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Enrollment
644
Elementary
DISTRICT 407 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH·NCES 220054000362
Cedarcrest-Southmoor Elementary School
10187 Twin Cedars, Baton Rouge, LA 70816 · (225) 293-9950 · East Baton Rouge Parish
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL644 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 17% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Louisiana public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.1:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
480 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 70%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 53 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 107 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 92 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 108 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 103 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 87 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 94 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (107) is 14% larger than its 5th grade class (94).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
27.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -1.0pp since 2022
Math
24.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +2.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 2 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 27.0% | 24.0% |
| 2024-25 | 28.0% | 29.0% |
| 2023-24 | 24.0% | 21.0% |
| 2022-23 | 28.0% | 22.0% |
% Mastery+, all students and all tested grades.
Source: LEAP 2025. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
21.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.7%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% typical for Louisiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Louisiana's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Cedarcrest-Southmoor Elementary School
Cedarcrest-Southmoor Elementary School's state test result (21.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedarcrest-Southmoor Elementary School this school | 644 | 74.5% | 21.8% |
| Woodmere School Harvey | 629 | 76.6% | 14.3% |
| Westside Elementary School Scott | 597 | 73.2% | 28.3% |
| Jefferson School Jefferson | 619 | 73.2% | 24.2% |
| Emmett C.Gilbert School of Excellence at Ford Avondale | 769 | 79.3% | 15.7% |
| Wilson Charter School New Orleans | 601 | 78.5% | N/A |
Matched among Louisiana elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Cedarcrest-Southmoor Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In East Baton Rouge Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.8% | #425 of 583 | #28 of 49 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #388 of 582 ▼ 64 | #27 of 49 ▼ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #456 of 587 ▼ 26 | #29 of 50 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.5pp | #266 of 540 | #14 of 36 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 644 | #109 of 714 | #11 of 67 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #615 of 655 | #56 of 60 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.8% | #224 of 655 | #14 of 60 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.5% | #344 of 705 | #37 of 65 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.2% | #196 of 197 | #17 of 17 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
644
-20 (-3%) vs 2020
+25% since 1990-91, when it was 515
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 22.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 644 | 36.7 | 17.6:1 | 75% (480) |
| 2023-24 | 687 | 42.2 | 16.3:1 | 61% (417) |
| 2022-23 | 735 | 37.1 | 19.8:1 | 73% (533) |
| 2020-21 | 664 | 30 | 22.1:1 | 53% (352) |
| 2017-18 | 643 | 31 | 20.7:1 | 74% (477) |
| 2015-16 | 571 | N/A | N/A | 53% (302) |
| 2010-11 | 556 | 35 | 15.9:1 | 85% (471) |
| 2000-01 | 613 | 30 | 20.4:1 | 51% (313) |
| 1990-91 | 515 | 30 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cedarcrest-Southmoor Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (643 to 644); teachers up 18% (31 to 36.7).
About Cedarcrest-Southmoor Elementary School
Cedarcrest-Southmoor Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school with an address in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The school reports 644 students in pre-K through 5. The school's enrollment is 42% larger than the 453 average for elementary schools in Louisiana.
A total of 83 schools make up East Baton Rouge Parish, with 40,083 students enrolled.
A majority of students at Cedarcrest-Southmoor Elementary School, 54%, are Black. Other reported shares: 38% Hispanic and 6% White. East Baton Rouge Parish's residents are about 44% Black, 10 points below the school's share. The chance that two students picked at random at Cedarcrest-Southmoor Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 57%.
Dividing enrollment by its 36.7 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 17.6:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Louisiana is 14.0:1, lower than at this school. Cedarcrest-Southmoor Elementary School reports 75% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
The allk12 Grade for Cedarcrest-Southmoor Elementary School is C-. Compared with Louisiana public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 17% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 30.7% at Cedarcrest-Southmoor Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 21.8%.
Within East Baton Rouge Parish, median household income is about $63,071, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and roughly 14% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of East Baton Rouge Parish number 132 and enroll about 66,892.
Broadmoor Senior High School is located about 1.3 miles from Cedarcrest-Southmoor Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 30.3% proficiency; Cedarcrest-Southmoor Elementary School posts 21.8%.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Mid-size, or inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 664 to 644. Students per teacher fell from 22.1 in 2020-21 to 17.6 in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
East Baton Rouge Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
452,938
Census ACS
Median income
$63,071
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
132
66,892 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Baton Rouge Magnet High SchoolHigh · 1,593 students
- Woodlawn High SchoolHigh · 1,331 students
- Liberty High SchoolHigh · 1,218 students
- IDEA BridgeCombined · 1,122 students
- Tara High SchoolHigh · 1,016 students
- BASIS Baton Rouge Materra CampusCombined · 888 students
Other schools in Baton Rouge
- University View Academy Inc. (FRM LA Connections)Combined · 3,725 students
- Louisiana Virtual Charter AcademyCombined · 2,239 students
- Baton Rouge Magnet High SchoolHigh · 1,593 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 1,529 students
- LSU Laboratory SchoolCombined · 1,463 students
- Woodlawn High SchoolHigh · 1,331 students
Nearby schools
- Broadmoor Senior High School1.3 mi · 791
- Tara High School1.3 mi · 1,016
- Broadmoor Elementary School1.4 mi · 579
- Audubon Elementary School1.4 mi · 495
- Sherwood Middle Academic Academy1.5 mi · 759
- Louisiana Key Academy Baton Rouge1.6 mi · 351
Frequently asked questions
About Cedarcrest-Southmoor Elementary SchoolHow large is Cedarcrest-Southmoor Elementary School?
Cedarcrest-Southmoor Elementary School enrolls approximately 644 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Cedarcrest-Southmoor Elementary School serve?
Cedarcrest-Southmoor Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Cedarcrest-Southmoor Elementary School?
Approximately 17.6:1 students per teacher at Cedarcrest-Southmoor Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Cedarcrest-Southmoor Elementary School?
Student demographics at Cedarcrest-Southmoor Elementary School are roughly 6% White, 38% Hispanic, 54% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Cedarcrest-Southmoor Elementary School?
Cedarcrest-Southmoor Elementary School is overseen by East Baton Rouge Parish in East Baton Rouge Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.