Brentwood Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 272 students
Southwest Louisiana Charter Academy
1700 East McNeese Street, Lake Charles, LA 70607
Grades
Pre-K–8
Elementary
Students
852
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
15.1 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Southwest Louisiana Charter Academy
Calcasieu Parish
Schola Grade D · Below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 624 Louisiana elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Louisiana elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Southwest Louisiana Charter Academy
Southwest Louisiana Charter Academy is a charter elementary school in Lake Charles, Louisiana, serving grades Pre-K–8. The school is located in a small city in Calcasieu Parish.
In the 2024–25 school year, 852 students were enrolled, with about 15.1 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Louisiana elementary school (13.1 students per teacher). As a charter school, it is publicly funded and tuition-free, but operates independently of the local district under a charter from Louisiana State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. Its Schola Grade is D (below average), compared with 624 Louisiana elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Charter School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 852 students
- Students per teacher
- 15.1 to 1
- Charter school
- Yes
- Charter authorizer
- Louisiana State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Small
- School district
- Southwest Louisiana Charter Academy
- County
- Calcasieu Parish
- NCES school ID
- 220018902349
Schools near Southwest Louisiana Charter Academy
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.