Schools in Prien · Calcasieu Parish School District
Prien’s public schools beat 81% of Louisiana districts
The public schools Prien’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 81% of Louisiana’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
Reading proficiency
44%
▲ 4 pts vs LA 40%
2020–21
Math proficiency
30%
▲ 1 pts vs LA 29%
2020–21
Graduate on time
95%
▲ 11 pts vs LA 84%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$17.3K
▲ 10% vs LA $15.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.9
LA 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools
1
670 students
The School Grade
How Prien compares
A− Test scoresB+ Graduation
Louisiana school districts we grade (188)Better than 81%
Lower resultsHigher results
Louisiana towns with similar household incomes (109)Better than 50%
High confidence. Built on 14,091 tested students and a graduating class of 1,913; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Louisiana’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Louisiana only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Prien.
14 schools teach 6th grade in Prien’s district. Which one depends on your address: S. J. Welsh Middle School, Iowa High School, Bell City High School and Moss Bluff Middle School and more.
14 schools teach 7th grade in Prien’s district. Which one depends on your address: S. J. Welsh Middle School, Iowa High School, Bell City High School and Moss Bluff Middle School and more.
14 schools teach 8th grade in Prien’s district. Which one depends on your address: S. J. Welsh Middle School, Iowa High School, Bell City High School and Moss Bluff Middle School and more.
11 schools teach 9th grade in Prien’s district. Which one depends on your address: Sulphur High School, Alfred M. Barbe High School, Sam Houston High School and Iowa High School and more.
11 schools teach 10th grade in Prien’s district. Which one depends on your address: Sulphur High School, Alfred M. Barbe High School, Sam Houston High School and Iowa High School and more.
11 schools teach 11th grade in Prien’s district. Which one depends on your address: Sulphur High School, Alfred M. Barbe High School, Sam Houston High School and Iowa High School and more.
11 schools teach 12th grade in Prien’s district. Which one depends on your address: Sulphur High School, Alfred M. Barbe High School, Sam Houston High School and Iowa High School and more.
The path, start to finish
PK–5St. John Elementary SchoolCalcasieu Parish School District
6–1214 schoolsDepends on your address
1211 high schoolsDepends on your address
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Test scores · 2020–21
Above the state in reading
Reading44%
State average 40.1%
Math30%
State average 28.7%
Every school in Prien
1 school. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.
Elementary
Also serving Prien · in other towns
S. J. Welsh Middle School
B1,011 students11:1Rate it →
Iowa High School
B1,007 students13:1Rate it →
Bell City High School
B+785 students12:1Rate it →
Moss Bluff Middle School
B781 students13:1Rate it →
W. W. Lewis Middle School
B+757 students12:1Rate it →
F. K. White Middle School
B−614 students9:1Rate it →
Oak Park Middle School
C−388 students9:1Rate it →
S. P. Arnett Middle School
B374 students13:1Rate it →
LeBlanc Middle School
B−366 students11:1Rate it →
Maplewood Middle School
B+319 students10:1Rate it →
Starks High School
C284 students8:1Rate it →
Ray D. Molo Middle Magnet School
D265 students9:1Rate it →
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Within reach
Colleges →Colleges near Prien
There’s no college in Prien, but 3 are within 30 miles. The closest is McNeese State University in Lake Charles, 3.9 miles away.
McNeese State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Lake Charles
3.9 mi4,918 students
SOWELA Technical Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Lake Charles
8.1 mi2,949 students
Lamar State College-OrangeCommunity college · Public · Orange
27.7 mi2,238 students
Straight-line distance from the center of Prien. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Louisiana. Stars are from neighbors.