East Ascension High School

Summary:

East Ascension High School is a public high school in Gonzales, Louisiana, serving 2,098 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Ascension Parish School District, which is ranked 11th out of 122 districts in Louisiana and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

East Ascension High School stands out for its diverse student population, with 47.19% African American, 30.74% White, and 17.4% Hispanic students. The school consistently performs in the top 30-40% of Louisiana high schools, with a current ranking of 83 out of 333 schools and a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Its performance on End-of-Course (EOC) exams is generally higher than the state and district averages, particularly in subjects like Geometry, English II, and Biology. The school also performs well across various student subgroups, ranking in the top 40% for African American, White, and multi-racial students, and in the top 5% for English Language Learners.

While East Ascension High School's performance is stronger than nearby Donaldsonville High School, it lags behind the higher-performing Dutchtown High School and St. Amant High School. However, the school's consistent 4-star rating and solid performance on EOC exams suggest it is providing a quality education to its diverse student population, which includes a significant percentage (54.72%) of economically disadvantaged students receiving free or reduced-price lunch.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 612 E Worthy Street
       Gonzales, LA  70737


(225) 391-6100

District: Ascension Parish

SchoolDigger Rank:
83rd of 333 Louisiana High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $13,346 Help


Feeder schools for East Ascension High School:

Elementary:    Central Primary School
    Duplessis Primary School
    G. W. Carver Primary School
    Gonzales Primary School
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Middle:    Central Middle School
    Gonzales Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  14.0 Help
Number of students:  2,157

Racial breakdown:

African American:
47.5%
White:
30.0%
Hispanic:
17.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  53.5% Help


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Compare Details East Ascension High School ranks better than 75.1% of high schools in Louisiana. It also ranks 3rd among 4 ranked high schools in the Ascension Parish School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 70.34. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at East Ascension High School is diverse. Racial makeup is: African American (47.5%), White (30%), Hispanic (17.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 53.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at East Ascension High School is 14, which is the 2nd best among 4 high schools in the Ascension Parish School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at East Ascension High School is $13,346, which is the 2nd highest among 4 high schools in the Ascension Parish School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

East Ascension High School:

SchoolDigger ranks East Ascension High School 83rd of 333 Louisiana public high schools. (See East Ascension High School in the ranking list.)

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Ascension Parish:

SchoolDigger ranks Ascension Parish 11th of 122 Louisiana school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for East Ascension High School

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Rank History for all students at East Ascension High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 69.52 88th 290 69.7%
2008 63.48 102nd 291 64.9%
2009 58.57 125th 301 58.5%
2010 64.25 105th 297 64.6%
2011 67.27 99th 300 67.0%
2012 64.66 118th 310 61.9%
2013 60.81 137th 312 56.1%
2014 68.89 80th 309 74.1%
2015 67.60 87th 312 72.1%
2016 68.37 84th 297 71.7%
2017 62.65 132nd 297 55.6%
2018 59.42 119th 302 60.6%
2019 67.98 94th 313 70.0%
2021 60.41 117th 322 63.7%
2022 68.68 91st 326 72.1%
2023 70.27 82nd 321 74.5%
2024 70.34 83rd 333 75.1%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at East Ascension High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 41.33 26th 39 33.3%
2022 29.05 35th 47 25.5%
2023 70.87 10th 50 80.0%
2024 70.73 18th 63 71.4%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at East Ascension High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 32.21 19th 27 29.6%
2021 50.28 17th 38 55.3%
2022 58.99 16th 40 60.0%
2023 56.83 13th 34 61.8%
2024 72.63 5th 50 90.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at East Ascension High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 84.62 10th 122 91.8%
2021 72.56 23rd 135 83.0%
2022 49.82 62nd 139 55.4%
2023 54.19 51st 138 63.0%
2024 53.93 62nd 165 62.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at East Ascension High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 61.63 99th 301 67.1%
2021 62.13 98th 285 65.6%
2022 63.87 97th 322 69.9%
2023 62.87 103rd 321 67.9%
2024 67.35 77th 328 76.5%
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Rank History for Female students at East Ascension High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 72.39 74th 292 74.7%
2021 60.22 124th 288 56.9%
2022 70.03 87th 311 72.0%
2023 65.42 112th 308 63.6%
2024 69.89 85th 308 72.4%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at East Ascension High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 57.63 7th 16 56.3%
2021 59.45 8th 14 42.9%
2022 64.50 7th 14 50.0%
2023 55.61 11th 18 38.9%
2024 55.92 8th 20 60.0%
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Rank History for Male students at East Ascension High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 64.80 99th 291 66.0%
2021 60.50 113th 292 61.3%
2022 68.15 87th 301 71.1%
2023 71.72 65th 306 78.8%
2024 71.55 73rd 315 76.8%
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Rank History for African American students at East Ascension High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 72.60 39th 233 83.3%
2021 70.27 40th 243 83.5%
2022 77.82 31st 256 87.9%
2023 74.19 42nd 252 83.3%
2024 75.96 36th 260 86.2%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at East Ascension High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 55.37 35th 78 55.1%
2021 56.47 39th 92 57.6%
2022 51.55 51st 103 50.5%
2023 52.78 52nd 107 51.4%
2024 54.24 53rd 113 53.1%
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Rank History for White students at East Ascension High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 75.80 38th 249 84.7%
2021 65.61 57th 245 76.7%
2022 79.38 31st 250 87.6%
2023 78.70 34th 249 86.3%
2024 70.10 65th 248 73.8%
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Data source: test scores: Louisiana Dept of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for East Ascension High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1191 1191
1990 867 303 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 1170
1991 854 298 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 1152
1992 896 324 0 0 1 n/a n/a 0 1221
1993 948 346 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 1296
1994 977 321 2 6 2 n/a n/a 0 1308
1995 993 401 5 11 1 n/a n/a 0 1411
1996 993 401 5 11 1 n/a n/a 0 1411
1997 1007 393 5 22 1 n/a n/a 0 1428
1998 1028 369 8 28 4 n/a n/a 0 1437
1999 1036 358 8 30 4 n/a n/a 0 1436
2000 1019 346 8 36 2 n/a n/a 0 1411
2001 1043 353 11 5 28 n/a n/a 0 1440
2002 734 299 9 28 2 n/a n/a 0 1072
2003 734 299 9 28 2 n/a n/a 0 1072
2004 649 315 12 30 1 n/a n/a 0 1007
2005 651 320 11 33 2 n/a n/a 0 1017
2006 679 377 9 39 1 n/a n/a 0 1105
2007 686 381 9 61 2 n/a n/a 0 1139
2008 688 416 8 74 3 n/a n/a 0 1189
2009 756 450 7 98 4 n/a n/a 0 1315
2010 796 429 10 119 5 n/a n/a 0 1359
2011 845 525 17 132 6 1 1 0 1527
2012 891 598 16 133 8 1 4 0 1651
2013 868 664 14 149 11 1 3 0 1710
2014 858 760 17 182 10 2 6 0 1835
2015 830 757 16 191 12 2 11 0 1819
2016 821 789 19 249 10 4 13 0 1905
2017 770 767 11 248 5 4 15 0 1820
2018 734 778 16 240 4 5 25 0 1802
2019 708 812 17 253 2 4 31 0 1827
2020 654 852 16 286 4 2 39 0 1853
2021 655 890 19 300 8 4 47 0 1923
2022 641 931 17 300 7 2 57 0 1955
2023 645 990 17 365 6 5 70 0 2098
2024 647 1024 15 369 4 6 92 0 2157

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at East Ascension High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 1191 73.0 16.3 11.7
1990 1170 72.0 16.2 14.7
1991 1152 74.0 15.5 10.7
1992 1221 74.0 16.5 9.4
1993 1296 77.0 16.8 15.8
1994 1308 82.0 16.0 18
1995 1411 80.0 17.6 20.6
1996 1411 80.0 17.6 20.6
1997 1428 86.0 16.6 22.6
1998 1437 84.0 17.1 19.7
1999 1436 85.0 16.9 22.1
2000 1411 87.0 16.2 22.7
2001 1440 88.0 16.4 16.3
2002 1072 77.0 13.9 26.7
2003 1072 77.0 13.9 26.7
2004 1007 70.0 14.4 29.4
2005 1017 66.2 15.4 33.4
2006 1105 70.0 15.8 41.2
2007 1139 74.0 15.4 43.3
2008 1189 74.0 16.1 40.4
2009 1315 83.0 15.8 44.4
2010 1359 85.0 15.9 41.9
2011 1527 85.9 17.7 46.4
2012 1651 94.9 17.3 50.2
2013 1710 116.0 14.7 51.9
2014 1835 122.0 15.0 51.8
2015 1819 123.0 14.7 52.3
2016 1905 140.0 13.6 53.7
2017 1820 127.8 14.2 58.4
2018 1802 111.9 16.0 27.7
2019 1827 110.5 16.5 40.4
2020 1853 113.0 16.3 55.3
2021 1923 110.1 17.4 50.9
2022 1955 119.0 16.4 38.5
2023 2098 132.9 15.7 54.7
2024 2157 153.7 14.0 53.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio East Ascension High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 1191 73.0 16.3 11.7
1990 1170 72.0 16.2 14.7
1991 1152 74.0 15.5 10.7
1992 1221 74.0 16.5 9.4
1993 1296 77.0 16.8 15.8
1994 1308 82.0 16.0 18
1995 1411 80.0 17.6 20.6
1996 1411 80.0 17.6 20.6
1997 1428 86.0 16.6 22.6
1998 1437 84.0 17.1 19.7
1999 1436 85.0 16.9 22.1
2000 1411 87.0 16.2 22.7
2001 1440 88.0 16.4 16.3
2002 1072 77.0 13.9 26.7
2003 1072 77.0 13.9 26.7
2004 1007 70.0 14.4 29.4
2005 1017 66.2 15.4 33.4
2006 1105 70.0 15.8 41.2
2007 1139 74.0 15.4 43.3
2008 1189 74.0 16.1 40.4
2009 1315 83.0 15.8 44.4
2010 1359 85.0 15.9 41.9
2011 1527 85.9 17.7 46.4
2012 1651 94.9 17.3 50.2
2013 1710 116.0 14.7 51.9
2014 1835 122.0 15.0 51.8
2015 1819 123.0 14.7 52.3
2016 1905 140.0 13.6 53.7
2017 1820 127.8 14.2 58.4
2018 1802 111.9 16.0 27.7
2019 1827 110.5 16.5 40.4
2020 1853 113.0 16.3 55.3
2021 1923 110.1 17.4 50.9
2022 1955 119.0 16.4 38.5
2023 2098 132.9 15.7 54.7
2024 2157 153.7 14.0 53.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for East Ascension High School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2017 $12,785
2018 $12,125
2019 $11,652
2020 $11,945
2021 $12,412
2022 $13,346

Data source: Louisiana Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on East Ascension High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 94th of 313 High schoolsRanks 82nd of 321 High schools
 4.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course Algebra I (East Ascension High School)8070
 10%
   End of Course Algebra I (Ascension Parish)9081
 9%
   End of Course Algebra I (Louisiana)6764
 3%
End of Course English II (East Ascension High School)7678
 2%
   End of Course English II (Ascension Parish)8484
   End of Course English II (Louisiana)6967
 2%
End of Course U.S. History (East Ascension High School)6967
 2%
   End of Course U.S. History (Ascension Parish)8277
 5%
   End of Course U.S. History (Louisiana)5954
 5%
End of Course English I (East Ascension High School)7367
 6%
   End of Course English I (Ascension Parish)8581
 4%
   End of Course English I (Louisiana)7167
 4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students18272098
 14.8%
African American812990
 21.9%
American Indian26
 200%
Asian1717
Hispanic253365
 44.3%
Pacific Islander45
 25%
White708645
 8.9%
Two or More Races3170
 125.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients40.4%54.7%
 14.3%


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Frequently Asked Questions about East Ascension High School

In the 2023-24 school year, 2,157 students attended East Ascension High School.

East Ascension High School ranks 83rd of 333 Louisiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at East Ascension High School are 47% African American, 30% White, 17% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

East Ascension High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Central Primary School
Elementary : Duplessis Primary School
Elementary : G. W. Carver Primary School
Elementary : Gonzales Primary School
Elementary : Pecan Grove Primary School
Middle : Central Middle School
Middle : Gonzales Middle School


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Louisiana Dept of Education.

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