Sulphur High School

Summary:

Sulphur High School is a public high school in Sulphur, Louisiana, serving 2,043 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Calcasieu Parish school district, which is ranked 34 out of 122 districts in the state.

Sulphur High School consistently outperforms the Calcasieu Parish and Louisiana state averages in End-of-Course (EOC) test scores, with 67% proficiency in Algebra I compared to 69% for Calcasieu Parish and 62% for Louisiana. The school also performs well across different student subgroups, ranking highly for female, male, and special education students. Over time, Sulphur High School has shown steady improvement, moving from 156th out of 302 Louisiana high schools in 2017-2018 to 87th out of 333 in 2023-2024, while maintaining a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Compared to nearby schools like DeQuincy High School, Vinton High School, and Washington/Marion Magnet High School, Sulphur High School outperforms them in academic performance and statewide rankings. Despite having a significant population of low-socioeconomic status students (46.79% free or reduced-price lunch), Sulphur High School maintains strong academic outcomes, indicating the school's commitment to supporting all students.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 100 Sycamore Street
       Sulphur, LA  70663


(337) 217-4430

District: Calcasieu Parish

SchoolDigger Rank:
87th of 333 Louisiana High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $13,454 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  17.8 Help
Number of students:  2,043

Racial breakdown:

White:
76.9%
African American:
9.9%
Hispanic:
8.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  46.8% Help


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Compare Details Sulphur High School ranks better than 73.9% of high schools in Louisiana. It also ranks 4th among 9 ranked high schools in the Calcasieu Parish School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 70.13. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Sulphur High School has the largest high school student body size in the Calcasieu Parish School District. Racial makeup is: White (76.9%), African American (9.9%), Hispanic (8.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 46.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Sulphur High School is 17.8. 5 high schools in the Calcasieu Parish School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Sulphur High School is $13,454. 6 high schools in the Calcasieu Parish School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Sulphur High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Sulphur High School 87th of 333 Louisiana public high schools. (See Sulphur High School in the ranking list.)

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Calcasieu Parish:

SchoolDigger ranks Calcasieu Parish 34th of 122 Louisiana school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Sulphur High School

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Rank History for all students at Sulphur High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 72.12 75th 290 74.1%
2008 71.17 63rd 291 78.4%
2009 63.60 97th 301 67.8%
2010 68.41 82nd 297 72.4%
2011 71.29 75th 300 75.0%
2012 74.14 58th 310 81.3%
2013 63.69 114th 312 63.5%
2014 57.41 148th 309 52.1%
2015 55.49 174th 312 44.2%
2016 56.18 151st 297 49.2%
2017 51.00 186th 297 37.4%
2018 50.68 156th 302 48.3%
2019 64.89 116th 313 62.9%
2021 67.67 86th 322 73.3%
2022 66.57 101st 326 69.0%
2023 72.59 68th 321 78.8%
2024 70.13 87th 333 73.9%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Sulphur High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 37.50 23rd 30 23.3%
2021 39.24 28th 39 28.2%
2022 4.89 46th 47 2.1%
2023 43.55 31st 50 38.0%
2024 27.54 55th 63 12.7%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Sulphur High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 37.31 72nd 122 41.0%
2021 66.46 29th 135 78.5%
2022 50.92 56th 139 59.7%
2023 77.59 20th 138 85.5%
2024 67.14 42nd 165 74.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Sulphur High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 57.57 119th 301 60.5%
2021 66.67 79th 285 72.3%
2022 59.33 119th 322 63.0%
2023 65.78 86th 321 73.2%
2024 67.73 75th 328 77.1%
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Rank History for Female students at Sulphur High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 66.53 98th 292 66.4%
2021 64.05 108th 288 62.5%
2022 66.23 102nd 311 67.2%
2023 71.43 79th 308 74.4%
2024 70.38 80th 308 74.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Sulphur High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 64.56 101st 291 65.3%
2021 73.42 59th 292 79.8%
2022 68.51 85th 301 71.8%
2023 71.88 64th 306 79.1%
2024 71.18 76th 315 75.9%
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Rank History for African American students at Sulphur High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 48.16 110th 233 52.8%
2021 50.32 105th 243 56.8%
2022 52.64 106th 256 58.6%
2023 58.17 86th 252 65.9%
2024 59.23 83rd 260 68.1%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Sulphur High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 43.85 47th 78 39.7%
2021 57.65 38th 92 58.7%
2022 66.84 28th 103 72.8%
2023 71.09 18th 107 83.2%
2024 61.55 42nd 113 62.8%
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Rank History for White students at Sulphur High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 48.08 141st 249 43.4%
2021 55.06 105th 245 57.1%
2022 49.82 130th 250 48.0%
2023 56.05 104th 249 58.2%
2024 57.51 104th 248 58.1%
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Data source: test scores: Louisiana Dept of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Sulphur High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1887 1887
1990 1602 115 4 6 0 n/a n/a 0 1727
1991 1544 103 3 4 1 n/a n/a 0 1655
1992 1644 109 3 2 1 n/a n/a 0 1759
1993 1824 102 3 4 0 n/a n/a 0 1933
1994 1811 96 2 4 0 n/a n/a 0 1913
1995 1838 106 1 9 1 n/a n/a 0 1955
1996 1838 106 1 9 1 n/a n/a 0 1955
1997 1821 109 0 6 1 n/a n/a 0 1937
1998 1810 103 2 9 1 n/a n/a 0 1925
1999 1798 99 2 8 2 n/a n/a 0 1909
2000 1807 115 4 10 1 n/a n/a 0 1937
2001 1784 132 6 10 4 n/a n/a 0 1936
2002 1698 140 8 21 4 n/a n/a 0 1871
2003 1698 140 8 21 4 n/a n/a 0 1871
2004 1688 145 5 19 5 n/a n/a 0 1862
2005 1714 148 3 20 4 n/a n/a 0 1889
2006 1614 149 6 18 3 n/a n/a 0 1790
2007 1580 145 7 22 3 n/a n/a 0 1757
2008 1570 148 6 28 2 n/a n/a 0 1754
2009 1583 154 11 32 2 n/a n/a 0 1782
2010 1665 161 6 32 4 n/a n/a 0 1868
2011 1678 158 7 32 3 0 42 0 1920
2012 1662 164 9 46 2 0 42 0 1925
2013 1607 192 10 50 3 0 39 0 1901
2014 1725 214 15 51 2 0 13 0 2020
2015 1687 220 14 55 1 0 26 0 2003
2016 1766 216 15 67 1 0 30 0 2095
2017 1737 202 23 78 4 0 17 0 2061
2018 1696 200 19 85 5 0 20 0 2025
2019 1685 174 25 96 5 0 33 0 2018
2020 1627 189 23 131 6 0 38 0 2014
2021 1531 184 20 130 6 0 48 0 1919
2022 1503 195 24 132 4 1 48 0 1907
2023 1571 202 23 173 7 2 65 0 2043

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Sulphur High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 1887 84.6 22.3 8.9
1990 1727 99.0 17.4 9.5
1991 1655 103.0 16.0 7.2
1992 1759 101.0 17.4 8.6
1993 1933 108.0 17.9 9.3
1994 1913 111.0 17.2 11.6
1995 1955 112.6 17.4 11.1
1996 1955 112.6 17.4 11.1
1997 1937 111.0 17.5 10.7
1998 1925 110.0 17.5 8.5
1999 1909 106.0 18.0 10.7
2000 1937 105.0 18.4 8.3
2001 1936 110.3 17.6 16.4
2002 1871 103.3 18.1 15.9
2003 1871 103.3 18.1 15.9
2004 1862 104.0 17.9 15.1
2005 1889 107.2 17.6 20.6
2006 1790 107.0 16.7 21
2007 1757 104.9 16.7 26.3
2008 1754 109.9 16.0 27.3
2009 1782 114.3 15.6 31
2010 1868 114.6 16.3 32.1
2011 1920 118.6 16.1 35.2
2012 1925 116.7 16.4 34.3
2013 1901 120.1 15.8 33.7
2014 2020 124.7 16.1 34.7
2015 2003 122.0 16.4 30.7
2016 2095 n/a n/a 29.3
2017 2061 150.1 13.7 31.1
2018 2025 109.0 18.5 27.6
2019 2018 109.6 18.4 31.8
2020 2014 107.4 18.7 33.7
2021 1919 107.8 17.7 44.6
2022 1907 109.8 17.3 20.1
2023 2043 114.5 17.8 46.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Sulphur High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 1887 84.6 22.3 8.9
1990 1727 99.0 17.4 9.5
1991 1655 103.0 16.0 7.2
1992 1759 101.0 17.4 8.6
1993 1933 108.0 17.9 9.3
1994 1913 111.0 17.2 11.6
1995 1955 112.6 17.4 11.1
1996 1955 112.6 17.4 11.1
1997 1937 111.0 17.5 10.7
1998 1925 110.0 17.5 8.5
1999 1909 106.0 18.0 10.7
2000 1937 105.0 18.4 8.3
2001 1936 110.3 17.6 16.4
2002 1871 103.3 18.1 15.9
2003 1871 103.3 18.1 15.9
2004 1862 104.0 17.9 15.1
2005 1889 107.2 17.6 20.6
2006 1790 107.0 16.7 21
2007 1757 104.9 16.7 26.3
2008 1754 109.9 16.0 27.3
2009 1782 114.3 15.6 31
2010 1868 114.6 16.3 32.1
2011 1920 118.6 16.1 35.2
2012 1925 116.7 16.4 34.3
2013 1901 120.1 15.8 33.7
2014 2020 124.7 16.1 34.7
2015 2003 122.0 16.4 30.7
2016 2095 n/a n/a 29.3
2017 2061 150.1 13.7 31.1
2018 2025 109.0 18.5 27.6
2019 2018 109.6 18.4 31.8
2020 2014 107.4 18.7 33.7
2021 1919 107.8 17.7 44.6
2022 1907 109.8 17.3 20.1
2023 2043 114.5 17.8 46.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Sulphur High School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2017 $10,265
2018 $10,818
2019 $10,938
2020 $11,366
2021 $12,257
2022 $13,454

Data source: Louisiana Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Sulphur High School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 116th of 313 High schoolsRanks 68th of 321 High schools
 15.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course Algebra I (Sulphur High School)7271
 1%
   End of Course Algebra I (Calcasieu Parish)7471
 3%
   End of Course Algebra I (Louisiana)6764
 3%
End of Course English II (Sulphur High School)7278
 6%
   End of Course English II (Calcasieu Parish)7472
 2%
   End of Course English II (Louisiana)6967
 2%
End of Course U.S. History (Sulphur High School)6271
 9%
   End of Course U.S. History (Calcasieu Parish)5956
 3%
   End of Course U.S. History (Louisiana)5954
 5%
End of Course English I (Sulphur High School)8575
 10%
   End of Course English I (Calcasieu Parish)8070
 10%
   End of Course English I (Louisiana)7167
 4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students20182043
 1.2%
African American174202
 16.1%
American Indian57
 40%
Asian2523
 8%
Hispanic96173
 80.2%
Pacific Islander02
White16851571
 6.8%
Two or More Races3365
 97%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients31.8%46.8%
 15%


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In the 2022-23 school year, 2,043 students attended Sulphur High School.

Sulphur High School ranks 87th of 333 Louisiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at Sulphur High School are 77% White, 10% African American, 8% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Louisiana Dept of Education.

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