West St. John High School

West St. John High School
West St. John High School
Location
	Edgard, Louisiana; United States
Coordinates	30°01′00″N 90°33′11″W / 30.0166°N 90.5531°W
Information
Type	Public school
Faculty	19.50 (FTE)
Grades	8 to 12
Enrollment	195 (2017–18)
Student to teacher ratio	10.00
Color(s)	Royal Blue and White
Team name	Rams
Rival	St. James Wildcats
Website	http://wsjh.stjohn.k12.la.us/

West St. John High School is a senior high school in Edgard, an unincorporated area in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana.^[2] It is a part of the St. John the Baptist Parish School Board and serves grades 8–12.

The school has fewer than 200 students.^[2] The student body is 99 percent African-American.^[3]

History

West St. John was originally named Second Ward High School before changing to its current name.

There was a previous Second Ward High School also located in Edgard that served black students from 1950 to 1969.^[4]

West St. John High athletics competes in the LHSAA.^[5]

State Championships
West St. John
(4) Football: 1998, 2003, 2004, 2017^[6]^[7]

Second Ward
(2) Football: 1971, 1972^[8]

^ ^a ^b ^c "West St. John High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
^ ^a ^b School Profile." West St. John High School. Retrieved on October 23, 2017.
^ https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/louisiana/districts/st-john-the-baptist-parish-public-schools/west-st-john-high-school-8741^{[bare URL]}
^ "History of Second Ward High School" (PDF). africanamericanhighschoolsinlouisianabefore1970. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
^ "West St. John High School". lhsaa.org. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
^ "West St. John Rams Football". 14-0productions.com. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
^ "West St. John defeats Kentwood for 1A title". theadvocate.com. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
^ "Louisiana High School Football State Championships 1921 – 2021". 14-0productions.com. Retrieved July 25, 2022.

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