West Jefferson High School (Jefferson Parish SCH DIST.), Louisiana - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

West Jefferson High School is a High in Harvey, LA. It currently serves 1707 students (grades 09-12). The school is part of the Jefferson Parish School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in Jefferson Parish School District and all schools in Louisiana.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School
School Level: High
Number of Students:1707
Number of Teachers: 79
Student/Teacher Ratio: 21.56

Location Info

Location: 2200 Eighth Street, Harvey, LA 70058
Mailing Address: 2200 Eighth Street, Harvey, LA 70058-4099
Phone: (504)368-6055
Website:
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 10 418
Grade 11 312
Grade 12 329
Grade 9 648
Gender/Sex of West Jefferson High School Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 912 53.43
Female 795 46.57
Race/Ethnicity Demography of West Jefferson High School Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 4 0.23
Asian 34 1.99
Black or African American 708 41.48
Hispanic/Latino 822 48.16
Two or more races 37 2.17
White 102 5.98
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 2 0.22
Asian 22 2.41
Black or African American 368 40.35
Hispanic/Latino 441 48.36
Two or more races 18 1.97
White 61 6.69
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 2 0.25
Asian 12 1.51
Black or African American 340 42.77
Hispanic/Latino 381 47.93
Two or more races 19 2.39
White 41 5.16

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.
Grade 10 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.24
Asian 5 1.20
Black or African American 174 41.63
Hispanic/Latino 199 47.61
Two or more races 11 2.63
White 28 6.70
Grade 11 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.32
Asian 7 2.24
Black or African American 148 47.44
Hispanic/Latino 134 42.95
Two or more races 9 2.89
White 13 4.17
Grade 12 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.30
Asian 9 2.74
Black or African American 152 46.20
Hispanic/Latino 140 42.55
Two or more races 3 0.91
White 24 7.30
Grade 9 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.15
Asian 13 2.01
Black or African American 234 36.11
Hispanic/Latino 349 53.86
Two or more races 14 2.16
White 37 5.71