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Barbe Elementary School

Q: Is Barbe Elementary School a good school?

Barbe Elementary School ranks 499 th of 666 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

499^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 666 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

Barbe Elementary School is a public elementary school in Lake Charles, Louisiana, serving 177 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Calcasieu Parish school district, which is ranked 33 out of 118 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Despite being part of a relatively high-performing district, Barbe Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom half of Louisiana elementary schools, with proficiency rates significantly below the district and state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Barbe's proficiency rates were 42% in Math and 58% in English Language Arts, compared to 70% and 77% for the Calcasieu Parish district, respectively. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups. Additionally, Barbe Elementary has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.4% to 36.4% over the past few years, which is much higher than the district and state averages. The school also has a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high concentration of students from low-income families.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Calcasieu Parish district, such as Dolby Elementary, Prien Lake Elementary, and T.S. Cooley Elementary Magnet School, generally perform much better academically than Barbe Elementary, with higher proficiency rates and higher statewide rankings. These schools also have lower chronic absenteeism rates and a lower percentage of students from low-income families. The challenges faced by Barbe Elementary suggest that there may be opportunities for targeted interventions and support to improve student outcomes and provide a better educational experience for its students.

179

Students ?

11.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,944

Per pupil spending ?

87.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

400 Penn Street
Lake Charles, LA 70601

(337) 217-4600

District: Calcasieu Parish

Racial breakdown:

African American:

82.1%

White:

8.9%

Hispanic:

5.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 30th percentile in 2015 → 25th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (50% vs 65% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (37% vs 22% Louisiana)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg74%

Louisiana avg65%

499^th of 666

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 30% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

25^th of 29Elementary Schools in the Calcasieu Parish

33^rd of 118Calcasieu Parish 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	499 of 666	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.0	508 of 675	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.3	493 of 730	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.8	487 of 727	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.4	490 of 729	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.8	625 of 731	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	6.4	702 of 728	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	25.6	591 of 739	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	37.4	517 of 742	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	34.8	556 of 792	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	27.1	615 of 777	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.8	629 of 772	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.7	592 of 764	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	37.7	526 of 766	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	34.7	527 of 736	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	39.4	493 of 738	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	26.7	578 of 743	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	38.3	492 of 725	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	37.2	336 of 501	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.8	304 of 509	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.3	323 of 570	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.0	327 of 562	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.4	262 of 564	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.8	418 of 559	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.5	455 of 547	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	494 of 633	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.1	543 of 705	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.5	639 of 684	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	22.9	554 of 661	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.8	485 of 674	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.2	507 of 723	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.0	455 of 724	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.5	456 of 719	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.7	606 of 697	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	617 of 682	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	520 of 641	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.0	442 of 651	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.1	479 of 713	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.0	361 of 704	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.1	547 of 696	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)33rd percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)22nd percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)19th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts58%-12 vs state

Mathematics42%-18 vs state

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Schools Near Barbe Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				LEAP Mathematics (2025)				LEAP English Language Arts (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 All Grades	LEAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts All Grades	Total
Barbe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Penn Street	Lake Charles	70601	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 217-4600	179	16	11.5	87.7%	16 (8.9%)	147 (82.1%)	9 (5.0%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.7%)	29.5	499^th of 666 public elementary schools	25.1%		29	508^th of 675 public elementary schools	24.7%	9	35.0		53.0	42.0	59.0	54.0	62.0	58.0	$20,944
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
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
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
Pearl Watson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1300 5th Street	Lake Charles	70601	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 217-4860	219	20	10.9	91.8%	7 (3.2%)	202 (92.2%)	7 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	21.2	562^nd of 666 public elementary schools	15.6%		36.4	457^th of 675 public elementary schools	32.3%	105	49.0	47.0	28.0	42.0	47.0	65.0	50.0	53.0	$18,016
Prien Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3741 Nelson Road	Lake Charles	70605	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 217-4910	639	50	12.8	41.2%	370 (57.9%)	164 (25.7%)	45 (7.0%)	25 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.3%)	95.3	16^th of 666 public elementary schools	97.6%		94.6	18^th of 675 public elementary schools	97.3%	2	91.0		94.0		91.0				$14,773
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
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
T. H. Watkins Elementary School	Public	K-5	2501 Seventh Avenue	Lake Charles	70601	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 217-4590	165	16	10.0	90.9%	6 (3.6%)	147 (89.1%)	5 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.2%)	35.5	452^nd of 666 public elementary schools	32.1%		38.8	440^th of 675 public elementary schools	34.8%	12	41.0	30.0	71.0	46.0	59.0	66.0		68.0	$20,609
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Barbe Elementary School

Is Barbe Elementary School a good school?

Barbe Elementary School ranks 499^th of 666 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Barbe Elementary School?

Students at Barbe Elementary School are 82% African American, 9% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend Barbe Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 179 students attended Barbe Elementary School.

What district is Barbe Elementary School in?

Calcasieu Parish

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