Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Lake Charles

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
C−

College Oaks Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

3618 Ernest Street, Lake Charles, LA 70605 · (337) 217-4560 · Part of Calcasieu Parish School District

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

Directions
Students
278
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
82%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about College Oaks Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 19% of Louisiana’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 17 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 18 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • 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–5College Oaks Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 28.7%
Reading / language arts22%
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 ↗

3618 Ernest Street, Lake Charles

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K33
Kindergarten51
Grade 151
Grade 237
Grade 336
Grade 439
Grade 531
Enrollment over time
261’20
223’21
254’22
283’23
278’24

Up 6.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 73%White 18%Hispanic 6%Two or more races 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about College Oaks 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.