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Gillis Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

916 Topsy Road, Lake Charles, LA 70611 · (337) 217-4550 · Part of Calcasieu Parish School District

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Directions
Students
650
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
54%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Gillis Elementary School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 62% of Louisiana’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Gillis kids: 14 middle schools

On the path

Where Gillis kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Gillis Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–814 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency35%
State average 28.7%
Reading / language arts40%
State average 40.2%

Its own letter, B, places these results among Louisiana’s 1,186 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

916 Topsy Road, Lake Charles

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K18
Kindergarten101
Grade 1121
Grade 2105
Grade 3118
Grade 491
Grade 596
Enrollment over time
649’20
680’21
691’22
689’23
650’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 78%Hispanic 8%Black 8%Two or more races 5%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Gillis Elementary School from Gillis families.

Other schools in Calcasieu Parish School District

The district →
Moss Bluff Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lake Charles
A−
969 students14:1
Bell City High School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Bell City
B+
785 students12:1
A. A. Nelson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lake Charles
B+
736 students15:1
St. John Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lake Charles
B+
670 students13:1
Maplewood Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sulphur
B−
640 students13:1
Prien Lake Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lake Charles
A
639 students13:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Louisiana’s other public schools; Gillis’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.