Buchanan Elementary School

Located at 1222 East Buchanan, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Buchanan Elementary School is a reasonably sized combined-grade school that educates students from the surrounding community (grade M), operated by East Baton Rouge Parish.

Within East Baton Rouge Parish, which oversees 83 schools and 40,083 students, Buchanan Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On the resource side, Buchanan Elementary School runs at roughly 19.6:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 52.1:1 average.

Around the school, ACS estimates for East Baton Rouge Parish put median household earnings sit near $63,071, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. Buchanan Elementary School is one of 132 public schools in East Baton Rouge Parish (combined enrollment of about 66,892 students).

The closest other public school is McKinley Senior High School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Five-year trend. Buchanan Elementary School's enrollment has climbed 21% since 2018, when it stood at 378 (now 456). Hispanic enrollment moved from 1% to 13% across the same window.

On the community side, members of the Buchanan Elementary School community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.