📍 5566 Elliott Road, Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, 70605
St. John Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish. The school has 654 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Calcasieu Parish school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 38.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.2:1. 53% of students are proficient in reading. 35% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
St. John Elementary School enrolls 654 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 38.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% White, 28% Black or African American and 9.2% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 366 | 56% |
| Black or African American | 182 | 28% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 60 | 9.2% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 3.4% |
| Asian | 20 | 3.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
417 of the school's 654 students (64%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 380 qualify for free lunch and 37 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
St. John Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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-40, state senate district 25, state house district 36.
St. John 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 654 students, St. John 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: Rural - Fringe
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