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Ponchatoula High School

Public 9-12

 19452 Highway 22 East
       Ponchatoula, LA  70454

 (985) 386-3514

District: Tangipahoa Parish

SchoolDigger Rank:
190th of 313 Louisiana High Schools


Student/teacher ratio:  21.9
Number of students:  1,874

Racial breakdown:

White:
62.8%
African American:
27.6%
Two or more races:
4.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  29.6%

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Due to the disruption caused by COVID-19, the Louisiana Dept of Education did not administer assessments for the 2019-2020 school year. SchoolDigger will resume updating its rankings when test scores are released in 2021.


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Compare Details In 2019, Ponchatoula High School ranked worse than 60.7% of high schools in Louisiana. It also ranked first among 8 ranked high schools in the Tangipahoa Parish School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2019 the calculated Average Standard Score was 42.64. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Ponchatoula High School has the largest high school student body size in the Tangipahoa Parish School District. Racial makeup is: White (62.8%), African American (27.6%), two or more races (4.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 29.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Tangipahoa Parish School District. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ponchatoula High School is 21.9, which is the highest among 8 high schools in the Tangipahoa Parish School District! (See more...)
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Schooldigger 2019 Rankings:

Ponchatoula High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Ponchatoula High School 190th of 313 Louisiana public high schools. (See Ponchatoula High School in the ranking list.)

Tangipahoa Parish:

SchoolDigger ranks Tangipahoa Parish 83rd of 117 Louisiana school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Ponchatoula High School

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Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 75.37 55th 290 81.0%
2008 67.17 88th 291 69.8%
2009 56.13 139th 301 53.8%
2010 71.75 63rd 297 78.8%
2011 66.14 107th 300 64.3%
2012 65.67 109th 310 64.8%
2013 53.95 173rd 312 44.6%
2014 58.12 141st 309 54.4%
2015 60.47 142nd 312 54.5%
2016 56.23 150th 297 49.5%
2017 61.95 138th 297 53.5%
2018 55.58 135th 302 55.3%
2019 42.64 190th 313 39.3%

Data source: test scores: Louisiana Dept of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for Ponchatoula High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1190 1190
1990 854 143 0 6 0 n/a n/a 0 1003
1991 909 150 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 1061
1992 940 173 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 1116
1993 1003 197 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 1202
1994 1050 209 1 3 1 n/a n/a 0 1264
1995 1126 223 2 5 3 n/a n/a 0 1359
1996 1126 223 2 5 3 n/a n/a 0 1359
1997 1178 224 3 5 0 n/a n/a 0 1410
1998 1258 226 4 4 0 n/a n/a 0 1492
1999 1263 248 4 4 0 n/a n/a 0 1519
2000 1308 249 7 6 0 n/a n/a 0 1570
2001 1273 204 9 6 1 n/a n/a 0 1493
2002 1233 192 13 12 0 n/a n/a 0 1450
2003 1233 192 13 12 0 n/a n/a 0 1450
2004 1208 210 7 9 2 n/a n/a 0 1436
2005 1220 219 10 12 3 n/a n/a 0 1464
2006 1250 229 8 11 3 n/a n/a 0 1501
2007 1278 264 5 16 2 n/a n/a 0 1565
2008 1295 251 9 20 2 n/a n/a 0 1577
2009 1263 248 10 19 5 n/a n/a 0 1545
2010 1299 291 9 22 5 n/a n/a 0 1626
2011 1309 334 13 23 7 0 8 0 1694
2012 1263 411 11 32 3 0 8 0 1728
2013 1254 464 17 35 2 0 6 0 1778
2014 1224 483 17 36 2 0 5 0 1767
2015 1197 485 16 40 0 1 6 0 1745
2016 1205 447 14 44 1 1 9 0 1721
2017 1162 477 10 59 0 0 94 0 1802
2018 1135 495 12 61 0 0 91 0 1794
2019 1177 518 15 74 0 1 89 0 1874

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity
For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Ponchatoula High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 1190 65.0 18.3 51.6
1990 1003 62.0 16.1 19.7
1991 1061 63.0 16.8 19.5
1992 1116 60.0 18.6 21.3
1993 1202 61.0 19.7 19.9
1994 1264 67.0 18.9 21
1995 1359 67.0 20.3 25.8
1996 1359 67.0 20.3 25.8
1997 1410 71.0 19.9 30.4
1998 1492 76.0 19.6 22.1
1999 1519 80.0 19.0 30.8
2000 1570 80.0 19.6 29
2001 1493 80.0 18.7 30.8
2002 1450 76.5 19.0 33
2003 1450 76.5 19.0 33
2004 1436 74.1 19.4 30.4
2005 1464 75.8 19.3 33.3
2006 1501 76.0 19.8 37.8
2007 1565 78.3 20.0 36.8
2008 1577 81.8 19.3 34.1
2009 1545 82.0 18.8 41.6
2010 1626 87.1 18.6 39.1
2011 1694 91.9 18.4 41.1
2012 1728 89.0 19.4 45.9
2013 1778 91.0 19.5 48.8
2014 1767 94.9 18.6 51.6
2015 1745 94.0 18.5 54.2
2016 1721 113.0 15.2 51.8
2017 1802 121.2 14.8 60
2018 1794 84.4 21.2 26.4
2019 1874 85.4 21.9 29.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch
For information about the National School Lunch Program, see the USDA Website

Student/Teacher Ratio Ponchatoula High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 1190 65.0 18.3 51.6
1990 1003 62.0 16.1 19.7
1991 1061 63.0 16.8 19.5
1992 1116 60.0 18.6 21.3
1993 1202 61.0 19.7 19.9
1994 1264 67.0 18.9 21
1995 1359 67.0 20.3 25.8
1996 1359 67.0 20.3 25.8
1997 1410 71.0 19.9 30.4
1998 1492 76.0 19.6 22.1
1999 1519 80.0 19.0 30.8
2000 1570 80.0 19.6 29
2001 1493 80.0 18.7 30.8
2002 1450 76.5 19.0 33
2003 1450 76.5 19.0 33
2004 1436 74.1 19.4 30.4
2005 1464 75.8 19.3 33.3
2006 1501 76.0 19.8 37.8
2007 1565 78.3 20.0 36.8
2008 1577 81.8 19.3 34.1
2009 1545 82.0 18.8 41.6
2010 1626 87.1 18.6 39.1
2011 1694 91.9 18.4 41.1
2012 1728 89.0 19.4 45.9
2013 1778 91.0 19.5 48.8
2014 1767 94.9 18.6 51.6
2015 1745 94.0 18.5 54.2
2016 1721 113.0 15.2 51.8
2017 1802 121.2 14.8 60
2018 1794 84.4 21.2 26.4
2019 1874 85.4 21.9 29.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio
Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.



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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Louisiana Dept of Education.

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