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Barbe Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

400 Penn Street, Lake Charles, LA 70601 · (337) 217-4600 · Part of Calcasieu Parish School District

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

Directions
Students
179
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
88%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Barbe Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 30% of Louisiana’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 17 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 8 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 21.1% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Lake Charles kids: 4 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5Barbe Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 28.7%
Reading / language arts32%
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 ↗

400 Penn Street, Lake Charles

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K15
Kindergarten34
Grade 127
Grade 230
Grade 329
Grade 424
Grade 520
Enrollment over time
227’20
127’21
164’22
177’23
179’24

Down 21.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 82%White 9%Hispanic 5%Two or more races 2%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Barbe Elementary School from Lake Charles 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
Gillis Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lake Charles
B
650 students12:1
Maplewood Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sulphur
B−
640 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; Lake Charles’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.