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
B

S. J. Welsh Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

1500 W McNeese, Lake Charles, LA 70605 · (337) 217-4410 · Part of Calcasieu Parish School District

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

Directions
Students
1,011
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
47%
Setting
City
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about S. J. Welsh Middle School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 58% of Louisiana’s public schools
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 12.5% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Lake Charles kids: 3 high schools

On the path

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

PK–514 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8S. J. Welsh Middle SchoolYou are here
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency28%
State average 28.7%
Reading / language arts44%
State average 40.2%

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

Location

Directions ↗

1500 W McNeese, Lake Charles

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6375
Grade 7304
Grade 8332
Enrollment over time
1,155’20
1,048’21
1,107’22
1,031’23
1,011’24

Down 12.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 51%Black 30%Hispanic 7%Asian 7%Two or more races 5%American Indian/Alaska Native <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 S. J. Welsh Middle 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.