Zachary High School

4100 Bronco Lane, Zachary LA, 70791 | Zachary Community School District | 225-654-2776
  • grades 9-12
  • students 1586
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 88% 33% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 8 in Zachary
  • Ranked #0 of 1754 in Louisiana
Proficiency Averages
86%Zachary
66%Louisiana

Zachary High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Zachary Community School District" in Zachary, LA. There are a total of 1,586 students and 95 teachers at Zachary High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 17 to 1.

Zachary High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 87.5%, which is 33% higher than the Louisiana average.

Zachary High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1586
Teachers95
Student/Teacher ratio17:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment217
Taking some courses198
Taking some courses (not tests)113
Passing some courses46
Passing no courses28

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Zachary High School, there are a total of 217 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 198 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All85%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School85%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All90%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School90%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Zachary High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictLouisianaNational
White 50.4% 49.6% 49.4% 51.1%
Black 46.6% 45.9% 41.4% 15.9%
Asian 1.4% 1.1% 1.5% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 1.0% 1.3% 4.9% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.0% 0.0% 0.9% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.4%
Multiracial 0.6% 2.1% 1.7% 3.1%

Zachary demographics profile

StatisticZacharyLouisianaNational
Population17,6994,648,794328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)66110891
Median age33.036.237.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)62%52%55%
Speak English94%92%79%
Speak Spanish2%4%13%

Education level achieved in Zachary

IndexZacharyLouisianaNational
Completed 8th grade90.4%80.2%84.3%
Completed high school90.1%78.5%83.0%
Completed some college67.8%49.9%59.4%
Completed associate degree40.9%28.6%38.5%
Completed bachelors34.3%23.0%30.3%
Completed masters12.7%7.9%11.5%
Completed professional degree4.8%2.6%3.3%
Completed doctorate1.8%1.0%1.3%
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Source: The Zachary High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.