Cameron Parish Schools
Cameron Parish is a public school district in Louisiana, based in Cameron Parish (Cameron). SchoolGrade grades 5 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Cameron Parish on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Cameron Parish
5 of 5 schools in Cameron Parish carry a SchoolGrade. Grade distribution:
B: 2C: 3
Best schools in Cameron Parish
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- B Grand Lake High School (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
- B- Grand Lake Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C+ Johnson Bayou High School (K-12 school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C+ Hackberry High School (K-12 school, underperforms expectations)
- C- South Cameron High School (K-12 school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in Cameron Parish
High schools (4)
- B Grand Lake High School, Lake Charles
- C+ Hackberry High School, Hackberry
- C+ Johnson Bayou High School, Cameron
- C- South Cameron High School, Grand Chenier
Elementary and primary schools (1)
- B- Grand Lake Elementary, Lake Charles
Where Cameron Parish schools are
Cities and towns served (4)
- Lake Charles (2)
- Cameron (1)
- Grand Chenier (1)
- Hackberry (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Louisiana
- County: Cameron Parish
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: distant rural (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 1,153 students with 132 full-time-equivalent teachers and 250 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 2200390
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Calcasieu Parish (58 schools, 27 mi)
- Jefferson Davis Parish (12 schools, 34 mi)
- Vermilion Parish (20 schools, 51 mi)
- Acadia Parish (26 schools, 54 mi)
- Beauregard Parish (12 schools, 54 mi)
- Allen Parish (11 schools, 58 mi)
- Lafayette Parish (44 schools, 70 mi)
- Evangeline Parish (11 schools, 74 mi)
Questions about Cameron Parish
How many schools are in Cameron Parish?
SchoolGrade grades 5 public schools in Cameron Parish, across 4 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Cameron Parish serve?
The largest by graded schools: Lake Charles, Cameron, Grand Chenier, Hackberry.
How good are the schools in Cameron Parish?
Across the 5 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C+, with 34% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 45.4%. 0% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Cameron Parish?
1,153 students were enrolled in Cameron Parish in the 2023-24 school year, about 8.7 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Cameron Parish?
Cameron Parish is in Louisiana, based in Cameron Parish, with its district office in Cameron. Its boundary covers about 1,285 sq mi.