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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Hathaway High School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
566
Combined
DISTRICT 577 · STATE 527
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON DAVIS PARISH·NCES 220081000564
Hathaway High School
4040 Pine Island Highway, Jennings, LA 70546 · (337) 824-4452 · Jefferson Davis Parish
GRADES PK–12COMBINED42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL566 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 65% of Louisiana public K-12 schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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 K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 52.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
253 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 70%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 24 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 49 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 55 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 30 | 5% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 38 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 41 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 44 | 8% |
| Grade 9 | 40 | 7% |
| Grade 10 | 32 | 6% |
| Grade 11 | 44 | 8% |
| Grade 12 | 41 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is 11% larger than its 8th grade class (44).
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
Test scores
LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
53.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +12.0pp since 2022
Math
55.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +14.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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 12 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 14 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 53.0% | 55.0% |
| 2024-25 | 47.0% | 47.0% |
| 2023-24 | 42.0% | 39.0% |
| 2022-23 | 41.0% | 41.0% |
% 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
40.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.2%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Hathaway High School
Hathaway High School's state test result (40.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hathaway High School this school | 566 | 44.7% | 40.8% |
| Lacassine High School Lacassine | 587 | 41.9% | 33.7% |
| Bell City High School Bell City | 785 | 39.5% | 41.7% |
| Quitman High School Quitman | 695 | 42.2% | 41.5% |
| Stanley High School Logansport | 405 | 53.8% | 29.3% |
| Starks High School Starks | 284 | 46.1% | 17.2% |
Matched among Louisiana K-12 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 Hathaway High School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.8% | #13 of 55 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #3 of 55 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #9 of 55 ▲ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +13.0pp | #6 of 53 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 566 | #14 of 81 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #47 of 54 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.5% | #33 of 54 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.7% | #58 of 62 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.3% | #8 of 9 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
566
-2 (0%) vs 2020
+42% since 1990-91, when it was 400
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 18.9:1
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 | 566 | 38.5 | 14.7:1 | 45% (253) |
| 2023-24 | 609 | 38.5 | 15.8:1 | 45% (276) |
| 2022-23 | 607 | 32.6 | 18.6:1 | 62% (376) |
| 2020-21 | 568 | 30 | 18.9:1 | 53% (302) |
| 2017-18 | 559 | 28.6 | 19.6:1 | 46% (256) |
| 2015-16 | 520 | 41 | 12.7:1 | 44% (231) |
| 2010-11 | 495 | 37 | 13.4:1 | 44% (220) |
| 2000-01 | 516 | 30 | 17.2:1 | 41% (209) |
| 1990-91 | 400 | 29 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hathaway High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (559 to 566); teachers up 35% (28.6 to 38.5).
About Hathaway High School
Hathaway High School is a mid-sized school serving multiple grade levels found in Jennings, Louisiana. The school teaches pre-K through 12 and enrolls 566 students.
Jefferson Davis Parish counts 12 schools and 5,210 students, including Hathaway High School.
At Hathaway High School, 87% of students are White. Smaller groups are 5% Hispanic, 4% Black, and 4% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Jefferson Davis Parish is roughly 77% White. The diversity index for Hathaway High School is 24%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Hathaway High School reports a ratio of 14.7 students per teacher, from 38.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 52.1:1 average for combined schools in Louisiana is 37.4 students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Hathaway High School, 45% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 13 points below the 58% average for public schools in Jefferson Davis Parish.
Among Louisiana public K-12 schools, Hathaway High School outscored 65%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
Schools in Louisiana with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 52.2%. Hathaway High School scores 40.8%.
Census data for Jefferson Davis Parish show median household income comes to about $57,341, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 15%, and about 13% of people live in poverty. There are 12 public schools in the county, enrolling about 5,210, Hathaway High School among them.
Among nearby public schools, Jennings High School is closest at about 7.5 miles. In all, 6 other public schools sit within ten miles of Hathaway High School. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Hathaway High School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Hathaway High School is Rural: Distant, which covers schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Hathaway High School had 568 students in 2020-21 and 566 in 2024-25, nearly the same. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (14.7:1) than in 2020-21 (18.9:1).
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Jefferson Davis Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
31,924
Census ACS
Median income
$57,341
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
5,210 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jefferson Davis Parish
- Jennings Elementary SchoolElementary · 976 students
- Jennings High SchoolHigh · 775 students
- Lacassine High SchoolCombined · 587 students
- Welsh Elementary SchoolElementary · 499 students
- Lake Arthur Elementary SchoolElementary · 441 students
- Lake Arthur High SchoolHigh · 365 students
Other schools in Jennings
- Jennings Elementary SchoolElementary · 976 students
- Jennings High SchoolHigh · 775 students
Nearby schools
- Jennings High School7.5 mi · 775
- Evangeline Elementary School8.5 mi · 159
- Elton High School8.9 mi · 245
- Welsh-Roanoke Junior High School9.2 mi · 199
- Elton Elementary School9.7 mi · 221
- W. W. Stewart Elementary School9.9 mi · 283
Frequently asked questions
About Hathaway High SchoolHow large is Hathaway High School?
Hathaway High School enrolls approximately 566 students in grades PK-12.
What age range does Hathaway High School serve?
Hathaway High School serves students from grade PK through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Hathaway High School?
Approximately 14.7:1 students per teacher at Hathaway High School.
What is the student diversity at Hathaway High School?
Student demographics at Hathaway High School are roughly 87% White, 5% Hispanic, 4% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is Hathaway High School in?
Hathaway High School is part of Jefferson Davis Parish.
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