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Magnolia Woods Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

510^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 666 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

Magnolia Woods Elementary School is a public elementary school in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, serving around 450 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the East Baton Rouge Parish school district, which is ranked 81 out of 118 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Magnolia Woods Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Louisiana elementary schools, with academic performance below the district and state averages, particularly in mathematics. The school serves a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, ranging from 62.95% to 78.98% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. However, the school has shown strong performance in serving its English Language Learner (ELL) students, ranking among the top 11-38 schools in Louisiana in this category.

Compared to nearby schools, Magnolia Woods generally performs worse than Westminster Elementary School and Wildwood Elementary School, but outperforms Jefferson Terrace Academy and South Baton Rouge Charter Academy. The nearby Mayfair Laboratory School, a public magnet school, significantly outperforms Magnolia Woods in academic achievement.

409

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,015

Per pupil spending ?

84.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

760 Maxine Drive
Baton Rouge, LA 70808

(225) 769-6845

District: East Baton Rouge Parish

Students who attend Magnolia Woods Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Westdale Middle School
High:	Tara High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

75.8%

Hispanic:

19.1%

White:

3.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 61st percentile in 2015 → 23rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (51% vs 65% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 38 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg56%

Louisiana avg65%

510^th of 666

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▼ down 37 pts since 2015

From top 39% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

29^th of 45Elementary Schools in the East Baton Rouge Parish

81^st of 118East 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
2025	27.0	510 of 666	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	51.3	358 of 675	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.6	363 of 730	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.9	480 of 727	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.8	498 of 729	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.2	351 of 731	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.4	451 of 728	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	51.3	409 of 739	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	52.2	398 of 742	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	62.7	311 of 792	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	58.7	352 of 777	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	58.4	346 of 772	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	46.1	454 of 764	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	33.6	550 of 766	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.8	563 of 736	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.8	576 of 738	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	21.3	626 of 743	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	17.6	637 of 725	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	37.4	331 of 501	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.0	183 of 509	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.0	161 of 570	71.8%	★★★★☆
2022	55.8	223 of 562	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.4	232 of 564	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.5	137 of 559	75.5%	★★★★☆
2018	56.3	230 of 547	58.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2018	48.4	144 of 281	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2023	78.7	11 of 97	88.7%	★★★★☆
2022	75.9	11 of 90	87.8%	★★★★☆
2021	44.7	38 of 75	49.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.8	23 of 91	74.7%	★★★★☆
2018	64.2	27 of 89	69.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	511 of 633	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.8	494 of 635	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	52.5	355 of 705	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.2	386 of 701	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.2	456 of 705	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.8	376 of 684	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	38.3	135 of 207	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.1	125 of 189	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.2	90 of 233	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.8	143 of 220	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.9	137 of 202	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.9	117 of 190	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.5	80 of 168	52.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	515 of 661	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	56.1	313 of 674	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.6	333 of 723	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.2	434 of 724	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.2	485 of 719	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.8	305 of 697	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.9	365 of 682	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	508 of 641	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	50.8	342 of 651	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.1	355 of 713	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	22.0	573 of 712	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.3	500 of 704	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.6	334 of 696	52.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2023	45.9	152 of 296	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.6	279 of 307	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	59.4	126 of 333	62.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2023)89th percentile+38 vs school

Disabled (2018)49th percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2023)49th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)35th percentile+11 vs school

African American (2025)34th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)21st percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)19th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts55%-15 vs state

Mathematics47%-13 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent on FaceBook
Thursday, August 11, 2011

I REALLY ENJOY MY SON GOING TO MAGNOLIA WOODS ELEM., AND HE REALLY ENJOYS IT TOO.. IT IS REALLY BETTER THEN HIS PREVIOUS SCHOOL. THEY TEACHERS ARE GREAT... AND I LOOK FORWARD TO LETTING HIM FINISH THE REST OF HIS ELEM. SCHOOL YEARS OUT AT MAGNOLIA WOODS ELEM... Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, September 2, 2010

I really enjoy the way things are going for my son at this school, it shows better teaching towards my child then his old school last years, and I look forward in him completing elementary years out at magnolia woods.. Close Quote

Schools Near Magnolia Woods Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				LEAP Mathematics (2025)							LEAP English Language Arts (2025)							LEAP Algebra I (2025)	LEAP English I (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 Algebra I End of Course	LEAP English I End of Course	Total
Magnolia Woods Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	760 Maxine Drive	Baton Rouge	70808	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 769-6845	409	32	12.8	84.1%	14 (3.4%)	310 (75.8%)	78 (19.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	27	510^th of 666 public elementary schools	23.4%		51.3	358^th of 675 public elementary schools	47.0%	152	53.0	51.0	37.0				47.0	44.0	50.0	71.0				55.0			$19,015
Baton Rouge Center for Visual and Performing Arts	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	7600 Boone Drive	Baton Rouge	70808	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	Yes	No	Yes	(225) 344-0084	594	39	15.3	56.9%	129 (21.7%)	393 (66.2%)	26 (4.4%)	22 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	19 (3.2%)	92.3	38^th of 666 public elementary schools	94.3%		94	20^th of 675 public elementary schools	97.0%	18	91.0	83.0					85.0	91.0	92.0	94.0				92.0			$16,960
Wildwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	444 Halfway Tree Rd	Baton Rouge	70810	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 766-6002	433	38	11.4	65.6%	37 (8.5%)	198 (45.7%)	130 (30.0%)	45 (10.4%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (0.9%)	17 (3.9%)	52.7	343^rd of 666 public elementary schools	48.5%		51.9	356^th of 675 public elementary schools	47.3%	13	66.0	68.0	66.0				68.0	60.0	67.0	63.0				63.0			$19,548
Mayfair Laboratory School	Public, Magnet	K-8	9880 Hyacinth Avenue	Baton Rouge	70810	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	Yes	No	No	(225) 761-7849	480	52	9.2	24.4%	284 (59.2%)	99 (20.6%)	25 (5.2%)	40 (8.3%)	5 (1.0%)	4 (0.8%)	23 (4.8%)	96.9	8^th of 666 public elementary schools	98.8%		97.6	3^rd of 675 public elementary schools	99.6%	5				100.0				93.0	99.0	99.0		100.0	100.0				$17,715
Highland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	280 Sunset Blvd	Baton Rouge	70808	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 766-1272	288	25	11.7	58.3%	13 (4.5%)	98 (34.0%)	172 (59.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	34.2	465^th of 666 public elementary schools	30.2%		19.5	566^th of 675 public elementary schools	16.1%	101	61.0	59.0	50.0				57.0	51.0	57.0	58.0				56.0			$19,267
The Emerge School for Autism	Public, Charter	K-3	7760 Innovation Park Drive	Baton Rouge	70820	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	Yes	No	No	Yes	(225) 343-4232	48	5	10.1	33.3%	18 (37.5%)	21 (43.8%)	7 (14.6%)	1 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.1%)								(n/a)																	$28,186
South Baton Rouge Charter Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	9211 Parkway Drive	Baton Rouge	70810	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	Yes	No	No	Yes	(225) 349-7489	819	24	33.9	72.3%	46 (5.6%)	531 (64.8%)	222 (27.1%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (1.8%)	15.7	603^rd of 666 public elementary schools	9.5%		14.6	603^rd of 675 public elementary schools	10.7%		41.0	42.0	46.0	35.0	45.0		40.0	43.0	39.0	57.0	52.0	61.0	55.0	51.0			$15,430
Westminster Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8935 Westminster Dr	Baton Rouge	70809	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 927-2930	208	19	10.7	84.1%	8 (3.8%)	149 (71.6%)	42 (20.2%)	4 (1.9%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	27.1	509^th of 666 public elementary schools	23.6%		23.8	538^th of 675 public elementary schools	20.3%	29	52.0	54.0	53.0				53.0	48.0	54.0	53.0				52.0			$20,207
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%)	10.4	626^th of 666 public elementary schools	6.0%		14.5	604^th of 675 public elementary schools	10.5%	22	35.0	40.0	34.0	37.0			30.0	37.0	36.0	48.0	53.0	43.0	41.0	42.0			$17,906
Kenilworth Science and Technology Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	8716 Siegen Lane	Baton Rouge	70810	East Baton Rouge Parish	Pelican Educational Foundation- Kenilworth Science	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(225) 766-8111	694	53	13.0	82.4%	34 (4.9%)	526 (75.8%)	111 (16.0%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.3%)	30.5	487^th of 666 public elementary schools	26.9%		23.2	544^th of 675 public elementary schools	19.4%	57	66.0	58.0	33.0	49.0	75.0	51.0	55.0	48.0	55.0	65.0	54.0	68.0	69.0	60.0	100.0	100.0	$17,477

Frequently Asked Questions about Magnolia Woods Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Magnolia Woods Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Magnolia Woods Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Westdale Middle School
High : Tara High School

What is the racial makeup of Magnolia Woods Elementary School?

Students at Magnolia Woods Elementary School are 76% African American, 19% Hispanic, 3% White.

How many students attend Magnolia Woods Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 409 students attended Magnolia Woods Elementary School.

Is Magnolia Woods Elementary School a good school?

Magnolia Woods Elementary School ranks in the bottom 23.4% of Louisiana elementary schools.

What district is Magnolia Woods Elementary School in?

East Baton Rouge Parish

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