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T. S. Cooley Elementary Magnet School

Serves grades KG - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
2711 Common Street
Lake Charles, LA 70601
Phone
(337) 217-4680
District
Calcasieu Parish
County
CALCASIEU PARISH
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
Yes
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
300
Classroom Teachers
17

* T. S. Cooley Elementary Magnet School is one of the top 100 best public schools in America.

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Louisiana

10

(10 is best)

Better than 99.7% of all LA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

T. S. Cooley Elementary Magnet School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

120 100 80 60 40 20 0
95%
40%
100%
44%
89%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

120 100 80 60 40 20 0
97%
42%
100%
45%
93%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

100 80 60 40 20 0
96%
38%
96%
42%
95%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 15 10 5 0
18
15
18
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 52 17.3%
Grade 1 53 17.7%
Grade 2 52 17.3%
Grade 3 49 16.3%
Grade 4 48 16.0%
Grade 5 46 15.3%
Total 300 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 70.7% 59.0% 43.7%
Black 16.7% 30.4% 42.9%
Hispanic 4.9% 8.4% 11.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 7.7% 1.8% 1.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.4% 0.7%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 20.3% 57.0% 62.4%
Free lunch eligible 18.3% 52.3% 58.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.0% 4.7% 4.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 210,770 4,590,241
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 198.1 105
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.9% 6.2%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.3% 19.7%
20-44 YEARS OLD 33.2% 33.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.2% 24.6%
65 OR OLDER 15.3% 16.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 76,853 1,765,264
Single Parent Households With Children 8.7% 10.5%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 88.7% 86.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 23.6% 26.1%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 15.2% 13.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 16.2% 14.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.9% 11.5%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.3% 15.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 16.3% 16.3%
$15,000 - $29,999 13.7% 14.8%
$15,000 or less 10.4% 13.3%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,882 $232,686,000 41.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $956 $28,237,000 5.0%
Staff $817 $24,124,000 4.3%
General Administration $181 $5,331,000 0.9%
School Administration $785 $23,186,000 4.1%
Operation $5,945 $175,519,000 31.0%
Transportation $535 $15,796,000 2.8%
Other $315 $9,305,000 1.6%
Total Support $9,535 $281,498,000 49.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,761 $51,976,000 9.2%
Total Expenditures $19,177 $566,160,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,126 $5,116,487,000 49.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $782 $561,266,000 5.5%
Staff $672 $482,832,000 4.7%
General Administration $324 $232,689,000 2.3%
School Administration $813 $583,995,000 5.7%
Operation $1,460 $1,048,151,000 10.2%
Transportation $649 $465,810,000 4.5%
Other $356 $255,444,000 2.5%
Total Support $5,056 $3,630,187,000 35.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,134 $1,532,450,000 14.9%
Total Expenditures $14,316 $10,279,124,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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