Southwest Louisiana Charter Academy

1700 East McNeese Street, Lake Charles, LA Phone

Academic Summary

Public Charter

School Type

519

Students

PK-8

Grades Offered

21 to 1

Students to Teacher Ratio

45%

Percent Proficient - Math

56%

Percent Proficient - Reading/Language Arts

School Overview

Southwest Louisiana Charter Academy is a public Charter school located in Lake Charles, Louisiana. It is a school in Southwest Louisiana Charter Academy district.

According to the Louisiana state assessment result, 45% of students are proficient in Math learning and 56% of students are proficient in English/language arts learning.

It has 519 students through grade PK to 8. The students to teacher ratio is 21 to 1 where a total of 25 teachers are teaching for the school.

Student Population

A total of 519 students are attending Southwest Louisiana Charter Academy. By gender, there are 254 and 265 female students at the school.

	Total	Male	Female
Hispanic 6.4%	33	20	13
Asian 0.8%	4	1	3
Black 84.2%	437	211	226
White 7.3%	38	20	18
Two or More Races 1.3%	7	2	5
Total	519	254	265

	Total	Male	Female
Hispanic	30	17	13
Asian	1	0	1
Total	31	17	14

	Total	Male	Female
Black	35	27	8
White	4	3	1
Two or More Races	1	0	1
Total	40	30	10

Gifted/Talented Programs

Southwest Louisiana Charter Academy offers the gifted and talented program. Total 1 students are identified and enrolled in the programs.

	Total	Male	Female
Black	1	0	1
Total	1	0	1

Teachers & Staffs

Total 25 full-time (or equivalent) teachers work for Southwest Louisiana Charter Academy and the students to teacher ratio is 21 to 1. 64.0% of teachers are certified. 16.0% of teachers have 3 or more years teaching experiences.

	Headcount	Note
Total FTE of Teachers	25	Students per teacher: 21 to 1
Teachers who are certified	16	64.0%
Teachers who are not certified	9	36.0%
Teachers in their first year of teaching	11	44.0%
Teachers in their second year of teaching	10	40.0%
School counselors	1	Students per counselor: 519 to 1
Law Enforcement Officer	-	-
Security guards	-	-
Nurses	1	-
Psychologists	-	-
Social workers	-	-

Academic Achievement

Achievement

Math
Reading/Language Arts

	Grade
	Overall	3	4	5	6	7	8
All students 45%	45%	50-59%	50-54%	20-24%	55-59%	40-44%	45-49%
Asian/Pacific Islander students	Data Protected for privacy
Hispanic students 55%	50-59%	*	*	<50%	≥50%	≥50%	≥50%
Black students 44%	44%	50-59%	50-54%	20-29%	55-59%	40-44%	40-49%
White students 50%	40-59%	*	*	*	*	<50%	≥50%
Two or More Races	Data Protected for privacy
Students with disabilities (IDEA) 15%	11-19%	<50%	<50%	*	<50%	<50%	<50%
Economically disadvantaged students 44%	44%	50-59%	50-54%	20-24%	55-59%	40-44%	45-49%
Limited English proficient students 55%	50-59%	*	*	<50%	≥50%	≥50%	≥50%
Female students 42%	40-44%	40-49%	50-59%	11-19%	50-59%	40-49%	40-49%
Male students 47%	45-49%	60-79%	40-49%	20-29%	60-69%	30-39%	50-59%
Homeless enrolled students	Data Protected for privacy
Foster Care Status	Data Protected for privacy

	Grade
	Overall	3	4	5	6	7	8
All students 56%	56%	50-59%	60-64%	40-44%	55-59%	55-59%	60-64%
Asian/Pacific Islander students	Data Protected for privacy
Hispanic students 65%	60-69%	*	*	≥50%	≥50%	≥50%	≥50%
Black students 56%	56%	50-59%	60-64%	40-49%	55-59%	50-54%	60-69%
White students 50%	40-59%	*	*	*	*	<50%	≥50%
Two or More Races	Data Protected for privacy
Students with disabilities (IDEA) 25%	20-29%	<50%	<50%	*	<50%	<50%	<50%
Economically disadvantaged students 55%	55%	50-59%	60-64%	40-44%	55-59%	55-59%	60-64%
Limited English proficient students 55%	50-59%	*	*	≥50%	≥50%	≥50%	≥50%
Female students 62%	60-64%	60-69%	60-69%	40-49%	50-59%	70-79%	70-79%
Male students 52%	50-54%	40-59%	50-59%	40-49%	50-59%	30-39%	50-59%
Homeless enrolled students	Data Protected for privacy
Foster Care Status	Data Protected for privacy

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