Southwest Louisiana Charter Academy

Lake Charles, Louisiana, is home to Southwest Louisiana Charter Academy, a large elementary school. School enrollment was 852 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 8. For comparison, elementary schools in Louisiana average about 453 students.

The school serves as its own district in federal records.

Roughly 69% of students at Southwest Louisiana Charter Academy are Black. Beyond that, enrollment is 22% Hispanic, 5% White, and 4% multiracial. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 23%. Southwest Louisiana Charter Academy's diversity index is 47%, against a US figure of 70%.

The count of teachers at Southwest Louisiana Charter Academy is 56.6 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 15.1:1. That is 1.1 students per teacher above the 14.0:1 average for elementary schools in Louisiana. Around 83% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. That rate is above the 59% average among public schools in Calcasieu Parish.

County data help place the school in context: in Calcasieu Parish, the median household income is $67,564, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 25% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. Calcasieu Parish is home to 61 public schools and about 30,278 public school students.

F. K. White Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles away. Within five miles of Southwest Louisiana Charter Academy, there are at least 8 other public schools.

Its location is classified as City: Small by the National Center for Education Statistics. Southwest Louisiana Charter Academy is a public charter school.

Over 4 years, Southwest Louisiana Charter Academy's enrollment grew 34%, to 852.

Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Southwest Louisiana Charter Academy. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.