Carlyss’s public schools outscore 81% of Louisiana districts
The grade covers the public school district serving Carlyss, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Math proficiency in Carlyss’s districts is 36%, above the Louisiana average (32%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Louisiana, not nationally.
From Louisiana state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Carlyss’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 140 Louisiana towns with household incomes within a quarter of Carlyss’s, its schools beat 55%, lower than their 81% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 47% and math 36% in spring 2022, against 42% and 32% statewide; 90% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 83%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $17,252 per student, against $15,623 across Louisiana (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Two elementary schools, then 14 middle and 11 high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Carlyss’s grade
A−: better than 81% of Louisiana school districts, #51 of 162 Louisiana towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Louisiana average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Carlyss, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Carlyss · depends on your address
Cypress Cove Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 399 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Sulphur
Vincent Settlement Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 284 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Sulphur
Kindergarten in Carlyss · depends on your address
Cypress Cove Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 399 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Sulphur
Vincent Settlement Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 284 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Sulphur
1st grade in Carlyss · depends on your address
Cypress Cove Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 399 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Sulphur
Vincent Settlement Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 284 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Sulphur
2nd grade in Carlyss · depends on your address
Cypress Cove Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 399 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Sulphur
Vincent Settlement Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 284 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Sulphur
3rd grade in Carlyss · depends on your address
Cypress Cove Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 399 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Sulphur
Vincent Settlement Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 284 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Sulphur
4th grade in Carlyss · depends on your address
Cypress Cove Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 399 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Sulphur
Vincent Settlement Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 284 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Sulphur
5th grade in Carlyss · depends on your address
Cypress Cove Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 399 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Sulphur
Vincent Settlement Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 284 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Sulphur
Carlyss’s public schools are run by Calcasieu Parish School District, which also serves DeQuincy, Iowa, Lake Charles and Sulphur and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Above the state in reading
Carlyss vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Louisiana towns that share Carlyss’s borders.
Every school in Carlyss
24 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Louisiana’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Carlyss’s schools
Are Carlyss’s schools good?
By Louisiana’s own tests, yes: the public schools Carlyss children attend outscore 81% of Louisiana’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #51 of 162 Louisiana towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 55%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Carlyss in?
Calcasieu Parish School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 27,851 students in 56 schools (2024–25).
Where do Carlyss kids go to high school?
One of 11 high schools, depending on your address: Sulphur High School, Alfred M. Barbe High School, Sam Houston High School, Iowa High School, LaGrange High School, Bell City High School, Washington/Marion Magnet High School, Westlake High School, Starks High School, DeQuincy High School and Vinton High School.
What is Carlyss’s graduation rate?
90% of the class of 2023 in Calcasieu Parish School District graduated in four years, against 83% across Louisiana.
How much does Carlyss spend per student?
$17,252 in Calcasieu Parish School District (FY2024), against $15,623 across Louisiana. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Carlyss families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Carlyss → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Louisiana. Stars are from neighbors.