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Rankings updated: Louisiana rankings were updated on September 12, 2026 with the addition of grade 3-8 science and High School Civics test scores

Park Elementary School

Public Grades K-8

530^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 699 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

Park Elementary School in Baton Rouge, LA, serves approximately 400 students in grades PK through 8 from a high-poverty community, where over 93% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. This school has shown a remarkable turnaround in recent years, climbing from the bottom 1st percentile in 2017-2018 to a peak at the 50th percentile in 2024-2025, though it has since settled to the 27th percentile in 2025-2026. The most impressive achievement is in English Language Arts (ELA), where 5th and 6th graders scored 81% and 77% proficiency respectively in 2025-2026—rates that rival top magnet schools like B. R. Foreign Language Acad. Immersion Magnet and far exceed nearby schools like Capitol Elementary School (53%) and The Dufrocq School (60%).

However, the school faces significant challenges in other subjects. Social Studies proficiency is a critical weakness at just 29% in 2025-2026, which is 26 points below the state average and the lowest score among all subjects tested. Even more alarming is the collapse in 8th-grade math, where only 7% of students were proficient in 2025-2026—a catastrophic drop from 6th grade (50%) and 7th grade (43%), and far below the district (43%) and state (52%) averages. This suggests a systemic issue with math instruction in the middle school years that needs urgent attention. In comparison, CSAL Elementary, a nearby school with a similar demographic profile, outperforms Park in Math (60% vs. 39%) and Social Studies (44% vs. 29%), though Park excels in upper-grade ELA.

On a positive note, the school has made dramatic improvements in reducing chronic absenteeism, which dropped from 38.5% to 21.9% in 2024-2025—now below the East Baton Rouge Parish district average (30.5%) and nearly matching the state average (22.5%). This is a huge win compared to nearby schools like Winbourne Elementary School (41.2%) and Prescott K-8 Academy (60.0%). Additionally, the school has invested heavily in smaller class sizes, with a student-teacher ratio of just 8.3:1 in 2024-2025—one of the lowest in the area, rivaled only by Dalton Elementary School A Redesign School (8.5:1). This resource could be leveraged for targeted instruction to address the school's weaknesses in math and social studies.

300

Students ?

8.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,775

Per pupil spending ?

93.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

88.5%

Kindergartners with complete immunization records (2019-20)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

2680 Bogan Walk
Baton Rouge, LA 70802

(225) 344-2145

District: East Baton Rouge Parish

Racial breakdown:

African American:

97.3%

Two or more races:

1.7%

White:

1.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 50th percentile in 2025 → 24th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (42% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (32% vs 22% Louisiana)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school42%

District avg54%

Louisiana avg62%

Elementary school

530^th of 699

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▲ up 21 pts since 2016

From bottom 3% (2016) to bottom 24% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

380^th of 464

Louisiana public middle schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 18 pts since 2024

From bottom 36% (2024) to bottom 18% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

24^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	26.9	530 of 699	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	54.5	334 of 666	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	25.1	532 of 675	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.8	518 of 730	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.2	520 of 727	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.7	651 of 729	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.6	656 of 731	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	2.0	722 of 728	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.7	718 of 739	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	4.8	720 of 742	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.2	754 of 792	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	28.4	607 of 777	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	37.1	536 of 772	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	17.0	689 of 764	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	9.0	735 of 766	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	16.6	659 of 736	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	9.1	704 of 738	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	2.7	734 of 743	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	3.1	715 of 725	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	38.8	348 of 556	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	68.2	134 of 501	73.3%	★★★★☆
2024	36.3	330 of 509	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.9	315 of 570	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.8	310 of 562	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.4	462 of 564	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	462 of 559	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.4	530 of 547	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	35.9	455 of 688	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	55.1	306 of 633	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	29.4	481 of 635	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.8	502 of 705	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.3	486 of 701	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	14.4	632 of 705	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.8	591 of 684	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	31.5	498 of 693	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	56.7	296 of 661	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.8	507 of 674	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.1	474 of 723	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.5	534 of 724	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.9	620 of 719	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.5	616 of 697	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	5.1	673 of 682	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	20.3	588 of 690	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	50.4	337 of 641	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.3	514 of 651	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.1	415 of 713	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.2	542 of 712	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.7	642 of 704	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	628 of 696	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	20.2	380 of 464	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	49.3	232 of 447	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.8	289 of 449	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	33.1	249 of 362	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	64.4	107 of 344	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.3	149 of 333	55.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	30.1	324 of 450	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.7	277 of 415	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	27.5	346 of 458	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	53.0	208 of 437	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.4	245 of 444	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	26.1	334 of 446	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	65.0	141 of 426	66.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

Elementary school

African American (2026)37th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2026)34th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)28th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)15th percentile-9 vs school

Middle school

African American (2026)31st percentile+13 vs school

Female (2026)28th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2026)25th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)24th percentile+6 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts58%-12 vs state

Science40%-19 vs state

Mathematics39%-23 vs state

Social Studies29%-26 vs state

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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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	LEAP Algebra I End of Course	LEAP Geometry End of Course	LEAP English II End of Course	LEAP U.S. History End of Course	LEAP English I End of Course	LEAP Biology End of Course	LEAP Civics End of Course	Vaccination: Kindergartners with complete immunization records	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
Park Elementary School	Public	K-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%)	26.9	530^th of 699 public elementary schools	24.2%		54.5	334^th of 666 public elementary schools	49.8%	196	38.0	26–36%	54.0	50.0	43.0	7.0	39.0	52.0	44.0	81.0	77.0	63.0	47.0	58.0	33.0	42.0	46.0	43.0	39.0	33.0	40.0	13.0	32.0	57.0	20.0	38.0	34.0	29.0								88.5%	0%	$20,775
Capitol Elementary School	Public	3-6	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%)	12.3	647^th of 699 public elementary schools	7.4%		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	55.0	30.0	38.0	12–22%			31.0	27.0	28.0	20.0	10–20%			21.0								85.5%	0%	$19,059
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%)	40.3	419^th of 699 public elementary schools	40.1%		59.6	305^th of 666 public elementary schools	54.2%	114	70.0	65.0	45.0				60.0	72.0	73–78%	72–77%				73.0	62.0	45.0	45.0				51.0	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%)	27.3	525^th of 699 public elementary schools	24.9%		25.6	520^th of 666 public elementary schools	21.9%	5	38.0	48.0	37.0				42.0	50.0	72.0	60.0				61.0	39–49%	57.0	50.0				50.0	20.0	54.0	39.0				38.0								92.7%	0%	$19,466
Belfair Montessori School	Public	PK, KG-8	3450 Mission Drive	Baton Rouge	70805	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%)	74.4	168^th of 699 public elementary schools	76.0%		80.7	123^rd of 666 public elementary schools	81.5%	45	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	63–68%	84.0	84.0	50.0	75.0	72.0	73.0	46.0	84.0	79.0	12.0	70.0	42.0	58.0								90%	0%	$22,230
Dalton Elementary School A Redesign School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3605 Ontario Blvd	Baton Rouge	70816	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)
Melrose Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	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)																																				89.6%	0%	$18,812
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%)	7.3	674^th of 699 public elementary schools	3.6%		10.5	625^th of 666 public elementary schools	6.2%	49	23.0	35.0	35.0	48.0	39–49%	45.0	38.0	23.0	45.0	51.0	54.0	41–51%	51.0	45.0	18–28%	23–33%	23.0	13–23%	43.0	26.0	26.0	5.0	17.0	11–21%	13.0	14.0	20.0	11–21%										$20,250
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%)	94.2	22^nd of 699 public elementary schools	96.9%					(n/a)	95.0	94.0	88.0				93.0	95.0	99.0	≥ 97%				99.0	91.0	90.0	89.0				91.0	84.0	89.0	79.0				84.0								89.6%	0%	$19,089
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%)	96.1	16^th of 699 public elementary schools	97.7%					(n/a)	94.0	100.0	98.0				97.0	95.0	96.0	≥ 96%				97.0	91.0	91.0	99.0				93.0	84.0	89.0	99.0				91.0								98.3%	0%	$17,370

Frequently Asked Questions about Park Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Park Elementary School?

Students at Park Elementary School are 97% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Park Elementary School attend?

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

High : Tara High School

What district is Park Elementary School in?

East Baton Rouge Parish

Is Park Elementary School a good school?

Park Elementary School ranks in the bottom 24.2% of Louisiana elementary schools.

How many students attend Park Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 300 students attended Park Elementary School.

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