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The Dufrocq School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

541^st

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of 690 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

The Dufrocq School is a public elementary school in Baton Rouge, LA, serving 431 students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade, with a high percentage of students (73.3%) qualifying for free or reduced lunch, indicating a significant population from low socio-economic backgrounds.

The Dufrocq School shows a relative strength in English Language Arts (ELA), with 61% of students proficient in 2025-2026, compared to 42% in Math and 38% in Social Studies. A notable "bright spot" is the 4th grade, where students achieved a 72% proficiency rate in ELA (matching the state average) and 54% in Social Studies (exceeding the district average). The school also benefits from a low student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1, which is much lower than nearby schools like Capitol Elementary School (15.4:1) and CSAL Elementary (32.3:1). However, the school struggles with chronic absenteeism, which has risen from 16.5% in 2021-2022 to 24.6% in 2024-2025, now above the state average of 22.5%. This is a critical issue, as high absenteeism is strongly linked to lower academic achievement.

Compared to nearby schools, The Dufrocq School is a stable option within its high-poverty neighborhood. It outperforms schools with similar or higher poverty rates, such as Melrose Elementary School (96% free/reduced lunch) and Park Elementary School (93% free/reduced lunch), in nearly every metric. However, it is outperformed by magnet schools like B. R. Foreign Language Acad. Immersion Magnet and Belfair Montessori School, which have lower poverty rates. The school's state ranking has declined from the 54th percentile in 2018-2019 to the 22nd percentile in 2025-2026, but its test scores have remained relatively stable, suggesting it is being outpaced by other schools improving faster. The exceptional 4th-grade performance offers a potential model for improvement, and the school should explore replicating those successful strategies to other grades.

431

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,466

Per pupil spending ?

73.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

330 South 19th St
Baton Rouge, LA 70806

(225) 334-7653

District: East Baton Rouge Parish

Students who attend The Dufrocq School usually attend:

Middle:	Westdale Middle School
High:	McKinley Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

86.3%

White:

6.7%

Two or more races:

3.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 57th percentile in 2016 → 22nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (47% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 35 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school47%

District avg55%

Louisiana avg62%

541^st of 690

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 35 pts since 2016

From top 43% (2016) to bottom 22% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

28^th of 40Elementary Schools in the East Baton Rouge Parish

77^th of 116East Baton Rouge Parish among Louisiana districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	26.7	541 of 690	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.6	520 of 666	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.1	507 of 675	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.2	451 of 730	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.0	426 of 727	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.5	375 of 729	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.8	334 of 731	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.6	476 of 728	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	47.1	430 of 739	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	61.4	320 of 742	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	68.0	258 of 792	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	62.5	311 of 777	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	60.5	321 of 772	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	52.5	402 of 764	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	47.0	452 of 766	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	37.8	502 of 736	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	44.1	462 of 738	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	39.0	481 of 743	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	42.0	461 of 725	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	32.8	403 of 548	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.6	370 of 501	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.9	341 of 509	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.5	276 of 570	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.2	193 of 562	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.7	150 of 564	73.4%	★★★★☆
2019	67.1	156 of 559	72.1%	★★★★☆
2018	58.6	208 of 547	62.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	27.2	538 of 679	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.3	495 of 633	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.1	473 of 635	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.1	468 of 705	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.4	422 of 701	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.1	371 of 705	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.6	295 of 684	56.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	25.1	560 of 685	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.4	564 of 661	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	603 of 674	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.0	502 of 723	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.2	440 of 724	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.8	379 of 719	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.5	332 of 697	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.3	413 of 682	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	33.0	490 of 682	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.6	519 of 641	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.7	538 of 651	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.9	409 of 713	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.2	370 of 712	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.2	346 of 704	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.9	372 of 696	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2026)28th percentile+7 vs school

African American (2026)26th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)21st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)18th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts61%-9 vs state

Mathematics42%-20 vs state

Social Studies38%-17 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, March 15, 2016

Dufrocq School is the worst magnet school in EBRP. Lets start with the staff, it is so hilarious that the staff cannot even read a single calendar date properly. When I submitted my child's typed absence letter, the staff could not follow simple English language and I had to explain the dates of absence. The staff comes out as rude but I don't think they are but they are just illiterate. Now faculty, abhorrent! I had my two babies in Dufrocq, one graduated from 5th grade and could not perform well in middle school with kids from other good magnet schools. And when I saw that I removed my other child from her third grade put her in Forest heights, she is way happier there. Kids deserve a better treatment, rich curriculum, elementary education is the foundation. Dufrocq not only delivers poorest curriculum in EBRP but the kids are very unhappy there. Dufrocq needs a serious overhaul! Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, November 17, 2015

90% of the school has very unprofessional teaching staff. Teaching is a challenging profession requires a balance of strict disciple and love. Dufrocq teachers think that they are following a strict disciple code but everything they do is creating a environment which is comfortable for themselves so, they can handle kids easily without much effort. Very threatening atmosphere for kids, by the time kids graduate Dufrocq they are morally damaged. More than academic skills a kids needs self-confidence. Having said that Dufrocq doesnot have a friendly and good school atmosphere for kids they also do not have any academic growth. On top of that there is no diversity at all. It is just an below average school, I have no idea how they manage magnet program:( Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				LEAP Mathematics (2026)							LEAP English Language Arts (2026)							LEAP Social Studies (2026)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	LEAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	LEAP Mathematics 4th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 5th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 6th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 7th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 8th Grade	LEAP Mathematics All Grades	LEAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts All Grades	LEAP Social Studies 3rd Grade	LEAP Social Studies 4th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 5th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 6th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 7th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 8th Grade	LEAP Social Studies All Grades	Total
The Dufrocq School	Public	PK, KG-5	330 South 19th St	Baton Rouge	70806	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 334-7653	431	37	11.6	73.3%	29 (6.7%)	372 (86.3%)	10 (2.3%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.0%)	26.7	541^st of 690 public elementary schools	21.6%		25.6	520^th of 666 public elementary schools	21.9%	21	38.0	48.0	37.0				42.0	50.0	72.0	60.0				61.0	20.0	54.0	39.0				38.0	$19,466
Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2680 Bogan Walk	Baton Rouge	70802	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 344-2145	300	36	8.3	93.3%	3 (1.0%)	292 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	30.8	504^th of 690 public elementary schools	27.0%		54.5	334^th of 666 public elementary schools	49.8%	170	38.0		54.0	50.0	43.0	7.0	39.0	52.0	44.0	81.0	77.0	63.0	47.0	58.0	13.0	32.0	57.0	20.0	38.0	34.0	29.0	$20,775
Bernard Terrace Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	241 Edison Street	Baton Rouge	70806	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 343-5769	240	20	11.8	87.1%	2 (0.8%)	228 (95.0%)	8 (3.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)								(n/a)																						$20,775
CSAL Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	1705 Madison Avenue	Baton Rouge	70802	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	Yes	No	No	(n/a)	(225) 412-9900	288	9	32.3	84.7%	1 (0.3%)	285 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	46.9	381^st of 690 public elementary schools	44.8%		59.6	305^th of 666 public elementary schools	54.2%	76	70.0	65.0	45.0				60.0	72.0						73.0	48.0	42.0	42.0				44.0	$17,090
Capitol Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4141 Gus Young Avenue	Baton Rouge	70802	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 343-9364	321	21	15.4	91.9%	1 (0.3%)	312 (97.2%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11.7	647^th of 690 public elementary schools	6.2%		23.6	539^th of 666 public elementary schools	19.1%	108	37.0	29.0	29.0	31.0			31.0	51.0	60.0	53.0	42.0			50.0	27.0	28.0	20.0				21.0	$19,059
McKinley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	575 West Roosevelt Street	Baton Rouge	70802	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(225) 343-4585	628	49	12.8	78.2%	25 (4.0%)	457 (72.8%)	83 (13.2%)	54 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.4%)	19.5	600^th of 690 public elementary schools	13.0%		30.8	484^th of 666 public elementary schools	27.3%	116	47.0	42.0	39.0				43.0	47.0	56.0	61.0				53.0	30.0	32.0	36.0				33.0	$18,617
B. R. Foreign Language Acad. Immersion Magnet	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4510 Bawell Street	Baton Rouge	70808	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	Yes	No	No	(225) 343-6630	557	57	9.7	37.0%	214 (38.4%)	221 (39.7%)	76 (13.6%)	15 (2.7%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.3%)	95.1	20^th of 690 public elementary schools	97.1%					(n/a)	95.0		88.0				93.0		99.0					99.0	84.0	89.0	79.0				84.0	$19,089
Belfair Montessori School	Public	PK, KG-8	4451 Fairfields Ave	Baton Rouge	70802	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 356-6191	274	25	10.7	67.9%	2 (0.7%)	248 (90.5%)	18 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	75.7	177^th of 690 public elementary schools	74.3%		80.7	123^rd of 666 public elementary schools	81.5%	54	73.0	88.0	84.0	88.0	90.0	57.0	81.0	77.0	88.0	100.0	76.0	85.0	64.0	82.0	46.0	84.0	79.0	12.0	70.0	42.0	58.0	$22,230
Westdale Heights Academic Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2000 College Drive	Baton Rouge	70808	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	Yes	No	No	(225) 926-5421	453	33	13.9	38.0%	165 (36.4%)	200 (44.2%)	24 (5.3%)	54 (11.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	97.4	9^th of 690 public elementary schools	98.7%					(n/a)		100.0													84.0	89.0	99.0				91.0	$17,370
Dalton Elementary School A Redesign School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3605 Ontario Blvd	Baton Rouge	70805	East Baton Rouge Parish	Dalton Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(225) 357-0244	189	22	8.5	97.4%	0 (0.0%)	185 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about The Dufrocq School

What district is The Dufrocq School in?

East Baton Rouge Parish

What schools do graduates of The Dufrocq School attend?

Students who attend The Dufrocq School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Westdale Middle School
High : McKinley Senior High School

What is the racial makeup of The Dufrocq School?

Students at The Dufrocq School are 86% African American, 7% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

How many students attend The Dufrocq School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 431 students attended The Dufrocq School.

Is The Dufrocq School a good school?

The Dufrocq School ranks in the bottom 21.6% of Louisiana elementary schools.

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