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St. James High School

Regular School · Vacherie, LA

St. James High School is a regular school school in Vacherie, Louisiana, serving grades 07–12 with 593 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 11.3:1.

Level
High
Grades
07 – 12
Enrollment
593
Teachers (FTE)
52.3
Student–Teacher Ratio
11.3:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Black or African American 438 74%
White 133 22%
Hispanic/Latino 17 3%
Two or more races 5 1%
Total enrollment 593 302M / 291F

English Language Learners: 4 (1% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 22.0% -7.5pp 29.5% 281
Reading Proficiency 44.0% +3.3pp 40.7% 291
Science Proficiency 22.0% 308
4-Year Graduation Rate 85-89%

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

Programs & Discipline

AP Courses
None offered
Gifted & Talented
Program offered
35 students enrolled
SAT/ACT Takers
165
students tested · SY 2021–22
Out-of-School Suspensions
53
8.9% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
73
12.3% 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.) 593 100%

Contact & Location

22187 Hwy 20

Vacherie, LA 70090

Phone: (225)258-4900

District

St. James Parish

Per-pupil expenditure: $24,149

District enrollment: 3,537

NCES ID

220150001167

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