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Posted on 4/28/21 at 7:08 am to WildManGoose
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LA has its own list of school rankings that is more relevant than US News.
Where are these rankings?
Posted on 4/28/21 at 7:14 am to Tigeralum2008
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It stopped being about evaluating the talent of the kid and became more about who the parent knew.
It was about who you knew 30 years ago and it still is today. The bottom line is that U-High is a socially acceptable “public” high school with the Baton Rouge upper class. You get to pretend your kids go to an elite private school for a fraction of the price. But as this report shows, it’s anything but elite.
Posted on 4/28/21 at 7:27 am to lsupride87
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It’s why a lily white upper middle class school like Mandeville ranks low here, but very high when using objective data
St Amant has similar demographics to Mandeville and is still ranked. Maybe Mandeville just isn’t as good as Northshore people think?
Posted on 4/28/21 at 7:38 am to TigerintheNO
You can’t trust anything you read anymore. If i’m reading a list of “best schools”, i’m thinking they are based on test scores and college readiness.
Posted on 4/28/21 at 7:40 am to Rick9Plus
Louisiana and Top Ranked Schools is an oxymoron. I have been a teacher for 24 years in Public School Louisiana. Trust me...With the exception of BR High and U-High
This post was edited on 4/28/21 at 7:49 am
Posted on 4/28/21 at 7:43 am to pizota13
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am a teacher for 24 years i
Posted on 4/28/21 at 7:46 am to Bourre
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Maybe Mandeville just isn’t as good as Northshore people think?
North sore has some very competitive private schools that might be attracting students that would otherwise go to public schools.
Posted on 4/28/21 at 7:51 am to goofball
Ben Franklin graduates an alarming amount of far left activist types. Socialism is the mantra there.
Posted on 4/28/21 at 8:07 am to goofball
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4. Lusher Charter School - New Orleans
will always be Fortier to me
Posted on 4/28/21 at 8:09 am to lionward2014
quote:Yat migration
Need some Northshore pumpers to explain how it's possible that none of their schools are in the top 16.
Posted on 4/28/21 at 8:10 am to tgrbaitn08
quote:yep very solid staff and leadership
Kenner Discovery will be in that list soon
Posted on 4/28/21 at 9:40 am to Roscoe
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Where are these rankings?
Louisiana Believes
The last data are from 2019 because kids didn't test last year. The metric is SPS (school performance score) and is based on purely academic metrics.
Fwiw, the list is dramatically different from the USNews list once you get past the first 10.
Posted on 4/28/21 at 9:49 am to Bourre
quote:St. Amant has more than double the black population as Mandeville High (its almost 3x as much)
St Amant has similar demographics to Mandeville
But yeh, similar
This post was edited on 4/28/21 at 9:51 am
Posted on 4/28/21 at 9:56 am to WildManGoose
quote:Correct. Uhigh dramatically goes up
Fwiw, the list is dramatically different from the USNews list once you get past the first 10.
Also, even those scores absolutely do take into effect low income and diversity
ACT scores is the best way to judge this IMHO
1. Haynes Academy School for Advanced Studies
2. Louisiana School for Math Science & the Arts
3. Patrick F. Taylor Science & Technology Academy
4. Benjamin Franklin High School
5. LSU Laboratory School
6. Thomas Jefferson High School for Advanced Studies
7. Lusher Charter School
8 Caddo Parish Magnet High School
9 Baton Rouge Magnet High School
10 Early College Academy
11 New Orleans Center for Creative Arts
12 Mandeville High School
13 Avoyelles Public Charter School
14 Northshore High School
15 Lee High School
16 Fontainebleau High School
17 Lafayette High School
18 David Thibodaux STEM Magnet Academy
19 C.E. Byrd High School
20 Choudrant High School
Posted on 4/28/21 at 10:15 am to bayoubengals88
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There is absolutely no way that Denham Springs is a better school than Central High. I couldn't agree more...or Live Oak for that matter.
Yet there it is in full color.
Posted on 4/28/21 at 11:01 am to Sweep Da Leg
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Can post for a fact that this school among others are fudging their grades and scores to a) look better and b) get more money. Patrick Taylor’s last principal Jamie zapico was allowed to leave with full benefits when she was caught red handed and with plenty of proof altering grades and test scores as well as even giving kids A’s and credit for courses they never took. She should’ve been fired and made an example of but god forbid we embarrass the school or more likely hurt the gravy chain. The students at Patrick Taylor are not all but mostly not the brightest bulbs. The new principal is a little better but still doing things for grades that I would consider cheating and possibly illegal. Jamie Zapico was DEFINITELY breaking the law and we get to pay her a nice retirement for doing so. Yayyy government
I have two kids that attend Patrick Taylor presently. Let’s suffice to say that you know nothing about this.
While the a certain story made the news, if you believe everything you hear on the evening news....then you would never test into any of the Advanced Academies.
I will tell you from first hand knowledge that the new principal is lazy and does NOTHING on her own. While very nice, she is 100% a “Yes Ma’am”. Period.
Sounds like you do not like Jamie, or you are just a gullible person. Either way, do not speak with such certainty on subjects you know very little about.
Posted on 4/28/21 at 11:10 am to danilo
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What’s the admissions process/requirements?
My kids took a test when they were 5-ish. Before pre-K. In the 2 years between my son taking the test and my daughter taking it, the score required to be accepted has jumped significantly. This is due to the increase in parents having their kids take this test.
If you do not qualify for a spot in one of the schools in the Advanced Academy system, there is a waiting list. I have no idea if there is a point in time which you are required to retake the test.
Someone mentioned that this has become a drain on some of the local private schools. That is 100% true. I went to Jesuit, and am friends with the principal today. He and I have had this exact conversation. But why pay $12K/year for Jesuit when the same or better education can be had for free? Before anyone argues that point, Patrick Taylor has had 3 kids score a perfect 36 on the ACT thus far this year.
Posted on 4/28/21 at 11:21 am to goofball
Getting a "C" grade by averaging "A" and "F" grades is unacceptable. Good school systems don't need magnet or "ringer" schools
This post was edited on 4/28/21 at 11:22 am
Posted on 4/28/21 at 11:23 am to lsupride87
Based on ACT Mandeville, Northshore, and Fontainebleau are the best non-charter (private light) schools in the state. Pretty damn impressive.
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