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Park Elementary School

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Park Elementary School ranks 334 th of 666 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

334^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 666 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 50% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

Park Elementary School is a public elementary school in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, serving grades PK-7 with a total enrollment of 343 students. 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.

Park Elementary School has consistently struggled with academic performance, ranking in the bottom half of Louisiana elementary schools over the past several years. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked 334 out of 666 Louisiana elementary schools, with a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school performs relatively well for African American students, ranking 134 out of 501 Louisiana elementary schools in this subgroup, but struggles with low socioeconomic status students, ranking 296 out of 661 Louisiana elementary schools in this subgroup. Additionally, Park Elementary School has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 21.9% to 38.5% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages.

When comparing Park Elementary School to nearby schools, some interesting patterns emerge. Melrose Elementary School and Winbourne Elementary School have similar academic performance and student demographics, while Baton Rouge Center for Visual and Performing Arts, a magnet school in the district, significantly outperforms Park Elementary and the other nearby schools. Additionally, Belfair Montessori School stands out with its strong academic performance, suggesting that the Montessori educational approach may be a successful model for improving student outcomes in the area.

300

Students ?

8.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,775

Per pupil spending ?

93.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2680 Bogan Walk
Baton Rouge, LA 70802

(225) 344-2145

District: East Baton Rouge Parish

Students who attend Park Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Capitol Middle School
High:	Tara High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

97.3%

Two or more races:

1.7%

White:

1.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 5th percentile in 2015 → 50th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 45 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

District avg56%

Louisiana avg65%

Elementary school

334^th of 666

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Top 50%▲ up 45 pts since 2015

From bottom 5% (2015) to top 50% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

232^nd of 447

Louisiana public middle schools ?

Bottom 48%▲ up 12 pts since 2024

From bottom 36% (2024) to bottom 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
2024	37.7	277 of 415	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
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
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 (2025)73rd percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)55th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)52nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)47th percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2025)69th percentile+21 vs school

Male (2024)67th percentile+31 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)52nd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2024)33rd percentile~ school

By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts70%~ state avg

Mathematics54%-6 vs state

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Schools Near Park Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				LEAP Mathematics (2025)							LEAP English Language Arts (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	Total
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%)	54.5	334^th of 666 public elementary schools	49.8%		25.1	532^nd of 675 public elementary schools	21.2%	198	54.0	69.0		50.0	46.0		54.0	56.0	79.0		92.0	67.0		70.0	$20,775
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%)	23.6	539^th of 666 public elementary schools	19.1%		15.4	596^th of 675 public elementary schools	11.7%	57	34.0	42.0	46.0				40.0	42.0	65.0	62.0				56.0	$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%)	59.6	305^th of 666 public elementary schools	54.2%		71.8	202^nd of 675 public elementary schools	70.1%	103	59.0	68.0					62.0	63.0	77.0	78.0				71.0	$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%)	25.6	520^th of 666 public elementary schools	21.9%		29.1	507^th of 675 public elementary schools	24.9%	13	46.0	44.0	32.0				42.0	60.0	57.0	62.0				60.0	$19,466
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%)	80.7	123^rd of 666 public elementary schools	81.5%		90.9	51^st of 675 public elementary schools	92.4%	72	74.0	85.0		79.0	65.0	57.0	76.0	74.0	95.0		79.0	71.0	69.0	80.0	$22,230
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%)	34.7	458^th of 666 public elementary schools	31.2%		22.6	549^th of 675 public elementary schools	18.7%	91	56.0	74.0	30.0				52.0	48.0		61.0				64.0	$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)
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%)	26.2	517^th of 666 public elementary schools	22.4%		18.6	573^rd of 675 public elementary schools	15.1%	56	56.0	31.0					35.0	60.0	62.0	47.0				56.0	$18,812
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%)	9	635^th of 666 public elementary schools	4.7%		6.6	653^rd of 675 public elementary schools	3.3%	18	14.0	41.0					24.0	34.0	55.0	41.0				41.0	$18,283
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%)	10.5	625^th of 666 public elementary schools	6.2%		12.4	618^th of 675 public elementary schools	8.4%	7			26.0	36.0	36.0	41.0	30.0	48.0	33.0	41.0	54.0	53.0	59.0	48.0	$20,250

Frequently Asked Questions about Park Elementary School

How many students attend Park Elementary School?

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

What schools do graduates of Park Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Capitol Middle School
High : Tara High School

Is Park Elementary School a good school?

Park Elementary School ranks 334^th of 666 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Park Elementary School in?

East Baton Rouge Parish

What is the racial makeup of Park Elementary School?

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

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