📍 817 Jefferson Drive, Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, 70605
Dolby Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish. The school has 381 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Calcasieu Parish school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 24.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Dolby Elementary School enrolls 381 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 24.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% White, 39% Black or African American and 6.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 182 | 48% |
| Black or African American | 148 | 39% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 6.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 23 | 6% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
244 of the school's 381 students (64%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 217 qualify for free lunch and 27 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Dolby Elementary School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: 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-30, state senate district 25, state house district 36.
Dolby 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 381 students, Dolby Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 480 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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