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Elementary Schools

Best Elementary Schools
in East Baton Rouge Parish

This page covers 51 elementary schools in East Baton Rouge Parish, including 8 charter schools. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score below the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

51
Schools Ranked
Louisiana
State
8
Charter Schools
RankingsHow We RankFAQAbout Data

Elementary Schools Rankings

Showing 10 of 51
1
rank
Mayfair Laboratory School
Grades KG–08495 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.0:1) · above-average investment ($17,757/student)
67
/100
Student:Teacher
11.0:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,757
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
28%
Low economic need
2
rank
B. R. Foreign Language Acad. Immersion Magnet
Grades PK–05548 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.0:1) · above-average investment ($17,757/student)
58
/100
Student:Teacher
11.0:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
46/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,757
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
33%
Low economic need
3
rank
South Baton Rouge Charter Academy
Grades PK–08845 studentsCharter
Ranked for: small class sizes (13.1:1) · above-average investment ($17,757/student)
55
/100
Student:Teacher
13.1:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,757
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
82%
High economic need
4
rank
Westdale Heights Academic Magnet School
Grades PK–05464 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($17,757/student)
54
/100
Student:Teacher
14.7:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
46/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,757
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
36%
Low economic need
5
rank
Baton Rouge Center for Visual and Performing Arts
Grades PK–05462 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($17,757/student)
52
/100
Student:Teacher
15.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
46/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,757
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
46%
Near nat'l 52.2%
6
rank
Highland Elementary School
Grades PK–05322 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($17,757/student)
50
/100
Student:Teacher
16.4:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
46/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,757
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
61%
Near nat'l 52.2%
7
rank
Belfair Montessori School
Grades PK–08264 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (10.1:1) · above-average investment ($17,757/student)
50
/100
Student:Teacher
10.1:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
33/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,757
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
69%
High economic need
8
rank
Brownfields Elementary School
Grades PK–05250 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($17,757/student)
50
/100
Student:Teacher
13.6:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
45/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,757
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
90%
High economic need
9
rank
The Dufrocq School
Grades PK–05488 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($17,757/student)
49
/100
Student:Teacher
16.8:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
48/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,757
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
72%
High economic need
10
rank
Forest Heights Academy of Excellence
Grades PK–05398 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.4:1) · above-average investment ($17,757/student)
49
/100
Student:Teacher
12.4:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
35/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,757
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
69%
High economic need
41 more elementary schools in East Baton Rouge Parish not shown here.
View all schools in East Baton Rouge Parish
How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
51
Elementary Schools
82
Total Schools
67
#1 Score
43
Avg Score
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.