Summary:
The six elementary schools in West Baton Rouge Parish serve students from Pre-K through 8th grade, with a total enrollment of about 2,224 students and a district-wide free/reduced lunch rate of 77.9%.
Brusly Upper Elementary School is the highest-performing school in the district, ranking in the 86th percentile statewide with the best math (83%) and social studies (85%) proficiency rates, and the lowest chronic absenteeism at just 4.7%. Caneview K-8 School is a standout for improvement, jumping from the 52nd to the 67th percentile and achieving 100% proficiency in English I and 91% in Algebra I on high school-level exams, despite having an 81.99% free/reduced lunch rate. In contrast, Cohn Elementary School is the most challenged, ranking in the 31st percentile with the lowest test scores (51% in math, 57% in ELA) and the highest chronic absenteeism (15.3%). Port Allen Elementary School has the highest economic disadvantage rate at 96.52%, though no test scores are available for this PK-2 school. Lukeville Elementary School performs well with 79% math proficiency and a 64.61% free/reduced lunch rate, while Brusly Elementary School has a 14.8% absenteeism rate.
Key takeaways include that chronic absenteeism strongly predicts lower performance, as seen at Cohn, while smaller class sizes (Cohn has a 6.9:1 ratio) do not guarantee better outcomes—Brusly Upper has the largest ratio (11.8:1) but the highest scores. Caneview proves that high poverty is not an insurmountable barrier to success, and there is a clear geographic divide, with Brusly-area schools outperforming those in Port Allen. Overall, the district ranks 26th out of 116 parishes in Louisiana, earning a 4-star rating.
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