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Jena High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

243 East High School Drive, Jena, LA 71342 · (318) 992-5195 · Part of La Salle Parish School District

Jena’s School Grade A better than 86% of Louisiana school districts

Directions
Students
490
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
51%
Setting
Rural
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Jena High School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 55% of Louisiana’s public schools

On the path

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

3–84 schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Jena High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency32%
State average 28.7%
Reading / language arts37%
State average 40.2%

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

Location

Directions ↗

243 East High School Drive, Jena

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9128
Grade 10130
Grade 11119
Grade 12113
Enrollment over time
518’20
504’21
529’22
503’23
490’24

Down 5.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 81%Black 14%Two or more races 2%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Hispanic <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Jena High School from Jena families.

Other schools in La Salle Parish School District

The district →
Olla-Standard Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Olla
B+
398 students16:1
Jena Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Jena
381 students15:1
Fellowship Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Trout
B
209 students16:1
Nebo Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Jena
B+
135 students11:1
Goodpine Middle School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Jena
B+
279 students12:1
Jena Junior High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Jena
B+
288 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; Jena’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.