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Willow Charter Academy

PublicElementaryGrades K–8Charter

1818 Northeast Evangeline Throughway, Lafayette, LA 70501 · (616) 954-6377

Lafayette’s School Grade A− better than 84% of Louisiana school districts

Directions
Students
605
Students per teacher
34:1
Free or reduced lunch
98%
Setting
City
Grades
K–8
The gist

What stands out about Willow Charter Academy

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Louisiana’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 21 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 21 pts below the state
  • Larger classes: 34 students per teacher

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
State average 28.7%
Reading / language arts19%
State average 40.2%

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

Location

Directions ↗

1818 Northeast Evangeline Throughway, Lafayette

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten74
Grade 172
Grade 272
Grade 381
Grade 454
Grade 583
Grade 673
Grade 755
Grade 841
Enrollment over time
648’20
678’21
654’22
613’23
605’24

Down 6.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 91%White 4%Hispanic 3%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Willow Charter Academy from Lafayette families.

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; Lafayette’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.