📍 2802 Pineview Street, Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, 70601
Washington/Marion Magnet High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish. The school has 587 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Calcasieu Parish school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 43.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Washington/Marion Magnet High School enrolls 587 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 43.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% Black or African American, 6% Hispanic or Latino and 2.2% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 528 | 90% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 35 | 6% |
| White | 13 | 2.2% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
467 of the school's 587 students (80%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 433 qualify for free lunch and 34 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Washington/Marion Magnet 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 34.
Washington/Marion Magnet 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 587 students, Washington/Marion Magnet 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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