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Lake Charles College Prep

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Lake Charles College Prep ranks 140 th of 325 Louisiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

140^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 325 Louisiana High Schools

Better than 57% of Louisiana high schools

Summary

Lake Charles College Prep is a public charter high school in Lake Charles, LA, serving 624 students in grades 9-12, and it has achieved a remarkable turnaround from a 1-star rating to a 3-star rating over the past four years, now ranking in the 57th percentile statewide.

This school stands out for its exceptional support of specific student groups, ranking 1st in the state for English Language Learners and serving its African American and Hispanic students at the 87th and 75th percentiles, respectively—far outperforming its overall rank. It also boasts a strong graduation rate of 92.0%, well above the state average of 83.2%, despite having 75.16% of students eligible for free/reduced lunch, a rate much higher than nearby schools like Sam Houston High School (34.27%) and Sulphur High School (43.8%). A consistent academic strength is Biology, where 75% of students are proficient, 15 points above the state average. However, chronic absenteeism at 25.7% remains a challenge, higher than the state average and peers like Grand Lake High School (20.6%).

Operating as its own district, Lake Charles College Prep has leveraged autonomy to drive its rapid improvement, contrasting sharply with nearby LaGrange High School, which serves a similar high-poverty population but has a 0-star rating and a 79.5% graduation rate. This success story positions the school as a standout in the area, outperforming the Calcasieu Parish district average in key metrics like graduation rate and Biology proficiency, despite serving a higher percentage of economically disadvantaged students.

624

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,876

Per pupil spending ?

75.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2801 Power Centre Pkwy
Lake Charles, LA 70607

(337) 419-2868

District: Lake Charles College Prep

Racial breakdown:

African American:

88.0%

Two or more races:

5.6%

Hispanic:

5.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 23rd percentile in 2019 → 57th in 2026

Strengths

✓92% graduate in 4 years — above the Louisiana average (83%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 34 percentile points since 2019

✓Above the Louisiana median (57th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school65%

Louisiana avg62%

140^th of 325

Louisiana public high schools ?

Top 43%▲ up 34 pts since 2019

From bottom 23% (2019) to top 43% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

33^rd of 116Lake Charles College Prep among Louisiana districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	60.4	140 of 325	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.6	159 of 329	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.1	211 of 333	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.2	214 of 321	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.3	267 of 326	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.0	258 of 322	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.6	240 of 313	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	77.7	33 of 260	87.3%	★★★★☆
2025	71.7	41 of 256	84.0%	★★★★☆
2024	52.8	111 of 260	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.5	133 of 252	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.3	155 of 256	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.7	161 of 243	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.8	112 of 233	51.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	99.0	1 of 57	98.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	62.1	127 of 313	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.7	139 of 308	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.6	206 of 308	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.6	198 of 308	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	12.9	273 of 311	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.4	247 of 288	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.7	234 of 292	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	66.7	31 of 125	75.2%	★★★★☆
2024	53.1	55 of 113	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.7	66 of 107	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.8	84 of 103	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2021	26.5	6 of 7	14.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	62.0	110 of 321	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.4	127 of 323	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.5	204 of 328	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.4	213 of 321	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.4	250 of 322	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.0	225 of 285	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.8	219 of 301	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	56.2	136 of 311	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.6	147 of 313	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.2	167 of 315	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.9	208 of 306	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.0	228 of 301	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.9	230 of 292	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.3	223 of 291	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	28.5	53 of 66	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.4	42 of 63	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.3	29 of 50	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	58.9	45 of 168	73.2%	★★★★☆
2025	39.5	98 of 170	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.8	115 of 165	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.6	114 of 138	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.0	79 of 139	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.2	112 of 135	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.5	116 of 122	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2026)98th percentile+41 vs school

African American (2026)87th percentile+30 vs school

Hispanic (2026)75th percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2026)73rd percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)66th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2026)59th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)56th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)20th percentile-32 vs school

Homeless (2021)14th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

Biology75%+15 vs state

Algebra I70%+5 vs state

English I66%~ state avg

English II65%~ state avg

U.S. History57%~ state avg

Geometry55%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				LEAP Mathematics (2026)				LEAP English Language Arts (2026)				LEAP Social Studies (2026)				LEAP Algebra I (2026)	LEAP Geometry (2026)	LEAP English II (2026)	LEAP U.S. History (2026)	LEAP English I (2026)	LEAP Biology (2026)	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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 Social Studies 6th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 7th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 8th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 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
Lake Charles College Prep	Public, Charter	9-12	2801 Power Centre Pkwy	Lake Charles	70607	Calcasieu Parish	Lake Charles College Prep	Yes	No	No	Yes	(337) 419-2868	624	37	17.0	75.2%	9 (1.4%)	549 (88.0%)	31 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.6%)	60.4	140^th of 325 public high schools	56.9%		53.6	159^th of 329 public high schools	51.7%	19													70.0	55.0	65.0	57.0	66.0	75.0	$12,876
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%)	7.8	301^st of 325 public high schools	7.4%		11.8	287^th of 329 public high schools	12.8%	14													30.0		43.0	24.0	24.0	33.0	$22,280
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%)	15.2	277^th of 325 public high schools	14.8%		14.5	279^th of 329 public high schools	15.2%	2													48.0	47.0	37.0	31.0	30.0	29.0	$17,360
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%)	75	67^th of 325 public high schools	79.4%		73.6	64^th of 329 public high schools	80.5%	3													79.0	74.0	76.0	60.0	75.0	73.0	$13,430
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%)	62.9	123^rd of 325 public high schools	62.2%		59.3	133^rd of 329 public high schools	59.6%	10													65.0	80.0	78.0	46.0	70.0	61.0	$18,707
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%)	83	39^th of 325 public high schools	88.0%		77.5	56^th of 329 public high schools	83.0%	17													85.0	79.0	86.0	61.0	83.0	78.0	$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%)	65.6	110^th of 325 public high schools	66.2%		64	113^th of 329 public high schools	65.7%	3	78.0	70.0	57.0	70.0	87.0	77.0	76.0	80.0	61.0	59.0	70.0	65.0	75.0	61.0	64.0	70.0	65.0	72.0	$15,958
Grand Lake High School	Public	7-12	1039 Hwy 384 Grand Lake	Lake Charles	70607	Cameron Parish	Cameron Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 905-2231	322	29	11.1	37.0%	276 (85.7%)	4 (1.2%)	37 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	82.5	41^st of 325 public high schools	87.4%		87.6	17^th of 329 public high schools	94.8%	24						87.0	86.0	86.0		66.0	68.0	66.0	93.0		87.0	58.0			$24,653
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%)	72.3	78^th of 325 public high schools	76.0%		70.9	75^th of 329 public high schools	77.2%	3													80.0	62.0	76.0	66.0	70.0	73.0	$15,543

Frequently Asked Questions about Lake Charles College Prep

Is Lake Charles College Prep a good school?

Lake Charles College Prep ranks 140^th of 325 Louisiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Lake Charles College Prep?

Students at Lake Charles College Prep are 88% African American, 6% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 1% White.

How many students attend Lake Charles College Prep?

In the 2024-25 school year, 624 students attended Lake Charles College Prep.

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