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Enrollment
454
High
DISTRICT 700 · STATE 711
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IBERIA PARISH·NCES 220072000511
Delcambre High School
601 West Main Street, Delcambre, LA 70528 · (337) 685-2595 · Vermilion Parish
GRADES 06–12HIGH31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL454 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 85% of Louisiana public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Louisiana public high schools
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 18.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
255 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 70%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 76 | 17% |
| Grade 7 | 53 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 63 | 14% |
| Grade 9 | 61 | 13% |
| Grade 10 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 11 | 79 | 17% |
| Grade 12 | 52 | 11% |
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Iberia Parish. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
73.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +19.0pp since 2022
Math
57.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +18.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores are up about 19 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 18 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 73.0% | 57.0% |
| 2024-25 | 69.0% | 49.0% |
| 2023-24 | 60.0% | 30.0% |
| 2022-23 | 54.0% | 39.0% |
% Mastery+, all students and all tested grades.
Source: LEAP 2025. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
44.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.9%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% typical for Louisiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Louisiana's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Delcambre High School
Delcambre High School's state test result (44.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delcambre High School this school | 454 | 56.2% | 44.7% |
| Berwick High School Berwick | 469 | 54.6% | N/A |
| Basile High School Basile | 432 | 58.8% | 28.8% |
| Pickering High School Leesville | 379 | 59.1% | 32.8% |
| Lakeside Junior-Senior High School Sibley | 546 | 54.2% | 33.0% |
| Fisher Middle/High School Marrero | 498 | 61.2% | 37.5% |
Matched among Louisiana high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Delcambre High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Vermilion Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.7% | #15 of 65 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #7 of 69 ▲ 3 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #5 of 70 no change | N/A |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +18.5pp | #1 of 51 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 454 | #166 of 267 | #5 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #64 of 240 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.5% | #142 of 240 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.2% | #190 of 258 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.6% | #52 of 156 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
454
-127 (-22%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 480
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 20.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 454 | 37 | 12.3:1 | 56% (255) |
| 2023-24 | 493 | 38.7 | 12.8:1 | 51% (251) |
| 2022-23 | 536 | 30.5 | 17.6:1 | 57% (303) |
| 2020-21 | 581 | 28 | 20.8:1 | 41% (239) |
| 2017-18 | 572 | 29.5 | 19.4:1 | 51% (293) |
| 2015-16 | 559 | 41 | 13.6:1 | 39% (217) |
| 2010-11 | 479 | 39 | 12.3:1 | 48% (228) |
| 2000-01 | 514 | 34 | 15.1:1 | 42% (218) |
| 1990-91 | 480 | 30 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Delcambre High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (572 to 454); teachers up 25% (29.5 to 37).
About Delcambre High School
Delcambre High School is a public high school in Delcambre, Louisiana. The school has 454 students in 2024-25 across grades 6 through 12. By comparison, high schools in Louisiana enroll about 711 students on average.
Delcambre High School is one of the 23 schools that make up Iberia Parish (11,037 students in total).
The student body at Delcambre High School is 74% White. It is also 11% Hispanic, 9% Black, and 5% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 43, compared with 70 nationally.
Delcambre High School reports a ratio of 12.3 students per teacher, from 37 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across high schools in Louisiana, the average ratio is 18.0:1. Lunch program data show 56% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in Vermilion Parish average a similar 56%.
On the allk12 Grade, Delcambre High School lands at A, ahead of 85% of Louisiana public high schools.
Delcambre High School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Louisiana schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 44.7% and a predicted 43.9%.
The school's county is Vermilion Parish. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $55,707 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 18% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 17%. Delcambre High School shares Vermilion Parish with 23 other public schools.
About 0.3 miles separate Delcambre High School from the closest public school, Delcambre Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: 4. Delcambre High School is 4th of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
In the federal locale system, Delcambre High School is coded Town: Fringe, for schools in a town close to an urbanized area.
Enrollment figures show a decrease of 127 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 20.8:1 to 12.3:1 over the same years.
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Vermilion Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
57,123
Census ACS
Median income
$55,707
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
10,278 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Iberia Parish
- New Iberia Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,315 students
- Westgate High SchoolHigh · 863 students
- Loreauville Elementary SchoolElementary · 679 students
- Loreauville High SchoolHigh · 576 students
- Caneview Elementary SchoolElementary · 509 students
- Daspit Road Elementary SchoolElementary · 503 students
Nearby schools
- Delcambre Elementary School0.3 mi · 472
- Erath High School2.6 mi · 557
- Erath Middle School2.6 mi · 466
- Dozier Elementary School2.8 mi · 556
- Jefferson Island Road Elementary5.6 mi · 486
- Leblanc Elementary School5.8 mi · 624
Frequently asked questions
About Delcambre High SchoolHow many students attend Delcambre High School?
Delcambre High School enrolls approximately 454 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does Delcambre High School serve?
Delcambre High School serves grades 06-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Delcambre High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Delcambre High School is approximately 12.3:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Delcambre High School?
Student demographics at Delcambre High School are roughly 74% White, 11% Hispanic, 9% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Delcambre High School in?
Delcambre High School is part of Iberia Parish.
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