J. I. Watson Elementary School (Calcasieu Parish SCH DIST.), Louisiana - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

J. I. Watson Elementary School is a Elementary in Iowa, LA. It currently serves 524 students (grades PK-05). The school is part of the Calcasieu Parish School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in Calcasieu Parish School District and all schools in Louisiana.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School

School Level: Elementary

Number of Students:524

Number of Teachers: 42

Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.45

Location Info

Location: 201 E First St, Iowa, LA 70647

Mailing Address: 201 E First St, Iowa, LA 70647

Phone: (337)217-4670

Website:

Data Source: NCES.

Student Population Per Grade

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Grade	Population
Grade 1	88
Grade 2	88
Grade 3	76
Grade 4	70
Grade 5	65
Kindergarten	87
Pre-Kindergarten	50

Gender/Sex of J. I. Watson Elementary School Student Population

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Gender	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Male	275	52.48
Female	249	47.52

Race/Ethnicity Demography of J. I. Watson Elementary School Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	0.19
Asian	3	0.57
Black or African American	230	43.89
Hispanic/Latino	29	5.53
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0.19
Two or more races	15	2.86
White	245	46.76

Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	2	0.73
Black or African American	107	38.91
Hispanic/Latino	18	6.55
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0.36
Two or more races	8	2.91
White	139	50.55

Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	0.40
Asian	1	0.40
Black or African American	123	49.40
Hispanic/Latino	11	4.42
Two or more races	7	2.81
White	106	42.57

Race Demography Per Grade

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Grade 1 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	36	40.91
Hispanic/Latino	8	9.09
Two or more races	2	2.27
White	42	47.73

Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	1.14
Black or African American	39	44.32
Hispanic/Latino	3	3.41
White	45	51.14

Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	1	1.32
Black or African American	35	46.05
Hispanic/Latino	4	5.26
Two or more races	2	2.63
White	34	44.74

Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	23	32.86
Hispanic/Latino	1	1.43
Two or more races	8	11.43
White	38	54.29

Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	29	44.62
Hispanic/Latino	5	7.69
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1.54
Two or more races	1	1.54
White	29	44.62

Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	2	2.30
Black or African American	40	45.98
Hispanic/Latino	6	6.90
Two or more races	1	1.15
White	38	43.68

Pre-Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	28	56.00
Hispanic/Latino	2	4.00
Two or more races	1	2.00
White	19	38.00