# Calcasieu Parish Public Schools

The Calcasieu Parish School Board (CPSB) is a school district based in Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States. The CPSB operates all public schools in Calcasieu Parish, including the city of Lake Charles. The school district has a total of 58 schools (33 preschools, 38 elementary, 15 middle, 11 high).

## Demographics

* Total students (as of the 2017–18 and 2018-19 years): 27,932
* Race/ethnicity
** White: 57.1%
** African American: 31.0%
** American Indian or Alaskan Native: 0.3%
** Hispanic/Latino: 6.7%
** Asian or Asian Pacific Islander: 1.7%
** Two or more races: 3.1%
** Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 0.1%
* Gender
** Female: 49%
** Male: 51%

## School uniform

All CPSB students must wear school uniforms.

## Schools
### K-12 schools

* Bell City High School (Unincorporated area)
* Starks High School (Unincorporated area)

### High schools

Zoned
* A. M. Barbe High School (Lake Charles)
* DeQuincy High School (DeQuincy)
* Sam Houston High School (Unincorporated area)
* LaGrange High School (Lake Charles)
* Sulphur High School (Sulphur)
** Sulphur High 9th Grade Campus (Opened 2004)
* Vinton High School (Vinton)
* Westlake High School (Westlake)
* Washington-Marion Magnet High School (Lake Charles)
Alternative
* Calcasieu Alternative Site East (Lake Charles)
* Calcasieu Alternative Site West (Sulphur)
* College Street Vocational Center/Westlake T&I (Lake Charles)

### 6 - 12 schools

* Iowa High/Middle School (Iowa)

### 6 - 8 Middle schools

* S. P. Arnett Middle School (Westlake)
* DeQuincy Middle School (DeQuincy)
* LeBlanc Middle School (Sulphur)
** Housed inside is the Jake Drost Special School which serves special needs children in areas of the parish west of the Calcasieu River.
* W. W. Lewis Middle School (Sulphur)
* Maplewood Middle School (Sulphur)
* Ray D. Molo Middle School (Lake Charles)
* Moss Bluff Middle School (Unincorporated area)
* Oak Park Middle School (Lake Charles)
* Vinton Middle School (Vinton)
* S. J. Welsh Middle School (Lake Charles)
* Forrest K. White Middle School (Lake Charles)

### Elementary schools

Zoned
* Barbe Elementary School (Lake Charles)
* Brentwood Elementary School (Lake Charles)
* College Oaks Elementary School (Lake Charles)
* Combre-Fondel Elementary School (Lake Charles)
* Cypress Cove Elementary School (Sulphur)
* DeQuincy Elementary School (DeQuincy)
* DeQuincy Primary School (DeQuincy)
* Dolby Elementary School (Lake Charles)
* Fairview Elementary School (Unincorporated area)
* Frasch Elementary School (Sulphur)
* Gillis Elementary School (Unincorporated area)
* W. T. Henning Elementary School (Sulphur)
* Henry Heights Elementary School (Lake Charles)
* J. J. Johnson, II Elementary School (Lake Charles)
* M. J. Kaufman Elementary School (Lake Charles)
* E. K. Key Elementary School (Sulphur)
* LeBleu Settlement Elementary School (Unincorporated area)
* Maplewood Elementary School (Sulphur)
* Moss Bluff Elementary School (Unincorporated area)
* A. A. Nelson Elementary School (Lake Charles)
* Oak Park Elementary School (Lake Charles)
* Prien Lake Elementary School (Lake Charles)
* St. John Elementary School (Lake Charles)
* Vincent Settlement Elementary School (Unincorporated area)
* R. W. Vincent Elementary School (Sulphur)
* Vinton Elementary School (Vinton)
* T. H. Watkins Elementary School (Lake Charles)
* J.I. Watson Elementary School (Iowa)
* Pearl Watson Elementary School (Lake Charles)
* Western Heights Elementary School (Westlake)
* Westwood Elementary School (Westlake)
* Ralph Wilson Elementary School (Lake Charles)
Application-based
* T. S. Cooley Elementary School (Lake Charles)

### Early Childhood Centers

* Brenda Hunter Headstart (Lake Charles)
* J. D. Early Learning Center (Lake Charles)
* John F. Kennedy Early Learning Center (Lake Charles)

### Other schools

* Lake Charles-Boston Academy of Learning (Lake Charles)
* Positive Connections (Lake Charles)

### Charter Schools

* Lake Charles Charter Academy (Lake Charles)
* Lake Charles College Prep (Lake Charles)
* Southwest Louisiana Charter Academy (Lake Charles)