Summary:
Lake Forest Elementary Charter School is the sole public charter school serving grades K-8 in the Lake Forest Elementary Charter School District, which is ranked 2nd out of 118 districts in Louisiana and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. With an enrollment of 654 students, the school has consistently ranked among the top 16 elementary schools in Louisiana over the past three school years, reaching the #1 spot in 2023-2024.
The school's exceptional academic performance is evident in its students' outstanding results on the LEAP (Louisiana Educational Assessment Program) tests. In 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in Mathematics and English Language Arts were significantly higher than the state averages across all grade levels, with some grades achieving 100% proficiency. The school's overall Mathematics and English Language Arts proficiency rates were both 99% in 2023-2024, compared to the state averages of 59% and 66%, respectively. Additionally, the school's dropout rate for the 2022-2023 school year was just 3.3%, considerably lower than the state average.
Despite the school's high academic achievement, it faces a challenge with a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 24.6% for the 2023-2024 school year. However, the school serves a diverse student population, with 70.18% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating its ability to provide a high-quality education to students from various socioeconomic backgrounds. Overall, Lake Forest Elementary Charter School stands out as a top-performing institution in the Louisiana education system, delivering exceptional academic outcomes for its students.
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