Lakewood Elementary School

Lakewood Elementary School is a primary school of mid-tier scale in Luling, Louisiana, run under St. Charles Parish, works with 501 students in grades 3 through 5.

Across the 15 schools in St. Charles Parish (8,756 students total), Lakewood Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Lakewood Elementary School records that 66% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school shows 23% Black, 7% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.0:1, putting Lakewood Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 36% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against St. Charles Parish (around 48%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Lakewood Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 58.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 52.3%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (St. Charles Parish) logs that median household earnings sit near $80,897, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Lakewood Elementary School is one of 15 public schools in St. Charles Parish (combined enrollment of about 8,756 students).

Mimosa Park Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Lakewood Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Lakewood Elementary School at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 39.6%.

Lakewood Elementary School operates from a commuter-belt location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lakewood Elementary School has fell 18%, going from 613 students in 2018 to 501 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 11.2:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.