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Sulphur High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

100 Sycamore Street, Sulphur, LA 70663 · (337) 217-4430 · Part of Calcasieu Parish School District

Sulphur’s School Grade A− better than 81% of Louisiana school districts

Directions
Students
1,911
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
44%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Sulphur High School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 73% of Louisiana’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 7 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 13 pts above the state

On the path

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

6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Sulphur High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency36%
State average 28.7%
Reading / language arts53%
State average 40.2%

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

Location

Directions ↗

100 Sycamore Street, Sulphur

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9538
Grade 10483
Grade 11436
Grade 12454
Enrollment over time
1,919’20
1,907’21
2,043’22
1,992’23
1,911’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 76%Black 10%Hispanic 9%Two or more races 4%Asian 2%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 Sulphur High School from Sulphur 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; Sulphur’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.