Dutchtown High School is one of the finest educational atmospheres I have seen in a while. They pair fun and creative techniques with education and the students enjoy the school very much. The school spirit is outstanding and the encouragement from the staff to the student to participate in their high
... Read more school is also phenomonal. It is a structured, monitored enviroment, while still allowing some freedom to its students. The leadership from the administration is great, and I know that my child will come out with happy years from Dutchtown. Go Griffins! Read less
Posted by a parent on 11/10/08
I like DTHS my son's acadimic scores have improved since his attendance here keep up the good work.
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Posted by a parent on 10/01/08
I am a freshmen at Dutchtown. I love the school. However there is a problem with over population. It's a problem but it does not effect many students grades.
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Posted by a student on 09/30/08
I love attending DTHS. I do however dislike the overcrowding in the hallways. It's hard to get to certain classes on time. However, I'm in my senior year at Dutchtown and I am so glad to be attending it at Dutchtown. Go Griffins! =D
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Posted by a student on 08/30/08
This is the most awesome school ive ever been to! ily dths
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Posted by a student on 08/28/08
Excellent! I would pick no other school to attend! go griffins!
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Posted by a student on 08/27/08
This school isn't really what I'd call amazing or great. The teachers here sometimes have no idea what they're talking about and rarely offer help where it's needed. Don't do something their way and they hound you, often times calling you out in front of class and putting you in the spotlight. I know
... Read more sometimes it's needed for certain students, but everyone makes mistakes and here, you aren't even allowed to do that. Sure, there are great things about Dutchtown, most of which are the athletics. I believe without their football teams or their other sport teams, Dutchtown really wouldn't be very high in standards. Read less
Posted by a other on 08/26/08
out of all the schools in the area Dutchtown High School is the most fitting. Including a wounderfull updated staff, new campuses, and outstanding extra carricular acctivities.
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Posted by a student on 07/10/08
This school used to be much better, overcrowding is one of this School's main problem. Build a 4th High School to ease the overcrowding ,the other 2 high schools have the same overcrowding, so the Tried Teachers (most good) could get back to teaching. This could be a good school for your 'average
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* In 2007-2008 Louisiana used the Graduate Exit Examination for the 21st Century (GEE 21) to test grade 10 students in math and English language arts and grade 11 students in science and social studies. The GEE 21 is a high school graduation requirement. The GEE 21 is a standards-based test, which means it measures specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Louisiana. The goal is for all students to score at or above basic on the test.
Student enrollment:
1,563
Students per teacher:
24
Full-time teachers:
64
Number of classrooms:
Vocational Education
Accounting, Agriculture Education, Auto Mechanics, Culinary Arts, Drafting, Electronics, Food Nutrition, Health, Phys Ed, ROTC, Word Processing, Welding
Music
Band, Choral, Music Theory, Orchestra
Computer Science
Computer Science, Multimedia
Fine Arts
Dance, Drama, Fine Arts
Social Studies / Social Sciences
Economics, Psychology
Science
Environmental Science
English
Journalism, Speech/Debate
Special Education
Life Skills
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Advanced Placement
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Before/After School
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Gifted and Talented
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general intellectual ability or talent - high intelligence test score (usually two standard deviations above the mean), and high levels of vocabulary, memory, abstract work knowledge and abstract reasoning;
specific academic aptitude or talent in one area such as mathematics or language arts;
creative and productive thinking, the ability to produce new ideas;
leadership ability, the ability to direct individuals or groups to a common decision or action;
visual and performing arts, special talents in visual art, music, dance, drama, or other related studies;
psychomotor ability, such as practical, spatial, mechanical, and physical skills.
Vocation/Technical Curriculum
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Special Education Classes
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Adult Education Classes
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English as Second Language
English language classes for students whose first language is not English.
Geismar schools — Dutchtown High School is located at 13165 Highway 73, Geismar LA 70734. 13165 Highway 73 is in the 70734 ZIP code in Geismar, LA The school district for Dutchtown High School is the Ascension Parish School District. Dutchtown High School is a Public school that serves grade levels 9 - 12.
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