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Westdale Heights Academic Magnet School

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

9^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 690 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 99% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

Westdale Heights Academic Magnet School is a public elementary school in Baton Rouge, LA, serving 453 students from Pre-K through 5th grade, and it stands as a remarkable academic powerhouse within the East Baton Rouge Parish school district. This school has earned a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for every year on record and is ranked #9 out of 690 elementary schools in Louisiana, placing it in the 99th percentile statewide. Its sustained excellence over the past decade is a testament to a deeply embedded culture of high expectations and effective teaching, making it a top choice for families seeking a rigorous academic environment.

The academic performance at Westdale Heights is nothing short of exceptional, with proficiency rates that far exceed both district and state averages. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school achieved a stunning 99% proficiency in both Mathematics and English Language Arts, compared to the district's 48% and 63%, respectively. Even its closest competitor, the nearby B. R. Foreign Language Acad. Immersion Magnet (ranked #20), trails slightly in Math (93%) and Social Studies (84% vs. 91%). What truly sets Westdale Heights apart is its ability to deliver top-tier results for every student subgroup, ranking in the 98th percentile or higher for all demographic groups, including low socio-economic status students. This demonstrates an equitable and highly effective educational program that benefits every child.

A key driver of this success is the school's exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate, which was just 1.5% in 2024-2025, compared to the district's 30.5% and the state's 22.5%. This near-perfect attendance, a fraction of the rates seen at nearby schools like Melrose Elementary School (38.3%), indicates a highly engaged student body and a strong school culture that prioritizes learning. While Westdale Heights serves a more socio-economically diverse population than its immediate neighbors, its consistent top-10 ranking over the last decade proves that its academic program is resilient and effective for all students. For parents, this school offers a proven track record of excellence in a supportive, high-achieving environment.

453

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,370

Per pupil spending ?

38%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2000 College Drive
Baton Rouge, LA 70808

(225) 926-5421

District: East Baton Rouge Parish

Racial breakdown:

African American:

44.2%

White:

36.4%

Asian:

11.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2015 → 99th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Louisiana average (96% vs 61% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Louisiana elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in East Baton Rouge Parish

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school96%

District avg53%

Louisiana avg61%

9^th of 690

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	97.4	9 of 690	98.7%	★★★★★
2024	97.2	8 of 675	98.8%	★★★★★
2023	98.0	5 of 730	99.3%	★★★★★
2022	98.0	7 of 727	99.0%	★★★★★
2021	98.2	5 of 729	99.3%	★★★★★
2019	97.7	5 of 731	99.3%	★★★★★
2018	96.5	6 of 728	99.2%	★★★★★
2017	95.6	6 of 739	99.2%	★★★★★
2016	95.8	8 of 742	98.9%	★★★★★
2015	96.4	7 of 792	99.1%	★★★★★
2014	95.2	11 of 777	98.6%	★★★★★
2013	95.3	11 of 772	98.6%	★★★★★
2012	96.0	3 of 764	99.6%	★★★★★
2011	96.4	4 of 766	99.5%	★★★★★
2010	96.1	6 of 736	99.2%	★★★★★
2009	96.1	5 of 738	99.3%	★★★★★
2008	95.7	11 of 743	98.5%	★★★★★
2007	96.0	6 of 725	99.2%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	97.6	12 of 548	97.8%	★★★★★
2025	97.3	12 of 501	97.6%	★★★★★
2023	98.7	6 of 570	98.9%	★★★★★
2022	98.7	11 of 562	98.0%	★★★★★
2021	98.5	11 of 564	98.0%	★★★★★
2019	98.3	8 of 559	98.6%	★★★★★
2018	99.0	4 of 547	99.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	95.9	14 of 679	97.9%	★★★★★
2025	96.1	9 of 633	98.6%	★★★★★
2024	96.1	9 of 635	98.6%	★★★★★
2023	96.3	13 of 705	98.2%	★★★★★
2022	97.3	4 of 701	99.4%	★★★★★
2021	96.5	11 of 705	98.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	98.0	11 of 685	98.4%	★★★★★
2025	98.0	5 of 661	99.2%	★★★★★
2024	98.4	4 of 674	99.4%	★★★★★
2023	98.1	11 of 723	98.5%	★★★★★
2022	97.1	16 of 724	97.8%	★★★★★
2021	98.0	10 of 719	98.6%	★★★★★
2019	98.1	9 of 697	98.7%	★★★★★
2018	99.0	3 of 682	99.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	96.5	14 of 682	97.9%	★★★★★
2024	97.4	6 of 651	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	97.0	13 of 713	98.2%	★★★★★
2022	97.3	11 of 712	98.5%	★★★★★
2021	97.5	10 of 704	98.6%	★★★★★
2019	97.2	7 of 696	99.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	93.9	12 of 496	97.6%	★★★★★
2023	96.9	2 of 518	99.6%	★★★★★
2021	97.6	2 of 522	99.6%	★★★★★
2019	98.6	1 of 517	99.8%	★★★★★

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)98th percentile~ school

Male (2026)98th percentile~ school

Female (2026)98th percentile~ school

African American (2026)98th percentile~ school

White (2026)98th percentile~ school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics100%+33 vs state

Social Studies91%+36 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				LEAP Mathematics (2026)							LEAP English Language Arts (2026)							LEAP Social Studies (2026)							LEAP Algebra I (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	LEAP Algebra I End of Course	Total
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
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
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
LaSalle Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8000 Lasalle	Baton Rouge	70806	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 927-6130	338	35	9.5	64.2%	27 (8.0%)	191 (56.5%)	104 (30.8%)	9 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	32.1	491^st of 690 public elementary schools	28.8%		25.2	527^th of 666 public elementary schools	20.9%	36	47.0	54.0	52.0				50.0	58.0	59.0	70.0				62.0	32.0	41.0	42.0				38.0		$19,538
Melrose Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1348 Valcour St	Baton Rouge	70806	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 926-2353	227	20	11.6	96.5%	0 (0.0%)	220 (96.9%)	6 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)								(n/a)																							$18,812
BASIS Baton Rouge Primary Mid City	Public, Charter	K-5	7921 Florida Blvd	Baton Rouge	70806	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	Yes	No	No	(n/a)	(225) 394-9576	423	2	231.1	67.6%	86 (20.3%)	253 (59.8%)	61 (14.4%)	10 (2.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)	52.9	345^th of 690 public elementary schools	50.0%		61.9	280^th of 666 public elementary schools	58.0%	65	50.0	67.0	70.0				61.0	61.0	69.0	77.0				68.0	44.0	54.0	57.0				50.0		$8,386
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
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
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
GEO Prep Mid-City of Greater Baton Rouge	Public, Charter	K-8	1900 Lobdell Blvd	Baton Rouge	70806	East Baton Rouge Parish	GEO Prep Mid-City of Greater Baton Rouge	Yes	No	No	Yes	(225) 236-9333	686	35	19.6	89.5%	0 (0.0%)	676 (98.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	31.1	501^st of 690 public elementary schools	27.4%		60.8	291^st of 666 public elementary schools	56.3%	210	59.0	52.0		40.0	56.0		54.0	68.0	51.0		63.0		69.0	69.0	42.0	27.0	58.0	23.0	39.0	40.0	40.0	53.0	$15,574

Frequently Asked Questions about Westdale Heights Academic Magnet School

How many students attend Westdale Heights Academic Magnet School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 453 students attended Westdale Heights Academic Magnet School.

What district is Westdale Heights Academic Magnet School in?

East Baton Rouge Parish

Is Westdale Heights Academic Magnet School a good school?

Yes! Westdale Heights Academic Magnet School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 9^th of 690 Louisiana elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Westdale Heights Academic Magnet School?

Students at Westdale Heights Academic Magnet School are 44% African American, 36% White, 12% Asian, 5% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

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