High Schools in Calcasieu Parish

Summary:

The Calcasieu Parish school district in Louisiana is home to 9 high schools that vary in size and academic performance. While the district as a whole appears to be performing well, with most schools ranking in the top half of Louisiana, there are some notable outliers that are significantly underperforming.

The top-performing high schools in the district are Alfred M. Barbe High School, Sam Houston High School, and Sulphur High School. These schools consistently rank among the best in the state, with strong test scores, low dropout rates, and high graduation rates. In contrast, LaGrange High School and Washington/Marion Magnet High School stand out as the lowest-performing schools in the district, ranking in the bottom 15% of Louisiana high schools.

The district as a whole faces some challenges, including a high chronic absenteeism rate across all schools and significant socioeconomic diversity among the student populations, as evidenced by the wide range in free/reduced lunch rates. Addressing these issues could be key to improving overall academic performance and ensuring all students in the Calcasieu Parish school district receive a quality education.

District Detail

3310 Broad Street
Lake Charles, LA 70615-3808

(337) 217-4000

SchoolDigger Rank:
33^rd of 118 Louisiana districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 27,851

Primary Schools: 33
Middle Schools: 11
High Schools: 9
Alternative Schools: 3

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				LEAP Mathematics (2025)				LEAP English Language Arts (2025)				LEAP Algebra I (2025)	LEAP Geometry (2025)	LEAP English II (2025)	LEAP U.S. History (2025)	LEAP English I (2025)	LEAP Biology (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	LEAP Mathematics 6th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 7th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 8th Grade	LEAP Mathematics All Grades	LEAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts All Grades	LEAP Algebra I End of Course	LEAP Geometry End of Course	LEAP English II End of Course	LEAP U.S. History End of Course	LEAP English I End of Course	LEAP Biology End of Course	Total
Alfred M. Barbe High School	Public	9-12	2200 West McNeese	Lake Charles	70605	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 217-4460	1,908	113	16.9	41.0%	991 (51.9%)	518 (27.1%)	216 (11.3%)	106 (5.6%)	9 (0.5%)	4 (0.2%)	64 (3.4%)	73.6	64^th of 329 public high schools	80.5%		72.9	72^nd of 333 public high schools	78.4%	8									76.0	77.0	78.0	72.0	73.0	65.0	$13,430
DeQuincy High School	Public	9-12	207 N Overton	DeQuincy	70633	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 217-4530	279	30	9.4	47.0%	214 (76.7%)	50 (17.9%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	62	121^st of 329 public high schools	63.2%		70.4	82^nd of 333 public high schools	75.4%	39									69.0	67.0	67.0	56.0	69.0	71.0	$19,765
Sam Houston High School	Public	9-12	880 S H Jones Parkway	Lake Charles	70611	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 217-4480	1,141	77	14.7	34.3%	896 (78.5%)	124 (10.9%)	77 (6.7%)	10 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (2.8%)	77.5	56^th of 329 public high schools	83.0%		73.5	70^th of 333 public high schools	79.0%	14									72.0	76.0	78.0	70.0	86.0	72.0	$14,250
Iowa High School	Public	6-12	401 W Miller Ave	Iowa	70647	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 217-4380	1,007	76	13.3	55.3%	584 (58.0%)	326 (32.4%)	49 (4.9%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (4.2%)	64	113^th of 329 public high schools	65.7%		61.5	123^rd of 333 public high schools	63.1%	10	77.0	72.0	56.0	71.0	80.0	84.0	77.0	80.0	70.0	61.0	79.0	56.0	77.0	62.0	$15,958
LaGrange High School	Public	9-12	3420 Louisiana Ave	Lake Charles	70605	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 217-4960	881	93	9.4	78.7%	73 (8.3%)	656 (74.5%)	106 (12.0%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	37 (4.2%)	11.8	287^th of 329 public high schools	12.8%		8.3	300^th of 333 public high schools	9.9%	13									33.0	29.0	45.0	30.0	44.0	30.0	$22,280
Sulphur High School	Public	9-12	100 Sycamore Street	Sulphur	70663	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 217-4430	1,911	137	13.9	43.8%	1,444 (75.6%)	188 (9.8%)	171 (8.9%)	29 (1.5%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	73 (3.8%)	70.9	75^th of 329 public high schools	77.2%		70.1	87^th of 333 public high schools	73.9%	12									68.0	67.0	81.0	64.0	76.0	72.0	$15,543
Vinton High School	Public	9-12	1603 Grace Street	Vinton	70668	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 217-4400	242	26	9.2	58.3%	163 (67.4%)	48 (19.8%)	22 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.7%)	57.6	139^th of 329 public high schools	57.8%		56.1	150^th of 333 public high schools	55.0%	11									61.0	69.0	63.0	67.0	65.0	60.0	$21,580
Washington/Marion Magnet High School	Public	9-12	2802 Pineview Street	Lake Charles	70601	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 217-4540	597	48	12.5	85.3%	11 (1.8%)	558 (93.5%)	19 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	14.5	279^th of 329 public high schools	15.2%		11.2	292^nd of 333 public high schools	12.3%	13									42.0	45.0	36.0		33.0	34.0	$17,360
Westlake High School	Public	9-12	1000 Garden Drive	Westlake	70669	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 217-4950	487	50	9.6	44.1%	359 (73.7%)	80 (16.4%)	29 (6.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.3%)	59.3	133^rd of 329 public high schools	59.6%		65.7	112^th of 333 public high schools	66.4%	21									78.0		67.0	63.0	70.0	52.0	$18,707

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Southwest Louisiana Charter Acad. Foundation, Inc.	5.7 mi	2
Southwest Louisiana Charter Academy	5.81 mi	1	95^th
Lake Charles College Prep	6.02 mi	1	44^th
Lake Charles Charter Academy Foundation Inc.	6.23 mi	1	59^th
St. Tammany Parish	8.37 mi	57	19^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Louisiana Dept of Education.

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