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St. James High School

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St. James High School ranks 127 th of 329 Louisiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-12

127^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 329 Louisiana High Schools

Better than 61% of Louisiana high schools

Summary

St. James High School is a public high school serving grades 7-12 in Vacherie, Louisiana, with a total enrollment of 616 students. The school is part of the St. James Parish school district and has consistently ranked in the top half of Louisiana high schools over the past 10 years, with a current ranking of 127 out of 329 schools and a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

One of the key strengths of St. James High School is its academic performance, which exceeds the state average in several areas. In the 2024-2025 school year, 76% of students were proficient or better in LEAP English Language Arts, compared to 70% statewide, and 61% were proficient or better in mathematics, exceeding the state average of 60%. The school's performance is particularly strong in 7th and 8th grade LEAP exams, where it outpaces both the St. James Parish and state averages. Additionally, St. James High School has maintained a strong 4-year graduation rate, ranging from 82.7% to 94.3% over the past 5 years, on par with or exceeding the graduation rates of nearby schools like Lutcher High School (83.2%) and Destrehan High School (83.2%).

While St. James High School performs well overall, there are a few areas of concern. The school's chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 13.2% to 24.6% over the past few years, is higher than the rates of nearby schools like Lutcher High School (24.6%) and Destrehan High School (24.6%), suggesting the need for improvement in this area. Additionally, the school's performance for low socioeconomic status students is more mixed, with the school ranking between 110th and 183rd out of Louisiana high schools in this subgroup, indicating a potential need for additional support and resources to ensure equitable outcomes for all students.

593

Students ?

11.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,892

Per pupil spending ?

71.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

22187 Hwy 20
Vacherie, LA 70090

(225) 258-4900

District: St. James Parish

Feeder schools for St. James High School:

Elementary:	Vacherie Elementary School
Middle:	Sixth Ward Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

73.9%

White:

22.4%

Hispanic:

2.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 48th percentile in 2021 → 61st in 2025

Strengths

✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the Louisiana average (85%)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 61st (2025) from a 48th-percentile low (2021)

✓Above the Louisiana median (61st percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school66%

District avg68%

Louisiana avg62%

Middle school

154^th of 447

Louisiana public middle schools ?

Top 34%▲ up 33 pts since 2015

From bottom 33% (2015) to top 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

127^th of 329

Louisiana public high schools ?

Top 39%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From top 34% (2015) to top 39% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Louisiana High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	65.5	154 of 447	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.0	145 of 449	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.3	165 of 465	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.2	183 of 460	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.2	219 of 459	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.6	145 of 449	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.1	79 of 411	80.8%	★★★★☆
2017	65.3	153 of 437	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	47.6	261 of 435	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	39.1	324 of 482	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	37.8	318 of 470	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.4	264 of 457	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	47.5	251 of 442	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	54.3	219 of 412	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	37.8	283 of 408	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	37.8	295 of 425	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	40.5	273 of 413	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	38.8	272 of 396	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	76.7	59 of 344	82.8%	★★★★☆
2024	78.8	48 of 333	85.6%	★★★★☆
2023	73.4	66 of 360	81.7%	★★★★☆
2022	70.5	66 of 360	81.7%	★★★★☆
2021	64.1	92 of 352	73.9%	★★★★☆
2019	77.4	61 of 338	82.0%	★★★★☆
2018	88.1	27 of 313	91.4%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2018	61.0	42 of 170	75.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	64.5	144 of 415	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.7	138 of 415	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.6	189 of 444	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.1	162 of 441	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.3	220 of 441	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.0	140 of 418	66.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	67.2	135 of 437	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.8	158 of 444	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.8	180 of 459	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.8	210 of 458	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.0	233 of 455	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.0	129 of 430	70.0%	★★★★☆
2018	83.3	43 of 403	89.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2024	70.4	117 of 426	72.5%	★★★★☆
2023	67.9	132 of 443	70.2%	★★★★☆
2022	59.6	176 of 442	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.7	214 of 442	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.6	192 of 418	54.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	52.2	71 of 168	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.9	56 of 175	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.2	135 of 206	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	81.3	18 of 206	91.3%	★★★★★
2021	88.2	7 of 210	96.7%	★★★★★
2019	53.6	73 of 202	63.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	66.7	109 of 316	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.7	104 of 320	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.0	128 of 352	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.7	129 of 362	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.1	142 of 358	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.7	148 of 350	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	83.4	41 of 338	87.9%	★★★★☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	60.4	127 of 329	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.0	158 of 333	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.5	129 of 321	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.7	146 of 326	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.7	169 of 322	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.8	126 of 313	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.0	131 of 302	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	65.6	121 of 297	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	60.6	122 of 297	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	64.8	105 of 312	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	56.5	159 of 309	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	54.3	170 of 312	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	50.9	184 of 310	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	47.6	198 of 300	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	44.1	203 of 297	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	46.1	181 of 301	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	71.8	61 of 291	79.0%	★★★★☆
2007	65.9	99 of 290	65.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	70.7	45 of 256	82.4%	★★★★☆
2024	65.3	60 of 260	76.9%	★★★★☆
2023	71.4	49 of 252	80.6%	★★★★☆
2022	68.8	49 of 256	80.9%	★★★★☆
2021	60.9	80 of 243	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.5	36 of 233	84.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	60.1	126 of 308	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.5	125 of 308	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.7	123 of 308	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.9	100 of 311	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.0	145 of 288	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.6	109 of 292	62.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	60.7	110 of 323	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.9	183 of 328	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.3	145 of 321	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.7	138 of 322	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.1	192 of 285	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.9	114 of 301	62.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	61.0	110 of 313	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.3	183 of 315	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.1	126 of 306	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.4	166 of 301	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.0	204 of 292	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.8	113 of 291	61.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	56.1	61 of 170	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.7	33 of 165	80.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	59.2	96 of 245	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.5	114 of 248	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.5	77 of 249	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.7	62 of 250	75.2%	★★★★☆
2021	60.4	86 of 245	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.7	47 of 249	81.1%	★★★★☆

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

African American (2025)83rd percentile+17 vs school

Disabled (2018)75th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2024)73rd percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)69th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)66th percentile~ school

Female (2025)65th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)58th percentile-8 vs school

High school

African American (2025)82nd percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)66th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)65th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)64th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)61st percentile~ school

Female (2025)59th percentile~ school

By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts76%+6 vs state

English I71%~ state avg

Geometry69%+12 vs state

English II68%~ state avg

U.S. History65%+11 vs state

Algebra I62%~ state avg

Mathematics61%~ state avg

Biology58%~ state avg

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Schools Near St. James 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
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
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
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
Thibodaux High School	Public	9-12	1355 Tiger Drive	Thibodaux	70301	Lafourche Parish	Lafourche Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 447-4071	1,306	63	20.7	62.9%	692 (53.0%)	428 (32.8%)	92 (7.0%)	16 (1.2%)	14 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (4.9%)	55.5	150^th of 329 public high schools	54.4%		65.3	114^th of 333 public high schools	65.8%	36							63.0	47.0	74.0	57.0	78.0	57.0	$11,013
Assumption High School	Public	9-12	4880 Hwy 308	Napoleonville	70390	Assumption Parish	Assumption Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 369-2956	742	49	15.0	52.8%	402 (54.2%)	281 (37.9%)	43 (5.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.0%)	65.7	101^st of 329 public high schools	69.3%		57.2	145^th of 333 public high schools	56.5%	44							82.0	73.0	67.0	58.0	70.0	64.0	$15,646
Hahnville High School	Public	9-12	200 Tiger Drive	Boutte	70039	St. Charles Parish	St. Charles Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 758-7537	1,416	122	11.5	46.0%	775 (54.7%)	467 (33.0%)	108 (7.6%)	8 (0.6%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (3.7%)	65.9	99^th of 329 public high schools	69.9%		68.4	97^th of 333 public high schools	70.9%	2								68.0	68.0	60.0	74.0	68.0	$21,416
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about St. James High School

Is St. James High School a good school?

St. James High School ranks 127^th of 329 Louisiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend St. James High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 593 students attended St. James High School.

What is the racial makeup of St. James High School?

Students at St. James High School are 74% African American, 22% White, 3% Hispanic.

What district is St. James High School in?

St. James Parish

What schools feed into St. James High School?

St. James High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Vacherie Elementary School
Middle : Sixth Ward Elementary School

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