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East Ascension High School

612 East Worthy St, Gonzales, LA, 70737

Tel: (225)391-6100

Grades: 8-12 | 1,527 students

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SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS:

East Ascension High School serves 1,527 students in grades 8-12.
The school's student:teacher ratio of 18:1 is higher than the LA state average of 14:1.
The school's 79% graduation rate is high than the LA state average of 68%.
Minority enrollment is 45% of the student body.
East Ascension High School is the only public high school within Gonzales, and operates within the Ascension Parish School District.

The nearest elementary school is Pecan Grove Primary School (0.1 miles away), the nearest middle school is Gonzales Middle School (1.4 miles away), and the nearest high school is St. Amant High School (2.9 miles away).

Source: 2011 NCES data, LA Dept. of Educ.	East Ascension High School
Grades Offered	Grades 8-12
Total Students	1,527 students

% Male / % Female	52% / 48%
Total Classroom Teachers	86 teachers

Students by Grade

	This School	(LA) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	18:1	14:1

	This School	(LA) School Average
% American Indian	n/a	1%
% Asian	1%	1%

% Hispanic	9%	3%

% Black	34%	48%

% White	55%	46%

Unknown	1%	1%


	This School	(LA) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch	40%	61%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch	7%	7%

School Statewide Performance	View Education Department Test Scores
School District Name	Ascension Parish School District
	This School's Agency	(LA) District Average
Number of Schools Managed	27	9
Number of Students Managed	19,104 students	2,337 students

District Total Revenue	$218,215,000	$33,155,000

District Expenditure	$233,402,000	$32,896,000

District Revenue / Student	$11,422	$14,187

District Expenditure / Student	$12,217	$14,076

District Graduation Rates	79%	68%

Nearby Schools:

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East Ascension High School
Grades: 8-12 | 0 mi. away

Pecan Grove Primary School
Grades: PK-5 | 0.1 mi. away

Gonzales Primary School
Grades: PK-5 | 0.8 mi. away

Gonzales Middle School
Grades: 6-8 | 1.4 mi. away

G. W. Carver Primary School
Grades: PK-5 | 1.4 mi. away

St. Amant High School
Grades: 8-12 | 2.9 mi. away

View all schools in: Gonzales, Ascension Parish, Zip 70737

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posted on January 18, 2013 at 06:17:43 am
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posted on July 7, 2011 at 05:34:41 pm
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