Destrehan High School

Summary:

Destrehan High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Destrehan, Louisiana, with a diverse student population of 1,482. As part of the highly-ranked St. Charles Parish school district, Destrehan High consistently performs among the top high schools in the state, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Destrehan High School's academic excellence is evident across various metrics. It ranks 42nd out of 333 schools statewide and excels in the performance of diverse student subgroups, ranking 23rd for African American students, 19th for Hispanic students, and 17th for White students. Destrehan students consistently outperform state and district averages on End-of-Course exams, with 83% proficient or better in Geometry compared to 80% in the district and 58% statewide. Despite having a relatively high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, the school maintains its high academic standards.

When compared to nearby schools like Hahnville High School and Patrick F. Taylor Science & Technology Academy, Destrehan High School stands out as a model of consistent, high-quality education. While some nearby schools also perform well, Destrehan consistently outranks the majority in state rankings and test scores, making it a standout institution in the region.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 1 Wildcat Ln
       Destrehan, LA  70047


(985) 764-9946

District: St. Charles Parish

SchoolDigger Rank:
42nd of 333 Louisiana High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $18,871 Help


Feeder schools for Destrehan High School:

Elementary:    Ethel Schoeffner Elementary School
    New Sarpy Elementary School
    Norco Elementary School
    St. Rose Elementary School
Middle:    Albert Cammon Middle School
    Harry M. Hurst Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  16.5 Help
Number of students:  1,482

Racial breakdown:

White:
46.8%
African American:
34.7%
Hispanic:
13.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  44.1% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Destrehan High School is not ranked due for the most recent year due to insufficient test score data. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2009 the calculated Average Standard Score was 6.45. (See more...)
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Compare Details Destrehan High School ranks better than 87.4% of high schools in Louisiana. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 82.09. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Destrehan High School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (46.8%), African American (34.7%), Hispanic (13.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 44.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Destrehan High School is 16.5. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Destrehan High School is $18,871.
Schooldigger Rankings:

Destrehan High School was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.
SchoolDigger ranks Destrehan High School 42nd of 333 Louisiana public high schools. (See Destrehan High School in the ranking list.)

St. Charles Parish:

SchoolDigger ranks St. Charles Parish 12th of 122 Louisiana school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Destrehan High School

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Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 6.45 396th 425 6.8%
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Data source: test scores: Louisiana Dept of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Destrehan High School

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Rank History for all high school students at Destrehan High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 75.20 56th 290 80.7%
2008 71.41 62nd 291 78.7%
2009 36.45 218th 301 27.6%
2010 68.87 81st 297 72.7%
2011 69.56 83rd 300 72.3%
2012 73.05 67th 310 78.4%
2013 71.46 61st 312 80.4%
2014 74.81 40th 309 87.1%
2015 71.81 54th 312 82.7%
2016 73.71 54th 297 81.8%
2017 73.84 58th 297 80.5%
2018 62.31 101st 302 66.6%
2019 75.88 56th 313 82.1%
2021 72.17 64th 322 80.1%
2022 78.08 47th 326 85.6%
2023 74.12 55th 321 82.9%
2024 82.09 42nd 333 87.4%
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Rank History for high school Multi-racial students at Destrehan High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 81.44 7th 30 76.7%
2021 46.24 22nd 39 43.6%
2022 47.00 28th 47 40.4%
2023 41.62 33rd 50 34.0%
2024 73.41 14th 63 77.8%
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Rank History for high school English Language Learner students at Destrehan High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 69.56 10th 50 80.0%
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Rank History for high school Special Education students at Destrehan High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 65.68 35th 122 71.3%
2021 40.03 74th 135 45.2%
2022 58.61 43rd 139 69.1%
2023 53.04 52nd 138 62.3%
2024 79.49 17th 165 89.7%
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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Destrehan High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 70.86 73rd 301 75.7%
2021 65.60 81st 285 71.6%
2022 79.16 37th 322 88.5%
2023 66.69 77th 321 76.0%
2024 76.83 49th 328 85.1%
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Rank History for high school Homeless students at Destrehan High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 91.39 2nd 20 90.0%
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Rank History for high school Female students at Destrehan High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 77.32 50th 292 82.9%
2021 77.22 46th 288 84.0%
2022 76.43 57th 311 81.7%
2023 74.54 57th 308 81.5%
2024 82.80 36th 308 88.3%
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Rank History for high school Military Connected students at Destrehan High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 48.49 13th 20 35.0%
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Rank History for high school Male students at Destrehan High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 72.57 74th 291 74.6%
2021 65.86 87th 292 70.2%
2022 78.90 42nd 301 86.0%
2023 70.32 73rd 306 76.1%
2024 80.05 46th 315 85.4%
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Rank History for high school African American students at Destrehan High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 75.95 26th 233 88.8%
2021 72.12 35th 243 85.6%
2022 83.94 22nd 256 91.4%
2023 75.25 40th 252 84.1%
2024 85.55 23rd 260 91.2%
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Rank History for high school Hispanic students at Destrehan High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 79.61 15th 78 80.8%
2021 69.29 24th 92 73.9%
2022 67.50 27th 103 73.8%
2023 68.16 22nd 107 79.4%
2024 77.94 19th 113 83.2%
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Rank History for high school White students at Destrehan High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 69.17 63rd 249 74.7%
2021 73.85 43rd 245 82.4%
2022 78.44 33rd 250 86.8%
2023 74.39 50th 249 79.9%
2024 84.15 17th 248 93.1%
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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.

Destrehan High School Test Scores
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Data source: Louisiana Dept of Education

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Reviews:
by a student
Monday, March 4, 2013

Open Quote I've been to several diffent schools in different states and parishes. This school was my all time favorite. The teachers actually care about the well being of everyone. I had to take a lot of time off durring school and my teachers worked one on one with me after school and durring they're off periods and lunches. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Destrehan 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 892 892
1990 575 326 6 15 1 n/a n/a 0 923
1991 595 331 5 22 3 n/a n/a 0 956
1992 686 401 7 29 3 n/a n/a 0 1126
1993 751 443 7 28 0 n/a n/a 0 1229
1994 795 428 6 26 1 n/a n/a 0 1256
1995 839 439 12 26 4 n/a n/a 0 1320
1996 839 439 12 26 4 n/a n/a 0 1320
1997 919 447 15 27 2 n/a n/a 0 1410
1998 975 467 18 30 3 n/a n/a 0 1493
1999 1014 449 14 28 2 n/a n/a 0 1507
2000 1012 422 12 43 1 n/a n/a 0 1490
2001 997 441 12 45 2 n/a n/a 0 1497
2002 926 456 15 49 6 n/a n/a 0 1452
2003 926 456 15 49 6 n/a n/a 0 1452
2004 875 430 16 49 5 n/a n/a 0 1375
2005 868 430 22 60 5 n/a n/a 0 1385
2006 925 467 24 56 3 n/a n/a 0 1475
2007 874 446 20 60 3 n/a n/a 0 1403
2008 861 457 13 63 1 n/a n/a 0 1395
2009 839 499 21 72 2 n/a n/a 0 1433
2010 834 478 19 69 2 n/a n/a 0 1402
2011 866 494 19 45 12 5 25 0 1466
2012 821 473 19 116 5 3 32 0 1469
2013 817 470 16 103 4 3 35 0 1448
2014 817 492 14 110 5 1 41 0 1480
2015 786 491 20 119 4 1 36 0 1457
2016 794 491 22 117 5 4 33 0 1466
2017 742 463 23 112 3 3 30 0 1376
2018 719 453 20 121 2 2 37 0 1354
2019 715 448 23 138 4 0 46 0 1374
2020 673 447 24 150 2 0 48 0 1344
2021 675 468 24 151 3 0 49 0 1370
2022 679 474 29 159 4 0 37 0 1382
2023 693 514 30 194 6 0 45 0 1482

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 Destrehan High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 892 67.0 13.3 19.8
1990 923 63.0 14.6 18.4
1991 956 62.0 15.4 15.5
1992 1126 68.0 16.5 19.9
1993 1229 76.0 16.2 24.1
1994 1256 76.0 16.5 27.4
1995 1320 73.0 18.1 26.7
1996 1320 73.0 18.1 26.7
1997 1410 79.0 17.8 26.7
1998 1493 96.0 15.6 27.7
1999 1507 107.9 14.0 31.5
2000 1490 95.9 15.5 29
2001 1497 96.0 15.6 29.7
2002 1452 99.0 14.7 32.1
2003 1452 99.0 14.7 32.1
2004 1375 96.8 14.2 33.7
2005 1385 96.6 14.3 33.9
2006 1475 112.1 13.2 39.8
2007 1403 99.1 14.2 32.1
2008 1395 93.6 14.9 33.7
2009 1433 102.0 14.0 37.9
2010 1402 103.9 13.4 40
2011 1466 106.0 13.8 40.3
2012 1469 102.0 14.4 41.6
2013 1448 102.0 14.1 43.6
2014 1480 102.0 14.5 46.4
2015 1457 101.0 14.4 46.3
2016 1466 116.0 12.6 46
2017 1376 99.1 13.8 49.4
2018 1354 87.8 15.4 45.5
2019 1374 88.3 15.5 47.6
2020 1344 84.8 15.8 49.8
2021 1370 84.5 16.2 40.7
2022 1382 85.4 16.1 30.5
2023 1482 89.6 16.5 44.1

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 Destrehan High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 892 67.0 13.3 19.8
1990 923 63.0 14.6 18.4
1991 956 62.0 15.4 15.5
1992 1126 68.0 16.5 19.9
1993 1229 76.0 16.2 24.1
1994 1256 76.0 16.5 27.4
1995 1320 73.0 18.1 26.7
1996 1320 73.0 18.1 26.7
1997 1410 79.0 17.8 26.7
1998 1493 96.0 15.6 27.7
1999 1507 107.9 14.0 31.5
2000 1490 95.9 15.5 29
2001 1497 96.0 15.6 29.7
2002 1452 99.0 14.7 32.1
2003 1452 99.0 14.7 32.1
2004 1375 96.8 14.2 33.7
2005 1385 96.6 14.3 33.9
2006 1475 112.1 13.2 39.8
2007 1403 99.1 14.2 32.1
2008 1395 93.6 14.9 33.7
2009 1433 102.0 14.0 37.9
2010 1402 103.9 13.4 40
2011 1466 106.0 13.8 40.3
2012 1469 102.0 14.4 41.6
2013 1448 102.0 14.1 43.6
2014 1480 102.0 14.5 46.4
2015 1457 101.0 14.4 46.3
2016 1466 116.0 12.6 46
2017 1376 99.1 13.8 49.4
2018 1354 87.8 15.4 45.5
2019 1374 88.3 15.5 47.6
2020 1344 84.8 15.8 49.8
2021 1370 84.5 16.2 40.7
2022 1382 85.4 16.1 30.5
2023 1482 89.6 16.5 44.1

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.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Destrehan High School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2017 $14,324
2018 $13,978
2019 $14,061
2020 $14,218
2021 $14,998
2022 $18,871

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Destrehan High School

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Rankings

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Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 56th of 313 High schoolsRanks 55th of 321 High schools
 0.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course Algebra I (Destrehan High School)8374
 9%
   End of Course Algebra I (Louisiana)6764
 3%
End of Course Geometry (Destrehan High School)8681
 5%
   End of Course Geometry (St. Charles Parish)8180
 1%
   End of Course Geometry (Louisiana)6861
 7%
End of Course English II (Destrehan High School)7773
 4%
   End of Course English II (St. Charles Parish)7574
 1%
   End of Course English II (Louisiana)6967
 2%
End of Course U.S. History (Destrehan High School)7068
 2%
   End of Course U.S. History (St. Charles Parish)7263
 9%
   End of Course U.S. History (Louisiana)5954
 5%
End of Course English I (Destrehan High School)8279
 3%
   End of Course English I (St. Charles Parish)8377
 6%
   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 Students13741482
 7.9%
African American448514
 14.7%
American Indian46
 50%
Asian2330
 30.4%
Hispanic138194
 40.6%
Pacific Islander00
White715693
 3.1%
Two or More Races4645
 2.2%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients47.6%44.1%
 3.5%


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Students at Destrehan High School are 47% White, 35% African American, 13% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,482 students attended Destrehan High School.

Destrehan High School ranks 42nd of 333 Louisiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.


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