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If you had an hour of school board time for Claiborne Elementary School, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
436
Elementary
DISTRICT 407 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH·NCES 220054000367
Claiborne Elementary School
4707 Denham Street, Baton Rouge, LA 70805 · (225) 357-9712 · East Baton Rouge Parish
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL436 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 2% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
12.2:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.1:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
415 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 | 35 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 83 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 60% larger than its 5th grade class (42).
Student demographics
17%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
15.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +5.0pp since 2022
Math
14.0%
LA avg 34.2%
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 15 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2022.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 15.0% | 14.0% |
| 2024-25 | 16.0% | 11.0% |
| 2023-24 | 12.0% | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 10.0% | N/A |
% 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
10.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
15.8%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 11% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 16% 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 Claiborne Elementary School
Claiborne Elementary School's state test result (10.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claiborne Elementary School this school | 436 | 95.2% | 10.6% |
| Alice N. Boucher Elementary School Lafayette | 442 | 94.3% | 17.5% |
| J.W. Faulk Elementary School Lafayette | 424 | 94.3% | 18.3% |
| Impact Charter School Baker | 429 | 91.8% | N/A |
| Grolee Elementary School Opelousas | 404 | 96.3% | 15.7% |
| Prescott K-8 Academy Baton Rouge | 426 | 94.4% | 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 Claiborne Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In East Baton Rouge Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 10.6% | #565 of 583 | #47 of 49 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.0% | #511 of 582 ▲ 27 | #37 of 49 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 15.0% | #563 of 587 ▼ 2 | #47 of 50 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 436 | #335 of 714 | #27 of 67 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #181 of 655 | #20 of 60 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.6% | #570 of 655 | #41 of 60 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.2% | #51 of 705 | #8 of 65 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.6% | #211 of 436 | #22 of 39 |
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
436
+38 (+10%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 514
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
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 | 436 | 35.9 | 12.2:1 | 95% (415) |
| 2023-24 | 532 | 30 | 17.7:1 | 90% (481) |
| 2022-23 | 590 | 25.3 | 23.4:1 | 91% (538) |
| 2020-21 | 398 | 18 | 22.1:1 | 80% (319) |
| 2017-18 | 523 | 27.9 | 18.8:1 | 94% (494) |
| 2015-16 | 568 | N/A | N/A | 88% (498) |
| 2010-11 | 309 | 36 | 8.6:1 | 98% (302) |
| 2000-01 | 414 | 28 | 14.8:1 | 95% (394) |
| 1990-91 | 514 | 30 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Claiborne Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (523 to 436); teachers up 29% (27.9 to 35.9).
About Claiborne Elementary School
Claiborne Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, under East Baton Rouge Parish. A total of 436 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 5.
East Baton Rouge Parish counts 83 schools and 40,083 students, including Claiborne Elementary School.
Claiborne Elementary School's enrollment is 91% Black. The next largest groups are 7% Hispanic. The school's Black share is 47 points above the 44% share among East Baton Rouge Parish residents. The school's diversity index is 17%, meaning two students picked at random have a 17% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teacher staffing is 35.9 full-time equivalents, or about 12.2 students per teacher. This ratio sits 1.8 below the 14.0:1 average for elementary schools in Louisiana. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 95%. Across public schools in East Baton Rouge Parish, the average is 70%.
Claiborne Elementary School is graded F by allk12, scoring above 2% of Louisiana public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Claiborne Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Louisiana schools: 10.6% actual against 15.8% predicted.
Federal survey data for East Baton Rouge Parish show that the median household income is $63,071, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 14% of people live in poverty. There are 132 public schools in East Baton Rouge Parish, enrolling about 66,892 students in all.
Inspire Charter Academy is located about 0.5 miles from Claiborne Elementary School. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. On proficiency, Claiborne Elementary School is behind the 15.0% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 5.
Locale data from NCES put Claiborne Elementary School inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000 (City: Mid-size).
Enrollment climbed 10% from its 2020-21 level of 398. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 22.1:1 in 2020-21 to 12.2:1 in 2024-25.
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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
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- Central High SchoolHigh · 1,529 students
- LSU Laboratory SchoolCombined · 1,463 students
- Woodlawn High SchoolHigh · 1,331 students
Nearby schools
- Inspire Charter Academy0.5 mi · 658
- Zion City School A Redesign School1.1 mi · 64
- IDEA University Prep1.1 mi · 658
- Merrydale Elementary School1.2 mi · 242
- Prescott K-8 Academy1.2 mi · 426
- EBR Readiness Superintendent Academy1.3 mi · 193
Frequently asked questions
About Claiborne Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Claiborne Elementary School?
Claiborne Elementary School enrolls approximately 436 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Claiborne Elementary School serve?
Claiborne Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Claiborne Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Claiborne Elementary School is approximately 12.2:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Claiborne Elementary School?
At Claiborne Elementary School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 7% Hispanic, 91% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Claiborne Elementary School public or private?
Claiborne Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by East Baton Rouge Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.