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College Oaks Elementary School

Q: Is College Oaks Elementary School a good school?

College Oaks Elementary School ranks 435 th of 666 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

435^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 666 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 35% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

College Oaks Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 283 students in grades PK-5 in Lake Charles, Louisiana, which is part of the Calcasieu Parish school district.

The data reveals that College Oaks Elementary has consistently underperformed compared to the Calcasieu Parish and Louisiana state averages in both Mathematics and English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency across all grades. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 56% in Mathematics and 56% in ELA, compared to 70% and 77% for the Calcasieu Parish district, and 60% and 70% for the state. Nearby schools like Dolby Elementary, A.A. Nelson Elementary, and Prien Lake Elementary have consistently outperformed College Oaks Elementary in both Mathematics and ELA.

College Oaks Elementary has also struggled to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, including female, male, African American, and low socioeconomic status students. Additionally, the school has consistently high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 20.4% to 30.5% over the past few years, which is notably higher than the chronic absenteeism rates of nearby schools. The high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at College Oaks Elementary, ranging from 52.91% to 77.95%, suggests that the school's student population faces significant socioeconomic challenges that may contribute to the academic performance and attendance issues observed.

278

Students ?

10.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,783

Per pupil spending ?

82%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3618 Ernest Street
Lake Charles, LA 70605

(337) 217-4560

District: Calcasieu Parish

Students who attend College Oaks Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Alfred M. Barbe High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

72.7%

White:

18.3%

Hispanic:

6.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 16th percentile in 2015 → 35th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 19 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (56% vs 65% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (34% vs 22% Louisiana)

!English Language Arts scores 14 pts below the Louisiana average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg74%

Louisiana avg65%

435^th of 666

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 35%▲ up 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

21^st 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	37.6	435 of 666	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.6	489 of 675	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	581 of 730	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.2	494 of 727	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.3	610 of 729	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.3	532 of 731	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.2	557 of 728	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.3	578 of 739	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.2	649 of 742	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.1	669 of 792	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	38.1	520 of 777	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	42.3	482 of 772	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	50.5	415 of 764	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	54.7	397 of 766	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	48.1	430 of 736	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	51.8	406 of 738	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	52.6	392 of 743	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	63.4	288 of 725	60.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	38.1	328 of 501	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.7	393 of 509	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.5	468 of 570	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.2	354 of 562	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.3	454 of 564	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.3	434 of 559	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.3	449 of 547	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2018	20.8	253 of 281	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	33.8	456 of 633	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.7	433 of 635	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.9	471 of 705	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.7	463 of 701	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.1	593 of 705	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.7	548 of 684	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	36.5	449 of 661	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.2	481 of 674	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	595 of 723	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.2	453 of 724	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.9	558 of 719	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.3	485 of 697	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.6	511 of 682	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	39.9	409 of 641	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.3	504 of 651	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	588 of 713	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.4	461 of 712	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.3	560 of 704	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.9	487 of 696	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2019	33.1	234 of 333	29.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2019	57.1	250 of 517	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	28.1	426 of 516	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

White (2019)52nd percentile+24 vs school

Male (2025)36th percentile~ school

African American (2025)35th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2019)30th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)28th percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2018)10th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics56%-4 vs state

English Language Arts56%-14 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Sunday, January 22, 2012

College Oaks has proved to be a great school. The office staff is wonderful and helpful, The pre-k and kindergarten teachers are EXCELLENT! I have a child in kindergarten and one who will be entering pre-k for the 2012-2013 year and I am sure they will do great here. We attended the book fair in October, which was a load of fun! And I got to see most of the teachers from the higher grades and they are all so friendly and all about making school and learning fun for our kids. College Oaks is in a quiet neighborhood and honestly I feel good when I leave my child there for the day because I know she will be safe and well cared for which is very important to me when choosing a school. 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
A. A. Nelson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1001 Country Club Road	Lake Charles	70605	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 217-4790	736	48	15.1	56.7%	304 (41.3%)	250 (34.0%)	50 (6.8%)	98 (13.3%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.1%)	87.8	74^th of 666 public elementary schools	88.9%		85	94^th of 675 public elementary schools	86.1%	20	83.0	85.0	89.0				85.0	83.0	84.0					85.0		$14,736
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about College Oaks Elementary School

Is College Oaks Elementary School a good school?

College Oaks Elementary School ranks 435^th of 666 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is College Oaks Elementary School in?

Calcasieu Parish

What is the racial makeup of College Oaks Elementary School?

Students at College Oaks Elementary School are 73% African American, 18% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of College Oaks Elementary School attend?

Students who attend College Oaks Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Alfred M. Barbe High School

How many students attend College Oaks Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 278 students attended College Oaks Elementary School.

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