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Washington/Marion Magnet High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

2802 Pineview Street, Lake Charles, LA 70601 · (337) 217-4540 · Part of Calcasieu Parish School District

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

Directions
Students
597
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
85%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Washington/Marion Magnet High School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Louisiana’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 21 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 28 pts below the state

On the path

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

6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Washington/Marion Magnet High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
State average 28.7%
Reading / language arts12%
State average 40.2%

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

Location

Directions ↗

2802 Pineview Street, Lake Charles

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9179
Grade 10165
Grade 11123
Grade 12130
Enrollment over time
597’20
525’21
587’22
623’23
597’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 93%Hispanic 3%White 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Two or more races <1%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Washington/Marion Magnet 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.