401 W Miller Ave, Iowa, Calcasieu Parish, 70647
Iowa High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Iowa, Calcasieu Parish. The school has 1,096 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Calcasieu Parish school district. It serves grades 6–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 59.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.5:1. 48% of students are proficient in reading. 28% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Iowa High School enrolls 1,096 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 59.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% White, 33% Black or African American and 5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 635 | 58% |
| Black or African American | 360 | 33% |
| Two or more races | 55 | 5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 43 | 3.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
618 of the school's 1,096 students (56%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 569 qualify for free lunch and 49 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Iowa High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district LA-30, state senate district 25, state house district 37.
Iowa 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 1,096 students, Iowa 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: Rural - Fringe