The Calcasieu Parish School Board (CPSB) is a
school district
A school district is a special-purpose district that operates local public primary and secondary schools in various nations.
North America United States
In the U.S, most K–12 public schools function as units of local school districts, wh ...
based in
Lake Charles, Louisiana
Lake Charles (French: ''Lac Charles'') is the fifth-largest incorporated city in the U.S. state of Louisiana, and the parish seat of Calcasieu Parish, located on Lake Charles, Prien Lake, and the Calcasieu River. Founded in 1861 in Calcasieu ...
, United States. The CPSB operates all public schools in
Calcasieu Parish
Calcasieu Parish (; french: Paroisse de Calcasieu) is a List of parishes in Louisiana, parish located on the southwestern border of the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the population was 216,785. The p ...
, including the city of Lake Charles.
Demographics
*Total students (at October 1, 2014): 32,271
*Race/ethnicity
**White: 61.1%
**African American: 34.7%
**Native American: 0.4%
**Hispanic: 2.4%
**Asian: 1.3%
**Pacific Islander: 0.1%
School uniform
All CPSB students must wear
school uniform
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An example of a uniform would be requiring button-down shir ...
s.
Schools
K-12 schools
*
Bell City High School (''Unincorporated area'')
*
Starks High School (''Unincorporated area'')
High schools
Zoned
*
A. M. Barbe High School (Lake Charles)
*
DeQuincy High School
DeQuincy High School is a senior high school in DeQuincy, Louisiana, United States. It is a part of Calcasieu Parish Public Schools.
History
A man named Mr. D. D. Hereford began teaching in DeQuincy in 1899. In 1910 a dedicated brick school build ...
(
DeQuincy)
*
Sam Houston High School (''Unincorporated area'')
*
LaGrange High School (Lake Charles)
*
Sulphur High School (
Sulphur
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)
** Sulphur High 9th Grade Campus (Opened 2004)
*
Vinton High School
Vinton High School is a Title I public high school located in the city of Vinton, Louisiana. It is a part of Calcasieu Parish Public Schools. The school colors are red and blue, and the Principal is Eric Heinen. The school had an enrollment of 29 ...
(
Vinton)
*
Westlake High School (
Westlake)
*
Washington-Marion Magnet High School
Washington-Marion Magnet High School is a magnet high school in Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States. It is a part of the Calcasieu Parish Public Schools.
it has 699 students and 90% of the staff is certified.
Athletics
Washington-Marion Magn ...
(Lake Charles)
Alternative
* Calcasieu Career Center (Lake Charles)
* College Street Vocational Center/Westlake T&I (Lake Charles)
6 - 12 schools
*
Iowa High/Middle School (
Iowa
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)
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)
* Maplewood Middle School (Sulphur)
* Ray D. Molo Middle School (Lake Charles)
* Moss Bluff Middle School (''Unincorporated area'')
* Oak Park 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)
* Cypress Cove Elementary School (Sulphur)
* DeQuincy Elementary School (DeQuincy)
* DeQuincy Primary 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'')
* Maplewood Elementary School (Sulphur)
* Moss Bluff Elementary School (''Unincorporated area'')
* A. A. Nelson Elementary School (Lake Charles)
* Oak Park Elementary School (Lake Charles)
* Prien Lake Elementary School (Lake Charles)
* St. John Elementary School (''Lake Charles'')
* Vincent Settlement Elementary School (''Unincorporated area'')
* R. W. Vincent Elementary School (Sulphur)
* Vinton Elementary School (Vinton)
* T. H. Watkins Elementary School (Lake Charles)
* J.I. Watson Elementary School (Iowa)
* Pearl Watson Elementary School (Lake Charles)
* Western Heights Elementary School (Westlake)
* Westwood Elementary School (Westlake)
* Ralph Wilson Elementary School (Lake Charles)
Application-based
* T. S. Cooley Elementary School (Lake Charles)
Other schools
* Lake Charles-Boston Academy of Learning (Lake Charles)
References
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External links
Calcasieu Parish School Board*
Archives of older webpages
School districts in Louisiana
Lake Charles, Louisiana
Education in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana