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Cedarcrest-Southmoor Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

532^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 699 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

Cedarcrest-Southmoor Elementary School is a public school in Baton Rouge, LA, serving 644 students in grades PK-5 within the East Baton Rouge Parish school district, where a high percentage of students (74.53%) come from low socio-economic backgrounds. The school has seen a significant decline in academic performance over the last five years, dropping to a 1-star rating and the 24th percentile statewide in 2025-2026, its lowest point in a decade. This places it well below nearby schools like Parkview Elementary School (72nd percentile) and Twin Oaks Elementary School (48th percentile), and more in line with lower-performing peers like Broadmoor Elementary School (25th percentile).

One of the most notable issues at Cedarcrest-Southmoor is a large and growing gender achievement gap. In the 2025-2026 school year, female students ranked in the 29th percentile, while male students dropped to the 15th percentile—a 14-point gap that is the largest among nearby schools. On a positive note, the school shows a relative strength in serving its African American student population, with this subgroup ranking in the 54th percentile in 2024-2025, significantly outperforming the school's overall rank. However, support for English Language Learner (ELL) and Special Education students is highly inconsistent, with their performance swinging dramatically from high to low ratings in recent years, suggesting a lack of sustainable support systems for these groups.

Despite these challenges, there are some bright spots. The school excels in upper elementary math, with 4th and 5th graders scoring above the district average in proficiency, though 3rd-grade math scores are well below average, pointing to a potential issue with the early curriculum. Chronic absenteeism (23.1%) is a concern but is notably better than the district average (30.5%) and similar to the state average (22.5%). The most striking comparison is with Parkview Elementary School, just 2.21 miles away, which serves a similar demographic but achieves a 4-star rating with much higher proficiency rates and a chronic absenteeism rate of just 11.9%, suggesting that factors like school culture and instructional quality are driving the performance gap.

644

Students ?

17.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,050

Per pupil spending ?

74.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10187 Twin Cedars
Baton Rouge, LA 70816

(225) 293-9950

District: East Baton Rouge Parish

Students who attend Cedarcrest-Southmoor Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Southeast Middle School
High:	Tara High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

53.6%

Hispanic:

37.6%

White:

6.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 52nd percentile in 2016 → 24th in 2026

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 28 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school47%

District avg54%

Louisiana avg62%

532^nd of 699

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 28 pts since 2016

From top 48% (2016) to bottom 24% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

25^th of 41Elementary Schools in the East Baton Rouge Parish

76^th of 119East 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	532 of 699	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.1	433 of 666	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.7	519 of 675	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.5	530 of 730	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.3	512 of 727	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.5	478 of 729	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.2	403 of 731	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.2	474 of 728	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	54.2	391 of 739	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	56.9	359 of 742	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	47.5	447 of 792	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	63.1	306 of 777	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	51.1	408 of 772	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	52.3	404 of 764	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	58.0	372 of 766	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	53.8	388 of 736	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	66.6	265 of 738	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	56.4	358 of 743	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	61.2	310 of 725	57.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	42.3	321 of 556	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.9	229 of 501	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.3	243 of 509	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.5	232 of 570	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.1	214 of 562	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.2	226 of 564	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.5	155 of 559	72.3%	★★★★☆
2018	67.2	149 of 547	72.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	33.5	99 of 127	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	58.8	21 of 82	74.4%	★★★★☆
2024	57.7	29 of 86	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.6	62 of 97	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.1	58 of 90	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.4	32 of 75	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.9	47 of 91	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.2	65 of 89	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	32.1	489 of 688	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	40.6	396 of 633	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.1	513 of 635	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.8	530 of 705	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.1	528 of 701	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.6	495 of 705	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.8	385 of 684	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	22.4	236 of 273	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.1	167 of 207	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	166 of 189	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	192 of 233	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.6	170 of 220	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.7	139 of 202	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.0	153 of 190	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.0	144 of 168	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	77.8	4 of 17	76.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	30.7	508 of 693	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	42.1	406 of 661	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.1	496 of 674	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.1	539 of 723	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.6	514 of 724	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.0	465 of 719	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.9	375 of 697	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.4	342 of 682	49.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	20.7	584 of 690	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.4	444 of 641	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.9	487 of 651	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.6	475 of 713	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.9	458 of 712	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.9	416 of 704	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.1	417 of 696	40.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	21.2	337 of 407	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	56.8	99 of 241	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.3	146 of 208	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.8	165 of 296	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.9	231 of 307	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.8	264 of 306	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.1	196 of 333	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	30.3	398 of 502	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2026)76th percentile+53 vs school

African American (2026)42nd percentile+18 vs school

Female (2026)29th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)27th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)22nd percentile~ school

White (2026)21st percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2026)17th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2026)15th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)14th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics55%-7 vs state

English Language Arts53%-17 vs state

Science47%-12 vs state

Social Studies34%-21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				LEAP Mathematics (2026)							LEAP English Language Arts (2026)							LEAP Science (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 (2025)	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 Science 3rd Grade	LEAP Science 4th Grade	LEAP Science 5th Grade	LEAP Science 6th Grade	LEAP Science 7th Grade	LEAP Science 8th Grade	LEAP Science 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
Cedarcrest-Southmoor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10187 Twin Cedars	Baton Rouge	70816	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 293-9950	644	37	17.5	74.5%	40 (6.2%)	345 (53.6%)	242 (37.6%)	11 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	26.7	532^nd of 699 public elementary schools	23.9%		38.1	433^rd of 666 public elementary schools	35.0%	99	38.0	64.0	62.0				55.0	42.0	58.0	65.0				53.0	43.0	43.0	57.0				47.0	28.0	41.0	39.0				34.0	$17,050
Broadmoor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9650 Goodwood Blvd	Baton Rouge	70815	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 925-0343	579	39	14.8	82.2%	45 (7.8%)	354 (61.1%)	135 (23.3%)	26 (4.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.9%)	25	547^th of 699 public elementary schools	21.7%		33.3	474^th of 666 public elementary schools	28.8%	73	59.0	60.0	52.0				57.0	42.0	62.0	58.0				54.0	39.0	48.0	42.0				42.0	25.0	47.0	35.0				35.0	$17,615
Audubon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10730 Goodwood Blvd	Baton Rouge	70815	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 272-2620	495	33	14.8	71.9%	32 (6.5%)	287 (58.0%)	147 (29.7%)	26 (5.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	28.7	516^th of 699 public elementary schools	26.2%		30.1	492^nd of 666 public elementary schools	26.1%	24	56.0	39.0	45.0				46.0	59.0	49.0	63–68%				58.0	58.0	47.0	60.0				55.0	34.0	32.0	52.0				39.0	$16,783
Louisiana Key Academy Baton Rouge	Public, Charter	1-8	5015 Auto Plex Dr.	Baton Rouge	70809	East Baton Rouge Parish	Louisiana Key Academy Baton Rouge	Yes	No	No	Yes	(225) 298-1223	351	53	6.6	76.4%	64 (18.2%)	272 (77.5%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.0%)	5.3	685^th of 699 public elementary schools	2.0%		7.3	645^th of 666 public elementary schools	3.2%	40	7–17%	18.0	10–20%	24.0	27.0	24.0	19.0	38.0	48.0	44.0	47.0	23.0	41.0	41.0	35.0	30.0	23–33%	22.0	13–23%	44.0	28.0	10–20%	15.0	16.0	23.0	10.0	38.0	19.0	$19,567
Jefferson Terrace Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	5601 Upton Drive	Baton Rouge	70809	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 293-3210	571	49	11.6	78.5%	43 (7.5%)	364 (63.7%)	140 (24.5%)	11 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	8 (1.4%)	16.1	624^th of 699 public elementary schools	10.7%		10.4	626^th of 666 public elementary schools	6.0%	2	45.0	42.0	52.0	33–43%	44.0	30.0	41.0	45.0	59.0	56.0	52.0	62.0	49.0	53.0	45.0	31.0	45.0	19.0	46.0	36.0	38.0	26.0	25.0	37.0	8–18%	20.0	33.0	24.0	$17,906
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%)	29.9	503^rd of 699 public elementary schools	28.0%		25.2	527^th of 666 public elementary schools	20.9%	24	47.0	54.0	52.0				50.0	58.0	59.0	70.0				62.0	55.0	47.0	50.0				50.0	32.0	41.0	42.0				38.0	$19,538
Parkview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5660 Park Forest	Baton Rouge	70816	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 753-5615	499	38	13.2	67.7%	131 (26.3%)	262 (52.5%)	36 (7.2%)	48 (9.6%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	17 (3.4%)	72.1	196^th of 699 public elementary schools	72.0%		71.8	199^th of 666 public elementary schools	70.1%	3	60.0	84.0	68.0				70.0	67.0	91.0	84.0				79.0	61.0	86.0	79.0				73.0	52.0	89.0	62.0				67.0	$17,786
Twin Oaks Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	819 Trammel Drive	Baton Rouge	70815	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 275-6620	417	31	13.3	68.1%	19 (4.6%)	231 (55.4%)	132 (31.7%)	26 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.9%)	47.2	369^th of 699 public elementary schools	47.2%		55.5	328^th of 666 public elementary schools	50.8%	41	39.0	70.0	75.0				61.0	55.0	67.0	76.0				66.0	53.0	62.0	63.0				58.0	31.0	59.0	62.0				50.0	$16,897
Villa del Rey Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9765 Cuyhanga Pkwy	Baton Rouge	70815	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 924-1606	387	30	12.9	77.0%	13 (3.4%)	255 (65.9%)	104 (26.9%)	10 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	17	616^th of 699 public elementary schools	11.9%		17.5	587^th of 666 public elementary schools	11.9%	29	47.0	52.0	51.0				50.0	33.0	38.0	60.0				42.0	31.0	23.0	51.0				34.0	19–29%	11–21%	31.0				23.0	$18,257
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%)	50.5	347^th of 699 public elementary schools	50.4%		61.9	280^th of 666 public elementary schools	58.0%	67	50.0	67.0	70.0				61.0	61.0	69.0	77.0				68.0	56.0	56.0	74.0				61.0	44.0	54.0	57.0				50.0	$8,386

Frequently Asked Questions about Cedarcrest-Southmoor Elementary School

What district is Cedarcrest-Southmoor Elementary School in?

East Baton Rouge Parish

What is the racial makeup of Cedarcrest-Southmoor Elementary School?

Students at Cedarcrest-Southmoor Elementary School are 54% African American, 38% Hispanic, 6% White, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Cedarcrest-Southmoor Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 644 students attended Cedarcrest-Southmoor Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Cedarcrest-Southmoor Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Cedarcrest-Southmoor Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Southeast Middle School
High : Tara High School

Is Cedarcrest-Southmoor Elementary School a good school?

Cedarcrest-Southmoor Elementary School ranks in the bottom 23.9% of Louisiana elementary schools.

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