Grand Lake Elementary

Grand Lake Elementary is one of the modestly sized K-5 schools in Lake Charles, Louisiana, one of the schools within Cameron Parish, with 351 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 453 students per school, that is 23% leaner than typical.

Cameron Parish runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 1,120 students. Grand Lake Elementary is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Grand Lake Elementary reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (87%). Beyond that, the school records 10% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, Grand Lake Elementary logs 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.0:1 average. Around 44% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, Grand Lake Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 52.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 46.7%.

In the area at large, census data for Cameron Parish shows median household earnings sit near $75,278, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Grand Lake Elementary is one of 5 public schools in Cameron Parish (combined enrollment of about 1,120 students).

The closest other public school is Grand Lake High School, roughly 0.1 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Grand Lake Elementary at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 40.2%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Grand Lake Elementary typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.