John J. Johnson II Elementary School

Set in Lake Charles, Louisiana, John J. Johnson II Elementary School is a tiny elementary campus, one of the schools within Calcasieu Parish. It instructs 131 students across grades pre-K through 2. That puts it 71% leaner than the typical public school in Louisiana, which averages around 453 students.

Calcasieu Parish runs 56 schools in total, collectively educating 27,851 students. John J. Johnson II Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, John J. Johnson II Elementary School logs that nearly all students (90%) are Black. Beyond that, the school shows 5% White, 5% multiracial. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 23%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 14.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 97% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is above Calcasieu Parish's rate of about 59%.

In the area at large, Calcasieu Parish reports that median household earnings sit near $67,564, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Calcasieu Parish runs 61 public schools (combined enrollment of about 30,278 students), of which John J. Johnson II Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Ralph F. Wilson Elementary School, around 1.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 55%: 290 students in 2018 compared to 131 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 10.9:1 today.

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