Elementary Schools in Willow Charter Academy

Willow Charter Academy is the sole elementary school located in the Willow Charter Academy district in Lafayette, Louisiana. While the school has some positive academic performance metrics, it faces significant challenges, including a declining statewide ranking, a high-poverty student population, and a lack of racial diversity.

Willow Charter Academy has a student enrollment of 654 and a predominantly African American student body (92.97%), with very low percentages of other racial/ethnic groups. The school's overall statewide ranking has declined over the past three years, from 563rd out of 727 Louisiana elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 357th out of 675 in 2023-2024, with a consistent 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. This suggests that the school is not keeping pace with improvements in other Louisiana elementary schools.

Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of students (97.25%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high-poverty student population. This can present significant challenges in terms of academic achievement and access to resources. While the school has some positive academic performance metrics, such as higher-than-state-average proficiency rates in mathematics and English language arts in certain grade levels, its overall proficiency rates in these subjects are generally lower than the state average.