📍 2801 Power Centre Pkwy, Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, 70607
Lake Charles College Prep is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish. The school has 574 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lake Charles College Prep school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 32.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1. It operates as a public charter school. 12% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lake Charles College Prep enrolls 574 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 32.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 85% Black or African American, 6.4% Hispanic or Latino and 5.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 490 | 85% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 37 | 6.4% |
| Two or more races | 31 | 5.4% |
| White | 14 | 2.4% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
386 of the school's 574 students (67%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 347 qualify for free lunch and 39 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 College Prep 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 College Prep is one of 1 schools in Lake Charles College Prep, based in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The district serves 624 students district-wide and employs 32 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 574 students, Lake Charles College Prep is close to the district average of about 624 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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