| West Jefferson High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
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2200 8th Street Harvey , Louisiana United States | |
| Coordinates | 29°54′12″N 90°04′27″W / 29.9033°N 90.0741°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public Secondary |
| Established | 1955 |
| School district | Jefferson Parish School District |
| Dean | Lamica Esteen, Willet Menard |
| Principal | Vanessa Brown-Lewis |
| Teaching staff | 56.10 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Gender | Boys and Girls |
| Enrollment | 1,524 (2022-2023)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 27.17[1] |
| Color(s) | Scarlet and Silver Grey |
| Athletics | American football, Baseball, Basketball, Soccer, Softball, Track, Volleyball, AFJROTC |
| Mascot | Buccaneer |
| Nickname | West Jeff, WJHS |
| Team name | Buccaneers |
| Rival | Helen Cox, John Ehret, LW Higgins, East Jefferson |
| Affiliation | None |
| Website | http://westjefferson.jpschools.org/ |
West Jefferson High School, also known as WJHS, and West Jeff is a public high school located in Harvey in unincorporated Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States, just outside New Orleans.[2] It was founded in 1955. This is one of the schools in Jefferson Parish that offered the Laptop one to one initiative program. West Jefferson also offers transportation for students to and from school for free. This is a Title I school [3]
It serves portions of several communities,[4] including Harvey,[2] Gretna,[5] and Timberlane.[6] All of Terrytown is in the West Jefferson attendance zone.[7]
- ^ a b c "West Jefferson High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
- ^ a b "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Harvey CDP, LA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2024-03-03.
"2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Harvey CDP, LA" (Archive). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on May 18, 2014. - ^ Local School Directory localschooldirectory.com 30 January 2010
- ^ "High School Districts 2023-2024 West Bank of Jefferson Parish" (PDF). Jefferson Parish Public Schools. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
- ^ "Map" (Archive). City of Gretna. Retrieved on May 18, 2014.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Timberlane CDP, LA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
"2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Timberlane CDP, LA" (Archive). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on May 18, 2014. - ^ "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Terrytown CDP, LA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2024-03-03.
"2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Terrytown CDP, LA" (Archive). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on May 18, 2014.