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If you could change one rule at Lutcher High School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
908
High
DISTRICT 751 · STATE 711
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. JAMES PARISH·NCES 220150001163
Lutcher High School
1910 West Main Street, Lutcher, LA 70071 · (225) 258-5300 · St. James Parish
GRADES 07–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL908 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 56% of Louisiana public high 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.
- FThree-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
13.4:1
68 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 18.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
452 students
DISTRICT 68% · 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 | 153 | 17% |
| Grade 8 | 134 | 15% |
| Grade 9 | 177 | 19% |
| Grade 10 | 156 | 17% |
| Grade 11 | 142 | 16% |
| Grade 12 | 146 | 16% |
Student demographics
52%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
41.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -14.0pp since 2022
Math
35.0%
LA avg 34.2% . -1.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores are down about 14 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 1 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 41.0% | 35.0% |
| 2024-25 | 47.0% | 39.0% |
| 2023-24 | 53.0% | 33.0% |
| 2022-23 | 55.0% | 36.0% |
% 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
38.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Lutcher High School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lutcher High School this school | 908 | 49.8% | 38.5% |
| Assumption High School Napoleonville | 742 | 52.8% | N/A |
| Northwood High School Shreveport | 989 | 54.3% | N/A |
| Iowa High School Iowa | 1,007 | 55.3% | 40.0% |
| Hahnville High School Boutte | 1,416 | 46.0% | N/A |
| Ruston High School Ruston | 1,212 | 44.8% | 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 Lutcher High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.5% | #18 of 65 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #26 of 69 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #30 of 70 ▼ 10 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -7.5pp | #6 of 51 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 908 | #71 of 267 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #88 of 240 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.1% | #113 of 240 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.8% | #214 of 258 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.2% | #91 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
908
-97 (-10%) vs 2020
+59% since 1990-91, when it was 571
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 908 | 67.7 | 13.4:1 | 50% (452) |
| 2023-24 | 981 | 70.1 | 14.0:1 | 43% (422) |
| 2022-23 | 1,043 | 65.9 | 15.8:1 | 44% (464) |
| 2020-21 | 1,005 | 72 | 14.0:1 | 32% (319) |
| 2017-18 | 1,023 | 55 | 18.6:1 | 60% (610) |
| 2015-16 | 988 | 71 | 13.9:1 | 59% (582) |
| 2010-11 | 1,065 | 72 | 14.8:1 | 54% (576) |
| 2000-01 | 652 | 40 | 16.3:1 | 47% (307) |
| 1990-91 | 571 | 37 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lutcher High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (1,023 to 908); teachers up 23% (55 to 67.7).
About Lutcher High School
Lutcher High School is a medium-sized high school in Louisiana, with an address in Lutcher. Students in grades 7 through 12 attend the school, which enrolls 908 students. For comparison, high schools in Louisiana average about 711 students.
St. James Parish oversees Lutcher High School and 5 other schools, with 3,194 students in total.
Lutcher High School is 52% White by enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 45% Black. The White share in St. James Parish as a whole is similar, at about 50%. Lutcher High School's diversity index is 52%, against a US figure of 70%.
Dividing enrollment by its 67.7 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 13.4:1. That is 4.6 students per teacher below the 18.0:1 average for high schools in Louisiana. Lutcher High School reports 50% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That rate is below the 64% average among public schools in St. James Parish.
allk12 grades Lutcher High School a B. The grade compares the school only with Louisiana public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Lutcher High School scores 38.5% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 48.5%.
St. James Parish has about 19,528 residents, and the median household income is $65,531, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 20%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Besides Lutcher High School, St. James Parish has 5 other public schools.
The nearest public school is Gramercy Elementary School, at about 0.6 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 4 other public schools. The school's 38.5% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 9 nearby schools.
Federal data place Lutcher High School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, Lutcher High School's enrollment dropped 10%, to 908.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
St. James Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
19,528
Census ACS
Median income
$65,531
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
3,194 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in St. James Parish
- Paulina Elementary SchoolElementary · 657 students
- St. James High SchoolHigh · 593 students
- Gramercy Elementary SchoolMiddle · 403 students
- Vacherie Elementary SchoolElementary · 364 students
- Sixth Ward Elementary SchoolMiddle · 269 students
Nearby schools
- Gramercy Elementary School0.6 mi · 403
- Paulina Elementary School2.0 mi · 657
- Garyville/Mt. Airy Math & Science Magnet Schl.4.2 mi · 305
- Sixth Ward Elementary School4.6 mi · 269
- St. James High School5.8 mi · 593
- Vacherie Elementary School7.4 mi · 364
Frequently asked questions
About Lutcher High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lutcher High School?
Lutcher High School enrolls approximately 908 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does Lutcher High School serve?
Lutcher High School serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Lutcher High School have?
Lutcher High School employs 68 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
How diverse is Lutcher High School?
Lutcher High School reports a student body of 52% White, 1% Hispanic, 45% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Lutcher High School public or private?
Lutcher High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by St. James Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.