Capitol Elementary School

Capitol Elementary School operates as a low-enrollment elementary-level community in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, run under East Baton Rouge Parish. Current enrollment sits at 321 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 453 students per school, that is 29% below typical.

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

In terms of who attends, Capitol Elementary School shows that nearly all students (97%) are Black. Other groups include 2% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 44% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Capitol Elementary School shows 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.5:1. The state averages around 14.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 92% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against East Baton Rouge Parish (around 70%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

With demographic context factored in, Capitol Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 18.4%; this one delivers 16.0%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for East Baton Rouge Parish indicate the typical household earns roughly $63,071 per year, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. In all, East Baton Rouge Parish runs 132 public schools (combined enrollment of about 66,892 students), of which Capitol Elementary School is one.

Belfair Montessori School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Capitol Elementary School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 27.6%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Capitol Elementary School has ticked down 22%, going from 409 students in 2018 to 321 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 20.4:1 in 2018 to 15.5:1 today.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.