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Capitol Elementary School

Q: Is Capitol Elementary School a good school?

Capitol Elementary School ranks in the bottom 6.2% of Louisiana elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Capitol Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 321 students attended Capitol Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Capitol Elementary School?

Students at Capitol Elementary School are 97% African American, 2% Hispanic.

Q: What schools do graduates of Capitol Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Capitol Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Capitol Middle School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

647^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 690 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

Capitol Elementary School is a PK-5 public school in Baton Rouge, LA, serving 321 students within the East Baton Rouge Parish school district, where over 91% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school has faced significant academic challenges, ranking in the bottom 20% of Louisiana elementary schools for the past decade, with its state percentile dropping to the 6th percentile in 2025-2026—its lowest point in recent years. A major barrier to progress is chronic absenteeism, which stood at 31.1% in 2024-2025, far higher than nearby schools like Belfair Montessori School (6.5%) and CSAL Elementary (14.7%), highlighting a direct link between attendance and academic outcomes.

Academically, Capitol Elementary shows a relative strength in English Language Arts (ELA), with 50% proficiency compared to the district average of 64%, and 60% of 4th graders achieving proficiency in 2025-2026—just 6 points below the district average. However, performance in Mathematics (31%) and Social Studies (21%) is dramatically lower, with the Social Studies proficiency being the lowest among all nearby schools with available data. This contrasts sharply with Belfair Montessori School, located just 0.38 miles away, which boasts an 81% Math proficiency and a 74th percentile state ranking, illustrating how school model and culture can dramatically impact student success even in the same neighborhood.

On a positive note, the student-teacher ratio has improved significantly from 21.5 in 2022-2023 to 15.4 in 2024-2025, which could support more individualized instruction. However, the school struggles to meet the needs of its most vulnerable students, ranking in the bottom 12% for African American students, bottom 9% for Special Education students, and last in the state for Homeless Students. Reducing chronic absenteeism remains the most impactful lever for improvement, as schools with lower absenteeism rates, like Belfair Montessori and CSAL Elementary, consistently achieve higher academic rankings.

321

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,059

Per pupil spending ?

91.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4141 Gus Young Avenue
Baton Rouge, LA 70802

(225) 343-9364

District: East Baton Rouge Parish

Students who attend Capitol Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:

Capitol Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

97.2%

Hispanic:

2.2%

White:

0.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 16th percentile in 2016 → 6th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (34% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (31% vs 22% Louisiana)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school34%

District avg55%

Louisiana avg62%

647^th of 690

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 16% (2016) to bottom 6% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

38^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	11.7	647 of 690	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	23.6	539 of 666	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	596 of 675	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	631 of 730	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.5	537 of 727	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.3	510 of 729	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.5	574 of 731	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	633 of 728	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.5	641 of 739	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.4	625 of 742	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.2	619 of 792	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	28.6	604 of 777	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	18.3	691 of 772	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	14.4	699 of 764	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	9.6	731 of 766	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	6.8	714 of 743	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	2.2	719 of 725	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	21.3	480 of 548	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.1	341 of 501	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.8	420 of 509	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	454 of 570	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.2	308 of 562	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.2	294 of 564	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.7	378 of 559	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.4	372 of 547	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	25.1	101 of 115	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	10.2	654 of 679	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	26.8	509 of 633	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.5	487 of 635	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	575 of 705	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	566 of 701	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.2	524 of 705	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.0	554 of 684	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	4.7	265 of 266	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	8.5	14 of 14	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	14.7	632 of 685	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	28.1	514 of 661	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.1	587 of 674	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	594 of 723	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.3	508 of 724	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.4	459 of 719	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.2	529 of 697	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	590 of 682	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	15.6	630 of 682	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	25.9	510 of 641	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	591 of 651	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	625 of 713	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.0	514 of 712	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.4	471 of 704	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.8	604 of 696	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	18.0	327 of 361	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)12th percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)12th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2026)9th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)8th percentile~ school

Male (2026)8th percentile~ school

Female (2026)4th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)<1st percentile-6 vs school

Homeless (2026)<1st percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts50%-20 vs state

Mathematics31%-31 vs state

Social Studies21%-34 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)							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
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
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
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
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
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)
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
Winbourne Elementary School	Public	K-5	4503 Winbourne Ave	Baton Rouge	70805	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 355-4446	274	21	13.1	96.0%	2 (0.7%)	265 (96.7%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)								(n/a)																						$18,283
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
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
Prescott K-8 Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	4055 Prescott Rd	Baton Rouge	70805	East Baton Rouge Parish	Prescott K-8 Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(225) 372-2037	426	27	16.0	94.4%	4 (0.9%)	414 (97.2%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8.1	669^th of 690 public elementary schools	3.0%		10.5	625^th of 666 public elementary schools	6.2%	44	23.0	35.0	35.0	48.0		45.0	38.0	23.0	45.0	51.0	54.0		51.0	45.0	5.0	17.0		13.0	14.0	20.0		$20,250

Frequently Asked Questions about Capitol Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Capitol Elementary School?

Students at Capitol Elementary School are 97% African American, 2% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Capitol Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Capitol Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Capitol Middle School

Is Capitol Elementary School a good school?

Capitol Elementary School ranks in the bottom 6.2% of Louisiana elementary schools.

How many students attend Capitol Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 321 students attended Capitol Elementary School.

What district is Capitol Elementary School in?

East Baton Rouge Parish

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