Lafayette High School in Saint Joseph, MO

Lafayette High School

Public High School | Grade 9-12

412 E Highland Ave, Saint Joseph, MO

St. Joseph School District

3.7

2.4

717 Students

B-

Niche Grade

GreatSchools Rating

School Details

Head of School
Dr. Ashly Mcginnis

Student Teacher Ratio
14:1

Average ACT Score
22

Math Proficiency
22%

Reading Proficiency
52%

Average GPA
3.47

Graduation Rate
72%

C+

Academics

B+

Teachers

C+

College Prep

B-

Administration

B-

Resources/Facilities

B-

Clubs and Activities

Sports

C+

Food

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Niche Grade Details

Academics

Average GPA

3.47

Reading Proficiency

52%

Math Proficiency

22%

Teachers

Student Teacher Ratio

14:1

Teachers

Full Time Teachers

Teachers in First or Second Year

5.1%

College Prep

Average ACT

Math

English

Reading

Science

Number of AP Courses

AP Pass Rate

88.9%

AP Math Enrollment

Low

AP Science Enrollment

Low

Other AP Enrollment

Average

Clubs and Activities

Girls Athletic Participation

Average

Boys Athletic Participation

High

Test Scores

Equity

College Readiness

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Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor

194:1

Student Diversity

Male

52.7%

Female

47.3%

White

67.2%

Two or more races

11.3%

Hispanic

10.9%

Black

7.9%

Asian or Pacific Islander

1.3%

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

1.1%

Native American

<1%

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Specialty School Programs

AP Programs Offered

IB Programs Offered

Free/Reduced Lunch Offered

Athletics Program

Colleges Students are Considering

Students are most interested in or go on to attend these colleges.

Missouri Western State University 151 Students

Northwest Missouri State University 86 Students

University of Missouri 51 Students

University of Missouri - Kansas City 46 Students

University of Central Missouri 37 Students

Missouri State University 36 Students

Truman State University 23 Students

Kansas State University 20 Students

Missouri University of Science and Technology 17 Students

North Central Missouri College 17 Students

What Students Want to Study

Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.

Business 30 Students

Nursing 26 Students

Psychology 18 Students

Biology 18 Students

Elementary Education 13 Students

Pre-Medicine Studies 12 Students

Computer Science 11 Students

Pre-Law Studies 10 Students

Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Administration 9 Students

Journalism 9 Students

This School’s Reviews

4.0 Senior

2/2/2023

Overall, Lafayette high school has been a great experience. Most of the teachers know what they're doing and teach their classes well. My only problem with the school would be the students themselves, as quite a few of them have less than fortunate behavior.

3.0 Senior

1/19/2023

Lafayette is a pretty good school all around. In all honesty though, I wish the school and district had better teachers that would actually want to teach the students and not just see it as a babysitting job. I also wish that there was more options for classes and better involvement throughout the district. I also wish that the schools were better at preparing for college because I feel like that most teachers are just doing their jobs... not pushing us to excel.

4.0 Senior

12/30/2022

Some of our resources are a little run down, but the teachers are very inspiring and do their best with what they have.

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5.0 student

6/5/2021

I think it’s great here everyone is kind and welcoming.

4.0 parent

6/5/2021

The Lafayette staff does the best it can do with such a diverse range of issues. Nearly 80% of the student body receives free or reduced lunch. This coupled with a poorly led district leaves students underprepared for high school. A majority of the problems that the three of my students faced were p...

1.0 parent

1/21/2021

This school is nothing but trouble, teachers and students make others miserable.

1.0 student

6/2/2020

Lafayette High School is the worse high school I could ever go to.

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