📍 880 S H Jones Parkway, Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, 70611
Sam Houston High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish. The school has 1,216 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Calcasieu Parish school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 67.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.1:1. 54% of students are proficient in reading. 46% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 96%. The school offers 14 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Sam Houston High School enrolls 1,216 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 67.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% White, 12% Black or African American and 4.9% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 970 | 80% |
| Black or African American | 143 | 12% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 60 | 4.9% |
| Two or more races | 30 | 2.5% |
| Asian | 11 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
444 of the school's 1,216 students (37%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 398 qualify for free lunch and 46 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Sam Houston High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district LA-40, state senate district 27, state house district 35.
Sam Houston High School is one of 58 schools in Calcasieu Parish, based in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The district serves 27,851 students district-wide and employs 1,917 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,216 students, Sam Houston High School is larger than the district average of about 480 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Midsize
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