Enrollment
217
Elementary
DISTRICT 371 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST BATON ROUGE PARISH·NCES 220192001460
Cohn Elementary School
806 North 14th Street, Port Allen, LA 70767 · (225) 343-7164 · West Baton Rouge Parish
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL217 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 48% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-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
6.9:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.2:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
204 students
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 70%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 84 | 39% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 28% |
| Grade 5 | 72 | 33% |
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within West Baton Rouge Parish. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
27.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -16.0pp since 2022
Math
20.0%
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 20 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 16 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 2 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 27.0% | 20.0% |
| 2024-25 | 34.0% | 20.0% |
| 2023-24 | 40.0% | 17.0% |
| 2022-23 | 43.0% | 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
26.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
16.6%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 17% 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 Cohn Elementary School
Cohn Elementary School's state test result (26.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cohn Elementary School this school | 217 | 94.0% | 26.5% |
| LaGrange Elementary School Franklin | 221 | 93.2% | 12.0% |
| W.P. Foster Elementary School Franklin | 222 | 95.5% | 15.8% |
| Lanier Elementary School A Redesign School Baton Rouge | 234 | 93.2% | N/A |
| Ferriday Upper Elementary School Ferriday | 242 | 93.4% | 15.7% |
| Dr. Raphael A. Baranco Elementary School Lafayette | 247 | 93.1% | 14.5% |
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 Cohn Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In West Baton Rouge Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.5% | #364 of 583 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.0% | #448 of 582 ▼ 14 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #469 of 587 ▼ 102 | N/A |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -9.0pp | #72 of 540 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 217 | #637 of 714 | #6 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 6.9:1 | #3 of 655 | #1 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.3% | #445 of 655 | #5 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.0% | #70 of 705 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.5% | #345 of 436 | N/A |
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
217
+20 (+10%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 383
Student : Teacher
6.9:1
was 10.4:1
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 | 217 | 31.3 | 6.9:1 | 94% (204) |
| 2023-24 | 233 | 33.6 | 6.9:1 | 94% (218) |
| 2022-23 | 224 | 24.5 | 9.1:1 | 94% (211) |
| 2020-21 | 197 | 19 | 10.4:1 | 84% (166) |
| 2017-18 | 232 | 20 | 11.6:1 | 93% (215) |
| 2015-16 | 255 | 32 | 8.0:1 | 98% (250) |
| 2010-11 | 226 | 27 | 8.4:1 | 92% (207) |
| 2000-01 | 257 | 22 | 11.7:1 | 90% (231) |
| 1990-91 | 383 | 20 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cohn Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (232 to 217); teachers up 57% (20 to 31.3).
About Cohn Elementary School
Among the schools in Port Allen, Louisiana, is Cohn Elementary School, a small elementary school. The school had 217 students in grades 3 through 5 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Louisiana is about 453, so this school runs 52% smaller than that.
Cohn Elementary School is one school in a 10-school district, West Baton Rouge Parish, which enrolls 4,153 students.
Black students make up a majority at Cohn Elementary School, at 77%. The next largest groups are 11% White and 11% Hispanic. In West Baton Rouge Parish overall, about 41% of residents are Black. The school's diversity index is 38%, meaning two students picked at random have a 38% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reports 31.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 6.9 students per teacher. That is 7.0 students per teacher below the 14.0:1 average for elementary schools in Louisiana. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 94% of students. Compared with the 74% average for public schools in West Baton Rouge Parish, the school's rate is higher.
Measured against Louisiana public elementary schools, Cohn Elementary School receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
A school with Cohn Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Louisiana is predicted to score 16.6%. Cohn Elementary School scores 26.5%, 9.9 points above that line.
In West Baton Rouge Parish (population about 27,974), the median household income is $87,299, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Cohn Elementary School is one of 10 public schools in the county.
The closest other public school is Port Allen Elementary School, about 0.7 miles away. Cohn Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 17.6% on proficiency, and Cohn Elementary School is above that at 26.5%.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school enrolled 217 students in 2024-25, 20 more than the 197 it had in 2020-21. Federal data show the ratio falling from 10.4:1 to 6.9:1.
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West Baton Rouge Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
27,974
Census ACS
Median income
$87,299
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
4,153 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Brusly High SchoolHigh · 734 students
- Brusly Middle SchoolMiddle · 539 students
- Brusly Elementary SchoolElementary · 489 students
- Caneview K-8 SchoolElementary · 483 students
- Port Allen High SchoolHigh · 452 students
- Lukeville Elementary SchoolElementary · 356 students
Other schools in Port Allen
- Caneview K-8 SchoolElementary · 483 students
- Port Allen High SchoolHigh · 452 students
- Port Allen Elementary SchoolElementary · 345 students
- Port Allen Middle SchoolMiddle · 204 students
Nearby schools
- Port Allen Elementary School0.7 mi · 345
- Port Allen Middle School0.7 mi · 204
- Helix Legal Academy1.9 mi · 127
- Helix Mentorship STEAM Academy1.9 mi · 504
- Port Allen High School2.3 mi · 452
- EBR Virtual Academy2.5 mi · 169
Frequently asked questions
About Cohn Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Cohn Elementary School?
Cohn Elementary School enrolls approximately 217 students in grades 03-05.
What grades does Cohn Elementary School serve?
Cohn Elementary School serves grades 03-05.
How many students per teacher at Cohn Elementary School?
Approximately 6.9:1 students per teacher at Cohn Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cohn Elementary School?
At Cohn Elementary School, the student body is approximately 11% White, 11% Hispanic, 77% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is Cohn Elementary School in?
Cohn Elementary School is part of West Baton Rouge Parish.
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