E. K. Key Elementary School

E. K. Key Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary-level community in Sulphur, Louisiana, overseen by Calcasieu Parish. The school instructs 546 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Louisiana's public schools average about 453 students each, so E. K. Key Elementary School sits 21% above that benchmark.

E. K. Key Elementary School is one of 56 schools operated by Calcasieu Parish, a district that caters to 27,851 students overall.

In terms of who attends, E. K. Key Elementary School reports that the largest single group is White, at 70% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school logs 17% Black, 6% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Calcasieu Parish as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.0:1 average. About 66% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), E. K. Key Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 36.8%; this one delivers 49.7%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Calcasieu Parish indicate median household earnings sit near $67,564, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. E. K. Key Elementary School is one of 61 public schools in Calcasieu Parish (combined enrollment of about 30,278 students).

Sulphur High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), E. K. Key Elementary School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 38.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Over the past 7-year window. E. K. Key Elementary School's enrollment has increased 16% since 2018, when it stood at 469 (now 546). Over the same period, the Black share expanded from 13% to 17%. Class-load math has fell: from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.