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M. J. Kaufman Elementary School
301 Tekel Rd Lake Charles LA, 70607, Calcasieu County Phone: 337-217-4740 Ranking:  (237 out of 947, top 25%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5 School District: Calcasieu Parish School District Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 28 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 32 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 389 | 358 | 354 | 333 | 344 | 360 | 377 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 48 | 12.3% | 43 | 12.0% | 44 | 12.4% | 34 | 10.2% | 37 | 10.8% | 35 | 9.7% | 35 | 9.3% |
| Kindergarten: | 69 | 17.7% | 54 | 15.1% | 48 | 13.6% | 59 | 17.7% | 57 | 16.6% | 55 | 15.3% | 52 | 13.8% |
| Grade 1: | 59 | 15.2% | 50 | 14.0% | 64 | 18.1% | 53 | 15.9% | 52 | 15.1% | 57 | 15.8% | 65 | 17.2% |
| Grade 2: | 55 | 14.1% | 54 | 15.1% | 48 | 13.6% | 47 | 14.1% | 50 | 14.5% | 64 | 17.8% | 65 | 17.2% |
| Grade 3: | 58 | 14.9% | 50 | 14.0% | 55 | 15.5% | 50 | 15.0% | 50 | 14.5% | 52 | 14.4% | 58 | 15.4% |
| Grade 4: | 46 | 11.8% | 55 | 15.4% | 58 | 16.4% | 40 | 12.0% | 48 | 14.0% | 51 | 14.2% | 55 | 14.6% |
| Grade 5: | 54 | 13.9% | 52 | 14.5% | 37 | 10.5% | 50 | 15.0% | 50 | 14.5% | 46 | 12.8% | 47 | 12.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 192 | 49.4% | 179 | 50.0% | 177 | 50.0% | 166 | 49.8% | 176 | 51.2% | 189 | 52.5% | 207 | 54.9% |
| Female: | 197 | 50.6% | 179 | 50.0% | 177 | 50.0% | 167 | 50.2% | 160 | 46.5% | 163 | 45.3% | 166 | 44.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.9% | 4 | 1.2% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Hispanic: | 24 | 6.2% | 20 | 5.6% | 19 | 5.4% | 10 | 3.0% | 4 | 1.2% | 5 | 1.4% | 6 | 1.6% |
| Black: | 110 | 28.3% | 102 | 28.5% | 104 | 29.4% | 120 | 36.0% | 124 | 36.0% | 127 | 35.3% | 128 | 34.0% |
| White: | 227 | 58.4% | 219 | 61.2% | 214 | 60.5% | 193 | 58.0% | 211 | 61.3% | 224 | 62.2% | 241 | 63.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 25 | 6.4% | 13 | 3.6% | 13 | 3.7% | 6 | 1.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 277 | 71.2% | 269 | 75.1% | 240 | 67.8% | 237 | 71.2% | 226 | 65.7% | 222 | 61.7% | 228 | 60.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 29 | 7.5% | 26 | 7.3% | 39 | 11.0% | 33 | 9.9% | 50 | 14.5% | 51 | 14.2% | 51 | 13.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.96 | 12.46 | 13.88 | 13.15 | 12.89 | 13.10 | 12.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| iLEAP | ||||||
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63% | 70% | 65% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63% | 69% | 64% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 72% | 66% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 76% | 67% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 77% | 69% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 76% | 69% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 77% | 72% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 71% | 65% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | 63% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 74% | 68% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 72% | 67% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 74% | 69% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 77% | 71% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 76% | 72% |
| 2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65% | 66% | 58% |
| 2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52% | 62% | 55% |
| 2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 68% | 62% |
| 2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 69% | 63% |
| 2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 71% | 63% |
| 2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 75% | 67% |
| 2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 74% | 68% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59% | 69% | 63% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61% | 69% | 64% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 67% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 72% | 66% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 72% | 64% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 70% | 65% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 73% | 65% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 76% | 69% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 75% | 69% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 76% | 72% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 83% | 75% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 82% | 77% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 63% | 68% | 64% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 71% | 67% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 71% | 65% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 80% | 73% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 77% | 71% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 48% | 71% | 62% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 65% | 60% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 75% | 65% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 63% | 77% | 68% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 76% | 67% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 62% | 76% | 68% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 68% | 62% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 61% | 73% | 66% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 81% | 68% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 80% | 70% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 69% | 60% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 73% | 65% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 73% | 66% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 79% | 68% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 79% | 68% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 78% | 70% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 72% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 59% | 66% | 59% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 70% | 65% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 71% | 66% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 64% | 79% | 70% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 71% | 67% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 76% | 70% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 76% | 72% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 58% | 66% | 53% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 65% | 58% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 68% | 62% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 63% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 62% | 69% | 62% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 72% | 64% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 73% | 66% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 64% | 73% | 60% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 72% | 66% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 61% | 74% | 67% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 76% | 66% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 70% | 65% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 73% | 67% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 74% | 67% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 57.7% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 42.3% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 17.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 30.8% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 69.2% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $43,269.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $36,806.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $46,142.0 |
* M. J. Kaufman Elementary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.