Elementary Schools in Calcasieu Parish

Summary:

The Calcasieu Parish school district in Louisiana is home to 33 elementary schools serving students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade. This diverse district features a mix of high-performing and lower-performing schools, with significant disparities in academic achievement across the region.

The standout schools in the district are T.S. Cooley Elementary Magnet School, which ranks 5th in the state and boasts exceptional test scores, as well as Vincent Settlement Elementary School and Prien Lake Elementary School, which rank 14th and 18th in Louisiana, respectively. These high-performing schools demonstrate the potential for excellence within the Calcasieu Parish district.

However, the data also reveals significant achievement gaps, with some schools struggling to reach even 50% proficiency in math and English Language Arts. Schools with high poverty rates, such as Combre-Fondel Elementary and Pearl Watson Elementary, face unique challenges in supporting their students. Addressing these disparities and replicating the success of the top-performing schools will be crucial for ensuring equitable educational opportunities across the district.

District Detail

3310 Broad Street
Lake Charles, LA 70615-3808

(337) 217-4000

SchoolDigger Rank:
34^th of 122 Louisiana districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 29,523

Primary Schools: 33
Middle Schools: 11
High Schools: 9
Alternative Schools: 3

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				LEAP Mathematics (2024)				LEAP English Language Arts (2024)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	LEAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	LEAP Mathematics 4th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 5th Grade	LEAP Mathematics All Grades	LEAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts All Grades	Total
Barbe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Penn Street	Lake Charles	70601	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 217-4600	164	12	14.1	84.1%	12 (7.3%)	133 (81.1%)	13 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	4 (2.4%)	29	508^th of 675 public elementary schools	24.7%		34.3	493^rd of 730 public elementary schools	32.5%	15	39.0	45.0	65.0	51.0	39.0	45.0	65.0	50.0	$21,817
Brentwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3825 Brentwood Avenue	Lake Charles	70607	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 217-4610	274	18	15.1	88.7%	11 (4.0%)	244 (89.1%)	9 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.6%)	47.6	378^th of 675 public elementary schools	44.0%		42.9	440^th of 730 public elementary schools	39.7%	62	52.0	52.0	37.0	46.0	63.0	80.0	76.0	73.0	$19,426
College Oaks Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3618 Ernest Street	Lake Charles	70605	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 217-4560	254	19	13.0	78.0%	52 (20.5%)	171 (67.3%)	21 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.1%)	31.6	489^th of 675 public elementary schools	27.6%		23.5	581^st of 730 public elementary schools	20.4%	92	51.0	55.0	54.0	54.0	61.0	41.0	51.0	52.0	$21,248
T. S. Cooley Elementary Magnet School	Public, Magnet	K-5	2711 Common Street	Lake Charles	70601	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	Yes	No	No	(337) 217-4680	300	17	18.1	20.3%	203 (67.7%)	48 (16.0%)	14 (4.7%)	22 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.3%)	97.4	5^th of 675 public elementary schools	99.3%		98.1	2^nd of 730 public elementary schools	99.7%	3		100.0		99.0		100.0	100.0	100.0	$12,990
Dolby Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	817 Jefferson Drive	Lake Charles	70605	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 217-4730	381	24	15.7	64.0%	182 (47.8%)	148 (38.8%)	23 (6.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (6.3%)	72.6	194^th of 675 public elementary schools	71.3%		82.3	116^th of 730 public elementary schools	84.1%	78	75.0	69.0	64.0	70.0	74.0	83.0		81.0	$16,339
Henry Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3600 Louisiana Avenue	Lake Charles	70607	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 217-4620	286	23	12.5	75.5%	56 (19.6%)	193 (67.5%)	19 (6.6%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.5%)	21.2	559^th of 675 public elementary schools	17.2%		34.6	486^th of 730 public elementary schools	33.4%	73	45.0	48.0	29.0	40.0	55.0	42.0	55.0	51.0	$19,862
John J. Johnson II Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	500 Malcolm Street	Lake Charles	70601	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 217-4900	149	11	13.6	90.6%	3 (2.0%)	137 (91.9%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.0%)								(n/a)									$22,787
A. A. Nelson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1001 Country Club Road	Lake Charles	70605	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 217-4790	741	44	16.9	55.1%	350 (47.2%)	202 (27.3%)	44 (5.9%)	101 (13.6%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	40 (5.4%)	85	94^th of 675 public elementary schools	86.1%		90.4	57^th of 730 public elementary schools	92.2%	37	85.0				82.0	80.0		85.0	$13,523
Oak Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2001 18th Street	Lake Charles	70601	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 217-4850	246	24	10.3	87.0%	11 (4.5%)	224 (91.1%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	45.5	393^rd of 675 public elementary schools	41.8%		43.9	435^th of 730 public elementary schools	40.4%	42	55.0	59.0	49.0	54.0	68.0	58.0	68.0	65.0	$17,398
Prien Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3741 Nelson Road	Lake Charles	70605	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 217-4910	671	42	15.9	43.8%	393 (58.6%)	165 (24.6%)	48 (7.2%)	33 (4.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (4.5%)	94.6	18^th of 675 public elementary schools	97.3%		94.7	24^th of 730 public elementary schools	96.7%	6	90.0	93.0			91.0		99.0		$14,458
Combre-Fondel Elementary School	Public	K-5	2115 Fitzenrieter Rd.	Lake Charles	70601	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 217-4890	358	24	14.6	86.3%	6 (1.7%)	336 (93.9%)	7 (2.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	37.2	454^th of 675 public elementary schools	32.7%		37.4	466^th of 730 public elementary schools	36.2%	12	63.0	55.0	45.0	54.0	59.0	52.0	59.0	56.0	$15,549
T. H. Watkins Elementary School	Public	K-5	2501 Seventh Avenue	Lake Charles	70601	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 217-4590	199	15	13.6	87.4%	6 (3.0%)	182 (91.5%)	7 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	38.8	440^th of 675 public elementary schools	34.8%		30.2	533^rd of 730 public elementary schools	27.0%	93	19.0	56.0	52.0	40.0	55.0	74.0	65.0	64.0	$19,128
Ralph F. Wilson Elementary School	Public	3-5	1400 Opelousas Street	Lake Charles	70601	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 217-4750	87	9	9.7	93.1%	4 (4.6%)	74 (85.1%)	3 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.9%)	21	560^th of 675 public elementary schools	17.0%		14.5	659^th of 730 public elementary schools	9.7%	99	53.0	21.0	44.0	40.0	46.0	31.0	61.0	47.0	$25,557
Pearl Watson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1300 5th Street	Lake Charles	70601	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 217-4860	325	21	15.7	93.2%	13 (4.0%)	299 (92.0%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	36.4	457^th of 675 public elementary schools	32.3%		10.4	684^th of 730 public elementary schools	6.3%	227	58.0	46.0	51.0	51.0	60.0	35.0	71.0	55.0	$18,177
Maplewood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4401 Maplewood Dr.	Sulphur	70663	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 217-4920	651	41	15.6	55.3%	446 (68.5%)	69 (10.6%)	61 (9.4%)	31 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (6.8%)	77.2	158^th of 675 public elementary schools	76.6%		69.7	225^th of 730 public elementary schools	69.2%	67		74.0			84.0	75.0		81.0	$14,175
Western Heights Elementary School	Public	3-5	1100 Elizabeth Street	Westlake	70669	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 217-4930	341	17	19.5	56.3%	247 (72.4%)	40 (11.7%)	29 (8.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.7%)	70	221^st of 675 public elementary schools	67.3%		68	243^rd of 730 public elementary schools	66.7%	22	73.0	69.0	71.0	71.0	72.0	79.0	69.0	74.0	$14,489
Westwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	1900 Sampson Street	Westlake	70669	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 217-4940	411	25	16.5	61.6%	304 (74.0%)	68 (16.5%)	20 (4.9%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.2%)								(n/a)									$15,258
Richard W. Vincent Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1634 Beglis Parkway	Sulphur	70663	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 217-4690	292	16	18.3	77.1%	152 (52.1%)	89 (30.5%)	26 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	22 (7.5%)	40.4	427^th of 675 public elementary schools	36.7%		51.5	373^rd of 730 public elementary schools	48.9%	54		54.0		63.0	60.0	44.0	75.0	58.0	$16,175
Cypress Cove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	700 Currie Drive	Sulphur	70665	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 217-4970	512	31	16.6	60.9%	413 (80.7%)	29 (5.7%)	45 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.5%)	72	199^th of 675 public elementary schools	70.5%		79.4	143^rd of 730 public elementary schools	80.4%	56	62.0	70.0	84.0	71.0	61.0	82.0	90.0	78.0	$13,539
M. J. Kaufman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	301 Tekel Road	Lake Charles	70607	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 217-4740	294	18	16.5	78.9%	114 (38.8%)	133 (45.2%)	27 (9.2%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (5.4%)	50.6	361^st of 675 public elementary schools	46.5%		54.4	356^th of 730 public elementary schools	51.2%	5	51.0	74.0	48.0	59.0	66.0	68.0		69.0	$17,599
E. K. Key Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1201 E Burton Street	Sulphur	70663	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 217-4660	533	32	16.5	63.8%	379 (71.1%)	87 (16.3%)	32 (6.0%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.6%)	83.6	101^st of 675 public elementary schools	85.0%		75.4	185^th of 730 public elementary schools	74.7%	84	87.0	88.0		85.0	72.0	83.0		80.0	$15,015
Frasch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	540 S Huntington	Sulphur	70663	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 217-4550	539	39	13.7	47.5%	436 (80.9%)	35 (6.5%)	45 (8.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.7%)	88.5	60^th of 675 public elementary schools	91.1%		87.6	68^th of 730 public elementary schools	90.7%	8	83.0		80.0		83.0	91.0		86.0	$14,300
W. T. Henning Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	774 Henning Drive	Sulphur	70663	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 217-4840	397	23	16.9	56.4%	254 (64.0%)	41 (10.3%)	76 (19.1%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (4.5%)	69.6	228^th of 675 public elementary schools	66.2%		71.7	210^th of 730 public elementary schools	71.2%	18	64.0	73.0	69.0	68.0	74.0	74.0	76.0	74.0	$14,208
Vinton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1610 Hampton Street	Vinton	70668	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 217-4520	458	24	18.8	72.5%	285 (62.2%)	99 (21.6%)	48 (10.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.8%)	28.5	512^th of 675 public elementary schools	24.1%		33.6	500^th of 730 public elementary schools	31.5%	12	52.0	42.0	61.0	53.0	45.0	55.0	47.0	49.0	$14,567
J. I. Watson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	201 E First St	Iowa	70647	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 217-4670	522	34	15.5	71.8%	253 (48.5%)	220 (42.1%)	29 (5.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.3%)	59	296^th of 675 public elementary schools	56.1%		58	330^th of 730 public elementary schools	54.8%	34	44.0	82.0	65.0	63.0	60.0	81.0		67.0	$14,953
DeQuincy Elementary School	Public	3-5	1605 West Fourth Street	DeQuincy	70633	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 217-4650	216	12	18.0	54.6%	175 (81.0%)	25 (11.6%)	8 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.8%)	70.8	209^th of 675 public elementary schools	69.0%		67	254^th of 730 public elementary schools	65.2%	45	73.0	73.0	67.0	71.0	74.0	72.0		75.0	$16,159
DeQuincy Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	304 McNeese Street	DeQuincy	70633	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 217-4655	260	17	15.6	69.6%	205 (78.8%)	38 (14.6%)	7 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.5%)								(n/a)									$16,493
Fairview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3955 Gerstner Mem. Drive	Lake Charles	70607	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 217-4490	558	37	15.0	54.5%	44 (7.9%)	164 (29.4%)	338 (60.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	15.3	597^th of 675 public elementary schools	11.6%		11.5	676^th of 730 public elementary schools	7.4%	79	61.0	24.0		36.0	43.0	30.0	35.0	36.0	$15,778
Moss Bluff Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	215 School Street	Lake Charles	70611	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 217-4640	973	53	18.3	46.9%	755 (77.6%)	120 (12.3%)	40 (4.1%)	6 (0.6%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (4.8%)	88.3	61^st of 675 public elementary schools	91.0%		85	83^rd of 730 public elementary schools	88.6%	22	85.0	89.0	80.0	84.0	81.0	88.0		84.0	$12,625
St. John Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5566 Elliott Road	Lake Charles	70605	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 217-4870	654	38	17.2	63.8%	366 (56.0%)	182 (27.8%)	60 (9.2%)	20 (3.1%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	22 (3.4%)	79.1	140^th of 675 public elementary schools	79.3%		70.9	215^th of 730 public elementary schools	70.5%	75		79.0	68.0	74.0	85.0	78.0		82.0	$14,153
Vincent Settlement Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1072 Vincent Settlement Road	Sulphur	70663	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 217-4580	321	22	14.4	40.8%	294 (91.6%)	7 (2.2%)	17 (5.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	95.6	14^th of 675 public elementary schools	97.9%		97.4	14^th of 730 public elementary schools	98.1%			100.0	100.0	99.0	89.0			95.0	$14,346
LeBleu Settlement Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6509 Hwy 3059	Lake Charles	70615	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 217-4880	428	31	13.8	52.1%	336 (78.5%)	60 (14.0%)	12 (2.8%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.7%)	92.3	34^th of 675 public elementary schools	95.0%		93	32^nd of 730 public elementary schools	95.6%	2	90.0		90.0	92.0		85.0	91.0	90.0	$12,733
Gillis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	916 Topsy Road	Lake Charles	70611	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 217-4550	691	46	14.9	50.4%	556 (80.5%)	54 (7.8%)	46 (6.7%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.3%)	81.4	121^st of 675 public elementary schools	82.1%		69.3	230^th of 730 public elementary schools	68.5%	109	82.0	80.0	75.0	80.0	81.0	74.0	83.0	80.0	$14,296

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Southwest Louisiana Charter Acad. Foundation, Inc.	5.7 mi	2
Southwest Louisiana Charter Academy	5.81 mi	1	100^th
Lake Charles College Prep	6.02 mi	1	75^th
Lake Charles Charter Academy Foundation Inc.	6.23 mi	1	59^th
St. Tammany Parish	15.27 mi	57	21^st

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