📍 3160 Power Center Parkway, Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, 70607
Lake Charles Charter Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish. The school has 989 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lake Charles Charter Academy Foundation Inc. school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 57.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.2:1. It operates as a public charter school. 28% of students are proficient in reading. 20% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lake Charles Charter Academy enrolls 989 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 57.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% Black or African American, 8.1% Hispanic or Latino and 3.9% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 833 | 84% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 80 | 8.1% |
| White | 39 | 3.9% |
| Two or more races | 31 | 3.1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
809 of the school's 989 students (82%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 741 qualify for free lunch and 68 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Lake Charles Charter Academy is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). It operates as a public charter school. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district LA-30, state senate district 25, state house district 34.
Lake Charles Charter Academy is one of 1 schools in Lake Charles Charter Academy Foundation Inc., based in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The district serves 951 students district-wide and employs 57 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 989 students, Lake Charles Charter Academy is close to the district average of about 951 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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