West Jefferson High School
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Harvey, Louisiana
West Jefferson High School in Harvey, Louisiana enrolled 1,438 students in 2024-25 with 77.2 full-time teachers, 18.6 students per teacher against the Louisiana high-school median of 14.2. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 32% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 21% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Louisiana: 42.4% and 34%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 62% (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 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 38%
1,524 students in 2022-23, 1,707 students in 2023-24, 1,438 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 56.1 to 77.2.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 1,524 | 56.1 | 27.2 |
| 2023-24 | 1,707 | 79.2 | 21.6 |
| 2024-25 | 1,438 | 77.2 | 18.6 |
18.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 86 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.
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).
2 AP courses and one counselor per 269 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection West Jefferson High School enrolled 1,347 students and had 5.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 198 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses2
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)5.0, one per 269 of the 1,347 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions198
- Chronically absent37.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
47.9% of students were Hispanic, 41.2% Black, 6.7% White in 2024-25.
- Hispanic47.9%
- Black41.2%
- White6.7%
- Two or more races2.2%
- Asian1.9%
- American Indian0.2%
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 West Jefferson High School scored proficient or above: 32% in reading in 2021-22 and 21% 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.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Louisiana |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 32% | 38% | 42.4% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 21% | 28% (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
62% of the 323 students in West Jefferson High School'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.
| This school | Its district | Louisiana | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 62% | 71% | 82.6% |
| Students in the class | 323 | 3,387 | 50,762 |
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 Harvey
2 public high schools in Harvey report 2024-25 enrollment; West Jefferson High School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Jefferson High School | 1,438 | 18.6 | 58.2% |
| Helen Cox High School | 904 | 23.8 | 66.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about West Jefferson High School
- JcfaThe nearest public high school, 0.6 miles away: 127 students, 11.7 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
- John Ehret High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 1.8 miles away: 1,850 students, 19.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.8 mi
- Compare West Jefferson High School with JcfaStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Jefferson Parish spends per student$14,155 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,155
- The largest public schools in LouisianaWest Jefferson High School is the number 30 by size of 265 Louisiana high schools open in 2024-25.#30 of 265
- Louisiana schools by students per teacher18.6 students per teacher here against the Louisiana median of 14.2 for high schools.18.6:1
- 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 West Jefferson High School
How many students attend West Jefferson High School?
1,438 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,524 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Harvey, LA.What is the student-teacher ratio at West Jefferson High School?
18.6 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.Is West Jefferson High School a Title I school?
West Jefferson High School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at West Jefferson High School do on state tests?
The students tested at West Jefferson High School scored proficient or above: 32% in reading in 2021-22 and 21% 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.What is the graduation rate at West Jefferson High School?
62% of the 323 students in West Jefferson High School'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.What district is West Jefferson High School in?
Jefferson Parish, NCES district ID 2200840. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 220084000654 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.