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.6	296 of 313	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.9	279 of 302	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	49.2	194 of 297	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	22.6	262 of 297	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.8	266 of 312	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	25.7	262 of 309	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	8.6	295 of 312	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	9.6	294 of 310	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	15.5	282 of 300	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	5.2	290 of 297	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	8.1	280 of 301	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	15.5	263 of 291	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	33.9	219 of 290	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	16.6	230 of 261	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.7	228 of 256	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	5.8	252 of 260	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.5	244 of 252	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.0	253 of 256	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.6	231 of 243	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.3	212 of 233	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	14.1	271 of 312	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	7.1	288 of 308	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	0.5	308 of 308	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	0.8	307 of 308	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.0	301 of 311	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.8	273 of 288	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.0	270 of 292	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	12.7	293 of 324	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.6	301 of 323	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.3	321 of 328	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.4	313 of 321	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.8	317 of 322	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.1	275 of 285	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.9	277 of 301	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	6.5	299 of 315	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.3	301 of 313	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.6	297 of 315	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.7	301 of 306	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.4	296 of 301	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.3	284 of 292	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.8	267 of 291	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	26.7	139 of 182	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.9	135 of 170	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.2	165 of 165	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)20th percentile+13 vs school

African American (2026)13th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)11th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)7th percentile~ school

Male (2026)3rd percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2018)2nd percentile

High school

Special Education (2026)24th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2026)13th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2026)12th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)10th percentile~ school

Male (2026)5th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

English I42%-24 vs state

Civics42%-20 vs state

Science38%-21 vs state

English Language Arts36%-34 vs state

Mathematics31%-31 vs state

Algebra I29%-36 vs state

Social Studies27%-28 vs state

English II22%-45 vs state

U.S. History20%-35 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 7th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 8th Grade	LEAP Mathematics All Grades	LEAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts All Grades	LEAP Science 7th Grade	LEAP Science 8th Grade	LEAP Science All Grades	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
St. Helena College and Career Academy	Public	7-12	14340 Highway 37	Greensburg	70441	St. Helena Parish	St. Helena Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 222-4402	435	32	13.7	100.0%	27 (6.2%)	397 (91.3%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	9.4	298^th of 329 public high schools	9.4%		5	308^th of 329 public high schools	6.4%	10	35.0	25.0	31.0	34.0	38.0	36.0	45.0	29.0	38.0	33.0	20.0	27.0	29.0	22–32%	22.0	20.0	42.0	35–45%	42.0	$14,352
Kentwood High Magnet School	Public	7-12	603 9th Street	Kentwood	70444	Tangipahoa Parish	Tangipahoa Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 229-2881	259	30	8.5	92.3%	7 (2.7%)	244 (94.2%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	12.4	285^th of 329 public high schools	13.4%		9	297^th of 329 public high schools	9.7%	12	36.0	33.0	34.0	58.0	50.0	53.0	25.0	28.0	26.0	32.0	30.0	31.0	49.0	26.0	28.0	27.0	51.0	29.0	9–19%	$13,692
Amite High Magnet	Public	9-12	403 South Laurel Street	Amite	70422	Tangipahoa Parish	Tangipahoa Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 748-9301	347	32	10.8	88.5%	27 (7.8%)	286 (82.4%)	14 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.5%)	10.6	296^th of 329 public high schools	10.0%		7.2	300^th of 329 public high schools	8.8%	4													44.0	25.0	37.0	29.0	38.0	25.0	38.0	$16,470
Jewel M. Sumner High School	Public	9-12	15841 Highway 440	Kentwood	70444	Tangipahoa Parish	Tangipahoa Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 229-8805	428	28	15.3	69.9%	234 (54.7%)	155 (36.2%)	14 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.6%)	29.5	235^th of 329 public high schools	28.6%		25	248^th of 329 public high schools	24.6%	13													35.0	44.0	53.0	33.0	61.0	50.0	58.0	$13,683
TPSS Advanced College and Career Magnet Center	Public	11-12	300 W 2nd St	Independence	70443	Tangipahoa Parish	Tangipahoa Parish	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(985) 748-7153	0	23	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Independence High Magnet	Public	7-12	270 Tiger Avenue	Independence	70443	Tangipahoa Parish	Tangipahoa Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 878-9436	490	43	11.4	83.3%	105 (21.4%)	265 (54.1%)	104 (21.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)	5.8	312^th of 329 public high schools	5.2%		6.6	302^nd of 329 public high schools	8.2%	10	39.0	23.0	29.0	59.0	45.0	52.0	38.0	26.0	31.0	28.0	34.0	31.0	34.0	22.0	36.0	21.0	34.0	23.0	20.0	$18,285

Frequently Asked Questions about St. Helena College and Career Academy

How many students attend St. Helena College and Career Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 435 students attended St. Helena College and Career Academy.

What district is St. Helena College and Career Academy in?

St. Helena Parish

What schools feed into St. Helena College and Career Academy?

St. Helena College and Career Academy is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : St. Helena Arts and Technology Academy
Elementary : St. Helena Early Learning Center

Is St. Helena College and Career Academy a good school?

St. Helena College and Career Academy ranks in the bottom 9.4% of Louisiana high schools.

What is the racial makeup of St. Helena College and Career Academy?

Students at St. Helena College and Career Academy are 91% African American, 6% White, 1% Two or more races, 1% Hispanic.

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