Best public schools in Lake Charles, LA
34 public schools in Lake Charles: 21 elementary · 5 middle · 6 high · 2 K-8. Ranked by our score, based on 2025-26 state test results.
Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across Louisiana.
Elementary schools
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T. S. Cooley Elementary Magnet School
99.7
ELA 94%Math 98%Science 93%
#2 of 494 in Louisiana
Prien Lake Elementary School
97.5
ELA 79%Math 74%Science 70%
#13 of 494 in Louisiana
LeBleu Settlement Elementary School
88.6
ELA 65%Math 56%Science 48%
#57 of 494 in Louisiana
Gillis Elementary School
85.4
ELA 58%Math 56%Science 43%
#72 of 494 in Louisiana
Grand Lake Elementary
82.1
ELA 66%Math 48%Science 37%
#89 of 494 in Louisiana
A. A. Nelson Elementary School
78.4
ELA 54%Math 52%Science 38%
#107 of 494 in Louisiana
Moss Bluff Elementary School
75.7
ELA 50%Math 55%Science 41%
#120 of 494 in Louisiana
St. John Elementary School
70.3
ELA 55%Math 41%Science 40%
#147 of 494 in Louisiana
Dolby Elementary School
62.4
ELA 52%Math 36%Science 35%
#186 of 494 in Louisiana
M. J. Kaufman Elementary School
52.0
ELA 48%Math 35%Science 24%
#237 of 494 in Louisiana
Combre-Fondel Elementary School
35.1
ELA 34%Math 28%Science 15%
#321 of 494 in Louisiana
College Oaks Elementary School
26.6
ELA 36%Math 19%Science 13%
#363 of 494 in Louisiana
Brentwood Elementary School
25.1
ELA 35%Math 19%Science 13%
#370 of 494 in Louisiana
Henry Heights Elementary School
22.2
ELA 30%Math 20%Science 15%
#385 of 494 in Louisiana
Pearl Watson Elementary School
20.3
ELA 29%Math 22%Science 8%
#394 of 494 in Louisiana
Fairview Elementary School
12.0
ELA 20%Math 18%Science 12%
#435 of 494 in Louisiana
Barbe Elementary School
11.0
ELA 19%Math 19%Science 11%
#440 of 494 in Louisiana
T. H. Watkins Elementary School
7.4
ELA 22%Math 13%Science 9%
#458 of 494 in Louisiana
Oak Park Elementary School
7.0
ELA 13%Math 17%Science 8%
#460 of 494 in Louisiana
John J. Johnson II Elementary School
6.8
ELA 17%Math 16%Science 7%
#461 of 494 in Louisiana
Ralph F. Wilson Elementary School
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Middle schools
5 schools in Lake Charles, best first
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Moss Bluff Middle School
86.8
ELA 56%Math 55%Science 45%
#25 of 186 in Louisiana
S. J. Welsh Middle School
77.2
ELA 53%Math 50%Science 38%
#43 of 186 in Louisiana
F. K. White Middle School
66.4
ELA 50%Math 35%Science 40%
#63 of 186 in Louisiana
Oak Park Middle School
25.5
ELA 32%Math 15%Science 16%
#139 of 186 in Louisiana
Ray D. Molo Middle Magnet School
21.8
ELA 31%Math 11%Science 15%
#146 of 186 in Louisiana
High schools
6 schools in Lake Charles, best first
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Sam Houston High School
95.4
ELA 66%Math 64%Science 41%
#11 of 226 in Louisiana
Grand Lake High School
86.1
ELA 54%Math 49%Science 45%
#32 of 226 in Louisiana
Alfred M. Barbe High School
83.8
ELA 53%Math 52%Science 33%
#37 of 226 in Louisiana
Lake Charles College Prep
45.8
ELA 32%Math 21%Science 28%
#123 of 226 in Louisiana
Washington/Marion Magnet High School
21.0
ELA 8%Math 28%Science 6%
#179 of 226 in Louisiana
LaGrange High School
8.2
ELA 16%Math 10%Science 6%
#208 of 226 in Louisiana