For a long time now, Luchu's best middle-school students here have flowed towards the urban areas of Tainan and Kangshan in Kaohsiung County for high school. Those students admitted at Lu-Chu Senior High have had marks of 160-250 points on the high-school entrance exams, representing a range of difference about 90 points (the maximum possible score is 300 points, with a further 12 points being added from 2007 for essays).
長久以來，當地好學生都流往台南、高雄岡山兩大都市，夾在其間的路竹高中，招收進來的學生，國中基測成績分布從 160 分到 250 分，落差有 90 分之多（基測總分為 300 分，2007 年開始加計作文 12 分）。