Enrollment
369
Elementary
DISTRICT 395 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CALCASIEU PARISH·NCES 220033000235
W. T. Henning Elementary School
774 Henning Drive, Sulphur, LA 70663 · (337) 217-4840 · Calcasieu Parish
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL369 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 47% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Louisiana public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
215 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 70%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 8 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 58 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 53 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 9% larger than its 5th grade class (53).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
57.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +9.0pp since 2022
Math
51.0%
LA avg 34.2% . -2.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 2 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 57.0% | 51.0% |
| 2024-25 | 44.0% | 38.0% |
| 2023-24 | 47.0% | 41.0% |
| 2022-23 | 48.0% | 53.0% |
% Mastery+, all students and all tested grades.
Source: LEAP 2025. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
37.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.4%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% typical for Louisiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Louisiana's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like W. T. Henning Elementary School
W. T. Henning Elementary School's state test result (37.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| W. T. Henning Elementary School this school | 369 | 58.3% | 37.3% |
| Cut Off Elementary School Cut Off | 395 | 62.5% | 43.2% |
| Berwick Elementary School Berwick | 420 | 62.9% | 47.5% |
| South Larose Elementary School Larose | 349 | 60.5% | 40.5% |
| Belle Chasse Primary School Belle Chasse | 395 | 57.0% | N/A |
| Bayou Vista Elementary School Morgan City | 340 | 66.8% | 46.0% |
Matched among Louisiana elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where W. T. Henning Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Calcasieu Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.3% | #250 of 583 | #16 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #112 of 582 ▲ 125 | #11 of 31 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #104 of 587 ▲ 149 | #7 of 31 ▲ 10 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.5pp | #165 of 540 | #11 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 369 | #443 of 714 | #18 of 35 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #109 of 655 | #9 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.4% | #154 of 655 | #5 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.3% | #554 of 705 | #24 of 34 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.9% | #286 of 436 | #21 of 29 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
369
+12 (+3%) vs 2020
-48% since 1990-91, when it was 715
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 16.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 369 | 32.7 | 11.3:1 | 58% (215) |
| 2023-24 | 413 | 30.8 | 13.4:1 | 62% (254) |
| 2022-23 | 397 | 23.4 | 17.0:1 | 56% (224) |
| 2020-21 | 357 | 22 | 16.2:1 | 88% (315) |
| 2017-18 | 414 | 24.9 | 16.6:1 | 29% (118) |
| 2015-16 | 395 | 32 | 12.3:1 | 38% (152) |
| 2010-11 | 396 | 30 | 13.2:1 | 71% (283) |
| 2000-01 | 438 | 31 | 14.1:1 | 32% (138) |
| 1990-91 | 715 | 36 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for W. T. Henning Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (414 to 369); teachers up 31% (24.9 to 32.7).
About W. T. Henning Elementary School
Sulphur, Louisiana, is home to W. T. Henning Elementary School, a small elementary school. In all, 369 students attend the school in pre-K through 5.
Calcasieu Parish oversees W. T. Henning Elementary School and 55 other schools, with 27,851 students in total.
White students are 56% of those enrolled at W. T. Henning Elementary School. Beyond that, enrollment is 26% Hispanic, 11% Black, and 5% multiracial. In Calcasieu Parish overall, about 66% of residents are White. A diversity index of 60% means there is a 60% chance two randomly chosen students at W. T. Henning Elementary School are from different groups.
There are 32.7 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 11.3:1. The average for elementary schools in Louisiana, 14.0:1, is higher. Of all students at W. T. Henning Elementary School, 58% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 59% average for public schools in Calcasieu Parish.
W. T. Henning Elementary School earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 47% of Louisiana public elementary schools.
The model predicts 42.4% for a school in Louisiana with W. T. Henning Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. W. T. Henning Elementary School posts 37.3%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Calcasieu Parish show that the median household earns about $67,564 a year, about 25% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. Calcasieu Parish has 61 public schools with about 30,278 students, including W. T. Henning Elementary School.
Among nearby public schools, Richard W. Vincent Elementary School is closest at about 0.9 miles. W. T. Henning Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 43.4%, higher than W. T. Henning Elementary School's 37.3%.
W. T. Henning Elementary School is coded as Suburb: Mid-size in federal locale data.
The school grew from 357 students in 2020-21 to 369 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 16.2:1 to 11.3:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at W. T. Henning Elementary School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Calcasieu Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
207,088
Census ACS
Median income
$67,564
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
61
30,278 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Calcasieu Parish
- Sulphur High SchoolHigh · 1,911 students
- Alfred M. Barbe High SchoolHigh · 1,908 students
- Sam Houston High SchoolHigh · 1,141 students
- S. J. Welsh Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,011 students
- Iowa High SchoolHigh · 1,007 students
- Moss Bluff Elementary SchoolElementary · 969 students
Other schools in Sulphur
- Sulphur High SchoolHigh · 1,911 students
- W. W. Lewis Middle SchoolMiddle · 757 students
- Maplewood ElementaryElementary · 640 students
- E. K. Key Elementary SchoolElementary · 546 students
- Frasch Elementary SchoolElementary · 522 students
- Cypress Cove Elementary SchoolElementary · 399 students
Nearby schools
- Richard W. Vincent Elementary School0.9 mi · 283
- Sulphur High School1.1 mi · 1,911
- Frasch Elementary School1.1 mi · 522
- W. W. Lewis Middle School1.2 mi · 757
- E. K. Key Elementary School1.7 mi · 546
- Cypress Cove Elementary School1.7 mi · 399
Frequently asked questions
About W. T. Henning Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at W. T. Henning Elementary School?
W. T. Henning Elementary School enrolls approximately 369 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does W. T. Henning Elementary School serve?
W. T. Henning Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does W. T. Henning Elementary School have?
W. T. Henning Elementary School employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
How diverse is W. T. Henning Elementary School?
W. T. Henning Elementary School reports a student body of 56% White, 26% Hispanic, 11% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees W. T. Henning Elementary School?
W. T. Henning Elementary School is overseen by Calcasieu Parish in Calcasieu Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.