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L.W. Higgins High School
7201 Lapalco Blvd Marrero LA, 70072, Jefferson County Phone: 504-341-2273 Ranking:  (240 out of 276, bottom 13%)*Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Jefferson Parish School District Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 76 | 80 | 82 | 87 | 95 | 89 | 96 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,427 | 1,460 | 1,534 | 1,515 | 1,480 | 1,519 | 1,509 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 439 | 30.8% | 408 | 27.9% | 451 | 29.4% | 505 | 33.3% | 427 | 28.9% | 513 | 33.8% | 527 | 34.9% |
| Grade 10: | 317 | 22.2% | 362 | 24.8% | 429 | 28.0% | 360 | 23.8% | 394 | 26.6% | 409 | 26.9% | 363 | 24.1% |
| Grade 11: | 312 | 21.9% | 354 | 24.2% | 325 | 21.2% | 325 | 21.5% | 364 | 24.6% | 308 | 20.3% | 323 | 21.4% |
| Grade 12: | 359 | 25.2% | 336 | 23.0% | 329 | 21.4% | 325 | 21.5% | 295 | 19.9% | 289 | 19.0% | 296 | 19.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 716 | 50.2% | 740 | 50.7% | 781 | 50.9% | 758 | 50.0% | 714 | 48.2% | 751 | 49.4% | 724 | 48.0% |
| Female: | 711 | 49.8% | 720 | 49.3% | 753 | 49.1% | 757 | 50.0% | 758 | 51.2% | 760 | 50.0% | 781 | 51.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 12 | 0.8% | 13 | 0.9% | 13 | 0.8% | 16 | 1.1% | 12 | 0.8% | 13 | 0.9% | 20 | 1.3% |
| Asian: | 68 | 4.8% | 68 | 4.7% | 72 | 4.7% | 64 | 4.2% | 67 | 4.5% | 74 | 4.9% | 76 | 5.0% |
| Hispanic: | 136 | 9.5% | 115 | 7.9% | 100 | 6.5% | 60 | 4.0% | 75 | 5.1% | 77 | 5.1% | 75 | 5.0% |
| Black: | 890 | 62.4% | 939 | 64.3% | 977 | 63.7% | 989 | 65.3% | 962 | 65.0% | 974 | 64.1% | 923 | 61.2% |
| White: | 291 | 20.4% | 301 | 20.6% | 344 | 22.4% | 349 | 23.0% | 364 | 24.6% | 381 | 25.1% | 415 | 27.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 3 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 27 | 1.9% | 21 | 1.4% | 25 | 1.6% | 33 | 2.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 1,016 | 71.2% | 972 | 66.6% | 1,065 | 69.4% | 1,032 | 68.1% | 953 | 64.4% | 868 | 57.1% | 884 | 58.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 85 | 6.0% | 115 | 7.9% | 140 | 9.1% | 113 | 7.5% | 149 | 10.1% | 128 | 8.4% | 122 | 8.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.78 | 18.25 | 18.71 | 17.41 | 15.58 | 17.10 | 15.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| GEE | ||||||
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 38% | 49% | 56% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 44% | 50% | 58% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 52% | 56% | 63% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 46% | 50% | 57% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 41% | 53% | 64% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 45% | 54% | 65% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 61% | 63% | 69% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 66% | 63% | 65% |
| 2007 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 39% | 52% | 60% |
| 2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 38% | 48% | 56% |
| 2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 45% | 51% | 60% |
| 2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 47% | 53% | 62% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 47% | 59% | 64% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 47% | 55% | 62% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 48% | 55% | 65% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 43% | 52% | 63% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 47% | 57% | 64% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 53% | 60% | 66% |
| iLEAP | ||||||
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 44% | 47% | 58% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 42% | 51% | 62% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 45% | 55% | 65% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 53% | 57% | 64% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 40% | 45% | 57% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 35% | 48% | 61% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 49% | 56% | 64% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 62% | 61% | 65% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 64.6% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 32.9% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 17.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 11.0% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 89.0% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $46,077.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $39,418.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $46,898.0 |
* L.W. Higgins High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.