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The highest-poverty public schools in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana

57 public schools in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. John J. Johnson II Elementary School leads the list at 96.9%, against a median of 60.2% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana

Top % FRL

96.9%

Median % FRL

60.2%

HIGHEST POVERTY · CALCASIEU PARISH, LOUISIANA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	John J. Johnson II Elementary School	Lake Charles, LA	Calcasieu Parish	Elementary	131	96.9%
2	Brentwood Elementary School	Lake Charles, LA	Calcasieu Parish	Elementary	272	93.0%
3	Pearl Watson Elementary School	Lake Charles, LA	Calcasieu Parish	Elementary	219	91.8%
4	T. H. Watkins Elementary School	Lake Charles, LA	Calcasieu Parish	Elementary	165	90.9%
5	Ray D. Molo Middle Magnet School	Lake Charles, LA	Calcasieu Parish	Middle	265	90.6%
6	Barbe Elementary School	Lake Charles, LA	Calcasieu Parish	Elementary	179	87.7%
7	Combre-Fondel Elementary School	Lake Charles, LA	Calcasieu Parish	Elementary	426	85.7%
8	Lake Charles Charter Academy	Lake Charles, LA	Lake Charles Charter Academy Foundation Inc.	Elementary	951	85.5%
9	Washington/Marion Magnet High School	Lake Charles, LA	Calcasieu Parish	High	597	85.3%
10	Oak Park Elementary School	Lake Charles, LA	Calcasieu Parish	Elementary	259	84.9%
11	Oak Park Middle School	Lake Charles, LA	Calcasieu Parish	Middle	388	83.0%
12	Southwest Louisiana Charter Academy	Lake Charles, LA	Southwest Louisiana Charter Academy	Elementary	852	82.9%
13	Richard W. Vincent Elementary School	Sulphur, LA	Calcasieu Parish	Elementary	283	82.7%
14	M. J. Kaufman Elementary School	Lake Charles, LA	Calcasieu Parish	Elementary	308	82.1%
15	College Oaks Elementary School	Lake Charles, LA	Calcasieu Parish	Elementary	278	82.0%
16	Henry Heights Elementary School	Lake Charles, LA	Calcasieu Parish	Elementary	315	79.7%
17	LaGrange High School	Lake Charles, LA	Calcasieu Parish	High	881	78.7%
18	Lake Charles College Prep	Lake Charles, LA	Lake Charles College Prep	High	624	75.2%
19	J. I. Watson Elementary School	Iowa, LA	Calcasieu Parish	Elementary	531	74.0%
20	Vinton Elementary School	Vinton, LA	Calcasieu Parish	Elementary	374	71.1%
21	E. K. Key Elementary School	Sulphur, LA	Calcasieu Parish	Elementary	546	66.1%
22	DeQuincy Primary School	DeQuincy, LA	Calcasieu Parish	Elementary	239	65.7%
23	St. John Elementary School	Lake Charles, LA	Calcasieu Parish	Elementary	670	65.7%
24	Vinton Middle School	Vinton, LA	Calcasieu Parish	Middle	191	64.4%
25	Westwood Elementary School	Westlake, LA	Calcasieu Parish	Elementary	412	63.8%
26	F. K. White Middle School	Lake Charles, LA	Calcasieu Parish	Middle	614	62.9%
27	Dolby Elementary School	Lake Charles, LA	Calcasieu Parish	Elementary	360	61.4%
28	DeQuincy Elementary School	DeQuincy, LA	Calcasieu Parish	Elementary	222	60.4%
29	Cypress Cove Elementary School	Sulphur, LA	Calcasieu Parish	Elementary	399	60.2%
30	LeBlanc Middle School	Sulphur, LA	Calcasieu Parish	Middle	366	59.8%
31	Fairview Elementary School	Lake Charles, LA	Calcasieu Parish	Elementary	518	58.7%
32	W. T. Henning Elementary School	Sulphur, LA	Calcasieu Parish	Elementary	369	58.3%
33	Vinton High School	Vinton, LA	Calcasieu Parish	High	242	58.3%
34	A. A. Nelson Elementary School	Lake Charles, LA	Calcasieu Parish	Elementary	736	56.7%
35	Western Heights Elementary School	Westlake, LA	Calcasieu Parish	Elementary	343	56.6%
36	Iowa High School	Iowa, LA	Calcasieu Parish	High	1,007	55.3%
37	Maplewood Elementary	Sulphur, LA	Calcasieu Parish	Elementary	640	53.9%
38	Gillis Elementary School	Lake Charles, LA	Calcasieu Parish	Elementary	650	53.7%
39	LeBleu Settlement Elementary School	Lake Charles, LA	Calcasieu Parish	Elementary	386	53.6%
40	DeQuincy Middle School	DeQuincy, LA	Calcasieu Parish	Middle	208	52.9%
41	S. P. Arnett Middle School	Westlake, LA	Calcasieu Parish	Middle	374	51.9%
42	Moss Bluff Elementary School	Lake Charles, LA	Calcasieu Parish	Elementary	969	48.4%
43	S. J. Welsh Middle School	Lake Charles, LA	Calcasieu Parish	Middle	1,011	47.3%
44	DeQuincy High School	DeQuincy, LA	Calcasieu Parish	High	279	47.0%
45	Maplewood Middle School	Sulphur, LA	Calcasieu Parish	Middle	319	46.4%
46	Starks High School	Starks, LA	Calcasieu Parish	Combined	284	46.1%
47	W. W. Lewis Middle School	Sulphur, LA	Calcasieu Parish	Middle	757	44.9%
48	Westlake High School	Westlake, LA	Calcasieu Parish	High	487	44.1%
49	Sulphur High School	Sulphur, LA	Calcasieu Parish	High	1,911	43.8%
50	Frasch Elementary School	Sulphur, LA	Calcasieu Parish	Elementary	522	43.7%

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