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The highest-performing public schools in reading in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana

45 public schools in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. T. S. Cooley Elementary Magnet School leads the list at 94.0%, against a median of 49.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana

Top % Proficient (Reading)

94.0%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

49.0%

BEST IN READING · CALCASIEU PARISH, LOUISIANA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	T. S. Cooley Elementary Magnet School	Lake Charles, LA	Calcasieu Parish	Elementary	300	94.0%
2	Prien Lake Elementary School	Lake Charles, LA	Calcasieu Parish	Elementary	639	79.0%
3	Vincent Settlement Elementary School	Sulphur, LA	Calcasieu Parish	Elementary	284	77.0%
4	LeBleu Settlement Elementary School	Lake Charles, LA	Calcasieu Parish	Elementary	386	65.0%
5	Frasch Elementary School	Sulphur, LA	Calcasieu Parish	Elementary	522	58.0%
6	Gillis Elementary School	Lake Charles, LA	Calcasieu Parish	Elementary	650	58.0%
7	W. T. Henning Elementary School	Sulphur, LA	Calcasieu Parish	Elementary	369	57.0%
8	Maplewood Middle School	Sulphur, LA	Calcasieu Parish	Middle	319	57.0%
9	Moss Bluff Middle School	Lake Charles, LA	Calcasieu Parish	Middle	781	56.0%
10	W. W. Lewis Middle School	Sulphur, LA	Calcasieu Parish	Middle	757	55.0%
11	St. John Elementary School	Lake Charles, LA	Calcasieu Parish	Elementary	670	55.0%
12	Iowa High School	Iowa, LA	Calcasieu Parish	High	1,007	54.0%
13	E. K. Key Elementary School	Sulphur, LA	Calcasieu Parish	Elementary	546	54.0%
14	A. A. Nelson Elementary School	Lake Charles, LA	Calcasieu Parish	Elementary	736	54.0%
15	S. J. Welsh Middle School	Lake Charles, LA	Calcasieu Parish	Middle	1,011	53.0%
16	S. P. Arnett Middle School	Westlake, LA	Calcasieu Parish	Middle	374	52.0%
17	DeQuincy Middle School	DeQuincy, LA	Calcasieu Parish	Middle	208	52.0%
18	Dolby Elementary School	Lake Charles, LA	Calcasieu Parish	Elementary	360	52.0%
19	Maplewood Elementary	Sulphur, LA	Calcasieu Parish	Elementary	640	51.0%
20	Moss Bluff Elementary School	Lake Charles, LA	Calcasieu Parish	Elementary	969	50.0%
21	Western Heights Elementary School	Westlake, LA	Calcasieu Parish	Elementary	343	50.0%
22	DeQuincy Elementary School	DeQuincy, LA	Calcasieu Parish	Elementary	222	50.0%
23	Cypress Cove Elementary School	Sulphur, LA	Calcasieu Parish	Elementary	399	49.0%
24	Richard W. Vincent Elementary School	Sulphur, LA	Calcasieu Parish	Elementary	283	49.0%
25	M. J. Kaufman Elementary School	Lake Charles, LA	Calcasieu Parish	Elementary	308	48.0%
26	F. K. White Middle School	Lake Charles, LA	Calcasieu Parish	Middle	614	48.0%
27	Bell City High School	Bell City, LA	Calcasieu Parish	Combined	785	47.0%
28	J. I. Watson Elementary School	Iowa, LA	Calcasieu Parish	Elementary	531	47.0%
29	LeBlanc Middle School	Sulphur, LA	Calcasieu Parish	Middle	366	37.0%
30	Vinton Middle School	Vinton, LA	Calcasieu Parish	Middle	191	37.0%
31	College Oaks Elementary School	Lake Charles, LA	Calcasieu Parish	Elementary	278	36.0%
32	Brentwood Elementary School	Lake Charles, LA	Calcasieu Parish	Elementary	272	35.0%
33	Combre-Fondel Elementary School	Lake Charles, LA	Calcasieu Parish	Elementary	426	34.0%
34	Oak Park Middle School	Lake Charles, LA	Calcasieu Parish	Middle	388	32.0%
35	Starks High School	Starks, LA	Calcasieu Parish	Combined	284	32.0%
36	Ray D. Molo Middle Magnet School	Lake Charles, LA	Calcasieu Parish	Middle	265	31.0%
37	Henry Heights Elementary School	Lake Charles, LA	Calcasieu Parish	Elementary	315	30.0%
38	Lake Charles Charter Academy	Lake Charles, LA	Lake Charles Charter Academy Foundation Inc.	Elementary	951	29.0%
39	Pearl Watson Elementary School	Lake Charles, LA	Calcasieu Parish	Elementary	219	29.0%
40	Vinton Elementary School	Vinton, LA	Calcasieu Parish	Elementary	374	25.0%
41	T. H. Watkins Elementary School	Lake Charles, LA	Calcasieu Parish	Elementary	165	22.0%
42	Fairview Elementary School	Lake Charles, LA	Calcasieu Parish	Elementary	518	20.0%
43	Barbe Elementary School	Lake Charles, LA	Calcasieu Parish	Elementary	179	19.0%
44	John J. Johnson II Elementary School	Lake Charles, LA	Calcasieu Parish	Elementary	131	17.0%
45	Oak Park Elementary School	Lake Charles, LA	Calcasieu Parish	Elementary	259	13.0%

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