Cohn Elementary School

Located at 806 North 14th Street, in Port Allen, Louisiana, Cohn Elementary School is a compact elementary campus that teaches 217 students (grades 3 through 5), part of West Baton Rouge Parish. That puts it 52% below the typical public school in Louisiana, which averages around 453 students.

West Baton Rouge Parish runs 10 schools in total, collectively educating 4,153 students. Cohn Elementary School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Cohn Elementary School shows that Black students make up the majority at 77%. Other groups include 11% White, 11% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 41% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Cohn Elementary School has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 6.9:1. The state averages around 14.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 94% of students at Cohn Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is above West Baton Rouge Parish's rate of about 74%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Cohn Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 16.9%; this one delivers 28.0%.

Around the school, census data for West Baton Rouge Parish shows median household income runs about $87,299, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across West Baton Rouge Parish's 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,153 students), Cohn Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Port Allen Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Cohn Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Cohn Elementary School at 1st of 4; the average score across the group is 17.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Five-year trend. Cohn Elementary School's enrollment has edged down 6% since 2018, when it stood at 232 (now 217). Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked up from 5% to 11%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 11.6:1 in 2018 to 6.9:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.