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Enrollment
435
High
DISTRICT 332 · STATE 711
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. HELENA PARISH·NCES 220147001154
St. Helena College and Career Academy
14340 Highway 37, Greensburg, LA 70441 · (225) 222-4402 · St. Helena Parish
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL435 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 39% 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.
- 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.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
13.8:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 18.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
435 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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 | 79 | 18% |
| Grade 8 | 74 | 17% |
| Grade 9 | 78 | 18% |
| Grade 10 | 96 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 52 | 12% |
| Grade 12 | 56 | 13% |
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · 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
Based on grade levels within St. Helena Parish. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
13.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +5.0pp since 2022
Math
7.0%
LA avg 34.2%
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 13 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 7 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.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 13.0% | 7.0% |
| 2024-25 | 15.0% | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 21.0% | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 8.0% | N/A |
% 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
14.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
12.3%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 14% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 12% 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 St. Helena College and Career Academy
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Helena College and Career Academy this school | 435 | 100.0% | 14.3% |
| Collegiate Baton Rouge Baton Rouge | 530 | 96.8% | N/A |
| Ferriday High School Ferriday | 289 | 95.5% | N/A |
| Richwood High School Monroe | 400 | 92.5% | N/A |
| Carroll High School Monroe | 577 | 92.5% | N/A |
| Donaldsonville High School Donaldsonville | 396 | 91.2% | 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 St. Helena College and Career Academy ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 14.3% | #55 of 65 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 7.0% | #65 of 69 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 13.0% | #65 of 70 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 435 | #172 of 267 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #94 of 240 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.3% | #209 of 240 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #1 of 258 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.5% | #76 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
435
-87 (-17%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 454
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 18.6:1
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 | 435 | 31.5 | 13.8:1 | 100% (435) |
| 2023-24 | 475 | 39.2 | 12.1:1 | 93% (442) |
| 2022-23 | 487 | 30.1 | 16.2:1 | 92% (448) |
| 2020-21 | 522 | 28 | 18.6:1 | 89% (462) |
| 2017-18 | 509 | 33.9 | 15.0:1 | 96% (488) |
| 2015-16 | 457 | 45 | 10.2:1 | 10% (45) |
| 2010-11 | 300 | 26 | 11.5:1 | 92% (275) |
| 2000-01 | 371 | 25 | 14.8:1 | 74% (276) |
| 1990-91 | 454 | 31 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for St. Helena College and Career Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (509 to 435); teachers down 7% (33.9 to 31.5).
About St. Helena College and Career Academy
In Greensburg, Louisiana, part of St. Helena Parish, St. Helena College and Career Academy is a high school. The school teaches grades 7 through 12 and enrolls 435 students. It has 39% fewer students than the average for high schools in Louisiana (about 711).
St. Helena College and Career Academy is one school in a 3-school district, St. Helena Parish, which enrolls 997 students.
The share of Black students at St. Helena College and Career Academy is 91%. Other groups include 6% White. The county population is about 51% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, St. Helena College and Career Academy scores 16%.
Classroom staffing at St. Helena College and Career Academy totals 31.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.8:1. The average for high schools in Louisiana is 18.0:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at St. Helena College and Career Academy is about 100%. Public schools in St. Helena Parish average a similar 100%.
On the allk12 Grade, St. Helena College and Career Academy lands at C+, ahead of 39% of Louisiana public high schools.
A school with St. Helena College and Career Academy's lunch-eligibility share in Louisiana is predicted to score 12.3%. St. Helena College and Career Academy scores 14.3%, 2.1 points above that line.
In St. Helena Parish, the median household earns about $41,934 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 11%, and about 24% of people live in poverty. St. Helena Parish has 3 public schools with about 997 students, including St. Helena College and Career Academy.
A public school about 1.6 miles away, St. Helena Early Learning Center, is the closest to St. Helena College and Career Academy. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 16.7%, higher than St. Helena College and Career Academy's 14.3%.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Distant.
In 2020-21, St. Helena College and Career Academy enrolled 522 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 435. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (13.8:1) than in 2020-21 (18.6:1).
The allk12 page for St. Helena College and Career Academy lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
St. Helena Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
10,858
Census ACS
Median income
$41,934
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
11%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
24%
Below federal line
Schools in county
3
997 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in St. Helena Parish
- St. Helena Arts and Technology AcademyElementary · 291 students
- St. Helena Early Learning CenterElementary · 271 students
Other schools in Greensburg
- St. Helena Arts and Technology AcademyElementary · 291 students
- St. Helena Early Learning CenterElementary · 271 students
Nearby schools
- St. Helena Early Learning Center1.6 mi · 271
- St. Helena Arts and Technology Academy1.8 mi · 291
- Roseland Montessori10.1 mi · 412
- O.W. Dillon Leadership Academy11.1 mi · 314
- Amite Westside Middle Magnet11.6 mi · 279
- Kentwood High Magnet School12.0 mi · 259
Frequently asked questions
About St. Helena College and Career AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at St. Helena College and Career Academy?
St. Helena College and Career Academy enrolls approximately 435 students in grades 07-12.
Is St. Helena College and Career Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
St. Helena College and Career Academy is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many teachers does St. Helena College and Career Academy have?
St. Helena College and Career Academy employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
What is the student diversity at St. Helena College and Career Academy?
Student demographics at St. Helena College and Career Academy are roughly 6% White, 1% Hispanic, 91% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees St. Helena College and Career Academy?
St. Helena College and Career Academy is overseen by St. Helena Parish in St. Helena Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.