📍 3741 Nelson Road, Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, 70605
Prien Lake Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish. The school has 671 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Calcasieu Parish school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 42.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1. 68% of students are proficient in reading. 60% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Prien Lake Elementary School enrolls 671 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 42.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 59% White, 25% Black or African American and 7.2% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 393 | 59% |
| Black or African American | 165 | 25% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 48 | 7.2% |
| Asian | 33 | 4.9% |
| Two or more races | 30 | 4.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
294 of the school's 671 students (44%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 263 qualify for free lunch and 31 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Prien Lake 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 27, state house district 36.
Prien Lake 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 671 students, Prien Lake 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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