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The most racially diverse public schools in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana

Across Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, 53 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the diversity index, the chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups. A. A. Nelson Elementary School leads the list at 69.0%, against a median of 41.0% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana

Top Diversity index

69.0%

Median Diversity index

41.0%

MOST DIVERSE · CALCASIEU PARISH, LOUISIANA

#	School	City	Students	Diversity index	% White	% Black	% Hispanic	% Asian
1	A. A. Nelson Elementary School	Lake Charles, LA	736	69.0%	41.3%(304)	34.0%(250)	6.8%(50)	13.3%(98)
2	F. K. White Middle School	Lake Charles, LA	614	68.5%	26.7%(164)	44.3%(272)	20.9%(128)	2.1%(13)
3	M. J. Kaufman Elementary School	Lake Charles, LA	308	65.1%	38.3%(118)	43.2%(133)	8.1%(25)	0.0%(0)
4	S. J. Welsh Middle School	Lake Charles, LA	1,011	64.0%	50.5%(511)	30.4%(307)	7.0%(71)	7.0%(71)
5	Alfred M. Barbe High School	Lake Charles, LA	1,908	63.9%	51.9%(991)	27.1%(518)	11.3%(216)	5.6%(106)
6	St. John Elementary School	Lake Charles, LA	670	61.0%	53.4%(358)	30.9%(207)	8.1%(54)	3.0%(20)
7	Dolby Elementary School	Lake Charles, LA	360	60.6%	40.6%(146)	47.2%(170)	5.8%(21)	0.3%(1)
8	W. T. Henning Elementary School	Sulphur, LA	369	60.4%	55.8%(206)	11.4%(42)	26.3%(97)	1.9%(7)
9	Prien Lake Elementary School	Lake Charles, LA	639	59.0%	57.9%(370)	25.7%(164)	7.0%(45)	3.9%(25)
10	J. I. Watson Elementary School	Iowa, LA	531	58.7%	46.3%(246)	44.1%(234)	4.9%(26)	0.6%(3)
11	Richard W. Vincent Elementary School	Sulphur, LA	283	56.4%	59.0%(167)	28.3%(80)	8.1%(23)	0.0%(0)
12	Fairview Elementary School	Lake Charles, LA	518	56.1%	8.5%(44)	32.4%(168)	57.1%(296)	0.4%(2)
13	Iowa High School	Iowa, LA	1,007	55.5%	58.0%(584)	32.4%(326)	4.9%(49)	0.2%(2)
14	Vinton Elementary School	Vinton, LA	374	54.7%	63.1%(236)	19.8%(74)	11.8%(44)	0.3%(1)
15	T. S. Cooley Elementary Magnet School	Lake Charles, LA	300	52.0%	67.0%(201)	14.0%(42)	5.3%(16)	7.3%(22)
16	Vinton High School	Vinton, LA	242	49.7%	67.4%(163)	19.8%(48)	9.1%(22)	0.0%(0)
17	Westwood Elementary School	Westlake, LA	412	48.6%	69.2%(285)	16.8%(69)	5.3%(22)	1.5%(6)
18	Maplewood Elementary	Sulphur, LA	640	48.4%	69.8%(447)	13.1%(84)	8.1%(52)	3.6%(23)
19	E. K. Key Elementary School	Sulphur, LA	546	47.8%	69.6%(380)	17.4%(95)	6.4%(35)	0.6%(3)
20	Southwest Louisiana Charter Academy	Lake Charles, LA	852	47.3%	4.8%(41)	69.0%(588)	21.7%(185)	0.1%(1)
21	Maplewood Middle School	Sulphur, LA	319	45.4%	72.4%(231)	9.1%(29)	9.1%(29)	2.5%(8)
22	College Oaks Elementary School	Lake Charles, LA	278	43.4%	18.4%(51)	72.7%(202)	6.1%(17)	0.0%(0)
23	S. P. Arnett Middle School	Westlake, LA	374	43.1%	73.8%(276)	12.6%(47)	8.0%(30)	0.8%(3)
24	W. W. Lewis Middle School	Sulphur, LA	757	42.7%	74.4%(563)	7.7%(58)	10.8%(82)	1.6%(12)
25	Westlake High School	Westlake, LA	487	42.5%	73.7%(359)	16.4%(80)	6.0%(29)	0.6%(3)
26	LaGrange High School	Lake Charles, LA	881	42.2%	8.3%(73)	74.5%(656)	12.0%(106)	0.5%(4)
27	Sulphur High School	Sulphur, LA	1,911	41.0%	75.6%(1,444)	9.8%(188)	8.9%(171)	1.5%(29)
28	Western Heights Elementary School	Westlake, LA	343	40.7%	75.2%(258)	15.4%(53)	3.5%(12)	0.9%(3)
29	LeBlanc Middle School	Sulphur, LA	366	40.6%	75.7%(277)	11.5%(42)	7.4%(27)	0.3%(1)
30	Henry Heights Elementary School	Lake Charles, LA	315	40.5%	14.0%(44)	75.6%(238)	4.4%(14)	0.6%(2)
31	DeQuincy Primary School	DeQuincy, LA	239	40.0%	75.7%(181)	14.6%(35)	2.9%(7)	0.0%(0)
32	DeQuincy Middle School	DeQuincy, LA	208	39.6%	76.0%(158)	15.4%(32)	5.3%(11)	0.0%(0)
33	Moss Bluff Elementary School	Lake Charles, LA	969	38.8%	77.0%(746)	11.9%(115)	5.2%(50)	0.9%(9)
34	LeBleu Settlement Elementary School	Lake Charles, LA	386	37.9%	77.2%(298)	14.8%(57)	2.6%(10)	0.3%(1)
35	DeQuincy High School	DeQuincy, LA	279	37.8%	76.7%(214)	17.9%(50)	2.1%(6)	0.0%(0)
36	Gillis Elementary School	Lake Charles, LA	650	36.9%	78.5%(510)	7.7%(50)	8.2%(53)	0.3%(2)
37	Sam Houston High School	Lake Charles, LA	1,141	36.6%	78.5%(896)	10.9%(124)	6.8%(77)	0.9%(10)
38	Moss Bluff Middle School	Lake Charles, LA	781	35.9%	79.0%(617)	11.7%(91)	4.9%(38)	0.8%(6)
39	Frasch Elementary School	Sulphur, LA	522	33.9%	80.5%(420)	4.0%(21)	9.0%(47)	0.2%(1)
40	Cypress Cove Elementary School	Sulphur, LA	399	33.1%	81.0%(323)	3.5%(14)	10.3%(41)	0.0%(0)
41	DeQuincy Elementary School	DeQuincy, LA	222	28.6%	83.8%(186)	10.4%(23)	3.1%(7)	0.0%(0)
42	Lake Charles Charter Academy	Lake Charles, LA	951	27.2%	1.7%(16)	84.7%(805)	10.1%(96)	0.0%(0)
43	Oak Park Middle School	Lake Charles, LA	388	26.0%	5.7%(22)	85.6%(332)	6.2%(24)	0.0%(0)
44	Bell City High School	Bell City, LA	785	22.1%	88.0%(691)	3.4%(27)	4.3%(34)	0.0%(0)
45	Lake Charles College Prep	Lake Charles, LA	624	22.0%	1.4%(9)	88.0%(549)	5.0%(31)	0.0%(0)
46	Vincent Settlement Elementary School	Sulphur, LA	284	17.2%	90.8%(258)	2.8%(8)	4.2%(12)	0.7%(2)
47	Pearl Watson Elementary School	Lake Charles, LA	219	14.7%	3.2%(7)	92.2%(202)	3.2%(7)	0.0%(0)
48	Brentwood Elementary School	Lake Charles, LA	272	14.0%	2.2%(6)	92.7%(252)	2.2%(6)	0.0%(0)
49	Washington/Marion Magnet High School	Lake Charles, LA	597	12.5%	1.8%(11)	93.5%(558)	3.2%(19)	0.2%(1)
50	Ray D. Molo Middle Magnet School	Lake Charles, LA	265	11.6%	1.5%(4)	94.0%(249)	1.5%(4)	0.0%(0)

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