Sulphur High School
100 Sycamore St Sulphur LA, 70663, Calcasieu County Phone: 337-217-4430 Ranking:  (54 out of 276, top 20%)*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: | 125 | 120 | 117 | 119 | 115 | 114 | 110 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 2,020 | 1,901 | 1,925 | 1,920 | 1,868 | 1,782 | 1,754 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 702 | 34.8% | 596 | 31.4% | 561 | 29.1% | 562 | 29.3% | 563 | 30.1% | 559 | 31.4% | 542 | 30.9% |
| Grade 10: | 511 | 25.3% | 490 | 25.8% | 473 | 24.6% | 483 | 25.2% | 493 | 26.4% | 463 | 26.0% | 416 | 23.7% |
| Grade 11: | 438 | 21.7% | 408 | 21.5% | 457 | 23.7% | 469 | 24.4% | 436 | 23.3% | 393 | 22.1% | 413 | 23.5% |
| Grade 12: | 369 | 18.3% | 407 | 21.4% | 434 | 22.5% | 406 | 21.1% | 376 | 20.1% | 367 | 20.6% | 383 | 21.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 1,005 | 49.8% | 946 | 49.8% | 997 | 51.8% | 997 | 51.9% | 938 | 50.2% | 868 | 48.7% | 857 | 48.9% |
| Female: | 1,015 | 50.2% | 955 | 50.2% | 928 | 48.2% | 923 | 48.1% | 922 | 49.4% | 906 | 50.8% | 893 | 50.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 15 | 0.7% | 10 | 0.5% | 9 | 0.5% | 7 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.3% | 11 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.3% |
| Hispanic: | 51 | 2.5% | 50 | 2.6% | 46 | 2.4% | 32 | 1.7% | 32 | 1.7% | 32 | 1.8% | 28 | 1.6% |
| Black: | 214 | 10.6% | 192 | 10.1% | 164 | 8.5% | 158 | 8.2% | 161 | 8.6% | 154 | 8.6% | 148 | 8.4% |
| White: | 1,725 | 85.4% | 1,607 | 84.5% | 1,662 | 86.3% | 1,678 | 87.4% | 1,665 | 89.1% | 1,583 | 88.8% | 1,570 | 89.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 13 | 0.6% | 39 | 2.1% | 42 | 2.2% | 42 | 2.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 602 | 29.8% | 539 | 28.4% | 535 | 27.8% | 543 | 28.3% | 462 | 24.7% | 432 | 24.2% | 376 | 21.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 99 | 4.9% | 102 | 5.4% | 126 | 6.5% | 133 | 6.9% | 137 | 7.3% | 121 | 6.8% | 102 | 5.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.19 | 15.82 | 16.49 | 16.18 | 16.30 | 15.60 | 16.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| GEE | ||||||
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 63% | 61% | 56% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 74% | 67% | 58% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 76% | 69% | 63% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 71% | 64% | 57% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 68% | 69% | 64% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 75% | 71% | 65% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 81% | 75% | 69% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 73% | 63% | 65% |
| 2007 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 73% | 65% | 60% |
| 2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 66% | 62% | 56% |
| 2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 69% | 66% | 60% |
| 2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 78% | 69% | 62% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 72% | 67% | 64% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 73% | 67% | 62% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 76% | 71% | 65% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 76% | 69% | 63% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 76% | 70% | 64% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 78% | 71% | 66% |
| iLEAP | ||||||
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 68% | 64% | 58% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 73% | 69% | 62% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 76% | 69% | 65% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 75% | 68% | 64% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 69% | 62% | 57% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 70% | 66% | 61% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 82% | 71% | 64% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 73% | 65% | 65% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 61.8% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 36.3% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 17.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 13.7% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 86.3% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $44,704.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $37,413.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $45,864.0 |
* Sulphur 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.