A. A. Nelson Elementary School

Regular School · Lake Charles, LA

A. A. Nelson Elementary School is a regular school school in Lake Charles, Louisiana, serving grades PK–05 with 736 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 15.2:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

736

Teachers (FTE)

48.4

Student–Teacher Ratio

15.2:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	304	41%
Black or African American	250	34%
Asian	98	13%
Hispanic/Latino	50	7%
Two or more races	30	4%
American Indian / Alaska Native	4	1%
Total enrollment	736	363M / 373F

English Language Learners: 60 (8% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	36.0% +6.5pp	29.5%	312
Reading Proficiency	52.0% +11.3pp	40.7%	312
Science Proficiency	38.0%	—	309

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.04 grade levels

Math

-0.16 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

5 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

1.1% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

12.8% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	736	100%

Contact & Location

1001 Country Club Road

Lake Charles, LA 70605

Phone: (337)217-4790

District

Calcasieu Parish

Per-pupil expenditure: $19,502

District enrollment: 29,523

Other Schools in District

Barbe Elementary School Elementary
Brentwood Elementary School Elementary
College Oaks Elementary School Elementary
Combre-Fondel Elementary School Elementary
Cypress Cove Elementary School Elementary
DeQuincy Elementary School Elementary
DeQuincy Primary School Elementary
Dolby Elementary School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 70605) → CensusDepth.com
Louisiana population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Louisiana teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

220033000255

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD