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Fairview Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

625^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 690 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

Fairview Elementary School in Lake Charles, LA, serves 518 students in grades PK-5 within the Calcasieu Parish school district, where a majority of families (58.7%) qualify for free or reduced lunch, indicating significant economic need. Academically, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom 12-17% of Louisiana elementary schools over the past decade, with current proficiency rates well below district averages—45% in Math versus 71% district-wide, and 48% in ELA versus 70% district-wide. However, Fairview stands out for its excellent chronic absenteeism rate of 14.6%, which is notably better than the district (20.9%) and state (22.5%) averages, suggesting strong student engagement despite academic challenges.

Fairview is part of a cluster of low-performing schools in its immediate area, including T. H. Watkins Elementary School, Oak Park Elementary School, Henry Heights Elementary School, and Pearl Watson Elementary School, but it is not the lowest—for example, it outperforms T. H. Watkins in Math (45% vs. 40%). Interestingly, Fairview has a lower poverty rate than these immediate peers (58.7% vs. 90.9% at T. H. Watkins), which suggests its academic struggles may stem from instructional or systemic factors rather than extreme poverty alone. Just 2.44 miles away, T. S. Cooley Elementary Magnet School is a top-5 state school with 100% proficiency and only 15% poverty, highlighting a stark achievement gap within the same district.

Fairview shows an unusual "4th-grade spike" in test scores, with 4th graders outperforming 3rd and 5th graders in both Math (47% vs. 44% and 42%) and ELA (56% vs. 42% and 49%), which may indicate a particularly effective teaching team at that grade level. The school also performs relatively better for its English Language Learner and Special Education students compared to its overall rank, suggesting targeted support systems are a relative strength. Additionally, Fairview has reduced its student-teacher ratio from 15:1 to 11.2:1 over recent years, a low ratio that has not yet translated into higher test scores, pointing to deeper challenges in curriculum or instructional quality.

518

Students ?

11.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,996

Per pupil spending ?

58.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3955 Gerstner Mem. Drive
Lake Charles, LA 70607

(337) 217-4490

District: Calcasieu Parish

Students who attend Fairview Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	F. K. White Middle School
High:	LaGrange High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

57.1%

African American:

32.4%

White:

8.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 15th percentile in 2016 → 9th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (41% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school41%

District avg68%

Louisiana avg62%

625^th of 690

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 15% (2016) to bottom 9% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

27^th of 29Elementary Schools in the Calcasieu Parish

31^st of 116Calcasieu 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
2026	16.4	625 of 690	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.9	584 of 666	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	597 of 675	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	676 of 730	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	644 of 727	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.6	608 of 729	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.2	684 of 731	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.0	705 of 728	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.8	716 of 739	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	20.4	634 of 742	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.6	645 of 792	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	40.5	500 of 777	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	33.5	569 of 772	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	50.2	418 of 764	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	55.9	386 of 766	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	65.5	293 of 736	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	37.8	499 of 738	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	46.8	434 of 743	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	48.0	413 of 725	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	27.4	437 of 548	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.6	380 of 501	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	439 of 509	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.9	394 of 570	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.0	395 of 562	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.1	377 of 564	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.5	456 of 559	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.8	462 of 547	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2018	15.2	269 of 281	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	35.8	83 of 115	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.8	61 of 82	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.2	73 of 86	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.9	84 of 97	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.9	67 of 90	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.6	54 of 75	28.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.8	78 of 91	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.1	86 of 89	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	18.5	599 of 679	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.0	551 of 633	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	567 of 635	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	657 of 705	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	589 of 701	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.6	599 of 705	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.3	661 of 684	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	20.1	241 of 266	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	19.4	185 of 207	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	168 of 189	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.2	225 of 233	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	203 of 220	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.5	191 of 202	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.0	187 of 190	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.8	164 of 168	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	19.5	605 of 685	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.0	584 of 661	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	586 of 674	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	689 of 723	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	638 of 724	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.1	602 of 719	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	643 of 697	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.1	656 of 682	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	17.8	607 of 682	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.4	540 of 641	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	552 of 651	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	648 of 713	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	648 of 712	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.0	546 of 704	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.3	640 of 696	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	29.4	285 of 361	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.2	182 of 241	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	161 of 208	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.2	201 of 333	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	30.2	397 of 496	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	0.2	516 of 516	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)28th percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2026)21st percentile+12 vs school

African American (2026)20th percentile+11 vs school

White (2026)20th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2026)12th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)12th percentile~ school

Male (2026)11th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)9th percentile~ school

Disabled (2018)4th percentile~ school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts48%-22 vs state

Mathematics45%-17 vs state

Social Studies31%-24 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				LEAP Mathematics (2026)						LEAP English Language Arts (2026)							LEAP Social Studies (2026)							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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	LEAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	LEAP Mathematics 4th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 5th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 6th 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 Social Studies 3rd Grade	LEAP Social Studies 4th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 5th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 6th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 7th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 8th Grade	LEAP Social Studies All Grades	Total
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%)	16.4	625^th of 690 public elementary schools	9.4%		17.9	584^th of 666 public elementary schools	12.3%	41	44.0	47.0	42.0			45.0	42.0	56.0	49.0				48.0	30.0	32.0	32.0				31.0	$16,996
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%)	32.1	490^th of 690 public elementary schools	29.0%		39.6	418^th of 666 public elementary schools	37.2%	72	37.0	57.0		50.0	55.0	47.0	51.0	61.0	66.0	65.0	71.0	66.0	64.0	36.0	54.0	42.0	43.0	54.0	54.0	47.0	$15,153
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%)								(n/a)																					$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%)	45.4	396^th of 690 public elementary schools	42.6%		49.1	361^st of 666 public elementary schools	45.8%	35	58.0		41.0			57.0	70.0	68.0	81.0				74.0	42.0	46.0	44.0				44.0	$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%)	16.3	626^th of 690 public elementary schools	9.3%		35.5	452^nd of 666 public elementary schools	32.1%	174	44.0	37.0	41.0			40.0	41.0	63.0	45.0				48.0		33.0	33.0				34.0	$20,609
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%)	23.2	566^th of 690 public elementary schools	18.0%		25.2	526^th of 666 public elementary schools	21.0%	40	53.0	36.0				49.0	43.0	45.0	73.0				53.0	29.0		38.0				30.0	$19,066
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%)	25.9	549^th of 690 public elementary schools	20.4%		29.7	498^th of 666 public elementary schools	25.2%	51	66.0	37.0	31.0			45.0	73.0	56.0	54.0				61.0	29.0	33.0	27.0				29.0	$21,468
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%)								(n/a)								100.0					100.0	100.0						100.0	$14,387
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	194^th of 690 public elementary schools	71.9%		74.1	176^th of 666 public elementary schools	73.6%	18	77.0	67.0	53.0			67.0	81.0	83.0					81.0	75.0	69.0	65.0				70.0	$17,748
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%)	39.9	440^th of 690 public elementary schools	36.2%		37.6	435^th of 666 public elementary schools	34.7%	5	66.0	42.0	41.0			50.0	63.0	67.0	70.0				67.0	58.0	36.0	38.0				44.0	$21,783

Frequently Asked Questions about Fairview Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Fairview Elementary School?

Students at Fairview Elementary School are 57% Hispanic, 32% African American, 8% White.

What district is Fairview Elementary School in?

Calcasieu Parish

What schools do graduates of Fairview Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Fairview Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : F. K. White Middle School
High : LaGrange High School

Is Fairview Elementary School a good school?

Fairview Elementary School ranks in the bottom 9.4% of Louisiana elementary schools.

How many students attend Fairview Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 518 students attended Fairview Elementary School.

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