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Lafayette High School
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Lafayette High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

3000 West Congress Street, Lafayette, LA 70506 · (337) 521-7980 · Part of Lafayette Parish School District

Lafayette’s School Grade A− better than 84% of Louisiana school districts

Directions
Photo: John Smith · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
1,720
Students per teacher
23:1
Free or reduced lunch
47%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Lafayette High School

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Louisiana’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 28 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 11 pts above the state
  • Larger classes: 23 students per teacher

On the path

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

6–85 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Lafayette High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency57%
State average 28.7%
Reading / language arts51%
State average 40.2%

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

Location

Directions ↗

3000 West Congress Street, Lafayette

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9469
Grade 10453
Grade 11397
Grade 12401
Enrollment over time
1,822’20
1,823’21
1,852’22
1,862’23
1,720’24

Down 5.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 45%Black 34%Hispanic 14%Asian 4%Two or more races 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Lafayette High School from Lafayette families.

Other schools in Lafayette Parish School District

The district →
Milton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Lafayette
A
1,261 students20:1
J. Wallace James Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Scott
A−
957 students20:1
Woodvale Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lafayette
A
793 students15:1
Broadmoor Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lafayette
A
749 students16:1
Green T. Lindon Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Youngsville
A+
719 students21:1
Carencro Bob Lilly Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Carencro
B−
705 students14:1

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; Lafayette’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.