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Sam Houston High School

Regular School · Lake Charles, LA

Sam Houston High School is a regular school school in Lake Charles, Louisiana, serving grades 09–12 with 1,141 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 14.8:1.

Level
High
Grades
09 – 12
Enrollment
1,141
Teachers (FTE)
77.3
Student–Teacher Ratio
14.8:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 896 79%
Black or African American 124 11%
Hispanic/Latino 77 7%
Two or more races 32 3%
Asian 10 1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 2 0%
Total enrollment 1,141 576M / 565F

English Language Learners: 8 (1% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 46.0% +16.5pp 29.5% 299
Reading Proficiency 54.0% +13.3pp 40.7% 297
Science Proficiency 36.0% — 289
4-Year Graduation Rate 95.0% —

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Programs & Discipline

AP Courses
Yes (16)
100 students enrolled
Gifted & Talented
Program offered
57 students enrolled
SAT/ACT Takers
447
students tested · SY 2021–22
Out-of-School Suspensions
95
8.3% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
460
40.3% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 1,141 100%

Contact & Location

880 S H Jones Parkway

Lake Charles, LA 70611

Phone: (337)217-4480

District

Calcasieu Parish

Per-pupil expenditure: $19,502

District enrollment: 29,523

Other Schools in District

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Related Data

NCES ID

220033000237

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD