Sulphur High School

100 Sycamore Street, Sulphur LA, 70663 | Calcasieu Parish School District | 337-217-4430
  • grades 9-12
  • students 2025
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 83% 26% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 14 in Sulphur
  • Ranked #0 of 1754 in Louisiana
Proficiency Averages
81%Sulphur
66%Louisiana

Sulphur High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Calcasieu Parish School District" in Sulphur, LA. There are a total of 2,025 students and 109 teachers at Sulphur High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 19 to 1.

Sulphur High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 82.5%, which is 26% higher than the Louisiana average.

Sulphur High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students2025
Teachers109
Student/Teacher ratio19:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment262
Taking some courses256
Taking some courses (not tests)9
Passing some courses108
Passing no courses140

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Sulphur High School, there are a total of 262 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 256 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All80%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School80%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All85%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School85%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Sulphur High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictLouisianaNational
White 85.6% 60.3% 49.4% 51.1%
Black 10.5% 33.3% 41.4% 15.9%
Asian 0.8% 1.3% 1.5% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 2.4% 2.9% 4.9% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.1% 0.3% 0.9% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.4%
Multiracial 0.6% 1.8% 1.7% 3.1%

Sulphur demographics profile

StatisticSulphurLouisianaNational
Population20,1224,648,794328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)1,79310891
Median age36.236.237.7
Male/Female ratio0.9:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)55%52%55%
Speak English92%92%79%
Speak Spanish5%4%13%

Education level achieved in Sulphur

IndexSulphurLouisianaNational
Completed 8th grade82.0%80.2%84.3%
Completed high school80.9%78.5%83.0%
Completed some college51.8%49.9%59.4%
Completed associate degree26.2%28.6%38.5%
Completed bachelors19.1%23.0%30.3%
Completed masters5.6%7.9%11.5%
Completed professional degree1.1%2.6%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.7%1.0%1.3%
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Source: The Sulphur High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.