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The Calcasieu Parish School Board (CPSB) is a school district based in Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States. The CPSB operates all public schools in Calcasieu Parish, including the city of Lake Charles. The school district has a total of 58 schools (33 preschools, 38 elementary, 15 middle, 11 high).
| Calcasieu Parish School Board | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
Calcasieu Parish
United States | |
| District information | |
| Type | Public School District |
| Motto | Building Foundations for the Future |
| Grades | Pre-K-12 |
| Established | July 16, 1877 |
| Superintendent | Dr. Jason VanMetre [1] |
| Accreditation | Advanced Ed and Southern Association of Colleges and Schools |
| Budget | $355+ million (2013) |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 27,932 |
| Teachers | 1,862 |
| Staff | 4,885 |
| Other information | |
| Website | http://www.cpsb.org/ |
Demographics
edit- Total students (as of the 2017–18 and 2018-19 years): 27,932
- Race/ethnicity
- White: 57.1%
- African American: 31.0%
- American Indian or Alaskan Native: 0.3%
- Hispanic/Latino: 6.7%
- Asian or Asian Pacific Islander: 1.7%
- Two or more races: 3.1%
- Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 0.1%
- Gender
- Female: 49%
- Male: 51%
School uniform
editAll CPSB students must wear school uniforms.[3]
Schools
editK-12 schools
edit- Bell City High School (Unincorporated area)
- Starks High School (Unincorporated area)
High schools
editZoned
- A. M. Barbe High School (Lake Charles)
- DeQuincy High School (DeQuincy)
- Sam Houston High School (Unincorporated area)
- LaGrange High School (Lake Charles)
- Sulphur High School (Sulphur)
- Sulphur High 9th Grade Campus (Opened 2004)
- Vinton High School (Vinton)
- Westlake High School (Westlake)
- Washington-Marion Magnet High School (Lake Charles)
Alternative
- Calcasieu Alternative Site East (Lake Charles)
- Calcasieu Alternative Site West (Sulphur)
- College Street Vocational Center/Westlake T&I (Lake Charles)
6 - 12 schools
edit6 - 8 Middle schools
edit- S. P. Arnett Middle School (Westlake)
- DeQuincy Middle School (DeQuincy)
- LeBlanc Middle School (Sulphur)
- Housed inside is the Jake Drost Special School which serves special needs children in areas of the parish west of the Calcasieu River.[5]
- W. W. Lewis Middle School (Sulphur)
- Maplewood Middle School (Sulphur)
- Ray D. Molo Middle School (Lake Charles)
- Moss Bluff Middle School (Unincorporated area)
- Oak Park Middle School (Lake Charles)
- Vinton Middle School (Vinton)
- S. J. Welsh Middle School (Lake Charles)
- Forrest K. White Middle School (Lake Charles)
Elementary schools
editZoned
- Barbe Elementary School (Lake Charles)
- Brentwood Elementary School (Lake Charles)
- College Oaks Elementary School (Lake Charles)
- Combre-Fondel Elementary School (Lake Charles)
- Cypress Cove Elementary School (Sulphur)[6]
- DeQuincy Elementary School (DeQuincy)
- DeQuincy Primary School (DeQuincy)[7]
- Dolby Elementary School (Lake Charles)
- Fairview Elementary School (Unincorporated area)
- Frasch Elementary School (Sulphur)
- Gillis Elementary School (Unincorporated area)
- W. T. Henning Elementary School (Sulphur)
- Henry Heights Elementary School (Lake Charles)
- J. J. Johnson, II Elementary School (Lake Charles)
- M. J. Kaufman Elementary School (Lake Charles)
- E. K. Key Elementary School (Sulphur)
- LeBleu Settlement Elementary School (Unincorporated area)
- Maplewood Elementary School (Sulphur)
- Moss Bluff Elementary School (Unincorporated area)
- A. A. Nelson Elementary School (Lake Charles)
- Oak Park Elementary School (Lake Charles)
- Prien Lake Elementary School (Lake Charles)
- St. John Elementary School (Lake Charles)
- Vincent Settlement Elementary School (Unincorporated area)
- R. W. Vincent Elementary School (Sulphur)
- Vinton Elementary School (Vinton)
- T. H. Watkins Elementary School (Lake Charles)
- J.I. Watson Elementary School (Iowa)[8]
- Pearl Watson Elementary School (Lake Charles)
- Western Heights Elementary School (Westlake)
- Westwood Elementary School (Westlake)
- Ralph Wilson Elementary School (Lake Charles)
Application-based
- T. S. Cooley Elementary School (Lake Charles)
Early Childhood Centers
edit- Brenda Hunter Headstart (Lake Charles)
- J. D. Early Learning Center (Lake Charles)
- John F. Kennedy Early Learning Center (Lake Charles)
Other schools
edit- Lake Charles-Boston Academy of Learning (Lake Charles)
- Positive Connections (Lake Charles)
Charter Schools
edit- Lake Charles Charter Academy (Lake Charles)
- Lake Charles College Prep (Lake Charles)
- Southwest Louisiana Charter Academy (Lake Charles)
References
edit- ^ "Calcasieu Parish School Board names new superintendent". July 9, 2024.
- ^ "Calcasieu Parish Public Schools - U.S. News Education". U.S. News.
- ^ Calcasieu Parish Public Schools, "Dress Code Effective 2001" Archived 2006-02-05 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved March 9, 2009.
- ^ "Faculty/Staff / All Faculty/Staff".
- ^ LeBlanc Middle School, "Jake Drost Special School" Archived 2011-07-25 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved March 9, 2009.
- ^ "Home". cpsb.org.
- ^ "DeQuincy Primary / Homepage".
- ^ "Watson, J.I. Elementary / Homepage".