Copper Mill Elementary/Middle School

Located at 1300 Independence Blvd., in Zachary, Louisiana, Copper Mill Elementary/Middle School is a roomy intermediate school that hosts 837 students (grades 5 through 6), run under Zachary Community School District. That puts it 90% above the typical public school in Louisiana, which averages around 440 students.

Copper Mill Elementary/Middle School is one of 7 schools operated by Zachary Community School District, a district that teaches 5,494 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Copper Mill Elementary/Middle School records that Black students make up the majority at 60%. Other groups include 30% White, 6% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 44% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 62 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 41.0:1, putting Copper Mill Elementary/Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 66% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Copper Mill Elementary/Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 37.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 46.0%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (East Baton Rouge Parish) shows that median household income runs about $63,071, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. In all, East Baton Rouge Parish runs 132 public schools (combined enrollment of about 66,892 students), of which Copper Mill Elementary/Middle School is one.

Zachary Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Copper Mill Elementary/Middle School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 40.7%.

Copper Mill Elementary/Middle School operates from a town-based location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Copper Mill Elementary/Middle School has edged down 3%, going from 860 students in 2018 to 837 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 43% to 30% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 18.5:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 in 2025.

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