Summary:
In zip code 70546, there is one high school, Jennings High School, which serves grades 7 through 12 and is part of the Jefferson Davis Parish school district, a district ranked 34th out of 116 in Louisiana with a 4-star rating.
Jennings High School has a total enrollment of 775 students and a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. The school boasts a very high graduation rate of 94.3%, significantly above the state average of 85.0%, and a low dropout rate of 1.2%. However, it faces a major challenge with chronic absenteeism, which stands at 39.4%—nearly double the state average of 22.5%. Academically, the school shows a relative strength in Social Studies, where 60% of students are proficient, outperforming both the district (59%) and state (55%). In contrast, performance in core subjects like Math and English Language Arts is mixed, with middle school grades (7th and 8th) particularly struggling; for example, only 49% of 8th graders are proficient in Math compared to 58% in the district. On high school End-of-Course exams, the school matches the state average in Algebra I (65% proficient) but falls behind in Geometry (46% vs. 57% state) and English II (59% vs. 67% state).
Over the past three years, the school's state ranking has declined from the 58th percentile (3 stars) to the 46th percentile (2 stars), likely driven by these academic challenges. A notable positive trend is a year-over-year improvement in overall Math proficiency, which rose from 55% to 65% between the 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 school years. With 65.03% of students receiving free or reduced lunch, the school serves a predominantly low-income community. While the high graduation rate is a clear success, the combination of declining rankings, high chronic absenteeism, and uneven academic performance across subjects and grade levels presents key areas for parents to consider.
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