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T. S. Cooley Elementary Magnet School

Public, Magnet Grades K-5

2^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 666 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 100% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

T. S. Cooley Elementary Magnet School is a highly-ranked public elementary school serving 302 students from kindergarten to 5th grade in Lake Charles, Louisiana, which is part of the Calcasieu Parish school district.

T. S. Cooley Elementary Magnet School consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Louisiana, often placing in the top 10 or even the top 2 in recent years. Its students have achieved 100% proficiency in both Mathematics and English Language Arts across all grades for the 2024-2025 school year, significantly outperforming the Calcasieu Parish and Louisiana state averages. The school has also demonstrated exceptional performance across various student subgroups, ranking #1 in Louisiana for African American students and #2 for White students in recent years. Despite having a relatively low percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients (around 20%), T. S. Cooley Elementary Magnet School has consistently ranked among the top schools in Louisiana for low-socioeconomic status (SES) students, even reaching the #1 rank in 2020-2021.

When compared to the nearby elementary schools in the Calcasieu Parish district, such as Prien Lake Elementary, T. S. Cooley Elementary Magnet School stands out as a clear leader in academic achievement. The school's status as a magnet program, its relatively low student-teacher ratio, and its low percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients may contribute to its exceptional academic performance, which could serve as a model for other schools in the region and across the state.

300

Students ?

18.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,387

Per pupil spending ?

15%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2711 Common Street
Lake Charles, LA 70601

(337) 217-4680

District: Calcasieu Parish

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.0%

African American:

14.0%

Asian:

7.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2013 → 100th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Louisiana average (100% vs 65% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Louisiana elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Calcasieu Parish

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school100%

District avg74%

Louisiana avg65%

2^nd of 666

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^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	98.0	2 of 666	99.7%	★★★★★
2024	97.4	5 of 675	99.3%	★★★★★
2023	98.1	2 of 730	99.7%	★★★★★
2022	97.9	10 of 727	98.6%	★★★★★
2018	96.9	1 of 728	99.9%	★★★★★
2017	96.0	1 of 739	99.9%	★★★★★
2016	96.1	5 of 742	99.3%	★★★★★
2015	96.8	1 of 792	99.9%	★★★★★
2014	95.6	2 of 777	99.7%	★★★★★
2013	95.5	7 of 772	99.1%	★★★★★
2012	96.0	4 of 764	99.5%	★★★★★
2011	95.5	11 of 766	98.6%	★★★★★
2010	96.4	3 of 736	99.6%	★★★★★
2009	96.5	3 of 738	99.6%	★★★★★
2008	96.8	5 of 743	99.3%	★★★★★
2007	96.8	2 of 725	99.7%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2022	99.6	1 of 562	99.8%	★★★★★
2021	99.6	1 of 564	99.8%	★★★★★
2019	99.3	1 of 559	99.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	96.8	1 of 633	99.8%	★★★★★
2023	97.8	2 of 705	99.7%	★★★★★
2022	97.3	5 of 701	99.3%	★★★★★
2019	97.9	1 of 684	99.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2023	98.7	6 of 723	99.2%	★★★★★
2022	99.0	2 of 724	99.7%	★★★★★
2021	99.4	1 of 719	99.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2024	97.6	1 of 651	99.8%	★★★★★
2023	98.2	3 of 713	99.6%	★★★★★
2022	97.9	3 of 712	99.6%	★★★★★
2021	98.2	5 of 704	99.3%	★★★★★
2019	98.7	2 of 696	99.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	96.1	2 of 431	99.5%	★★★★★
2023	95.1	10 of 518	98.1%	★★★★★
2022	96.8	2 of 517	99.6%	★★★★★
2021	97.6	3 of 522	99.4%	★★★★★
2018	98.0	1 of 516	99.8%	★★★★★

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)

Male (2024)100th percentile~ school

Female (2025)100th percentile~ school

African American (2022)100th percentile~ school

White (2025)100th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)99th percentile~ school

By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics100%+40 vs state

English Language Arts100%+30 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, September 6, 2016

Love this school! It's like a free private school.
Teachers, stuff, students and parents all are like big family! Close Quote

by a parent on FaceBook
Tuesday, November 4, 2014

Love this school! My daughter being in this school since kindergarten. She loves to go school and learn!
Incredible staff, wonderful school atmosphere and great library. Teachers always in contact with parents.

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about T. S. Cooley Elementary Magnet School

Is T. S. Cooley Elementary Magnet School a good school?

Yes! T. S. Cooley Elementary Magnet School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 2^nd of 666 Louisiana elementary schools.

What district is T. S. Cooley Elementary Magnet School in?

Calcasieu Parish

What is the racial makeup of T. S. Cooley Elementary Magnet School?

Students at T. S. Cooley Elementary Magnet School are 67% White, 14% African American, 7% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic.

How many students attend T. S. Cooley Elementary Magnet School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 300 students attended T. S. Cooley Elementary Magnet School.

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