L.W. Higgins High School in MARRERO, LA | Best High Schools

2013 Academic Indicators

College Readiness Index: N/A
Math Proficiency: 2.7
English Proficiency: 2.3
Student/Teacher Ratio: 17:1

09–12 Grades
1,515 Students
87 Teachers

L.W. Higgins High School
7201 LAPALCO BLVD
MARRERO, LA 70072

Phone: (504) 341-2273

District: Jefferson Parish Public School System

Overview

At L.W. Higgins High School, students have the opportunity to take Advanced Placement® course work and exams. The AP® participation rate at L.W. Higgins High School is 3 percent. The student body makeup is 50 percent male and 50 percent female, and the total minority enrollment is 77 percent. L.W. Higgins High School is 1 of 14 high schools in the Jefferson Parish Public School System.

Rankings / Awards

This details how this school compares to others based on U.S. News ranking criteria.

Medal Awarded	None
National Rank
Unranked

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Students / Teachers

These counts and percentages of students and teachers are from data reported by schools to the government.

Total Enrollment	1,515
Total Minority Enrollment (% of total)	77%
Total Economically Disadvantaged (% of total)	76%
Full-Time Teachers	87

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Test Scores

U.S. News calculates these values based on student performance on state exit exams and internationally available exams on college-level course work (AP®/IB exams).

Proficient in English	46%
Proficient in Math	66%
College Readiness Index	N/A

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School Data

School profile information is based on government data.

Grades Served	09 – 12
Setting	Large Suburb
Charter School	No
Magnet School	No
Receives Title I Funding	Yes

District

This information relates to high schools run by this school's state operating agency. Many districts contain only one high school.

Total Schools	14
Total Students	12,022
Proficient in English (district average)	58%
Proficient in Math (district average)	69%
College Readiness (district average)	30.9