Enrollment
351
Elementary
DISTRICT 224 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CAMERON PARISH·NCES 220039002482
Grand Lake Elementary
1039 Hwy 384, Lake Charles, LA 70607 · (337) 905-2231 · Cameron Parish
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL351 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 61% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Louisiana public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 7.6:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
155 students
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 70%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 29 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 43 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 41 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 41 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (41).
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Grand Lake Elementary→Grand Lake High School
Based on grade levels within Cameron Parish. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
66.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +1.0pp since 2022
Math
48.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +6.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 6 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 66.0% | 48.0% |
| 2024-25 | 62.0% | 46.0% |
| 2023-24 | 66.0% | 45.0% |
| 2022-23 | 65.0% | 42.0% |
% Mastery+, all students and all tested grades.
Source: LEAP 2025. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
47.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.6%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% typical for Louisiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Louisiana's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Grand Lake Elementary
Grand Lake Elementary's state test result (47.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Lake Elementary this school | 351 | 44.2% | 47.3% |
| Caroline Dormon Junior High School Woodworth | 362 | 42.5% | 63.7% |
| Vincent Settlement Elementary School Sulphur | 284 | 40.5% | 73.5% |
| Frasch Elementary School Sulphur | 522 | 43.7% | 55.2% |
| Richard Elementary School Church Point | 458 | 48.7% | 47.3% |
| Kiroli Elementary School West Monroe | 450 | 47.1% | 47.8% |
Matched among Louisiana elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Grand Lake Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.3% | #128 of 583 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #138 of 582 ▲ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #50 of 587 ▲ 30 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.5pp | #167 of 540 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 351 | #473 of 714 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.4:1 | #58 of 655 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.0% | #524 of 655 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.2% | #647 of 705 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
351
-6 (-2%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 12.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 351 | 33.8 | 10.4:1 | 44% (155) |
| 2023-24 | 358 | 31.6 | 11.3:1 | 43% (155) |
| 2022-23 | 334 | 24.7 | 13.5:1 | 45% (149) |
| 2020-21 | 357 | 29 | 12.3:1 | 59% (209) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Grand Lake Elementary.
About Grand Lake Elementary
At 1039 Hwy 384 in Lake Charles, Louisiana, Grand Lake Elementary operates as a small elementary school. Total enrollment is 351 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 6. That is 23% below the average of about 453 students for elementary schools in Louisiana.
Grand Lake Elementary reports to Cameron Parish, which has 5 schools and 1,120 students.
The share of students at Grand Lake Elementary who are White is 87%. Smaller groups are 10% Hispanic. Cameron Parish residents are about 86% White, a similar share. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 24%.
The school's 33.8 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.4:1. The average for elementary schools in Louisiana is 14.0:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. At Grand Lake Elementary, 44% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is in line with the 43% average for public schools in Cameron Parish.
Among Louisiana public elementary schools, Grand Lake Elementary outscored 61%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Grand Lake Elementary, the prediction is 52.6% and the result is 47.3%.
In Cameron Parish, home to about 5,015 people, the median household earns about $75,278 a year, roughly 17% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Cameron Parish number 5, with about 1,120 students.
Grand Lake Elementary is less than a tenth of a mile from Grand Lake High School, its nearest public school. Within ten miles are 2 other public schools. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Grand Lake Elementary ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Grand Lake Elementary as Rural: Distant.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 357 to 351. The number of students per teacher dropped from 12.3 to 10.4 over 4 years.
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Cameron Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,015
Census ACS
Median income
$75,278
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
1,120 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cameron Parish
- Grand Lake High SchoolHigh · 322 students
- Hackberry High SchoolCombined · 218 students
- South Cameron High SchoolCombined · 161 students
- Johnson Bayou High SchoolCombined · 68 students
Other schools in Lake Charles
- Alfred M. Barbe High SchoolHigh · 1,908 students
- Sam Houston High SchoolHigh · 1,141 students
- S. J. Welsh Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,011 students
- Moss Bluff Elementary SchoolElementary · 969 students
- Lake Charles Charter AcademyElementary · 951 students
- LaGrange High SchoolHigh · 881 students
Nearby schools
- Grand Lake High School0.1 mi · 322
- M. J. Kaufman Elementary School9.8 mi · 308
- St. John Elementary School10.7 mi · 670
- Dolby Elementary School10.8 mi · 360
- A. A. Nelson Elementary School10.8 mi · 736
- Southwest Louisiana Charter Academy11.0 mi · 852
Frequently asked questions
About Grand Lake ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Grand Lake Elementary?
Grand Lake Elementary enrolls approximately 351 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Grand Lake Elementary serve?
Grand Lake Elementary serves grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Grand Lake Elementary have?
Grand Lake Elementary employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Grand Lake Elementary?
Student demographics at Grand Lake Elementary are roughly 87% White, 10% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Grand Lake Elementary?
Grand Lake Elementary is overseen by Cameron Parish in Cameron Parish.
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