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Southwest Louisiana Charter Academy

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8Charter

1700 East McNeese Street, Lake Charles, LA 70607 · (337) 475-7910

Lake Charles’ School Grade A− better than 81% of Louisiana school districts

Directions
Students
852
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
83%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Southwest Louisiana Charter Academy

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 18% of Louisiana’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 21 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 17 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 34.4% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
State average 28.7%
Reading / language arts23%
State average 40.2%

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

Location

Directions ↗

1700 East McNeese Street, Lake Charles

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K40
Kindergarten107
Grade 190
Grade 2117
Grade 383
Grade 490
Grade 568
Grade 688
Grade 782
Grade 887
Enrollment over time
634’20
647’21
741’22
848’23
852’24

Up 34.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 69%Hispanic 22%White 5%Two or more races 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Southwest Louisiana Charter Academy from Lake Charles 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; Lake Charles’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.