University Laboratory School

University Laboratory School Foundation
The mission of the University Laboratory School Foundation is to nurture and build relationships with parents, grandparents, faculty, staff, alumni, and friends, and to provide resources and funding to foster excellence at the University Laboratory School.

Lab School Homepage

School site administered by Lab School Faculty, Staff, and Students

The Louisiana State University Laboratory School, located on the LSU campus, has continued a tradition of excellence since 1915. The Laboratory School offers a caring, close-knit culture, with approximately 100 students per grade K – 12, while maintaining a rigorous college preparatory (and participatory) curriculum. This coeducational school exists as an independent school system to provide training opportunities for pre- and in-service teachers and to serve as a demonstration and educational research center.

The Lab School garners regional and national acclaim:
For the second consecutive listing, Newsweek magazine has ranked University High as one of “America’s Best High Schools,” the only public school in Louisiana so noted. 
The Louisiana State Department of Education continues to recognize the Lab School as one of the ten highest performing public schools in the state. 

With 21 Nationally Board Certified faculty members, the Lab School has the highest percentage of Nationally Board Certified faculty in the state. 

These are just a few of the ways the LSU Lab School is recognized for its commitment to the highest standards of education.  For more information about the University Laboratory School, visit www.uhigh.lsu.edu.

Divisions

Elementary Grades (K-5)
 In addition to one of the finest primary programs in the state, Laboratory School  Kindergarten through fifth-grade students receive regular instruction in music, art, physical education, guidance, and foreign languages.  The school was the first in the state of Louisiana to implement the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (PYP).  Many of our instructors present workshops on innovative teaching techniques at state and national workshops and conventions.

Secondary Grades (6-12)
The Louisiana State University High School was the first school in Louisiana authorized to offer the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IB) and is in the process of applying for authorization of the Middle Years Programme (MYP).  IB, advanced placement, and college preparatory courses are all offered as well as courses approved by Louisiana State University for college-level credit.  University High strives to fulfill its creed, Excellence in Every Endeavor, especially in the areas of academics, the arts, and athletics.

Focus Areas

• K-12 instruction
  
• Pre- and In- Service Teacher Training
  
• College Preparatory
  
• College Participatory

Director

• Wade Smith

Elementary Grades Principal

• Dorothy Rumfellow

Secondary Grades Principal

• Albert Camburn

Dean of Students

• Frank Rusciano