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Erath High School

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Erath High School ranks 39 th of 329 Louisiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

39^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 329 Louisiana High Schools

Better than 88% of Louisiana high schools

Summary

Erath High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Erath, Louisiana, with a student population of 531. The school is part of the Vermilion Parish school district, which is ranked 13 out of 118 districts in Louisiana and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Erath High School has consistently been one of the top-performing high schools in the state, ranking within the top 15 Louisiana high schools for the past several years and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of that time.

Erath High School consistently outperforms the Vermilion Parish and Louisiana state averages on end-of-course (EOC) exams across all subject areas, including Algebra I, Geometry, English I and II, U.S. History, and Biology. The school also excels in supporting the academic achievement of various student subgroups, often placing in the top 10-20 schools in Louisiana for African American, Hispanic, and special education students. Additionally, Erath High School maintains very low dropout rates, ranging from 0.0% to 4.3% over the past few years, which are significantly better than the state average.

When comparing Erath High School to nearby schools in the Vermilion Parish district, it is clear that Erath High School is a standout performer. Both Kaplan High School and North Vermilion High School, while also highly ranked in the state, consistently score lower than Erath High School on EOC exams and have higher chronic absenteeism rates. The nearby Abbeville High School lags significantly behind Erath High School in academic performance, with much lower proficiency rates on EOC exams.

557

Students ?

20.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,247

Per pupil spending ?

42.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

808 South Broadway
Erath, LA 70533

(337) 937-8451

District: Vermilion Parish

Feeder schools for Erath High School:

Elementary:	Dozier Elementary School
	Leblanc Elementary School
Middle:	Erath Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.9%

African American:

6.6%

Hispanic:

5.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 97th percentile in 2015 → 88th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Louisiana average (80% vs 62% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of Louisiana high schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school80%

District avg70%

Louisiana avg62%

39^th of 329

Louisiana public high schools ?

Top 12%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From top 3% (2015) to top 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5High Schools in the Vermilion Parish

13^th of 118Vermilion 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	82.3	39 of 329	88.1%	★★★★☆
2024	85.0	26 of 333	92.2%	★★★★★
2023	84.2	26 of 321	91.9%	★★★★★
2022	89.5	11 of 326	96.6%	★★★★★
2021	88.2	14 of 322	95.7%	★★★★★
2019	88.0	13 of 313	95.8%	★★★★★
2018	84.9	15 of 302	95.0%	★★★★★
2017	84.0	11 of 297	96.3%	★★★★★
2016	85.5	7 of 297	97.6%	★★★★★
2015	82.9	10 of 312	96.8%	★★★★★
2014	83.6	11 of 309	96.4%	★★★★★
2013	84.4	11 of 312	96.5%	★★★★★
2012	88.4	12 of 310	96.1%	★★★★★
2011	89.1	11 of 300	96.3%	★★★★★
2010	87.2	12 of 297	96.0%	★★★★★
2009	79.3	27 of 301	91.0%	★★★★★
2008	83.0	19 of 291	93.5%	★★★★★
2007	85.8	24 of 290	91.7%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2024	97.4	9 of 260	96.5%	★★★★★
2023	88.8	13 of 252	94.8%	★★★★★
2022	93.7	8 of 256	96.9%	★★★★★
2021	96.2	10 of 243	95.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	78.2	56 of 308	81.8%	★★★★☆
2024	82.1	39 of 308	87.3%	★★★★☆
2023	83.5	26 of 308	91.6%	★★★★★
2022	88.3	12 of 311	96.1%	★★★★★
2021	90.4	9 of 288	96.9%	★★★★★
2019	85.2	23 of 292	92.1%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	69.8	28 of 120	76.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	74.6	55 of 323	83.0%	★★★★☆
2024	82.4	33 of 328	89.9%	★★★★★
2023	82.1	28 of 321	91.3%	★★★★★
2022	85.0	25 of 322	92.2%	★★★★★
2021	89.0	15 of 285	94.7%	★★★★★
2019	90.6	13 of 301	95.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	87.5	20 of 313	93.6%	★★★★★
2024	87.0	22 of 315	93.0%	★★★★★
2023	84.3	27 of 306	91.2%	★★★★★
2022	89.3	11 of 301	96.3%	★★★★★
2021	87.2	23 of 292	92.1%	★★★★★
2019	88.8	16 of 291	94.5%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	65.5	17 of 66	74.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	89.2	4 of 170	97.6%	★★★★★
2022	97.5	1 of 139	99.3%	★★★★★
2021	82.3	14 of 135	89.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	75.9	50 of 245	79.6%	★★★★☆
2024	77.1	43 of 248	82.7%	★★★★☆
2023	76.5	42 of 249	83.1%	★★★★☆
2022	83.0	24 of 250	90.4%	★★★★★
2021	79.9	28 of 245	88.6%	★★★★☆
2019	81.2	25 of 249	90.0%	★★★★★

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)

Special Education (2025)98th percentile+10 vs school

African American (2024)97th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)94th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)83rd percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)82nd percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)80th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)77th percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)74th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?

English II91%+24 vs state

English I90%+21 vs state

Geometry81%+24 vs state

Algebra I79%+16 vs state

Biology74%+15 vs state

U.S. History64%+10 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student
Sunday, June 21, 2015

I use to go to this school and to be honest i miss it a lot.one of the things that I miss the most was the dedicated teachers that would go out of their way to make sure that you understood what was going on.Another reason why I miss this school is because it was rated high in stars and every school I have been to after this school was never the same and no were close to being as good as this one.That is why I will be enrolling back into this school this year.

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Schools Near Erath 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 6th Grade	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
Erath High School	Public	9-12	808 South Broadway	Erath	70533	Vermilion Parish	Vermilion Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 937-8451	557	27	20.5	42.9%	462 (82.9%)	37 (6.6%)	30 (5.4%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.8%)	82.3	39^th of 329 public high schools	88.1%		85	26^th of 333 public high schools	92.2%	13								79.0	81.0	91.0	64.0	90.0	74.0	$12,247
Delcambre High School	Public	6-12	601 West Main Street	Delcambre	70528	Vermilion Parish	Iberia Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 685-2595	454	37	12.2	56.2%	334 (73.6%)	43 (9.5%)	51 (11.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.1%)	83	36^th of 329 public high schools	89.1%		77.5	56^th of 333 public high schools	83.2%	20	91.0	90.0	64.0	84.0	94.0	84.0	92.0		92.0	91.0	63.0	76.0	82.0	$15,491
Abbeville High School	Public	9-12	1305 Wildcat Dr	Abbeville	70510	Vermilion Parish	Vermilion Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 893-1874	569	32	17.5	74.7%	145 (25.5%)	306 (53.8%)	34 (6.0%)	43 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (7.2%)	23.8	250^th of 329 public high schools	24.0%		26.5	249^th of 333 public high schools	25.2%	1								31.0	19.0	60.0	46.0	61.0	34.0	$13,735
Southside High School	Public	9-12	312 Almonaster Rd	Youngsville	70592	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 521-7600	1,833	86	21.3	34.5%	1,235 (67.4%)	377 (20.6%)	92 (5.0%)	50 (2.7%)	7 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (3.9%)	79.5	47^th of 329 public high schools	85.7%		82.9	37^th of 333 public high schools	88.9%	10								76.0	79.0	86.0	70.0	79.0	74.0	$11,408
Westgate High School	Public	9-12	2305 Jefferson Island Road	New Iberia	70560	Iberia Parish	Iberia Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 365-2431	863	63	13.7	78.8%	213 (24.7%)	510 (59.1%)	35 (4.1%)	57 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.6%)	38.9	206^th of 329 public high schools	37.4%		42.2	202^nd of 333 public high schools	39.3%	4								39.0	54.0	76.0	43.0	61.0	46.0	$15,457
North Vermilion High School	Public	9-12	11609 LA Highway 699	Maurice	70555	Vermilion Parish	Vermilion Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 898-1491	790	37	21.6	36.2%	656 (83.0%)	60 (7.6%)	36 (4.6%)	10 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.4%)	85.8	25^th of 329 public high schools	92.4%		84.3	33^rd of 333 public high schools	90.1%	8								86.0	80.0	84.0	79.0	85.0	80.0	$11,476
New Iberia Senior High School	Public	9-12	1301 East Admiral Doyle Drive	New Iberia	70560	Iberia Parish	Iberia Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 369-6714	1,315	84	15.6	65.2%	587 (44.6%)	488 (37.1%)	131 (10.0%)	43 (3.3%)	6 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	58 (4.4%)	71.9	70^th of 329 public high schools	78.7%		73.7	69^th of 333 public high schools	79.3%	1								72.0	79.0	79.0	68.0	70.0	67.0	$14,099
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
Kaplan High School	Public	9-12	200 East Pirate Lane	Kaplan	70548	Vermilion Parish	Vermilion Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 643-6385	528	27	19.9	50.6%	425 (80.5%)	60 (11.4%)	18 (3.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.2%)	74.9	62^nd of 329 public high schools	81.2%		82.2	41^st of 333 public high schools	87.7%	21								80.0	69.0	80.0	61.0	78.0	76.0	$11,846
Central Southwest Alternative- St. Martinville	Public	6-12	1815 Terrace Hwy.	Saint Martinville	70582	St. Martin Parish	Office of Juvenile Justice	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(337) 394-5504	16	2	8.0	81.3%	6 (37.5%)	10 (62.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)														$121,983

Frequently Asked Questions about Erath High School

What is the racial makeup of Erath High School?

Students at Erath High School are 83% White, 7% African American, 5% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is Erath High School a good school?

Erath High School ranks 39^th of 329 Louisiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Erath High School?

Erath High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Dozier Elementary School
Elementary : Leblanc Elementary School
Middle : Erath Middle School

How many students attend Erath High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 557 students attended Erath High School.

What district is Erath High School in?

Vermilion Parish

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