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St. John Elementary School

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St. John Elementary School ranks 149 th of 690 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

149^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 690 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 78% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

St. John Elementary School in Lake Charles, LA, is a mid-to-high performing public school serving 670 students in grades PK-5 within the Calcasieu Parish school district, earning a 4-star rating and ranking in the 78th percentile statewide.

This school stands out for its consistent, strong performance across all student groups, a rare achievement that indicates a school-wide culture of high expectations and effective instruction. Notably, St. John ranks in the 95th percentile statewide for Hispanic student performance, placing it 14th out of 266 schools—a remarkable accomplishment that no nearby school matches for any demographic. The school also excels in keeping students in class, with a chronic absenteeism rate of just 14.5%, significantly lower than the district average (20.9%) and far below nearby peers like Brentwood Elementary School (38.2%) and Barbe Elementary School (36.9%). This suggests strong family engagement and a positive school climate.

While St. John is a top-tier choice, it competes with other excellent schools in the area. T. S. Cooley Elementary Magnet School and Prien Lake Elementary School achieve near-perfect test scores and 5-star ratings, but St. John forms a strong second tier alongside A. A. Nelson Elementary School and Dolby Elementary School. Compared to A.A. Nelson, St. John excels in English Language Arts (83% vs. 80%) and Social Studies (70% vs. 67%), and offers a lower student-teacher ratio (12.9 vs. 15.1). The school has shown a clear upward trajectory in performance over recent years, and it effectively "beats the odds" by achieving top-quartile results with a student body where about 66% qualify for free or reduced lunch. One area for potential focus is 4th-grade math, where proficiency (65%) falls below the district average (75%).

670

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,355

Per pupil spending ?

65.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5566 Elliott Road
Lake Charles, LA 70605

(337) 217-4870

District: Calcasieu Parish

Students who attend St. John Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	S. J. Welsh Middle School
High:	Alfred M. Barbe High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.4%

African American:

30.9%

Hispanic:

8.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 78th percentile in 2016 → 78th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Louisiana average (75% vs 62% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of Louisiana elementary schools

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school75%

District avg68%

Louisiana avg62%

149^th of 690

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Top 22%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^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	78.2	149 of 690	78.4%	★★★★☆
2025	70.3	216 of 666	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	79.1	140 of 675	79.3%	★★★★☆
2023	70.9	215 of 730	70.5%	★★★★☆
2022	68.7	231 of 727	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.6	179 of 729	75.4%	★★★★☆
2019	66.1	280 of 731	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.5	318 of 728	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	73.5	194 of 739	73.7%	★★★★☆
2016	76.8	166 of 742	77.6%	★★★★☆
2015	77.0	156 of 792	80.3%	★★★★☆
2014	76.3	158 of 777	79.7%	★★★★☆
2013	76.5	155 of 772	79.9%	★★★★☆
2012	75.6	178 of 764	76.7%	★★★★☆
2011	77.9	160 of 766	79.1%	★★★★☆
2010	78.2	161 of 736	78.1%	★★★★☆
2009	66.3	273 of 738	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	76.8	160 of 743	78.5%	★★★★☆
2007	82.0	110 of 725	84.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	59.2	199 of 548	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.5	179 of 501	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	77.5	87 of 509	82.9%	★★★★☆
2023	66.2	158 of 570	72.3%	★★★★☆
2022	55.5	227 of 562	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.4	197 of 564	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.5	233 of 559	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.0	280 of 547	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2018	76.1	48 of 281	82.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	81.2	115 of 679	83.1%	★★★★☆
2025	76.0	133 of 633	79.0%	★★★★☆
2024	75.4	154 of 635	75.7%	★★★★☆
2023	67.8	227 of 705	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.2	207 of 701	70.5%	★★★★☆
2021	68.9	218 of 705	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.6	325 of 684	52.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	89.3	14 of 266	94.7%	★★★★★
2025	78.1	24 of 207	88.4%	★★★★☆
2019	48.7	103 of 190	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.6	95 of 168	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	71.5	176 of 685	74.3%	★★★★☆
2025	68.0	212 of 661	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	78.5	127 of 674	81.2%	★★★★☆
2023	70.4	190 of 723	73.7%	★★★★☆
2022	68.5	210 of 724	71.0%	★★★★☆
2021	70.9	188 of 719	73.9%	★★★★☆
2019	58.5	306 of 697	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.7	307 of 682	55.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	74.8	174 of 682	74.5%	★★★★☆
2025	61.4	268 of 641	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	82.2	103 of 651	84.2%	★★★★☆
2023	72.5	186 of 713	73.9%	★★★★☆
2022	70.3	212 of 712	70.2%	★★★★☆
2021	75.5	162 of 704	77.0%	★★★★☆
2019	69.4	234 of 696	66.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	66.8	103 of 361	71.5%	★★★★☆
2025	52.0	117 of 241	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.9	69 of 208	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.1	78 of 296	73.6%	★★★★☆
2022	44.1	170 of 307	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.9	107 of 306	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.0	44 of 333	86.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	77.2	94 of 496	81.0%	★★★★☆
2025	57.7	199 of 431	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.2	115 of 434	73.5%	★★★★☆
2023	66.2	179 of 518	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.8	189 of 517	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.5	156 of 522	70.1%	★★★★☆
2019	58.2	240 of 517	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.5	230 of 516	55.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)95th percentile+16 vs school

Female (2026)83rd percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2018)83rd percentile+27 vs school

White (2026)81st percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)74th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)74th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2026)71st percentile-7 vs school

African American (2026)64th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts83%+13 vs state

Mathematics72%+10 vs state

Social Studies70%+15 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, January 17, 2019

St John Elementary used to be a fantastic School but over the past two years there has been a steep decline not only in academics but in the overall functioning of the school. Very sad and disappointing Close Quote

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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 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	LEAP Social Studies 3rd Grade	LEAP Social Studies 4th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 5th Grade	LEAP Social Studies All Grades	Total
St. John Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5566 Elliott Road	Lake Charles	70605	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 217-4870	670	52	12.9	65.7%	358 (53.4%)	207 (30.9%)	54 (8.1%)	20 (3.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (4.2%)	78.2	149^th of 690 public elementary schools	78.4%		70.3	216^th of 666 public elementary schools	67.6%	67		65.0	81.0	72.0	82.0	80.0		83.0	71.0	63.0	75.0	70.0	$15,355
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%)	80.1	133^rd of 690 public elementary schools	80.7%		87.8	74^th of 666 public elementary schools	88.9%	59	82.0	81.0	77.0	80.0	74.0	80.0		80.0	72.0	62.0	70.0	67.0	$14,736
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%)	96.1	16^th of 690 public elementary schools	97.7%		95.3	16^th of 666 public elementary schools	97.6%		99.0	92.0			89.0			93.0	81.0	89.0	92.0	87.0	$14,773
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
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%)	62.5	280^th of 690 public elementary schools	59.4%		71.2	208^th of 666 public elementary schools	68.8%	72	50.0	78.0	71.0	64.0	72.0	77.0		76.0	46.0	65.0	59.0	56.0	$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%)	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
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%)	19.2	601^st of 690 public elementary schools	12.9%		29.5	499^th of 666 public elementary schools	25.1%	102	48.0	48.0		48.0	45.0	58.0	52.0	51.0		38.0	29.0	25.0	$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%)	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
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. 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

Frequently Asked Questions about St. John Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of St. John Elementary School?

Students at St. John Elementary School are 53% White, 31% African American, 8% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What schools do graduates of St. John Elementary School attend?

Students who attend St. John Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : S. J. Welsh Middle School
High : Alfred M. Barbe High School

How many students attend St. John Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 670 students attended St. John Elementary School.

What district is St. John Elementary School in?

Calcasieu Parish

Is St. John Elementary School a good school?

St. John Elementary School ranks 149^th of 690 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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