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Fairview Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

3955 Gerstner Mem. Drive, Lake Charles, LA 70607 · (337) 217-4490 · Part of Calcasieu Parish School District

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

Directions
Students
518
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
59%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Fairview Elementary School

  • 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 23 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 27% 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–5Fairview Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
State average 28.7%
Reading / language arts17%
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 ↗

3955 Gerstner Mem. Drive, Lake Charles

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten85
Grade 190
Grade 299
Grade 3101
Grade 473
Grade 570
Enrollment over time
408’20
407’21
558’22
615’23
518’24

Up 27% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 57%Black 32%White 8%Two or more races <1%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 Fairview 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.