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West Jefferson High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

2200 Eighth Street, Harvey, LA 70058 · (504) 368-6055 · Part of Jefferson Parish School District

Harvey’s School Grade B better than 57% of Louisiana school districts

Directions
Students
1,438
Students per teacher
19:1
Free or reduced lunch
63%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about West Jefferson High School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Louisiana’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 19 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 23 pts below the state

On the path

Where Harvey kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–8Woodland West School631 students
9–12West Jefferson High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency10%
State average 28.7%
Reading / language arts17%
State average 40.2%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Louisiana’s 1,186 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

2200 Eighth Street, Harvey

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9465
Grade 10375
Grade 11313
Grade 12285
Enrollment over time
1,394’20
1,412’21
1,524’22
1,707’23
1,438’24

Up 3.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 48%Black 41%White 7%Two or more races 2%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about West Jefferson High School from Harvey families.

Other schools in Jefferson Parish School District

The district →
Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy
Other · Grades PK–12 · Kenner
B+
2,263 students14:1
Young Audiences Charter School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Gretna
C−
1,077 students16:1
Congetta Trippe Janet Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Marrero
B
868 students15:1
Paul J. Solis Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gretna
B
777 students17:1
Emmett C.Gilbert School of Excellence at Ford
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Avondale
C
769 students14:1
Dr. John Ochsner Discovery Health Sciences Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Jefferson
B−
731 students13:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Louisiana’s other public schools; Harvey’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.