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LaGrange High School

Q: Is LaGrange High School a good school?

LaGrange High School ranks in the bottom 7.4% of Louisiana high schools.

Q: How many students attend LaGrange High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 881 students attended LaGrange High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of LaGrange High School?

Students at LaGrange High School are 74% African American, 12% Hispanic, 8% White, 4% Two or more races.

Q: What schools feed into LaGrange High School?

LaGrange High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Brentwood Elementary School Elementary : Fairview Elementary School Elementary : Henry Heights Elementary School Elementary : M. J. Kaufman Elementary School Elementary : Oak Park Elementary School Elementary : T. H. Watkins Elementary School Middle : F. K. White Middle School Middle : Oak Park Middle School

Public Grades 9-12

301^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 325 Louisiana High Schools

Better than 7% of Louisiana high schools

Summary

LaGrange High School in Lake Charles, LA, is a public high school serving 881 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Calcasieu Parish school district, a 4-star district ranked in the top 27% of districts statewide.

LaGrange High School faces significant challenges that set it apart from nearby schools. The most pressing issue is an extreme chronic absenteeism rate of 52.1% for the 2024-2025 school year—more than double the district average of 20.9% and the state average of 22.5%. For context, nearby Sulphur High School has a rate of just 22.3%, and Sam Houston High School sits at 26.7%. This absenteeism directly contributes to critically low academic proficiency, with only 30% of students proficient in Algebra I compared to 85% at Sam Houston and 79% at Alfred M. Barbe High School. The school also has a low graduation rate of 79.5% and a dropout rate of 5.2%, starkly contrasting with Sulphur High's 95% graduation rate and Westlake High School's 1.0% dropout rate. Despite a favorable student-to-teacher ratio of 9.4:1—lower than Barbe High's 16.9:1—these resources have not translated into academic success.

Interestingly, LaGrange and Barbe High are located just 3.21 miles apart yet represent vastly different educational realities. While Barbe is a high-performing, 4-star school ranked in the 79th percentile, LaGrange ranks in the 7th percentile. The school has shown some relative success with specific subgroups, such as Homeless Students (48th percentile) and English Language Learner Students (49th percentile), suggesting pockets of effective practice. However, the climbing chronic absenteeism rate—from 33.8% in 2020-2021 to over 52% in 2024-2025—creates a vicious cycle that undermines learning and engagement. Breaking this cycle remains the school's most critical challenge.

881

Students ?

9.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,280

Per pupil spending ?

78.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3420 Louisiana Ave
Lake Charles, LA 70605

(337) 217-4960

District: Calcasieu Parish

Feeder schools for LaGrange High School:

Elementary:	Brentwood Elementary School
	Fairview Elementary School
	Henry Heights Elementary School
	M. J. Kaufman Elementary School
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	Oak Park Elementary School
	T. H. Watkins Elementary School
Middle:	F. K. White Middle School
	Oak Park Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

74.5%

Hispanic:

12.0%

White:

8.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2016 → 7th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (31% vs 63% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Louisiana average (80% vs 85%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school31%

District avg66%

Louisiana avg63%

301^st of 325

Louisiana public high schools ?

Bottom 7%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 9High Schools in the Calcasieu Parish

31^st of 116Calcasieu Parish 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	7.8	301 of 325	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.8	287 of 329	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.3	300 of 333	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	282 of 321	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	281 of 326	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	262 of 322	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	270 of 313	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.9	257 of 302	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	11.0	282 of 297	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.9	281 of 297	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	19.6	281 of 312	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	17.5	280 of 309	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	20.1	281 of 312	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	19.9	277 of 310	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	28.2	255 of 300	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	22.1	259 of 297	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	17.2	263 of 301	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	29.0	224 of 291	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	41.9	194 of 290	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	19.8	219 of 260	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.1	210 of 256	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	230 of 260	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	204 of 252	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	204 of 256	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.8	170 of 243	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.1	179 of 233	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	20.9	55 of 57	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	40.5	30 of 59	49.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.5	34 of 50	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.5	29 of 34	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	6.4	298 of 313	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.8	276 of 308	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.4	285 of 308	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	276 of 308	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	278 of 311	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.4	243 of 288	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	248 of 292	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	6.8	120 of 125	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	32.5	86 of 120	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.1	84 of 113	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.3	99 of 107	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.3	98 of 103	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.1	84 of 92	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2024	51.7	13 of 25	48.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	11.3	293 of 321	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.3	279 of 323	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	290 of 328	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	277 of 321	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	284 of 322	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.3	224 of 285	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.8	261 of 301	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	11.0	279 of 311	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.9	268 of 313	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.6	286 of 315	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.3	274 of 306	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	273 of 301	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.1	251 of 292	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	257 of 291	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	0.1	66 of 66	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	21.8	144 of 168	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.1	142 of 170	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	102 of 138	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	126 of 139	9.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.6	104 of 135	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	108 of 122	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	11.1	233 of 244	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	26.7	197 of 245	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.6	239 of 248	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	236 of 249	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	48.9	134 of 250	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.5	226 of 245	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.1	215 of 249	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2024)48th percentile+38 vs school

African American (2026)16th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2026)14th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)10th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)9th percentile~ school

Female (2026)5th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)5th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)4th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)4th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)<1st percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

English II43%-24 vs state

Biology33%-27 vs state

Algebra I30%-35 vs state

U.S. History24%-31 vs state

English I24%-42 vs state

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about LaGrange High School

What district is LaGrange High School in?

Calcasieu Parish

What schools feed into LaGrange High School?

LaGrange High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Brentwood Elementary School
Elementary : Fairview Elementary School
Elementary : Henry Heights Elementary School
Elementary : M. J. Kaufman Elementary School
Elementary : Oak Park Elementary School
Elementary : T. H. Watkins Elementary School
Middle : F. K. White Middle School
Middle : Oak Park Middle School

Is LaGrange High School a good school?

LaGrange High School ranks in the bottom 7.4% of Louisiana high schools.

What is the racial makeup of LaGrange High School?

Students at LaGrange High School are 74% African American, 12% Hispanic, 8% White, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend LaGrange High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 881 students attended LaGrange High School.

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2025–26 LEAP test scoresJul 6, 2026

2023–24 dropout ratesFeb 24, 2026

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2023–24 through 2024–25 graduation ratesNov 22, 2025

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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