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Southwest Louisiana Charter Academy

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-8

589^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 666 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

Southwest Louisiana Charter Academy is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Lake Charles, Louisiana, with 848 students. The school is part of the Southwest Louisiana Charter Academy District, which is ranked 95 out of 118 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The data analysis indicates that Southwest Louisiana Charter Academy is a struggling school that consistently underperforms the state and local averages, particularly in mathematics and English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's overall mathematics proficiency rate is projected to be 36% compared to the state average of 60%, and its ELA proficiency rate is projected to be 57% compared to the state average of 70%. The school's performance is also concerning for certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students, special education students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, who rank in the bottom 50% of Louisiana elementary schools. Additionally, the school has experienced relatively high dropout rates and chronic absenteeism rates in recent years.

When compared to nearby schools in the Calcasieu Parish district, such as Dolby Elementary School, Southwest Louisiana Charter Academy performs significantly worse, with Dolby Elementary consistently outperforming it in both mathematics and ELA proficiency. The data also reveals a stark contrast between Southwest Louisiana Charter Academy and the high-performing T.S. Cooley Elementary Magnet School, which is ranked 2nd out of 666 Louisiana elementary schools and has nearly 100% proficiency rates in both subjects.

852

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,719

Per pupil spending ?

82.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1700 East McNeese Street
Lake Charles, LA 70607

(337) 475-7910

District: Southwest Louisiana Charter Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

69.0%

Hispanic:

21.7%

White:

4.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 24th percentile in 2018 → 12th in 2025

Worth a look

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2018

!Mathematics scores 24 pts below the Louisiana average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

Louisiana avg66%

Elementary school

589^th of 666

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 12 pts since 2018

From bottom 24% (2018) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

318^th of 447

Louisiana public middle schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 20 pts since 2018

From bottom 49% (2018) to bottom 29% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Louisiana Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

95^th of 118Southwest Louisiana Charter Academy among Louisiana districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	17.1	589 of 666	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	586 of 675	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	649 of 730	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	648 of 727	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.1	594 of 729	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	620 of 731	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.7	554 of 728	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	36.6	339 of 501	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.8	384 of 509	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	475 of 570	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.5	452 of 562	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.4	446 of 564	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.7	406 of 559	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.3	331 of 547	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	32.4	64 of 82	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.4	45 of 86	47.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.9	12 of 91	86.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	12.5	594 of 633	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	553 of 635	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	652 of 705	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.5	650 of 701	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.3	588 of 705	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	617 of 684	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	17.1	192 of 207	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	151 of 189	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	210 of 233	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.5	216 of 220	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	172 of 190	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	91.3	9 of 168	94.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	20.2	573 of 661	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	568 of 674	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	646 of 723	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	625 of 724	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.8	567 of 719	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.9	587 of 697	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.8	432 of 682	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	477 of 641	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	561 of 651	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	570 of 713	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	622 of 712	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	583 of 704	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.2	554 of 696	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2022	15.2	285 of 307	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.6	327 of 333	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	318 of 447	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.9	335 of 449	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	388 of 465	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	358 of 460	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.7	329 of 459	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.3	318 of 449	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.4	209 of 411	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	49.2	161 of 344	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.7	167 of 333	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.2	249 of 360	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.6	222 of 360	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.1	194 of 352	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.3	167 of 338	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.1	107 of 313	65.8%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2018	54.8	62 of 170	63.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	73.5	7 of 56	87.5%	★★★★☆
2024	66.5	7 of 48	85.4%	★★★★☆
2023	23.4	48 of 56	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	25.7	324 of 415	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.4	324 of 415	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	378 of 444	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	352 of 441	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.7	349 of 441	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.3	308 of 418	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	32.4	118 of 155	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.4	120 of 152	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.2	154 of 163	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	32.0	119 of 163	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	91.3	8 of 118	93.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	308 of 437	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.0	320 of 444	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	378 of 459	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.4	351 of 458	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.2	329 of 455	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.6	289 of 430	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.3	189 of 403	53.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	41.8	245 of 414	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.8	314 of 426	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	357 of 443	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.4	285 of 442	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.3	278 of 442	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.4	301 of 418	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2023	40.1	118 of 206	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.7	133 of 206	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	11.6	201 of 202	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

African American (2025)32nd percentile+21 vs school

Male (2025)26th percentile+14 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)22nd percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)7th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2022)7th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)6th percentile-5 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2025)88th percentile+59 vs school

Disabled (2018)64th percentile+14 vs school

African American (2025)53rd percentile+24 vs school

Special Education (2023)43rd percentile+26 vs school

Male (2025)41st percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)24th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)22nd percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?

English I92%+23 vs state

English Language Arts57%-13 vs state

Mathematics36%-24 vs state

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Monday, January 29, 2018

School suck are grandkids are bullied hit kicked my grandson had his glasses broken by another student nothing is ever done princable is a joke she is so dumb it urreel Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				LEAP Mathematics (2025)							LEAP English Language Arts (2025)							LEAP English I (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	LEAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	LEAP Mathematics 4th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 5th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 6th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 7th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 8th Grade	LEAP Mathematics All Grades	LEAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts All Grades	LEAP English I End of Course	Total
Southwest Louisiana Charter Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1700 East McNeese Street	Lake Charles	70607	Calcasieu Parish	Southwest Louisiana Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(337) 475-7910	852	57	15.0	82.9%	41 (4.8%)	588 (69.0%)	185 (21.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	33 (3.9%)	17.1	589^th of 666 public elementary schools	11.6%		16.9	586^th of 675 public elementary schools	13.2%	3	45.0	37.0	19.0	39.0	41.0	34.0	36.0	50.0	52.0	51.0	64.0	67.0	66.0	57.0	92.0	$13,719
Brentwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3825 Brentwood Avenue	Lake Charles	70607	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 217-4610	272	26	10.3	93.0%	6 (2.2%)	252 (92.6%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	49.1	361^st of 666 public elementary schools	45.8%		47.6	378^th of 675 public elementary schools	44.0%	17	57.0	34.0	58.0				48.0	69.0	71.0	79.0				72.0		$19,296
Fairview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3955 Gerstner Mem. Drive	Lake Charles	70607	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 217-4490	518	46	11.2	58.7%	44 (8.5%)	168 (32.4%)	296 (57.1%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	17.9	584^th of 666 public elementary schools	12.3%		15.3	597^th of 675 public elementary schools	11.6%	13	53.0	62.0	29.0				48.0	30.0	49.0	38.0				38.0		$16,996
Henry Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3600 Louisiana Avenue	Lake Charles	70607	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 217-4620	315	33	9.4	79.7%	44 (14.0%)	238 (75.6%)	14 (4.4%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.8%)	29.7	498^th of 666 public elementary schools	25.2%		21.2	559^th of 675 public elementary schools	17.2%	61	43.0	43.0	41.0				42.0	60.0	65.0	63.0				62.0		$21,468
Dolby Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	817 Jefferson Drive	Lake Charles	70605	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 217-4730	360	31	11.5	61.4%	146 (40.6%)	170 (47.2%)	21 (5.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.8%)	74.1	176^th of 666 public elementary schools	73.6%		72.6	194^th of 675 public elementary schools	71.3%	18	63.0	79.0					69.0	76.0	87.0					81.0		$17,748
Lake Charles Charter Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3160 Power Center Parkway	Lake Charles	70607	Calcasieu Parish	Lake Charles Charter Academy Foundation Inc.	Yes	No	No	Yes	(337) 475-7900	951	58	16.3	85.5%	16 (1.7%)	805 (84.6%)	96 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	31 (3.3%)	39.6	418^th of 666 public elementary schools	37.2%		44.2	402^nd of 675 public elementary schools	40.4%	16	41.0	52.0	37.0	59.0	46.0		45.0	58.0	64.0	73.0	77.0	70.0	73.0	69.0	100.0	$15,153
M. J. Kaufman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	301 Tekel Road	Lake Charles	70607	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 217-4740	308	31	10.0	82.1%	118 (38.3%)	133 (43.2%)	25 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	29 (9.4%)	71.2	208^th of 666 public elementary schools	68.8%		50.6	361^st of 675 public elementary schools	46.5%	153	61.0		66.0				71.0	73.0	91.0	80.0				81.0		$18,371
College Oaks Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3618 Ernest Street	Lake Charles	70605	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 217-4560	278	27	10.3	82.0%	51 (18.3%)	202 (72.7%)	17 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	37.6	435^th of 666 public elementary schools	34.7%		31.6	489^th of 675 public elementary schools	27.6%	54	70.0	58.0					56.0	60.0	57.0	48.0				56.0		$21,783
Oak Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2001 18th Street	Lake Charles	70601	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 217-4850	259	25	10.3	84.9%	6 (2.3%)	244 (94.2%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	25.2	526^th of 666 public elementary schools	21.0%		45.5	393^rd of 675 public elementary schools	41.8%	133	42.0	51.0	56.0				50.0	27.0	62.0					57.0		$19,066
T. S. Cooley Elementary Magnet School	Public, Magnet	K-5	2711 Common Street	Lake Charles	70601	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	Yes	No	No	(337) 217-4680	300	16	18.7	15.0%	201 (67.0%)	42 (14.0%)	16 (5.3%)	22 (7.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.0%)	98	2^nd of 666 public elementary schools	99.7%		97.4	5^th of 675 public elementary schools	99.3%	3	100.0		100.0				100.0	100.0		99.0				100.0		$14,387

Frequently Asked Questions about Southwest Louisiana Charter Academy

How many students attend Southwest Louisiana Charter Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 852 students attended Southwest Louisiana Charter Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Southwest Louisiana Charter Academy?

Students at Southwest Louisiana Charter Academy are 69% African American, 22% Hispanic, 5% White, 4% Two or more races.

What district is Southwest Louisiana Charter Academy in?

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Southwest Louisiana Charter Academy ranks in the bottom 11.6% of Louisiana elementary schools.

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