| Definition of Terms |
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| School Level |
High school |
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| Grades Offered |
Grades 8 - 12 |
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| Parish |
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA |
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| Total Students |
1027 students |
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| % Male / % Female |
48% /
52% |
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| Total Classroom Teachers |
67 teachers |
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| Students by Grade |
| Grade 8 - 28 students | | Grade 9 - 311 students | | Grade 10 - 250 students | | Grade 11 - 218 students | | Grade 12 - 220 students |
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| Teacher : Student Ratio |
1:15 |
1:15 |
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| Students by Ethnicity |
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| % American Indian |
n/a |
1% |
| % Asian |
n/a |
1% |
| % Hispanic |
n/a |
1% |
| % Black |
41% |
47% |
| % White |
58% |
45% |
| % Unknown |
1 % |
3% |
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| Additional Student Information |
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| % Eligible for Free Lunch |
30% |
42% |
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| % Eligible for Reduced Lunch |
7% |
6% |
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| % Migrant Students Enrolled |
n/a |
n/a |
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| School District Name |
Zachary Community School District |
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| Number of Schools Managed |
5 |
12 |
| Number of Students Managed |
3,548 students |
4,968 students |
| District Total Revenue |
$30,246,000 |
$46,735,000 |
| District Expenditure |
$26,798,000 |
$47,379,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
$8,525 |
$9,407 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
$7,553 |
$9,537 |
| District Graduation Rates |
n/a |
67% |
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- Zachary High School is a public high school located in Zachary, Louisiana, United States.
- History
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Originally Zachary High School was within the East Baton Rouge Parish School System. The Zachary Community School Board took schools from the East Baton Rouge Parish School System in 2002. Since the break from East Baton Rouge Parish the Zachary High School campus has been renovated. Zachary High School now has a newly built freshman academy, ROTC building, Hard Work Cafe', Industrial Arts Building, Argriscience, and The Academic Athletic Center Building, which is the first two story building since 1908. The school is also planning to build a two story freshman academy, performing arts complex, which includes an auditorium and a band room, two new gyms and an expansion of the cafeteria. Zachary High school also has a stadium with an artificial turf field and a stadium that fits five thousand people in it. In the Fall of 2008 Zachary High School will have reached 1,270 students which is the most students the campus has ever held. The ZHS athletics will be 6-5A in spring of 2009 because of the over- populated school.
- Mission Statement
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The mission of Zachary High School is to provide each student a safe environment that fosters academic excellence, self worth, and a commitment to life long learning.[1]
- Academics
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Two teachers at the school were named Louisiana Teacher of the Year within four years of each other. Mrs. Cathy Raziano, who was selected as Louisiana's 2003-2004 Teacher of the Year, while Dr. Carol Price, a math teacher, was honored as 2007-2008 Teacher of the Year.
- The 2006-2007 freshman class was the first to be initiated into the "Freshman Academy". The Freshman Academy is designed to help freshman successfully develop and adapt to high school work and life.
- Zachary High School is one of three high schools in Louisiana to have the Oracle Computer Database Building program that cost over $3000.
- Athletics
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Zachary High athletes compete in varsity level sports including baseball, softball, boys' and girls' track and field, boys' and girls' cross country, boys' and girls' soccer, golf, bowling, swimming, wrestling, boys' and girls' basketball, boys' and girls' weightlifting, football, tennis, and volleyball. Zachary High School is also very proud to be the home of the 2007,2008, & 2009 Division 6-4A state champion baseball team. Zachary High School football is also proud of its 2004, 2005, and 2007 6-4A District Champions. The ZHS football team is also the 2006 and 2007 6-4A Bi-District Champions. The boys' soccer team was the 2007 6-4A District runner-Up and advanced to the quarterfinals of the state tournament. ZHS girls' cross country has won the District Championship in 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008.Zachary just recently completed a 3 peat in baseball, winning the 4a state title the last 3 years.
- Band
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The wind ensemble was selected to play at Carnegie Hall at the 2007 National Youth Concert. The "Marching Band from Bronco Land" has played at the BGA Peach Bowl, the BGA Sugar Bowl, and in the National parade in Washington, D.C. Individual musicians have been selected to play in honor bands such as All-State (Jazz), All-District, All-Parish (Jazz), Ark-La-Tex band, and All-South. The Zachary High School Band was honored for their outstanding performance at the district concert and state concert in 2006. They go to the Northwestern State University and Dutchtown High School marching festivals to test their marching abilities. The Jazz band goes to Loyola University for Jazz and a local high school for concert festival.
- Notable alumni
- Vic Stelly
- External links
- SchoolTree.org Zachary High School
- Zachary High School website
- School band website
- District website
- School review
- Zachary High School Student Handbook 2007-2008
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| About This Zip Code (70791) |
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| Population (Approximate) |
19,598 people |
4,372,444 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree |
22% |
16% |
| Population Average Age |
35 years old
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34 years old |
| Average Household size |
2.9 persons
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2.4 persons |
| Median Household Income |
$45,953
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$31,814 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household |
5.5 rooms |
5.1 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure |
29 years old |
40 years old |
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| % Owning / % Renting |
82% / 18% |
64% / 36% |
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