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Washington/Marion Magnet High School

Public Grades 9-12

277^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 325 Louisiana High Schools

Better than 15% of Louisiana high schools

Summary

Washington/Marion Magnet High School in Lake Charles, LA, serves 597 students in grades 9-12 and is part of the Calcasieu Parish school district, where 85% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

The most critical challenge facing Washington/Marion is a severe chronic absenteeism rate of 37.6%, which is nearly double the district average of 20.9% and far higher than nearby schools like Sam Houston High School (26.7%) and Sulphur High School (22.3%). This attendance crisis directly impacts academic performance, with proficiency rates on state exams significantly lagging behind the district—for example, only 48% of students are proficient in Algebra I compared to the district's 73%, and just 29% in Biology versus 66% district-wide. Despite a favorable student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1, which is lower than most neighboring schools, the combination of high poverty and absenteeism prevents these resources from translating into better outcomes.

There are some positive signs, however. The school has seen a remarkable turnaround for its Special Education students, who now perform above the state median (57th percentile) after ranking in the 12th percentile just two years ago. Additionally, the graduation rate has rebounded to 88.5%, above the state average of 85%, suggesting the school is effective at keeping students on track to graduate when they attend regularly. While Washington/Marion struggles compared to higher-performing neighbors like Alfred M. Barbe High School, it outperforms its most comparable peer, LaGrange High School, in both graduation rate (88.5% vs. 79.5%) and dropout rate (3.5% vs. 5.2%).

597

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,360

Per pupil spending ?

85.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2802 Pineview Street
Lake Charles, LA 70601

(337) 217-4540

District: Calcasieu Parish

Racial breakdown:

African American:

93.5%

Hispanic:

3.2%

White:

1.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 10th percentile in 2016 → 15th in 2026

Strengths

✓88% graduate in 4 years — above the Louisiana average (85%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (37% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (38% vs 22% Louisiana)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school37%

District avg66%

Louisiana avg62%

277^th of 325

Louisiana public high schools ?

Bottom 15%▲ up 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 10% (2016) to bottom 15% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	15.2	277 of 325	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.5	279 of 329	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	292 of 333	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.7	292 of 321	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.0	293 of 326	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.0	285 of 322	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	276 of 313	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	245 of 302	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.1	277 of 297	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	20.8	267 of 297	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	13.9	290 of 312	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	31.8	251 of 309	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.0	264 of 312	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	19.6	278 of 310	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	10.5	289 of 300	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	11.6	281 of 297	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	8.0	281 of 301	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	16.8	257 of 291	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	15.9	266 of 290	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	27.7	192 of 260	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.5	187 of 256	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	206 of 260	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	208 of 252	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	212 of 256	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.5	194 of 243	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.1	182 of 233	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	17.8	266 of 313	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.4	274 of 308	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.4	278 of 308	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	4.8	295 of 308	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.2	277 of 311	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.0	263 of 288	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.8	253 of 292	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	37.4	14 of 22	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.2	19 of 25	24.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	17.6	270 of 321	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.7	269 of 323	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	280 of 328	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.3	289 of 321	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.2	298 of 322	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.9	259 of 285	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.3	255 of 301	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	15.6	267 of 311	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.5	249 of 313	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	274 of 315	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	244 of 306	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.5	282 of 301	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.3	281 of 292	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	260 of 291	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	45.5	73 of 168	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	22.7	143 of 170	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	146 of 165	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	134 of 138	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	125 of 139	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.9	127 of 135	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.0	93 of 122	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)57th percentile+42 vs school

Homeless (2025)36th percentile+21 vs school

African American (2026)26th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)16th percentile~ school

Female (2026)15th percentile~ school

Male (2026)14th percentile~ school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I48%-17 vs state

Geometry47%-10 vs state

English II37%-30 vs state

U.S. History31%-24 vs state

English I30%-36 vs state

Biology29%-31 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 (2025)	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Grand Lake High School	Public	7-12	1039 Hwy 384 Grand Lake	Lake Charles	70607	Calcasieu 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 Washington/Marion Magnet High School

What district is Washington/Marion Magnet High School in?

Calcasieu Parish

Is Washington/Marion Magnet High School a good school?

Washington/Marion Magnet High School ranks in the bottom 14.8% of Louisiana high schools.

What schools feed into Washington/Marion Magnet High School?

Washington/Marion Magnet High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Combre-Fondel Elementary School
Elementary : John J. Johnson II Elementary School
Elementary : Pearl Watson Elementary School
Middle : Ray D. Molo Middle Magnet School

How many students attend Washington/Marion Magnet High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 597 students attended Washington/Marion Magnet High School.

What is the racial makeup of Washington/Marion Magnet High School?

Students at Washington/Marion Magnet High School are 93% African American, 3% Hispanic, 2% White.

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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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