Summary:
In zip code 70084, there is one high school, East St. John High School, serving grades 9 through 12 in Reserve, Louisiana, with a large enrollment of 1,293 students.
East St. John High School is part of the St. John the Baptist Parish school district, which holds a 3-star rating. The school itself has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Louisiana high schools over the last three years, earning a 1-star rating each year. A very high percentage of students (75.48%) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating significant economic need. The school faces major challenges with student attendance and retention: its chronic absenteeism rate of 34.0% is nearly 1.8 times higher than the district average and 1.5 times higher than the state average, while its dropout rate of 8.0% is more than double the state average of 3.1%. The graduation rate of 74.1% is also well below the state average of 85.0%.
Academically, the school shows a stark performance gap in core subjects compared to state averages. In Algebra I and Biology, only 32% of students are proficient, versus state averages of 65% and 60% respectively. The school performs relatively better in English II, with 61% proficiency compared to the state average of 67%. Year-over-year trends show some inconsistent progress, with Geometry proficiency improving from 34% to 41% and English II jumping from 51% to 61%, but Algebra I and Biology both declined. While the school generally underperforms the state, it is sometimes on par with its district, suggesting broader systemic challenges within the St. John the Baptist Parish school system.
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