📍 1818 Northeast Evangeline Throughway, Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, 70501
Willow Charter Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lafayette, Lafayette Parish. The school has 654 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Willow Charter Academy school district. It serves grades K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 26.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 24.3:1. It operates as a public charter school. 19% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Willow Charter Academy enrolls 654 students across grades K–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 26.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 24.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% Black or African American, 3.5% White and 2.4% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 608 | 93% |
| White | 23 | 3.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 16 | 2.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
636 of the school's 654 students (97%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 621 qualify for free lunch and 15 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Willow Charter Academy is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). 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-60, state senate district 24, state house district 44.
Willow Charter Academy is one of 1 schools in Willow Charter Academy, based in Lafayette, Louisiana. The district serves 605 students district-wide and employs 26 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 654 students, Willow Charter Academy is close to the district average of about 605 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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