📍 3420 Louisiana Ave, Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, 70605
LaGrange High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish. The school has 907 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Calcasieu Parish school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 81.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 9% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers 10 AP courses, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
LaGrange High School enrolls 907 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 81.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 79% Black or African American, 9.7% Hispanic or Latino and 8.6% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 719 | 79% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 88 | 9.7% |
| White | 78 | 8.6% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 1.4% |
| Asian | 6 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
692 of the school's 907 students (76%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 653 qualify for free lunch and 39 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
LaGrange High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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 27, state house district 36.
LaGrange 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 907 students, LaGrange 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: City - Small
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