Woodlawn High School
15755 Jefferson Highway, Baton Rouge, LA, 70817 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
Woodlawn High School
School Level High school
Grades Offered Grades 8 - 12
Parish East Baton Rouge Parish, LA
Students & Faculty
Total Students 1126 students
% Male / % Female 48%  /  52%
Total Classroom Teachers 63 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 8 - 33 students
Grade 9 - 277 students
Grade 10 - 288 students
Grade 11 - 268 students
Grade 12 - 260 students
This School
(LA) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:18 1:15
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(LA) School Average
% American Indian n/a n/a
% Asian 1% 1%
% Hispanic 2% 1%
% Black 55% 45%
% White 41% 50%
% Unknown 1 % 3%
Additional Student Information
This School
(LA) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 41% 42%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 7% 6%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
(LA) Statewide Testing Performance
School Statewide Performance View Education Department Test Scores
School District:
School District Name East Baton Rouge Parish School District
This School's Agency
(LA) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 97 12
Number of Students Managed 51,032 students 4,968 students
District Total Revenue $429,756,000 $46,735,000
District Expenditure $416,924,000 $47,379,000
District Revenue / Student $8,421 $9,407
District Expenditure / Student $8,170 $9,537
District Graduation Rates 70% 67%
In the News:
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School Notes:
  • Woodlawn High School (commonly Woodlawn or WHS) is a public high school in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States. It serves the southeast Baton Rouge area's public school needs for grades 9–12 and its 2006 enrollment was 1095 students. It is one of the 15 public high schools in the East Baton Rouge Parish School District.
  • Curriculum
  • Woodlawn requires that students register for a schedule of 7 classes per day. They offer a mix of courses and credits to prepare students for college or vocational training. The school offers honors classes in English, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies as well as advanced placement calculus.
  • Dual enrollment and concurrent enrollment with Baton Rouge Community College and Louisiana State University are also offered at Woodlawn. Students must be approved by the principal as well as meet the strict qualifications to be eligible to enroll. Both high school and college credits are awarded for students enrolled in these classes.
  • Woodlawn in cooperation with the United States Army also offers JROTC courses. The focus for the education is on leadership but also includes training in map reading, marksmanship, drill, and more. Woodlawn even boasts an indoor firing range for marksmanship practice with .177 caliber air rifles.
  • Academics
  • During the 2006 - 2007 academic year, Woodlawn scored an overall 2 stars (5 possible stars with an additional unacceptable category) on Louisiana’s performance label index with a School Performance Score (SPS) of 83.7. The school has regressed slightly in its YoY SPS by 4.3 points labeling it as a School in Decline and qualifying it as ineligible to receive any monetary awards.
  • The school has an on-time graduation percentage of 73.6% exceeding both the district and state averages of 66.4% and 64.8% respectively. Woodlawn’s integrated Louisiana Education Assessment Program (iLEAP) and Graduation Exit Exam (GEE) scores are slightly lower than state averages and slightly higher than district averages.|-| align="center" | Class sizes| align="center" | Student distribution|}
  • Campus
  • Woodlawn’s original campus was on Tiger Bend Road in Baton Rouge. The original school house and its accompanying buildings were unknowingly constructed on top of the Baton Rouge fault line and as a result the buildings were continuously moving. Cracks in the school were investigated in 1975 and estimates of per year. In 1996 the band and choir halls as well as the auditorium were condemned and classes were no longer permitted to take place in them as a result of structural movement.
  • Due largely in part to its age and location on the fault line and consequently as a result of the dilapidated buildings and approval by the tax payers, a new Woodlawn High School was constructed a few short miles away on a site. The new school opened its doors in 2003 and became the first new school to open in the parish in 30 years. As a result of the construction of a new school, the site of the original school was razed in 2004. The former location, although moved on the property, is now home to the Woodlawn Middle School.
  • Extracurricular activities
  • Athletics
  • Woodlawn competes in Louisiana High School Athletics Association’s (LHSAA) District 7 Class 4A. The athletics department is currently led by Athletic Director Don Jones. The school competes in Football, Basketball, Volleyball, Baseball, Softball, Soccer, Track, Swimming, Bowling, and Golf.
  • The 2002–2003 boys basketball team garnered national attention after winning back-to-back state championships. Coach Kenny Almond led the team to a #2 ranking in USA Today’s national high school poll. The team was runner up to the St.Vincent-St.Mary's squad led by youth star LeBron James.
  • Clubs
  • Woodlawn has many clubs and extra curricular activities some of which meet as regular classes. The following is an abbreviated list:
  • Art Club
  • Band
  • Beta Club
  • Choir
  • Fellowship of Christian Athetes
  • Flag Corps
  • JROTC
  • Key Club
  • Leo Club
  • National Honor Society
  • SADD
  • Yearbook
  • Thespian Society/Drama Club
  • Notable alumni
  • Chad Durbin - MLB pitcher for Philadelphia Phillies.
  • Danielle Scott-Arruda - Four time U.S. indoor volleyball Olympian.
  • Notable faculty
  • John McCann - 2005 Louisiana Department of Education Principal of the Year runner-up
  • Notes
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School Zip (70817)
(LA) State Average
Population (Approximate) 27,158 people 4,372,444 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 46% 16%
Population Average Age 35 years old 34 years old
Average Household size 2.8 persons 2.4 persons
Median Household Income $66,979 $31,814
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 6.4 rooms 5.1 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 24 years old 40 years old
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Zipcode (70817)


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% Owning / % Renting 88% / 12% 64% / 36%
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