📍 1100 Elizabeth Street, Westlake, Calcasieu Parish, 70669
Western Heights Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Westlake, Calcasieu Parish. The school has 341 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Calcasieu Parish school district. It serves grades 3–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 17.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.5:1. 45% of students are proficient in reading. 33% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Western Heights Elementary School enrolls 341 students across grades 3–5. The student body is 45% male and 55% female. A teaching staff of 17.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% White, 12% Black or African American and 8.5% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 247 | 72% |
| Black or African American | 40 | 12% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 29 | 8.5% |
| Two or more races | 23 | 6.7% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
192 of the school's 341 students (56%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 169 qualify for free lunch and 23 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Western Heights Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). 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 35.
Western Heights 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 341 students, Western Heights Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 480 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Midsize
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