The Grace King High School community strives to create a quality workforce by involving its stakeholders in the planning and implementation of meaningful, educational experiences. Our mission is to create an environment where teachers and students are learners who gain both the knowledge and skills to effectively navigate within today's world.

Attentiveness           Attendance         Attitude      Accountability

Grace King High School is committed to working with every child, every day, for individual success. Grace King High School builds student confidence and self-esteem by valuing effort and encouraging participation in the full high school experience!

It is with great Irish pride that I welcome you to Grace King High School, whether it be in person or via the website. You will find our faculty and staff, our earth shakers and world changers, eager and ready to work diligently with our students each and every school day. As a faculty, we are committed to ensuring that our students, no matter where they are in the world strive to be readers, writers, and critical thinkers. In the Grace King community, everyone is held accountable for teaching and learning. Our fours A's: attitude, attendance, attentiveness, and accountability are the four corners of the foundation which supports our work and serves as guiding tenets for academic success.  

I invite you to return to the website should you need information about Grace King events, personnel, and academics.  Although this year may have its challenges, I am looking forward to a banner year at Grace King. We know that Life is sweet at Grace King, and sweet success will come with maximum efforts. 

Respectfully,

Gerod K. Macon, Ed.D

Principal

Grace King High School Administration

Assistant Principals 

Ms. Valerie Johnson - Assistant Principal of the Office of Operations and Student Services, 11th & 12th Grade Academy Principal 
Mr. Ozzie Ross - Assistant Principal for Special Education and Special Populations, 10th Grade Academy Principal
Ms. Katrina Torrado - Assistant Principal of Teaching and Learning, Freshman Academy Principal

Dean of Students

Mr. Charles Allen II- Freshman Academy
Mr. Blake Harwell - 10th Grade Academy
Ms. Donsherie Sullivan -11th & 12th Grade Academy

Bell Schedule 2021-2022

Please note: Visitors and third party providers must have an appointment in order to meet on campus. We request that visitors and third party providers contact the front office at least 24 hours in advance in order to request an appointment for a meeting so that we can provide a secure, sanitized private space.

Visitors are required to wear a mask while on campus at all times.

Students may be checked out until until 3:00 PM by a parent/guardian or individuals listed in the emergency contact information with the proper identification.

Front office phone number: (504) 888-7334 

  Please click here to access the schedule for opening of school schedule for August 9th and August 10th. Click here to access the schedule beginning August 11, 2021. 

Information for Visitors to Grace King High School

Please note: Visitors and third party providers must have an appointment in order to meet on campus. We request that visitors and third party providers contact the front office at least 24 hours in advance in order to request an appointment for a meeting so that we can provide a secure, sanitized private space.

ALL visitors and first-time enterers must complete the following COVID-19 Risk Assessment Survey prior to entering the campus. Notify the school nurse, Leila Olivier, RN immediately of anyone that responds “yes” to any of the following questions. 

1. Have you tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 14 days? □ Yes □ No

2. Have you come in close contact (within 6 feet for 15 minutes or longer) with someone who has tested positive for COVID- 19 in the past 14 days? □ Yes □ No

3. Are you experiencing any symptoms (e.g. fever, shortness of breath, persistent cough, new loss of taste or smell)? □ Yes □ No

Front office phone number: (504) 888-7334 

COVID-19 Community Notice and Reminders

The health and safety of our school community and their families remain a top priority. To do this, we must continue to follow all safety protocols and measures that have been set by Jefferson Parish Schools in collaboration with the CDC and LDH. 

Reminders:

• Keep your mask on at all times to protect yourself and others

• Continue to practice social distancing as set by the CDC

• Wash your hands often or use hand sanitizer
• Stay home if you are sick and notify the school 

Hunter Green, Gold and White

Grace King High School opened its doors in the fall of 1968 as an all-girls school, becoming coed in the 1980’s; it has become a school dedicated to excellence and diversity. In the spring of 1983, King was recognized as one of the top secondary schools in the State of Louisiana and was also a recipient of the Excellence in Education Award given by the United States Department of Education. Throughout the school’s history, it has ranked at the top in the area of achievement test scores. Most recently, Grace King was recognized during the spring 2014 by News Weekly as a bronze level school and one of the best high schools in the United States comparing over 19,000 high schools.

We sing your name with praise and deep devotion. We give to you, our loyalty and love. Within your walls, we learn to share together, the times of joy, of triumph, of tears. Let your bright star illume our lives forever, We sing our praise, to you, Grace King.

Grace King Fight Song

WE ARE THE MIGHTY GOLD…
AS WE MARCH ON TO VICTORY.
WE ARE THE PRIDE OF KING
AND WE WILL DO OUR THING
AS WE MARCH TO VICTORY.
AND WE WILL ALWAYS STRIVE TO
DO OUR BEST
NEVER YIELDING IN THE FINAL TEST.
WE ARE THE MIGHTY GREEN…
WE ARE THE MIGHTY GOLD…
AS WE MARCH ON TO VICTORY.
SO STAND AND GIVE A CHEER
AND NEVER HAVE A FEAR
THE FIGHTING IRISH ARE THE BEST!!!!