W. T. Henning Elementary School

As a small elementary campus in Sulphur, Louisiana, W. T. Henning Elementary School serves 369 students from grades pre-K through 5, operated by Calcasieu Parish.

Across the 56 schools in Calcasieu Parish (27,851 students total), W. T. Henning Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, W. T. Henning Elementary School lists that 56% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 26% Hispanic, 11% Black, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 66% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, W. T. Henning Elementary School lists 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.0:1, putting W. T. Henning Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 58% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, W. T. Henning Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 42.4%, the actual is 38.7%, a residual of -3.7 points.

In the surrounding community, Calcasieu Parish reports that median household income runs about $67,564, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. In all, Calcasieu Parish runs 61 public schools (combined enrollment of about 30,278 students), of which W. T. Henning Elementary School is one.

Richard W. Vincent Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around W. T. Henning Elementary School. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), W. T. Henning Elementary School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 42.1%.

W. T. Henning Elementary School operates from an outer-ring location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 11%: 414 students in 2018 compared to 369 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 69% to 56% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 11.3:1 today.

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