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Enrollment
775
High
DISTRICT 412 · STATE 711
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON DAVIS PARISH·NCES 220081000566
Jennings High School
2310 N Sherman Street, Jennings, LA 70546 · (337) 824-0642 · Jefferson Davis Parish
GRADES 07–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL775 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 43% of Louisiana public high schools
- C+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.
- B+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
14.4:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 18.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
504 students
DISTRICT 57% · 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 7 | 125 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 112 | 14% |
| Grade 9 | 159 | 21% |
| Grade 10 | 119 | 15% |
| Grade 11 | 118 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 142 | 18% |
Student demographics
57%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
29.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +5.0pp since 2022
Math
30.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +8.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 5 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 8 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 29.0% | 30.0% |
| 2024-25 | 33.0% | 25.0% |
| 2023-24 | 30.0% | 21.0% |
| 2022-23 | 24.0% | 22.0% |
% 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
26.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.5%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Jennings High School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jennings High School this school | 775 | 65.0% | 26.5% |
| Rayne High School Rayne | 653 | 64.9% | N/A |
| Franklinton High School Franklinton | 649 | 63.9% | N/A |
| Cecilia High School Cecilia | 768 | 68.8% | N/A |
| Loranger High School Loranger | 616 | 61.7% | N/A |
| Beau Chene High School Arnaudville | 767 | 63.1% | N/A |
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 Jennings High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.5% | #38 of 65 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #32 of 69 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #50 of 70 ▼ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.5pp | #14 of 51 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 775 | #92 of 267 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #116 of 240 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.6% | #72 of 240 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.0% | #138 of 258 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.0% | #72 of 156 |
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
775
-117 (-13%) vs 2020
+18% since 1990-91, when it was 658
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 19.8:1
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 | 775 | 53.9 | 14.4:1 | 65% (504) |
| 2023-24 | 813 | 62.2 | 13.1:1 | 64% (522) |
| 2022-23 | 853 | 45.3 | 18.8:1 | 76% (651) |
| 2020-21 | 892 | 45 | 19.8:1 | 56% (498) |
| 2017-18 | 912 | 47.4 | 19.3:1 | 38% (347) |
| 2015-16 | 844 | N/A | N/A | 63% (528) |
| 2010-11 | 919 | 56 | 16.4:1 | 59% (538) |
| 2000-01 | 602 | 39 | 15.4:1 | 44% (265) |
| 1990-91 | 658 | 41 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jennings High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (912 to 775); teachers up 14% (47.4 to 53.9).
About Jennings High School
Jennings High School is a mid-sized high school with an address in Jennings, Louisiana. The school enrolls 775 students in grades 7 through 12.
Jefferson Davis Parish has a total of 12 schools and 5,210 students, Jennings High School among them.
At Jennings High School, 59% of students are White. The school is also 28% Black, 7% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. That is lower than the 77% White share among all Jefferson Davis Parish residents. The diversity index for Jennings High School is 57%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 14.4:1. The school has 53.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for high schools in Louisiana is 18.0:1. In all, 65% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Jennings High School lands at C+, ahead of 43% of Louisiana public high schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Jennings High School would be expected to post about 37.5%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 26.5%.
For Jefferson Davis Parish, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $57,341, about 15% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 13%. The county has 12 public schools and about 5,210 students.
Jennings Elementary School is the nearest public school to Jennings High School, about 2.8 miles away. Other public schools within ten miles number at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 48.5%, higher than Jennings High School's 26.5%.
Jennings High School is coded as Town: Distant in federal locale data.
From 892 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 775 by 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 19.8:1 to 14.4:1.
Jennings High School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
- Lacassine High SchoolCombined · 587 students
- Hathaway High SchoolCombined · 566 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
- Hathaway High SchoolCombined · 566 students
Other Jennings High schools
One other US public school is named Jennings High. Jennings High School is the largest of the 2.
- JENNINGS HIGHJENNINGS, MO · 666 students
Nearby schools
- Jennings Elementary School2.8 mi · 976
- Evangeline Elementary School5.0 mi · 159
- Mermentau Elementary School5.3 mi · 142
- Welsh-Roanoke Junior High School5.7 mi · 199
- Hathaway High School7.5 mi · 566
- Egan Elementary School8.4 mi · 240
Frequently asked questions
About Jennings High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Jennings High School?
Jennings High School enrolls approximately 775 students in grades 07-12.
Is Jennings High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Jennings High School is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many teachers does Jennings High School have?
Jennings High School employs 54 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Jennings High School?
Student demographics at Jennings High School are roughly 59% White, 4% Hispanic, 28% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Jennings High School in?
Jennings High School is part of Jefferson Davis Parish.
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