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The highest-poverty public high schools in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana

Across Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, 15 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Jefferson RISE Charter School leads the list at 86.9%, against a median of 62.9% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Jefferson Parish, Louisiana

Top % FRL

86.9%

Median % FRL

62.9%

HIGHEST POVERTY · JEFFERSON PARISH, LOUISIANA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Jefferson RISE Charter School	Harvey, LA	Jefferson Parish	High	764	86.9%
2	Young Audiences Charter High School	Gretna, LA	Jefferson Parish	High	643	86.5%
3	JCFA-East	Jefferson, LA	JCFA-East	High	154	82.5%
4	JCFA	Harvey, LA	Jefferson Parish	High	127	80.3%
5	L.W. Higgins High School	Marrero, LA	Jefferson Parish	High	1,136	79.1%
6	Strehle Community School	Avondale, LA	Jefferson Parish	High	145	77.9%
7	John Ehret High School	Marrero, LA	Jefferson Parish	High	1,850	74.5%
8	West Jefferson High School	Harvey, LA	Jefferson Parish	High	1,438	62.9%
9	East Jefferson High School	Metairie, LA	Jefferson Parish	High	1,381	62.8%
10	Fisher Middle/High School	Marrero, LA	Jefferson Parish	High	498	61.2%
11	Riverdale High School	Jefferson, LA	Jefferson Parish	High	1,259	58.7%
12	Bonnabel Magnet Academy High School	Kenner, LA	Jefferson Parish	High	2,376	58.5%
13	Thomas Jefferson High School for Advanced Studies	Gretna, LA	Jefferson Parish	High	527	51.0%
14	Patrick F. Taylor Science & Technology Academy	Avondale, LA	Jefferson Parish	High	871	43.6%
15	Haynes Academy School for Advanced Studies	Metairie, LA	Jefferson Parish	High	872	30.4%

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