Sam Houston High School
880 South H Jones Parkway Lake Charles LA, 70611, Calcasieu County Phone: 337-217-4480 Ranking:  (22 out of 276, top 8%)*Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Calcasieu Parish School District Title I Eligible School: No Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 69 | 64 | 67 | 66 | 68 | 67 | 63 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,195 | 1,190 | 1,187 | 1,161 | 1,132 | 1,035 | 1,011 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 335 | 28.0% | 336 | 28.2% | 337 | 28.4% | 303 | 26.1% | 357 | 31.5% | 317 | 30.6% | 286 | 28.3% |
| Grade 10: | 306 | 25.6% | 315 | 26.5% | 282 | 23.8% | 314 | 27.0% | 294 | 26.0% | 278 | 26.9% | 245 | 24.2% |
| Grade 11: | 303 | 25.4% | 251 | 21.1% | 298 | 25.1% | 292 | 25.2% | 265 | 23.4% | 218 | 21.1% | 244 | 24.1% |
| Grade 12: | 251 | 21.0% | 288 | 24.2% | 270 | 22.7% | 252 | 21.7% | 216 | 19.1% | 222 | 21.4% | 236 | 23.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 584 | 48.9% | 578 | 48.6% | 597 | 50.3% | 592 | 51.0% | 588 | 51.9% | 538 | 52.0% | 531 | 52.5% |
| Female: | 611 | 51.1% | 612 | 51.4% | 590 | 49.7% | 569 | 49.0% | 536 | 47.3% | 489 | 47.2% | 476 | 47.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.2% | 6 | 0.5% | 6 | 0.5% | 6 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 3 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.6% |
| Hispanic: | 23 | 1.9% | 19 | 1.6% | 19 | 1.6% | 12 | 1.0% | 11 | 1.0% | 10 | 1.0% | 10 | 1.0% |
| Black: | 125 | 10.5% | 134 | 11.3% | 115 | 9.7% | 90 | 7.8% | 89 | 7.9% | 69 | 6.7% | 58 | 5.7% |
| White: | 1,034 | 86.5% | 1,026 | 86.2% | 1,042 | 87.8% | 1,048 | 90.3% | 1,021 | 90.2% | 945 | 91.3% | 935 | 92.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 6 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 267 | 22.3% | 248 | 20.8% | 251 | 21.1% | 264 | 22.7% | 197 | 17.4% | 184 | 17.8% | 137 | 13.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 60 | 5.0% | 55 | 4.6% | 61 | 5.1% | 70 | 6.0% | 70 | 6.2% | 65 | 6.3% | 55 | 5.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.30 | 18.62 | 17.75 | 17.52 | 16.62 | 15.50 | 16.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| GEE | ||||||
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 74% | 61% | 56% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 71% | 67% | 58% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 76% | 69% | 63% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 77% | 64% | 57% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 78% | 69% | 64% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 81% | 71% | 65% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 86% | 75% | 69% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 82% | 63% | 65% |
| 2007 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 82% | 65% | 60% |
| 2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 67% | 62% | 56% |
| 2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 78% | 66% | 60% |
| 2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 78% | 69% | 62% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 73% | 67% | 64% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 69% | 67% | 62% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 81% | 71% | 65% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 77% | 69% | 63% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 83% | 70% | 64% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 80% | 71% | 66% |
| iLEAP | ||||||
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 75% | 64% | 58% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 77% | 69% | 62% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 78% | 69% | 65% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 74% | 68% | 64% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 80% | 62% | 57% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 79% | 66% | 61% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 82% | 71% | 64% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 76% | 65% | 65% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 68.4% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 31.6% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 15.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 14.0% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 86.0% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $43,752.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $38,145.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $44,667.0 |
* Sam Houston High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.