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Enrollment
951
Elementary
STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAKE CHARLES CHARTER ACADEMY FOUNDATION INC.·NCES 220015802319
Lake Charles Charter Academy
3160 Power Center Parkway, Lake Charles, LA 70607 · (337) 475-7900 · Calcasieu Parish
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY13-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL951 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 29% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-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
16.3:1
58 FTE teachers
STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
813 students
STATE 70%
Community
5
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 | 40 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 102 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 92 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 96 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 99 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 100 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 103 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 108 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 105 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 106 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (102) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (106).
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
Test scores
LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
29.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -3.0pp since 2022
Math
16.0%
LA avg 34.2% . -9.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 9 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 29.0% | 16.0% |
| 2024-25 | 34.0% | 13.0% |
| 2023-24 | 35.0% | 18.0% |
| 2022-23 | 32.0% | 25.0% |
% 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
23.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.8%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 Lake Charles Charter Academy
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Charles Charter Academy this school | 951 | 85.5% | 23.3% |
| KIPP Morial New Orleans | 951 | 88.2% | N/A |
| KIPP East New Orleans | 921 | 88.6% | N/A |
| Mildred Osborne Charter School New Orleans | 850 | 84.1% | N/A |
| KIPP Central City New Orleans | 817 | 83.5% | N/A |
| KIPP Leadership New Orleans | 890 | 90.7% | N/A |
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 Lake Charles Charter Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Calcasieu Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.3% | #401 of 583 | #20 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.0% | #489 of 582 ▲ 22 | #29 of 31 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #426 of 587 ▼ 69 | #24 of 31 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.0pp | #109 of 540 | #6 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 951 | #19 of 714 | #2 of 35 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #579 of 655 | #30 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.2% | #508 of 655 | #26 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.5% | #194 of 705 | #7 of 34 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.9% | #121 of 197 | N/A |
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
951
-8 (-1%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 19.2:1
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 | 951 | 58.3 | 16.3:1 | 85% (813) |
| 2023-24 | 923 | 59.1 | 15.6:1 | 85% (780) |
| 2022-23 | 989 | 57.4 | 17.2:1 | 82% (809) |
| 2020-21 | 959 | 50 | 19.2:1 | 100% (959) |
| 2017-18 | 873 | 54 | 16.2:1 | 100% (871) |
| 2015-16 | 868 | 59 | 14.7:1 | 72% (628) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lake Charles Charter Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (873 to 951); teachers up 8% (54 to 58.3).
About Lake Charles Charter Academy
Lake Charles Charter Academy is one of the public schools in Lake Charles, Louisiana. It is a large elementary school. The school serves 951 students in pre-K through 8 in 2024-25. The average among elementary schools in Louisiana is roughly 453 students; this school is 110% larger than that.
Lake Charles Charter Academy belongs to Lake Charles Charter Academy Foundation Inc..
The student body at Lake Charles Charter Academy is 85% Black. Enrollment also includes 10% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Among people living in Calcasieu Parish, the Black share is about 23%. Lake Charles Charter Academy's diversity index is 27%, against a US figure of 70%.
Lake Charles Charter Academy counts 58.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 16.3 students for each one. This ratio sits 2.4 above the 14.0:1 average for elementary schools in Louisiana. About 85% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. The average for public schools in Calcasieu Parish is 59%.
allk12 grades Lake Charles Charter Academy a C. The grade compares the school only with Louisiana public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Compared with Louisiana schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Lake Charles Charter Academy's results are within a point of predicted: 23.3% against 22.8%.
In the county around the school, Calcasieu Parish, the median household income is $67,564, roughly 25% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 61 public schools in Calcasieu Parish, enrolling about 30,278 students in all.
The closest other public school is Lake Charles College Prep, about 0.2 miles away. Lake Charles Charter Academy has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Lake Charles Charter Academy ranks 1st of 7 nearby schools, at 23.3% versus an 18.0% average.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Small, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000. NCES lists Lake Charles Charter Academy as a charter school.
The school's size has been steady, with 959 students in 2020-21 and 951 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 19.2:1 to 16.3:1 over the same years.
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Calcasieu Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
207,088
Census ACS
Median income
$67,564
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
61
30,278 students
Quick facts
Related schools
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
- LaGrange High SchoolHigh · 881 students
- Southwest Louisiana Charter AcademyElementary · 852 students
Nearby schools
- Lake Charles College Prep0.2 mi · 624
- Fairview Elementary School0.5 mi · 518
- Oak Park Middle School1.5 mi · 388
- Southwest Louisiana Charter Academy1.6 mi · 852
- T. H. Watkins Elementary School1.6 mi · 165
- Brentwood Elementary School1.7 mi · 272
Frequently asked questions
About Lake Charles Charter AcademyHow many students attend Lake Charles Charter Academy?
Lake Charles Charter Academy enrolls approximately 951 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Lake Charles Charter Academy serve?
Lake Charles Charter Academy serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lake Charles Charter Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lake Charles Charter Academy is approximately 16.3:1 (58 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lake Charles Charter Academy?
At Lake Charles Charter Academy, the student body is approximately 2% White, 10% Hispanic, 85% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is Lake Charles Charter Academy in?
Lake Charles Charter Academy is part of Lake Charles Charter Academy Foundation Inc..
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