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Villa del Rey Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5
587th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 666 Louisiana Elementary Schools
Better than 12% of Louisiana elementary schools
Summary

Villa del Rey Elementary School is a public elementary school in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, serving 408 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.

Villa del Rey Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Louisiana elementary schools, maintaining a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past 5 school years. The school's student group rankings show significant underperformance across different demographics, including female students, male students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. Villa del Rey also experiences high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 21.9% to 33.4% over the past 2 school years, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages. The school's proficiency rates on the LEAP assessments for Mathematics and English Language Arts are consistently lower than the East Baton Rouge Parish and Louisiana state averages across all grade levels.

When comparing Villa del Rey to other nearby elementary schools in the East Baton Rouge Parish district, such as Greenbrier Elementary, LaSalle Elementary, and Broadmoor Elementary, Villa del Rey consistently underperforms across various metrics, including proficiency rates, school rankings, and student-teacher ratios. Additionally, the two charter schools in the area, GEO Prep Mid-City of Greater Baton Rouge and GEO Prep Academy of Greater Baton Rouge, significantly outperform Villa del Rey Elementary.

387
Students ?
12.9
Student/teacher ratio ?
$18,257
Per pupil spending ?
77%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 9765 Cuyhanga Pkwy
       Baton Rouge, LA  70815

(225) 924-1606

District: East Baton Rouge Parish


Students who attend Villa del Rey Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Park Forest Middle School
High:    Belaire High School
Racial breakdown:

African American:
65.9%
Hispanic:
26.9%
White:
3.4%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 28th percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Louisiana average (45% vs 65% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2015
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school45%
District avg56%
Louisiana avg65%
587th of 666
Louisiana public elementary schools ?
Bottom 12%▼ down 16 pts since 2015
From bottom 28% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Louisiana Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
39th of 45Elementary Schools in the East Baton Rouge Parish
81st 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)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202517.5587 of 66611.9%★☆☆☆☆
202428.3514 of 67523.9%★☆☆☆☆
202321.5596 of 73018.4%★☆☆☆☆
202226.1557 of 72723.4%★☆☆☆☆
202120.1587 of 72919.5%★☆☆☆☆
201929.4562 of 73123.1%★☆☆☆☆
201811.6664 of 7288.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201715.7658 of 73911.0%★☆☆☆☆
201627.0587 of 74220.9%★☆☆☆☆
201533.1571 of 79227.9%★☆☆☆☆
201424.8633 of 77718.5%★☆☆☆☆
201327.3625 of 77219.0%★☆☆☆☆
201220.3659 of 76413.7%★☆☆☆☆
201115.0695 of 7669.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201036.1517 of 73629.8%★★☆☆☆
200924.1602 of 73818.4%★☆☆☆☆
200814.7664 of 74310.6%★☆☆☆☆
200713.7654 of 7259.8%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202533.2362 of 50127.7%★☆☆☆☆
202441.0310 of 50939.1%★★☆☆☆
202335.5386 of 57032.3%★★☆☆☆
202236.6376 of 56233.1%★★☆☆☆
202129.2415 of 56426.4%★☆☆☆☆
201948.3295 of 55947.2%★★☆☆☆
201832.5426 of 54722.1%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
201834.0192 of 28131.7%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202522.873 of 8211.0%★☆☆☆☆
201929.174 of 9118.7%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202514.0586 of 6337.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202430.2472 of 63525.7%★☆☆☆☆
202330.0525 of 70525.5%★☆☆☆☆
202223.2568 of 70119.0%★☆☆☆☆
202112.8648 of 7058.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201936.4490 of 68428.4%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202512.8197 of 2074.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202424.2153 of 18919.0%★☆☆☆☆
202337.7160 of 23331.3%★★☆☆☆
201911.8180 of 1905.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202516.7596 of 6619.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202425.2543 of 67419.4%★☆☆☆☆
202320.3617 of 72314.7%★☆☆☆☆
202225.1577 of 72420.3%★☆☆☆☆
202123.2562 of 71921.8%★☆☆☆☆
201935.7504 of 69727.7%★☆☆☆☆
201825.6578 of 68215.2%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202525.2515 of 64119.7%★☆☆☆☆
202432.1482 of 65126.0%★☆☆☆☆
202316.2626 of 71312.2%★☆☆☆☆
202227.6529 of 71225.7%★☆☆☆☆
202123.7550 of 70421.9%★☆☆☆☆
201925.5551 of 69620.8%★☆☆☆☆
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)
Disabled (2018)32nd percentile+23 vs school
African American (2025)28th percentile+16 vs school
Male (2025)20th percentile+8 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)11th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile~ school
Female (2025)7th percentile-4 vs school
Hispanic (2025)5th percentile-7 vs school
By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts46%-24 vs state
Mathematics44%-16 vs state

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Students who attend Villa del Rey Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Park Forest Middle School
High : Belaire High School

Villa del Rey Elementary School ranks in the bottom 11.9% of Louisiana elementary schools.

Students at Villa del Rey Elementary School are 66% African American, 27% Hispanic, 3% White, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

In the 2024-25 school year, 387 students attended Villa del Rey Elementary School.


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