Grand Lake Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 6 · Lake Charles, Louisiana
Grand Lake Elementary in Lake Charles, Louisiana enrolled 351 students in 2024-25 with 33.8 full-time teachers, 10.4 students per teacher against the Louisiana elementary-school median of 13.3. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 60-64% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 40-44% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Louisiana: 42.4% and 34%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 37%
334 students in 2022-23, 358 students in 2023-24, 351 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 24.7 to 33.8.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 334 | 24.7 | 13.5 |
| 2023-24 | 358 | 31.6 | 11.3 |
| 2024-25 | 351 | 33.8 | 10.4 |
10.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 90 of every 100 Louisiana elementary schools
Among the 682 Louisiana elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.3; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 311 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Grand Lake Elementary enrolled 311 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 8 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 311 of the 311 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions8
- Chronically absent10.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
86.6% of students were White, 9.7% Hispanic, 2.0% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White86.6%
- Hispanic9.7%
- Two or more races2.0%
- Black1.4%
- American Indian0.3%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Grand Lake Elementary scored proficient or above: 60-64% in reading in 2021-22 and 40-44% in math in 2022-23, against 42.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23 across Louisiana. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Louisiana, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Louisiana |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 60‑64% | 55% | 42.4% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 40‑44% | 40% (2021-22) | 34% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Lake Charles
23 public elementary schools in Lake Charles report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moss Bluff Elementary School | 969 | 14.2 | 44.1% |
| Lake Charles Charter Academy | 951 | 16.3 | 76.7% |
| Southwest Louisiana Charter Academy | 852 | 15.1 | 78.9% |
| A. A. Nelson Elementary School | 736 | 15.2 | 51.1% |
| St. John Elementary School | 670 | 12.9 | 61.9% |
| Gillis Elementary School | 650 | 12.1 | 49.2% |
| Prien Lake Elementary School | 639 | 12.9 | 36.3% |
| Fairview Elementary School | 518 | 11.2 | 56.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Grand Lake Elementary
- M. J. Kaufman Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 9.8 miles away: 308 students, 10.1 per teacher (2024-25).9.8 mi
- St. John Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 11 miles away: 670 students, 12.9 per teacher (2024-25).11 mi
- Compare Grand Lake Elementary with M. J. Kaufman Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Cameron Parish spends per student$27,631 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$27,631
- The largest public schools in LouisianaGrand Lake Elementary is the number 464 by size of 685 Louisiana elementary schools open in 2024-25.#464 of 685
- Louisiana schools by students per teacher10.4 students per teacher here against the Louisiana median of 13.3 for elementary schools.10.4:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Grand Lake Elementary
How many students attend Grand Lake Elementary?
351 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 334 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Lake Charles, LA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Grand Lake Elementary?
10.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Louisiana median for elementary schools is 13.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Grand Lake Elementary a Title I school?
Grand Lake Elementary has no 2021-22 Title I status in the NCES school files (the school opened later, or its district did not report one).How do students at Grand Lake Elementary do on state tests?
The students tested at Grand Lake Elementary scored proficient or above: 60-64% in reading in 2021-22 and 40-44% in math in 2022-23, against 42.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23 across Louisiana. Louisiana's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Grand Lake Elementary in?
Cameron Parish, NCES district ID 2200390. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 220039002482 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.