📍 201 E First St, Iowa, Calcasieu Parish, 70647
J. I. Watson Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Iowa, Calcasieu Parish. The school has 522 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Calcasieu Parish school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 33.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
J. I. Watson Elementary School enrolls 522 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 33.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% White, 42% Black or African American and 5.6% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 253 | 48% |
| Black or African American | 220 | 42% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 29 | 5.6% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 3.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
375 of the school's 522 students (72%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 356 qualify for free lunch and 19 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
J. I. Watson 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-30, state senate district 25, state house district 37.
J. I. Watson 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 522 students, J. I. Watson Elementary School is close to 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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