Summary:
The Lake Charles Charter Academy Foundation Inc. district consists of a single school, Lake Charles Charter Academy, a large elementary school serving 951 students from Pre-K through 8th grade in a high-poverty area where over 85% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.
Lake Charles Charter Academy presents a mixed academic profile. The school's standout achievement is a perfect 100% proficiency rate on the English I End-of-Course exam, far exceeding the state average of 69%. It also outperforms the state in 8th-grade math (55% vs. 52%) and maintains a remarkably low chronic absenteeism rate of 14.4%, compared to the state average of 22.5%. The school also reports a 0% dropout rate. However, overall academic proficiency lags behind state averages, particularly in mathematics where only 47% of students are proficient versus 62% statewide. English Language Arts proficiency is closer to the state average at 64% compared to 70%.
Despite serving a highly economically disadvantaged population, the school demonstrates strong student engagement and retention. The school's state percentile rank has declined over the past three years from the 40th to the 29th percentile, suggesting that while the school maintains steady performance, other schools across Louisiana are improving at a faster pace. The exceptional 8th-grade math performance is a notable bright spot that may offer strategies to improve math instruction in lower grades, while the perfect English I score warrants further investigation into whether it reflects a small cohort or a replicable teaching strength.
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