Edward J Sam Accelerated School of Lafayette

Public high school, grades 7 to 12 · Lafayette, Louisiana

Edward J Sam Accelerated School of Lafayette in Lafayette, Louisiana enrolled 84 students in 2024-25 with 6.5 full-time teachers, 13.0 students per teacher against the Louisiana high-school median of 14.2. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 21-39% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 20-29% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Louisiana: 42.4% and 34%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 60-69% (Louisiana: 82.6%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 66% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 39%

246 students in 2022-23, 177 students in 2023-24, 84 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 4.7 to 6.5.

Students enrolled at Edward J Sam Accelerated School of Lafayette by school year2022-23: 246, 2023-24: 177, 2024-25: 8401002003002022-232462023-241772024-2584
Students enrolled at Edward J Sam Accelerated School of Lafayette by school year2022-23: 246, 2023-24: 177, 2024-25: 8401002003002022-232462023-241772024-2584
Students enrolled at Edward J Sam Accelerated School of Lafayette by school year2022-23: 246, 2023-24: 177, 2024-25: 8401002003002022-232462023-241772024-2584
Students enrolled at Edward J Sam Accelerated School of Lafayette by school year2022-23: 246, 2023-24: 177, 2024-25: 8401002003002022-232462023-241772024-2584
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-232464.752.8
2023-2417710.616.7
2024-25846.513.0

13.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 62 of every 100 Louisiana high schools

Among the 263 Louisiana high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.2; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Louisiana high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 37.7; This school 13.0; state median 14.2.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 13.0state median 14.2U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Louisiana high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 37.7; This school 13.0; state median 14.2.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 13.0state median 14.2U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Louisiana high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 37.7; This school 13.0; state median 14.2.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 13.0state median 14.2U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Louisiana high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 37.7; This school 13.0; state median 14.2.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 13.0state median 14.2U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 123 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Edward J Sam Accelerated School of Lafayette enrolled 123 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 12 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 123 of the 123 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions12
  • Chronically absent59.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

47.6% of students were White, 44.0% Black, 6.0% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White47.6%
  2. Black44.0%
  3. Two or more races6.0%
  4. Hispanic1.2%
  5. American Indian1.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Edward J Sam Accelerated School of Lafayette scored proficient or above: 21-39% in reading in 2021-22 and 20-29% in math in 2022-23, against 42.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23 across Louisiana. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Louisiana, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtLouisiana
Reading and language arts, 2021-2221‑39%49%42.4%
Math, 2022-2320‑29%44% (2021-22)34%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

60-69% of the 52 students in Edward J Sam Accelerated School of Lafayette's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 82.6% across Louisiana. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtLouisiana
Four-year graduation rate60‑69%86%82.6%
Students in the class522,29050,762

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Lafayette

9 public high schools in Lafayette report 2024-25 enrollment; Edward J Sam Accelerated School of Lafayette is number 8 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Lafayette High School1,72023.141.5%
Acadiana High School1,65221.950.1%
David Thibodaux STEM Magnet Academy1,36221.132.7%
Carencro High School1,11617.864.4%
O. Comeaux High School87316.050.3%
Northside High School71315.684.2%
Early College Academy25737.722.2%
Edward J Sam Accelerated School of Lafayette8413.066.7%

All public schools in Lafayette →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Edward J Sam Accelerated School of Lafayette

  1. David Thibodaux STEM Magnet AcademyThe nearest public high school, 2.1 miles away: 1,362 students, 21.1 per teacher (2024-25).2.1 mi
  2. Northside High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 2.2 miles away: 713 students, 15.6 per teacher (2024-25).2.2 mi
  3. Compare Edward J Sam Accelerated School of Lafayette with David Thibodaux STEM Magnet AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Lafayette Parish spends per student$12,386 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,386
  5. The largest public schools in LouisianaEdward J Sam Accelerated School of Lafayette is the number 258 by size of 265 Louisiana high schools open in 2024-25.#258 of 265
  6. Louisiana schools by students per teacher13.0 students per teacher here against the Louisiana median of 14.2 for high schools.13.0:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Edward J Sam Accelerated School of Lafayette

  1. How many students attend Edward J Sam Accelerated School of Lafayette?
    84 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 246 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Lafayette, LA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Edward J Sam Accelerated School of Lafayette?
    13.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Louisiana median for high schools is 14.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Edward J Sam Accelerated School of Lafayette a Title I school?
    Edward J Sam Accelerated School of Lafayette ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Edward J Sam Accelerated School of Lafayette do on state tests?
    The students tested at Edward J Sam Accelerated School of Lafayette scored proficient or above: 21-39% in reading in 2021-22 and 20-29% in math in 2022-23, against 42.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23 across Louisiana. Louisiana's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Edward J Sam Accelerated School of Lafayette?
    60-69% of the 52 students in Edward J Sam Accelerated School of Lafayette's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 82.6% across Louisiana. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Edward J Sam Accelerated School of Lafayette in?
    Lafayette Parish, NCES district ID 2200870. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 220087002441 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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