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LaGrange High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

3420 Louisiana Ave, Lake Charles, LA 70605 · (337) 217-4960 · Part of Calcasieu Parish School District

Lake Charles’ School Grade A− better than 81% of Louisiana school districts

Directions
Students
881
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
79%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about LaGrange High School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 18% of Louisiana’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 18 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 9 students per teacher

On the path

Where Lake Charles kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12LaGrange High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency9%
State average 28.7%
Reading / language arts22%
State average 40.2%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Louisiana’s 1,186 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

3420 Louisiana Ave, Lake Charles

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9307
Grade 10199
Grade 11186
Grade 12189
Enrollment over time
898’20
768’21
907’22
941’23
881’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 74%Hispanic 12%White 8%Two or more races 4%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about LaGrange High School from Lake Charles families.

Other schools in Calcasieu Parish School District

The district →
Moss Bluff Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lake Charles
A−
969 students14:1
Bell City High School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Bell City
B+
785 students12:1
A. A. Nelson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lake Charles
B+
736 students15:1
St. John Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lake Charles
B+
670 students13:1
Gillis Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lake Charles
B
650 students12:1
Maplewood Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sulphur
B−
640 students13:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Louisiana’s other public schools; Lake Charles’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.