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Schools in Port Sulphur · Plaquemines Parish School District

Port Sulphur’s public schools outscore 85% of Louisiana districts

Math proficiency in Port Sulphur’s districts is 41%, above the Louisiana average (32%). The grade covers the public school district serving Port Sulphur, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Louisiana, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Louisiana state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% 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.

Reading proficiency
54%
▲ 12 pts vs LA 42%
2021–22
Math proficiency
41%
▲ 9 pts vs LA 32%
2021–22
Graduate on time
88%
▲ 5 pts vs LA 83%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$20.6K
▲ 32% vs LA $15.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.8
LA 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
1,419 students on the public path
In brief

Port Sulphur’s schools, in brief

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 54% and math 41% in spring 2022, against 42% and 32% statewide; 88% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 83%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $20,624 per student, against $15,623 across Louisiana (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then three middle schools

Which school depends on the address at the later steps. Enrollment is down 12% since 2020–21. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Port Sulphur’s grade

A Test scoresB Graduation

A: better than 85% of Louisiana school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Louisiana average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Louisiana school districts we grade (197)Better than 85%
Lower resultsHigher results
Louisiana towns with similar household incomes (175)Better than 88%
A−AA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,841 test results and a graduating class of 282 could put Port Sulphur anywhere from A− to A. The tests are from spring 2022, when 97% of Port Sulphur’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,851 in math, 1,831 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Port Sulphur, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6South Plaquemines Elementary SchoolPlaquemines Parish School DistrictC+
7–123 schoolsDepends on your addressC to B+

Port Sulphur’s public schools are run by Plaquemines Parish School District. 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.

Plaquemines Parish School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 8 schools · 3,510 students, down 12% since 2020–21 · 11.8 per teacher (LA 13.6)
$20,624LA $15,623 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading54%
State average 42.4% · 1831 students tested
Math41%
State average 31.8% · 1851 students tested

Port Sulphur vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Louisiana towns that share Port Sulphur’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Port SulphurAPlaquemines Parish

Every school in Port Sulphur

4 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).

District schools in Port Sulphurby address
South Plaquemines Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
C+
205 students11:1Rate it →
Also serving Port Sulphurin other towns
Phoenix High School
Grades PK–12 · Braithwaite
C
203 students8:1Rate it →
Belle Chasse Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Belle Chasse
B+
656 students11:1Rate it →
South Plaquemines High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Buras
B−
355 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Port Sulphur’s schools

Are Port Sulphur’s schools good?

By Louisiana’s own tests, yes: the public schools Port Sulphur children attend outscore 85% of Louisiana’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 88%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Port Sulphur in?

Plaquemines Parish School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 3,510 students in 8 schools (2024–25).

What is Port Sulphur’s graduation rate?

88% of the class of 2023 in Plaquemines Parish School District graduated in four years, against 83% across Louisiana.

How much does Port Sulphur spend per student?

$20,624 in Plaquemines Parish School District (FY2024), against $15,623 across Louisiana. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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.