West Jefferson High School (Louisiana)
| West Jefferson High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
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 | 79.18 (FTE) |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Gender | Boys and Girls |
| Enrollment | 1,707 (2023-2024) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 21.56 |
| Color(s) | Scarlet and silver gray |
| 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. 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
It serves portions of several communities, including Harvey, Gretna, and Timberlane. All of Terrytown is in the West Jefferson attendance zone.