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The most racially diverse public high schools in Louisiana

This ranking covers the most racially diverse public high schools in Louisiana, drawn from 240 qualifying public high schools. Ellender Memorial High School leads the list at 76.3%, against a median of 49.9% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

240

Louisiana

Top Diversity index

76.3%

Median Diversity index

49.9%

MOST DIVERSE · LOUISIANA

#	School	City	Students	Diversity index	% White	% Black	% Hispanic	% Asian
1	Ellender Memorial High School	Houma, LA	819	76.3%	19.1%(156)	29.2%(239)	31.1%(255)	1.3%(11)
2	Thomas Jefferson High School for Advanced Studies	Gretna, LA	527	76.1%	26.4%(139)	30.7%(162)	19.0%(100)	19.2%(101)
3	Zwolle High School	Zwolle, LA	270	74.0%	19.6%(53)	26.7%(72)	3.7%(10)	0.0%(0)
4	Patrick F. Taylor Science & Technology Academy	Avondale, LA	871	72.6%	41.2%(359)	20.7%(180)	12.4%(108)	21.0%(183)
5	Benjamin Franklin High School	New Orleans, LA	1,056	72.6%	39.2%(414)	28.6%(302)	9.8%(104)	16.0%(169)
6	Baton Rouge Magnet High School	Baton Rouge, LA	1,593	71.6%	40.4%(644)	26.2%(417)	9.4%(150)	20.8%(331)
7	Morgan City High School	Morgan City, LA	650	69.5%	34.0%(221)	20.8%(135)	38.0%(247)	2.9%(19)
8	Riverdale High School	Jefferson, LA	1,259	69.4%	29.1%(366)	22.9%(289)	40.8%(513)	4.1%(52)
9	South Plaquemines High School	Buras, LA	355	69.1%	28.4%(101)	44.8%(159)	9.0%(32)	13.5%(48)
10	Elton High School	Elton, LA	245	68.8%	46.9%(115)	24.5%(60)	6.9%(17)	0.4%(1)
11	Acadiana High School	Lafayette, LA	1,652	68.7%	38.0%(628)	34.9%(577)	21.1%(348)	1.8%(29)
12	H. L. Bourgeois High School	Gray, LA	1,289	68.4%	45.4%(585)	29.5%(380)	12.0%(155)	1.1%(14)
13	Terrebonne High School	Houma, LA	1,346	68.2%	47.1%(634)	27.5%(370)	10.2%(137)	1.4%(19)
14	Chalmette High School	Chalmette, LA	2,193	68.1%	43.4%(952)	30.6%(672)	18.5%(405)	3.2%(70)
15	Leesville High School	Leesville, LA	748	68.1%	47.6%(356)	25.7%(192)	12.4%(93)	2.0%(15)
16	New Orleans Military & Maritime Academy	New Orleans, LA	945	66.7%	19.7%(186)	26.1%(247)	47.3%(447)	2.2%(21)
17	New Orleans Center for Creative Arts	New Orleans, LA	224	66.6%	37.0%(83)	40.6%(91)	17.4%(39)	2.2%(5)
18	Lafayette High School	Lafayette, LA	1,720	66.0%	45.1%(776)	33.9%(583)	13.8%(238)	3.7%(64)
19	Caddo Parish Magnet High School	Shreveport, LA	869	66.0%	51.2%(445)	23.6%(205)	8.8%(76)	10.9%(95)
20	Airline High School	Bossier City, LA	1,855	65.7%	36.8%(682)	43.7%(810)	11.9%(221)	3.3%(62)
21	Patterson High School	Patterson, LA	439	65.6%	39.9%(175)	41.0%(180)	6.8%(30)	0.5%(2)
22	Destrehan High School	Destrehan, LA	1,435	65.6%	44.5%(639)	35.0%(502)	14.6%(210)	1.9%(28)
23	Rapides High School	Lecompte, LA	248	65.1%	46.4%(115)	22.2%(55)	29.0%(72)	0.8%(2)
24	New Iberia Senior High School	New Iberia, LA	1,315	65.0%	44.6%(587)	37.1%(488)	10.0%(131)	3.3%(43)
25	East Ascension High School	Gonzales, LA	1,894	64.6%	29.0%(550)	48.8%(925)	17.1%(323)	0.5%(10)
26	Slidell High School	Slidell, LA	1,654	64.5%	45.1%(746)	37.1%(614)	10.3%(170)	1.0%(16)
27	Alfred M. Barbe High School	Lake Charles, LA	1,908	63.9%	51.9%(991)	27.1%(518)	11.3%(216)	5.6%(106)
28	DeRidder High School	DeRidder, LA	621	63.7%	53.5%(332)	22.9%(142)	11.6%(72)	0.8%(5)
29	O. Comeaux High School	Lafayette, LA	873	63.7%	39.8%(347)	44.2%(386)	8.1%(71)	2.6%(23)
30	John Ehret High School	Marrero, LA	1,850	63.5%	15.3%(284)	53.7%(993)	22.3%(412)	5.6%(104)
31	Abbeville High School	Abbeville, LA	569	63.1%	25.5%(145)	53.8%(306)	6.0%(34)	7.6%(43)
32	Hammond High Magnet School	Hammond, LA	1,606	62.7%	26.6%(427)	52.7%(846)	14.9%(239)	1.1%(18)
33	Many High School	Many, LA	320	62.7%	49.4%(158)	34.7%(111)	3.1%(10)	0.3%(1)
34	New Harmony High Institute	New Orleans, LA	328	62.4%	35.1%(115)	48.2%(158)	14.3%(47)	0.9%(3)
35	Haynes Academy School for Advanced Studies	Metairie, LA	872	62.2%	56.0%(488)	4.9%(43)	13.7%(119)	20.4%(178)
36	Union Parish High School	Farmerville, LA	579	61.9%	22.6%(131)	53.5%(310)	20.7%(120)	0.5%(3)
37	Independence High Magnet	Independence, LA	490	61.6%	21.4%(105)	54.1%(265)	21.2%(104)	0.6%(3)
38	Louisiana Rebirth Blended Learning Academy	Baton Rouge, LA	444	61.4%	46.0%(204)	40.8%(181)	7.9%(35)	0.2%(1)
39	Ponchatoula High School	Ponchatoula, LA	2,067	61.2%	51.3%(1,061)	33.8%(698)	8.4%(173)	0.7%(15)
40	Crowley High School	Crowley, LA	495	61.2%	44.6%(221)	42.4%(210)	8.1%(40)	0.6%(3)
41	Prairieville High School	Prairieville, LA	1,377	61.0%	55.2%(760)	24.8%(342)	14.8%(204)	1.4%(19)
42	Early College Academy	Lafayette, LA	257	60.8%	58.0%(149)	19.8%(51)	6.2%(16)	7.0%(18)
43	Parkway High School	Bossier City, LA	1,279	60.7%	55.3%(707)	27.6%(353)	8.7%(111)	2.3%(29)
44	Thibodaux High School	Thibodaux, LA	1,306	60.4%	53.0%(692)	32.8%(428)	7.0%(92)	1.2%(16)
45	Jefferson RISE Charter School	Harvey, LA	764	60.3%	24.2%(185)	55.8%(426)	16.2%(124)	2.0%(15)
46	Ruston High School	Ruston, LA	1,212	60.2%	45.0%(546)	43.2%(524)	8.7%(105)	1.3%(16)
47	Bossier High School	Bossier City, LA	654	60.2%	10.7%(70)	54.3%(355)	30.1%(197)	0.8%(5)
48	C.E. Byrd High School	Shreveport, LA	1,517	60.1%	47.5%(721)	40.9%(620)	7.0%(107)	0.8%(12)
49	Marksville High School	Marksville, LA	640	60.0%	45.8%(293)	42.7%(273)	0.9%(6)	0.8%(5)
50	Pickering High School	Leesville, LA	379	59.9%	59.1%(224)	11.6%(44)	14.5%(55)	1.1%(4)

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