📍 1500 W McNeese, Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, 70605
S. J. Welsh Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish. The school has 1,107 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Calcasieu Parish school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 76.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1. 44% of students are proficient in reading. 28% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
S. J. Welsh Middle School enrolls 1,107 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 76.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% White, 32% Black or African American and 8% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 563 | 51% |
| Black or African American | 349 | 32% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 89 | 8% |
| Asian | 59 | 5.3% |
| Two or more races | 38 | 3.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
546 of the school's 1,107 students (49%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 483 qualify for free lunch and 63 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
S. J. Welsh Middle 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.
S. J. Welsh Middle 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 1,107 students, S. J. Welsh Middle 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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