📍 1001 Country Club Road, Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, 70605
A. A. Nelson Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish. The school has 741 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Calcasieu Parish school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 43.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 36% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
A. A. Nelson Elementary School enrolls 741 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 43.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% White, 27% Black or African American and 14% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 350 | 47% |
| Black or African American | 202 | 27% |
| Asian | 101 | 14% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 44 | 5.9% |
| Two or more races | 40 | 5.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
408 of the school's 741 students (55%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 362 qualify for free lunch and 46 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
A. A. Nelson 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.
A. A. Nelson 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 741 students, A. A. Nelson Elementary School is larger 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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