Prien Lake Elementary School

Prien Lake Elementary School operates as a moderately sized elementary campus in Lake Charles, Louisiana, overseen by Calcasieu Parish. Current enrollment sits at 639 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 41% bigger than the state mean of about 453.

Calcasieu Parish runs 56 schools in total, collectively educating 27,851 students. Prien Lake Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Prien Lake Elementary School shows that 58% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school shows 26% Black, 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Asian.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Prien Lake Elementary School lists 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.0:1, putting Prien Lake Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 41% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Calcasieu Parish (around 59%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Prien Lake Elementary School sits in the top 10% of Louisiana schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 54.5%; actual is 74.7%, +20.1 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Calcasieu Parish) logs that median household earnings sit near $67,564, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Prien Lake Elementary School is one of 61 public schools in Calcasieu Parish (combined enrollment of about 30,278 students).

S. J. Welsh Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Prien Lake Elementary School comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 40.3%.

Prien Lake Elementary School operates from a downtown location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 16%: 760 students in 2018 compared to 639 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Prien Lake Elementary School community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.