West Jefferson High School

Harvey, LA 70058

Phone: (504) 368-6055
Fax: (504) 368-0535
District: Jefferson Parish School District

5

GreatSchools Rating

public • Grades 9,10,11,12 • 1438 students

West Jefferson High School, a public school located in Harvey, LA, serves grades 9-12 in the Jefferson Parish School District.It has received a GreatSchools Rating of 5 out of 10, based on a variety of school quality measures.

West Jefferson High School is a public school located in Harvey, LA. 1438 students attend West Jefferson High School.

School Ratings

Category Rating Details
Test Scores 4/10 The Test Score Rating examines how students at this school performed on standardized tests compared with other schools in the state. The Test Rating was created using 2024 Louisiana Educational Assessment Program data from Louisiana Department of Education.
College Readiness 2/10 The College Readiness Rating uses this high school's graduation rates, college entrance exam participation and performance, or AP, IB, or Dual Enrollment participation to determine how well schools are preparing students for success in college and beyond. The College Readiness Rating was created using the following data from the 2021 Civil Rights Data Collection: percentage of students enrolled in IB, AP or Dual Enrollment classes in grades 9-12, using 2023 4-year high school graduation rate data from Louisiana Department of Education, using 2024 Average ACT score data from Louisiana Department of Education, and using 2023 demographic data from the National Center for Education Statistics.
Student Growth 8/10 The Student Progress Rating measures whether students at this school are making academic progress over time based on student growth data provided by the Department of Education. Specifically, this rating looks at how much progress individual students have made on state assessments during the past year or more, how this performance aligns with expected progress based on a student growth model established by the state Department of Education, and how this school's growth data compares to other schools in the state. The Growth Rating was created using 2024 Percentage of students meeting growth target data from Louisiana Department of Education.

Posted: November 28, 2015

Posted: November 28, 2015

Posted: November 28, 2015

Posted: November 28, 2015

I can't stand it, there's nothing being done with the racism and ignorance, the principal doesn't care about the minorities especially hispanic/latino students who are all categorized as "Mexicans," and plus ignorance is rewarded in the school, plus how is it that I as a student do all my homework, study, take notes everyday has the same grade as a student who doesn't do anything at all, like literally the grading method sucks giving lazy students an A isn't right, they should worry about setting boundaries towards all of these problems instead of the bathroom schedule.

Posted: May 17, 2014

I was a teacher in that school last year. The principal fakes grades to graduate students who did not complete their credits requirements. I provided documents showing changes of grades to the school board and to the superintendent. Nothing happened. The business as usual. The students graduate at a level well below 12th grade.

Reviews provided by GreatSchools™

# Name Type City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Ridgecrest Subdivision Neighborhood/Subdivision Marrero LA 3.4 mi
2 Lakeview Neighborhood/Subdivision New Orleans LA 7.7 mi
3 Belair Neighborhood/Subdivision Slidell LA 33.4 mi
# Name City State Overall Rating Distance
1 South Shore New Orleans LA 10.2 mi
2 North Shore Eden Isle LA 26.5 mi
3 Mandeville Mandeville LA 31.5 mi
Refine Search

National Ad
Advertising Homes