📍 301 Tekel Road, Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, 70607
M. J. Kaufman Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish. The school has 294 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Calcasieu Parish school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 17.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
M. J. Kaufman Elementary School enrolls 294 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 17.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 45% Black or African American, 39% White and 9.2% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 133 | 45% |
| White | 114 | 39% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 27 | 9.2% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 5.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
232 of the school's 294 students (79%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 223 qualify for free lunch and 9 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
M. J. Kaufman Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). 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.
M. J. Kaufman 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 294 students, M. J. Kaufman 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: Suburb - Midsize
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