Calcasieu Parish Public Schools
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Calcasieu Parish School Board is a school district
based in Lake Charles
, Louisiana
, United States
. The CPSB operates all public schools in Calcasieu Parish, including the city of Lake Charles.
Alternative
School district
School districts are a form of special-purpose district which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools.-United States:...
based in Lake Charles
Lake Charles, Louisiana
Lake Charles is the fifth-largest incorporated city in the U.S. state of Louisiana, located on Lake Charles, Prien Lake, and the Calcasieu River. Located in Calcasieu Parish, a major cultural, industrial, and educational center in the southwest region of the state, and one of the most important in...
, Louisiana
Louisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The CPSB operates all public schools in Calcasieu Parish, including the city of Lake Charles.
Demographics
- Total Students (as of October 1, 2007): 32,837
- Gender
- Male: 51%
- Female: 49%
- Race/Ethnicity
- White: 61.36%
- African American: 36.00%
- Native American: 0.20%
- Hispanic: 1.57%
- Asian: 0.88%
- Socio-Economic Indicators
- At-RiskAt-risk studentsThe term at-risk students is used to describe students who are "at risk" of failing academically, for one or more of any several reasons. The term can be used to describe a wide variety of students, including ones who belong to ethnic minorities, those who are academically disadvantaged, those who...
: 55.29% - Free Lunch: 45.83%
- Reduced Lunch: 9.46%
- At-Risk
K-12 schools
- Bell City High SchoolBell City High School (Louisiana)Bell City High School is a Public High School located in Bell City, Louisiana and is a part of the Calcasieu Parish School Board.The school mascot is the Bruins.- Facts and Figures :Enrollment Data as of Oct...
(Unincorporated area) - Starks High School (Unincorporated area)
High schools
Zoned- A. M. Barbe High School (Lake Charles)
- DeQuincy High School (DeQuincyDeQuincy, LouisianaDeQuincy is the northernmost city in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 3,398 at the 2000 census. DeQuincy is part of the Lake Charles Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:DeQuincy is located at ....
) - Sam Houston High School (Unincorporated area)
- Iowa High School (IowaIowa, LouisianaIowa is a town in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 2,663 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Lake Charles Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
) - LaGrange High School (Lake Charles)
- Sulphur High SchoolSulphur High School (Louisiana)Sulphur High School is a 5A public high school located in Sulphur, Louisiana. The current principal is Mr. Keith Bonin. SHS has a Ninth Grade Campus which opened its doors in the 2005-2006 school year, and its principal is Mr. Chuck Hansen...
(SulphurSulphur, LouisianaSulphur is a city in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 22,512 at the 2000 census. Sulphur is a suburb of Lake Charles, and is part of the Lake Charles Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
)- Sulphur High 9th Grade Campus (Opened 2004)
- Vinton High School (VintonVinton, LouisianaVinton is a town in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 3,338 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Lake Charles Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History of Vinton:...
) - Westlake High School (WestlakeWestlake, LouisianaWestlake is a city in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, United States and is part of the Lake Charles Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is considered a suburb of Lake Charles. The population was 4,668 at the 2000 census...
) - Washington-Marion Magnet High School (Lake Charles)
Alternative
- Calcasieu Career Center (Lake Charles)
- College Street Vocational Center/Westlake T&I (Lake Charles)
6-8 Middle schools
- S. P. Arnett Middle School (Westlake)
- DeQuincy Middle School (DeQuincy)
- LeBlanc Middle School (Sulphur)
- Housed inside is the Jake Drost Special School which serves special needs children in areas of the parish west of the Calcasieu River.
- W. W. Lewis Middle School (Sulphur)
- Ray D. Molo Middle School (Lake Charles)
- Moss Bluff Middle School (Unincorporated area)
- Oak Park Middle School (Lake Charles)
- Reynaud Middle School (Lake Charles)
- Vinton Middle School (Vinton)
- S. J. Welsh Middle School (Lake Charles)
- Forrest K. White Middle School (Lake Charles)
Elementary schools
Zoned- Barbe Elementary School (Lake Charles)
- Brentwood Elementary School (Lake Charles)
- J. D. Clifton Elementary School (Lake Charles)
- College Oaks Elementary School (Lake Charles)
- Combre-Fondel Elementary School (Lake Charles)
- T. S. Cooley Elementary School (Lake Charles)
- DeQuincy Elementary School (DeQuincy)
- Dolby Elementary School (Lake Charles)
- Fairview Elementary School (Unincorporated area)
- Frasch Elementary School (Sulphur)
- Gillis Elementary School (Unincorporated area)
- W. T. Henning Elementary School (Sulphur)
- Henry Heights Elementary School (Lake Charles)
- J. J. Johnson, II Elementary School (Lake Charles)
- M. J. Kaufman Elementary School (Unincorporated area)
- John F. Kennedy Elementary School (Lake Charles)
- E. K. Key Elementary School (Sulphur)
- LeBleu Settlement Elementary School (Unincorporated area)
- Moss Bluff Elementary School (Unincorporated area)
- Nelson Elementary School (Lake Charles)
- Oak Park Elementary School (Lake Charles)
- D. S. Perkins Elementary School (Sulphur)
- Prien Lake Elementary School (Lake Charles)
- St. John Elementary School (Unincorporated area)
- Vincent Settlement Elementary School (Unincorporated area)
- R. W. Vincent Elementary School (Sulphur)
- Vinton Elementary School (Vinton)
- T. H. Watkins Elementary School (Lake Charles)
- Pearl Watson Elementary School (Lake Charles)
- Western Heights Elementary School (Westlake)
- Westwood Elementary School (Westlake)
- Ralph Wilson Elementary School (Lake Charles)