High · Louisiana

Edward J Sam Accelerated School of Lafayette

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Edward J Sam Accelerated School of Lafayette, a public high school in Lafayette, Louisiana: grades 7–12, 84 students, 13.0 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Lafayette Parish.

Size and class size

Compared with high schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 84
Teachers (FTE): 6.5
Students per teacher: 13.0
Grades: 7–12; High

Fewer students per teacher than 61% of high schools in Louisiana

Median 14.2 · 268 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 60% of high schools in the US

Median 14.4 · 20,809 schools compared

Smaller than 97% of high schools in Louisiana

Median 576 · 269 schools compared

Smaller than 83% of high schools in the US

Median 414 · 22,064 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Louisiana's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Louisiana: 43%

Not published: too few students tested.

7 students tested, grades 3–8 · LEAP 2025; proficient means Levels 4-5

Math

Louisiana: 33%

Not published: too few students tested.

7 students tested, grades 3–8 · LEAP 2025; proficient means Levels 4-5

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades: High · Grades 7–12
Type: District school · Alternative
Instruction: In person
Area: Midsize city
Run by: Lafayette Parish

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Lafayette Parish.

Location

Address: 200 18th St., Lafayette, LA 70501
Phone: (337)521-7560
City or town: Lafayette
County: Lafayette Parish

Quality of life in Lafayette Schools in Lafayette

Nearby high schools

The closest public high schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math
W. D. & Mary Baker Smith Career CenterCareer and technical	8–12	0	—	—	—	0.0 mi
David Thibodaux STEM Magnet AcademyCareer and technicalFree meals for all	6–12	1,362	21.1	75%	64%	2.1 mi
Northside High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	713	15.6	—	—	2.2 mi
Early College Academy	9–12	257	37.7	—	—	3.2 mi
Lafayette High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	1,720	23.1	—	—	3.6 mi
JCFA LafayetteCharterAlternative	9–12	56	18.7	—	—	4.5 mi

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

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