Calcasieu Parish Education: 9,952 Black students were enrolled in schools in 2022-23 school year

LA State Superintendent Cade Brumley 2023 | Louisiana Department of Education

By SW Louisiana News

Mar 18, 2024

There were 9,952 Black students enrolled in Calcasieu Parish schools in the 2022-23 school year, 3.4% more than the previous year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

Data showed that Calcasieu Parish welcomed 29,997 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 33.2% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the parish.

Among the 61 schools in Calcasieu Parish, Lake Charles Charter Academy recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 819 students.

The majority of Louisiana students were either white (48%) or Black (37%) in the 2021-22 school year.

In 2022, there was roughly one teacher for every 18 students compared to the national average of one teacher for 16 students. Teachers handling a higher number of students was found to have negative consequences for students’ school performance.

Ethnicities in Calcasieu Parish in 2022-23 School Year

Enrollment Demographics in Calcasieu Parish Schools During 2022-23 School Year

School name	% of Black students enrollment	Enrollment of Black Students
Jessie D. Clifton Elementary School	97.3%	143
Combre-Fondel Elementary School	94.9%	317
T. H. Watkins Elementary School	92.6%	174
Oak Park Elementary School	91.9%	216
Pearl Watson Elementary School	91.4%	277
Washington/Marion Magnet High School	91.3%	483
Ray D. Molo Middle Magnet School	91.2%	270
Brentwood Elementary School	90.1%	237
John J. Johnson Ii Elementary School	88.2%	135
Ralph F. Wilson Elementary School	86.7%	72
Oak Park Middle School	86.3%	303
Lake Charles College Prep	85.3%	477
Lake Charles Charter Academy	84.3%	819
John F. Kennedy Elementary School	83.1%	54
Lagrange High School	80.8%	617
Barbe Elementary School	80.8%	118
Southwest Louisiana Charter Academy	76.3%	546
Henry Heights Elementary School	70.5%	194
College Oaks Elementary School	68.2%	165
M. J. Kaufman Elementary School	45.7%	127
F. K. White Middle School	44.9%	262
J. I. Watson Elementary School	41.5%	210
Dolby Elementary School	38.6%	139
Jake Drost School for Exceptional Children	35.3%	12
Iowa High School	33.2%	335
S. J. Welsh Middle School	31.7%	328
Fairview Elementary School	30.6%	151
Richard W. Vincent Elementary School	29.4%	78
St. John Elementary School	28.3%	173
A. A. Nelson Elementary School	27.3%	193
Alfred M. Barbe High School	26%	482
Prien Lake Elementary School	24.4%	150
Dequincy Middle School	21.4%	43
Vinton Elementary School	21.4%	94
Westlake High School	17.9%	89
Vinton High School	17.8%	49
Westwood Elementary School	16.7%	68
E. K. Key Elementary School	16.3%	86
Dequincy Primary School	16.2%	41
T. S. Cooley Elementary Magnet School	15.5%	44
Vinton Middle School	14.3%	30
S. P. Arnett Middle School	14.2%	52
Lebleu Settlement Elementary School	13.8%	58
Dequincy High School	13.7%	41
Moss Bluff Elementary School	13%	122
Leblanc Middle School	12.7%	46
Western Heights Elementary School	12.2%	40
Sam Houston High School	11.7%	136
Moss Bluff Middle School	11%	93
W. T. Henning Elementary School	10.1%	36
Sulphur High School	9.9%	184
W. W. Lewis Middle School	9.8%	72
Dequincy Elementary School	9.8%	20
Maplewood Elementary School	9.6%	60
Maplewood Middle School	7.8%	25
Gillis Elementary School	7.5%	51
Cypress Cove Elementary School	6.8%	34
Frasch Elementary School	6.2%	33
Bell City High School	4.4%	35
Vincent Settlement Elementary School	2.3%	7
Starks High School	2%	6