East Ascension High School

Regular School · Gonzales, LA

East Ascension High School is a regular school school in Gonzales, Louisiana, serving grades 09–12 with 1,894 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.3:1.

Level

High

Grades

09 – 12

Enrollment

1,894

Teachers (FTE)

142.8

Student–Teacher Ratio

13.3:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	925	49%
White	550	29%
Hispanic/Latino	323	17%
Two or more races	83	4%
Asian	10	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	2	0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	1,894	1,001M / 893F

English Language Learners: 105 (6% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	47.0% +17.5pp	29.5%	496
Reading Proficiency	49.0% +8.3pp	40.7%	499
Science Proficiency	34.0%	—	272
4-Year Graduation Rate	86.0%	—

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Programs & Discipline

AP Courses

Yes (9)

103 students enrolled

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

44 students enrolled

SAT/ACT Takers

781

students tested · SY 2021–22

Out-of-School Suspensions

260

13.7% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

377

19.9% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	1,894	100%

Contact & Location

612 E Worthy Street

Gonzales, LA 70737

Phone: (225)391-6100

District

Ascension Parish

Per-pupil expenditure: $17,662

District enrollment: 24,769

Other Schools in District

Bluff Ridge Primary Elementary
Bullion Primary School Elementary
Central Primary School Elementary
Donaldsonville Primary School Elementary
Duplessis Primary School Elementary
Dutchtown Primary School Elementary
G. W. Carver Primary School Elementary
Galvez Primary School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 70737) → CensusDepth.com
Louisiana population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Louisiana teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

220009000038

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD