Gillis’s public schools
Calcasieu Parish School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Gillis. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Louisiana’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools
Gillis’s schools, in brief
School by school
16 of Gillis’s 23 district schools with test results score above the middle of Louisiana’s 1,186 public schools. Sam Houston High School places highest (better than 83%); Washington/Marion Magnet High School lowest (6%). 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.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Gillis, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Gillis
Gillis Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 650 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Lake Charles
Kindergarten in Gillis
Gillis Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 650 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Lake Charles
1st grade in Gillis
Gillis Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 650 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Lake Charles
2nd grade in Gillis
Gillis Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 650 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Lake Charles
3rd grade in Gillis
Gillis Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 650 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Lake Charles
4th grade in Gillis
Gillis Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 650 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Lake Charles
5th grade in Gillis
Gillis Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 650 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Lake Charles
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Calcasieu Parish School 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
Gillis vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Louisiana towns that share Gillis’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Gillis | — | Calcasieu Parish |
Every school in Gillis
23 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 Gillis’s schools
Are Gillis’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Gillis. Calcasieu Parish School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Gillis. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 16 of its 23 district schools with test results score above the middle of Louisiana’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Gillis in?
Calcasieu Parish School District.
Where do Gillis 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.
Parents talk
What Gillis families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Gillis → 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). Stars are from neighbors.