Gillis Elementary School

Regular School · Lake Charles, LA

Gillis Elementary School is a regular school school in Lake Charles, Louisiana, serving grades PK–05 with 650 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 12.1:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

650

Teachers (FTE)

53.6

Student–Teacher Ratio

12.1:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	510	78%
Hispanic/Latino	53	8%
Black or African American	50	8%
Two or more races	34	5%
Asian	2	0%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Total enrollment	650	338M / 312F

English Language Learners: 16 (2% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	35.0% +5.5pp	29.5%	331
Reading Proficiency	40.0% -0.7pp	40.7%	331
Science Proficiency	25.0%	—	330

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)

-0.13 grade levels

Math

-0.01 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

12 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

1.4% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

164

25.2% 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.)	650	100%

Contact & Location

916 Topsy Road

Lake Charles, LA 70611

Phone: (337)217-4550

District

Calcasieu Parish

Per-pupil expenditure: $19,502

District enrollment: 29,523

Other Schools in District

A. A. Nelson Elementary School Elementary
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

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 70611) → CensusDepth.com
Louisiana population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Louisiana teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

220033001674

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