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Lutcher High School

Q: Is Lutcher High School a good school?

Lutcher High School ranks 79 th of 329 Louisiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-12

79^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 329 Louisiana High Schools

Better than 76% of Louisiana high schools

Summary

Lutcher High School is a public high school serving grades 7-12 in Lutcher, Louisiana, with a total enrollment of 981 students. The school is part of the St. James Parish school district and has consistently performed well, ranking 79th out of Louisiana's high schools with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lutcher High School stands out for its strong academic performance, consistently outpacing state and district averages in standardized test scores, particularly in English Language Arts and Geometry. In the 2024-2025 school year, 71% of Lutcher High School students scored proficient or better in ELA, compared to 70% at the state level and 72% in the St. James Parish district. The school also maintains a high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 82.7% to 94.3% over the past few years, on par with or exceeding state and district averages.

Compared to nearby schools, such as East St. John High School and West St. John High School, Lutcher High School performs particularly well in terms of academic achievement, graduation rates, and subgroup performance. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate has been increasing in recent years, reaching 24.6% in 2023-2024, an area the school may want to address to ensure all students are consistently engaged in their education.

908

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,005

Per pupil spending ?

49.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1910 West Main Street
Lutcher, LA 70071

(225) 258-5300

District: St. James Parish

Feeder schools for Lutcher High School:

Elementary:	Paulina Elementary School
Middle:	Gramercy Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.2%

African American:

45.4%

Hispanic:

1.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 32nd percentile in 2015 → 76th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Louisiana average (70% vs 62% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of Louisiana high schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 44 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school70%

District avg68%

Louisiana avg62%

Middle school

168^th of 447

Louisiana public middle schools ?

Top 38%▲ up 27 pts since 2015

From bottom 36% (2015) to top 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

79^th of 329

Louisiana public high schools ?

Top 24%▲ up 44 pts since 2015

From bottom 32% (2015) to top 24% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Louisiana High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the St. James Parish

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	62.8	168 of 447	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.3	103 of 449	77.1%	★★★★☆
2023	61.8	174 of 465	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.6	159 of 460	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.5	205 of 459	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.8	159 of 449	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.2	144 of 411	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	60.2	190 of 437	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	49.5	244 of 435	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	41.5	309 of 482	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	44.1	288 of 470	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	51.0	235 of 457	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	50.0	241 of 442	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	57.2	200 of 412	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	45.5	252 of 408	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	56.1	211 of 425	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	54.1	211 of 413	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	56.2	196 of 396	50.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	38.1	218 of 344	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	72.3	72 of 333	78.4%	★★★★☆
2023	53.6	144 of 360	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.1	182 of 360	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.6	181 of 352	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.2	125 of 338	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.3	85 of 313	72.8%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2018	70.0	26 of 170	84.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	57.6	177 of 415	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.1	108 of 415	74.0%	★★★★☆
2023	60.8	176 of 444	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.1	148 of 441	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.5	242 of 441	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.1	167 of 418	60.0%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2022	42.6	14 of 29	51.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	38.4	282 of 437	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.9	157 of 444	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.5	246 of 459	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.2	299 of 458	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.5	310 of 455	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.6	224 of 430	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.8	186 of 403	53.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	68.3	129 of 414	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	80.4	72 of 426	83.1%	★★★★☆
2023	64.4	154 of 443	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.5	155 of 442	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.1	162 of 442	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.1	147 of 418	64.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	123 of 168	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	59.6	57 of 175	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.6	54 of 206	73.8%	★★★★☆
2022	36.0	136 of 206	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.2	175 of 210	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.9	132 of 202	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	71.8	77 of 316	75.6%	★★★★☆
2024	79.9	42 of 320	86.9%	★★★★☆
2023	59.6	141 of 352	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	79.1	53 of 362	85.4%	★★★★☆
2021	70.0	102 of 358	71.5%	★★★★☆
2019	76.3	65 of 350	81.4%	★★★★☆
2018	84.6	33 of 338	90.2%	★★★★★

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	69.8	79 of 329	76.0%	★★★★☆
2024	66.8	105 of 333	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.4	95 of 321	70.4%	★★★★☆
2022	64.6	116 of 326	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.9	154 of 322	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.9	117 of 313	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.4	90 of 302	70.2%	★★★★☆
2017	49.9	191 of 297	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	42.4	215 of 297	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	46.2	212 of 312	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	46.7	208 of 309	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	44.5	220 of 312	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	60.7	147 of 310	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	62.1	124 of 300	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	59.8	127 of 297	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	54.4	147 of 301	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	73.8	51 of 291	82.5%	★★★★☆
2007	77.9	45 of 290	84.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	62.4	68 of 256	73.4%	★★★★☆
2024	64.6	66 of 260	74.6%	★★★★☆
2023	53.7	104 of 252	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.1	91 of 256	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.5	108 of 243	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.4	56 of 233	76.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	70.6	88 of 308	71.4%	★★★★☆
2024	71.6	73 of 308	76.3%	★★★★☆
2023	71.6	76 of 308	75.3%	★★★★☆
2022	58.7	136 of 311	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.4	136 of 288	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.1	104 of 292	64.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	56.1	130 of 323	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.9	149 of 328	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.9	167 of 321	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.9	185 of 322	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.4	214 of 285	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.2	139 of 301	53.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	69.6	75 of 313	76.0%	★★★★☆
2024	66.2	96 of 315	69.5%	★★★★☆
2023	65.6	98 of 306	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.3	86 of 301	71.4%	★★★★☆
2021	46.4	162 of 292	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.8	98 of 291	66.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	68.4	37 of 170	78.2%	★★★★☆
2024	70.3	34 of 165	79.4%	★★★★☆
2023	46.9	72 of 138	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.1	102 of 139	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.2	97 of 135	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.0	90 of 122	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	76.6	49 of 245	80.0%	★★★★☆
2024	73.9	54 of 248	78.2%	★★★★☆
2023	74.3	52 of 249	79.1%	★★★★☆
2022	73.2	44 of 250	82.4%	★★★★☆
2021	57.7	94 of 245	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.5	72 of 249	71.1%	★★★★☆

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

Disabled (2018)85th percentile+20 vs school

White (2025)76th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)69th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)57th percentile-5 vs school

Homeless (2022)52nd percentile-14 vs school

African American (2025)37th percentile-26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile-27 vs school

Special Education (2025)27th percentile-36 vs school

High school

White (2025)80th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)78th percentile~ school

Male (2025)76th percentile~ school

African American (2025)73rd percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)71st percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)60th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?

Geometry79%+22 vs state

Biology76%+17 vs state

English II72%+5 vs state

English Language Arts71%~ state avg

Algebra I70%+7 vs state

English I68%~ state avg

Mathematics63%+3 vs state

U.S. History63%+9 vs state

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Schools Near Lutcher High School

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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 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 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
Lutcher High School	Public	7-12	1910 West Main Street	Lutcher	70071	St. James Parish	St. James Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 258-5300	908	68	13.4	49.8%	474 (52.2%)	412 (45.4%)	10 (1.1%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.8%)	69.8	79^th of 329 public high schools	76.0%		66.8	105^th of 333 public high schools	68.5%	26	70.0	58.0	63.0	70.0	72.0	71.0	70.0	79.0	72.0	63.0	68.0	76.0	$20,005
St. James High School	Public	7-12	22187 Hwy 20	Vacherie	70090	St. James Parish	St. James Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 258-4900	593	52	11.3	71.5%	133 (22.4%)	438 (73.9%)	17 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	60.4	127^th of 329 public high schools	61.4%		55	158^th of 333 public high schools	52.6%	31	67.0	55.0	61.0	80.0	72.0	76.0	62.0	69.0	68.0	65.0	71.0	58.0	$22,892
West St. John High School	Public	8-12	480 LA Hwy 3127	Edgard	70049	St. John the Baptist Parish	St. John the Baptist Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 497-3271	186	26	7.2	84.4%	0 (0.0%)	180 (96.8%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	15.8	276^th of 329 public high schools	16.1%		16.2	277^th of 333 public high schools	16.8%	1		18.0	18.0		51.0	51.0	39.0	27.0	54.0		41.0	36.0	$34,971
East St. John High School	Public	9-12	#1 Wildcat Drive	Reserve	70084	St. John the Baptist Parish	St. John the Baptist Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 536-4226	1,293	90	14.3	75.5%	96 (7.4%)	933 (72.2%)	221 (17.1%)	6 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (2.8%)	20.6	262^nd of 329 public high schools	20.4%		21.6	266^th of 333 public high schools	20.1%	4							38.0	34.0	51.0	41.0	55.0	35.0	$17,793
St. Amant High School	Public	9-12	12035 Hwy 431	Saint Amant	70774	Ascension Parish	Ascension Parish	No	No	No	No	(225) 391-6000	1,847	127	14.5	44.6%	1,299 (70.3%)	342 (18.5%)	129 (7.0%)	10 (0.5%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	60 (3.2%)	85	28^th of 329 public high schools	91.5%		86.6	19^th of 333 public high schools	94.3%	9							89.0	81.0	87.0	81.0	81.0	74.0	$12,720
East Ascension High School	Public	9-12	612 E Worthy Street	Gonzales	70737	Ascension Parish	Ascension Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 391-6100	1,894	143	13.2	57.4%	550 (29.0%)	925 (48.8%)	323 (17.1%)	10 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	83 (4.4%)	65.2	106^th of 329 public high schools	67.8%		70.3	83^rd of 333 public high schools	75.1%	23							75.0	68.0	71.0	62.0	68.0	65.0	$14,345
French Settlement High School	Public	7-12	15875 LA Highway 16	French Settlement	70733	Livingston Parish	Livingston Parish	No	No	No	No	(225) 698-3561	450	34	13.2	59.6%	409 (90.9%)	5 (1.1%)	20 (4.4%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	77.9	54^th of 329 public high schools	83.6%		82.8	39^th of 333 public high schools	88.3%	15		68.0	69.0	87.0	80.0	84.0		68.0	89.0	56.0	88.0	78.0	$13,839
Donaldsonville High School	Public	9-12	100 Tiger Drive	Donaldsonville	70346	Ascension Parish	Ascension Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 391-7900	396	37	10.8	91.2%	9 (2.3%)	366 (92.4%)	12 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	25.9	246^th of 329 public high schools	25.2%		24.7	257^th of 333 public high schools	22.8%	11							38.0	36.0	50.0	49.0	56.0	45.0	$20,473
Destrehan High School	Public	9-12	1 Wildcat Ln	Destrehan	70047	St. Charles Parish	St. Charles Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 764-9946	1,435	123	11.6	47.3%	639 (44.5%)	502 (35.0%)	210 (14.6%)	28 (2.0%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (3.7%)	76	59^th of 329 public high schools	82.1%		82.1	42^nd of 333 public high schools	87.4%	17							74.0	72.0	80.0	68.0	75.0	80.0	$21,341

Frequently Asked Questions about Lutcher High School

Is Lutcher High School a good school?

Lutcher High School ranks 79^th of 329 Louisiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Lutcher High School?

Lutcher High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Paulina Elementary School
Middle : Gramercy Elementary School

What district is Lutcher High School in?

St. James Parish

What is the racial makeup of Lutcher High School?

Students at Lutcher High School are 52% White, 45% African American, 1% Hispanic.

How many students attend Lutcher High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 908 students attended Lutcher High School.

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