📍 100 N Prater St, Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, 70601
Jessie D. Clifton Elementary School is a State/Public serving prekindergarten age pupils, located in Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish. The school has 140 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Calcasieu Parish school district. It serves grades Pre-K. The school employs 11.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Jessie D. Clifton Elementary School enrolls 140 students across grades Pre-K. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 11.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 94% Black or African American, 3.6% White and 1.4% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 132 | 94% |
| White | 5 | 3.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | 1.4% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
134 of the school's 140 students (96%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 132 qualify for free lunch and 2 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
The school's NCES locale classification is City, Small. 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-3, state senate district 27, state house district 34.
Jessie D. Clifton Elementary School is one of 58 schools in Calcasieu Parish, based in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The district serves 27,851 students district-wide and employs 1,917 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 140 students, Jessie D. Clifton Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 480 students per school.
Setting: City - Small
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