Total enrollment
65,919
+3,347 (+5%) vs SY 2017-18
East Baton Rouge Parish
Louisiana · Public K-12
In East Baton Rouge Parish, 132 public K-12 schools make up the local education system, comprising 69 elementary, 17 middle, and 22 high. Combined enrollment is about 66,892 students.
7-year change in East Baton Rouge Parish
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
120
-5 (-4%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
21%
was 22%
% Hispanic
12%
was 7%
% Black
62%
was 67%
% Asian
3%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
Residents
452,938
all ages · ACS 5-yr
Schools
132
30 districts
Enrollment
66,892
students · NCES CCD
Median income
$63,071
Above Louisiana avg
Free/reduced lunch
69.7%
Below Louisiana avg
Elementary
69
29,556 students
Middle
17
8,571 students
High
22
16,227 students
Combined / other
24
12,538 students
LARGEST DISTRICT
East Baton Rouge Parish Public Schools
40,083 students · 30 districts in East Baton Rouge Parish
County vs. school enrollment demographics
Left bar is the racial makeup of East Baton Rouge Parish residents (Census ACS 5-year). Right bar is the enrollment-weighted makeup of public schools in the county (NCES CCD). NCES systematically under-reports Hispanic, Pacific Islander, and Native American enrollment for many schools; where the resident share is meaningful but the reported school share is zero, we mark the school bar "not reported".
County residents
School enrollment
Bachelor's+
38.5%
adults 25+
Poverty rate
13.7%
ACS 5-year
Unemployment
7.7%
civilian labor
Median age
34
22.7% under 18
Test scores in East Baton Rouge Parish
Latest 2023-24 ELA proficiency, 81 schools ranked. Louisiana state average: 42.0%.
Top 5 schools (ELA)
Lowest 5 schools (ELA)
- Baker Heights Elementary School· 5.0%
- Baker Middle School· 9.0%
- Winbourne Elementary School· 9.0%
- Northeast High School· 11.0%
- Sharon Hills Elementary School· 11.0%
See all 81 schools in East Baton Rouge Parish ranked by score →
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University View Academy Inc. (FRM LA Connections) | Baton Rouge | Combined | KG-12 | 3,725 | · |
| Louisiana Virtual Charter Academy | Baton Rouge | Combined | KG-12 | 2,239 | · |
| Zachary High School | Zachary | High | 09-12 | 1,726 | · |
| Baton Rouge Magnet High School | Baton Rouge | High | 09-12 | 1,593 | · |
| Central High School | Baton Rouge | High | 09-12 | 1,529 | · |
| LSU Laboratory School | Baton Rouge | Combined | KG-12 | 1,463 | · |
| Woodlawn High School | Baton Rouge | High | 09-12 | 1,331 | · |
| Liberty High School | Baton Rouge | High | 09-12 | 1,218 | · |
| IDEA Bridge | Baton Rouge | Combined | KG-12 | 1,122 | · |
| Central Intermediate School | Central | Elementary | 03-05 | 1,039 | · |
| Tara High School | Baton Rouge | High | 09-12 | 1,016 | · |
| Central Middle School | Central | Middle | 06-08 | 1,012 | · |
| BASIS Baton Rouge Materra Campus | Baton Rouge | Combined | KG-10 | 888 | · |
| Northwestern Middle School | Zachary | Middle | 07-08 | 841 | · |
| Copper Mill Elementary/Middle School | Zachary | Middle | 05-06 | 837 | · |
| Scotlandville Magnet High School | Baton Rouge | High | 09-12 | 837 | · |
| Southeast Middle School | Baton Rouge | Middle | 06-08 | 826 | · |
| South Baton Rouge Charter Academy | Baton Rouge | Elementary | PK-08 | 819 | · |
| Woodlawn Middle School | Baton Rouge | Middle | 06-08 | 807 | · |
| IDEA Innovation | Baton Rouge | Combined | KG-12 | 797 | · |
| Broadmoor Senior High School | Baton Rouge | High | 09-12 | 791 | · |
| Zachary Elementary School | Zachary | Elementary | 03-04 | 778 | · |
| Rollins Place Elementary | Zachary | Elementary | 01-02 | 774 | · |
| GEO Prep Academy of Greater Baton Rouge | Baton Rouge | Elementary | KG-08 | 769 | · |
| Sherwood Middle Academic Academy | Baton Rouge | Middle | 06-08 | 759 | · |
| Advantage Charter Academy | Baker | Elementary | KG-08 | 743 | · |
| Belaire High School | Baton Rouge | High | 09-12 | 694 | · |
| Kenilworth Science and Technology Academy | Baton Rouge | Elementary | KG-08 | 694 | · |
| GEO Prep Mid-City of Greater Baton Rouge | Baton Rouge | Elementary | KG-08 | 686 | · |
| McKinley Senior High School | Baton Rouge | High | 09-12 | 669 | · |
| IDEA University Prep | Baton Rouge | Elementary | KG-08 | 658 | · |
| Inspire Charter Academy | Baton Rouge | Elementary | KG-08 | 658 | · |
| Woodlawn Elementary | Baton Rouge | Elementary | PK-05 | 658 | · |
| Cedarcrest-Southmoor Elementary School | Baton Rouge | Elementary | PK-05 | 644 | · |
| McKinley Middle Magnet School | Baton Rouge | Middle | 06-08 | 633 | · |
| McKinley Elementary | Baton Rouge | Elementary | PK-05 | 628 | · |
| Tanglewood Elementary School | Baton Rouge | Elementary | 01-02 | 622 | · |
| Madison Preparatory Academy | Baton Rouge | High | 09-12 | 621 | · |
| Baton Rouge Center for Visual and Performing Arts | Baton Rouge | Elementary | PK-05 | 594 | · |
| Shenandoah Elementary School | Baton Rouge | Elementary | PK-05 | 584 | · |
| Broadmoor Elementary School | Baton Rouge | Elementary | PK-05 | 579 | · |
| Great Hearts Harveston | Baton Rouge | Elementary | KG-08 | 579 | · |
| Glen Oaks Senior High School | Baton Rouge | High | 06-12 | 575 | · |
| Jefferson Terrace Academy | Baton Rouge | Elementary | PK-08 | 571 | · |
| B. R. Foreign Language Acad. Immersion Magnet | Baton Rouge | Elementary | PK-05 | 557 | · |
| Istrouma High School | Baton Rouge | High | 06-12 | 556 | · |
| Glasgow Middle School | Baton Rouge | Middle | 06-08 | 542 | · |
| Westdale Middle School | Baton Rouge | Middle | 06-08 | 538 | · |
| Collegiate Baton Rouge | Baton Rouge | High | 09-12 | 530 | · |
| Helix Mentorship STEAM Academy | Baton Rouge | High | 09-12 | 504 | · |
| Parkview Elementary School | Baton Rouge | Elementary | PK-05 | 499 | · |
| Audubon Elementary School | Baton Rouge | Elementary | PK-05 | 495 | · |
| Riveroaks Elementary School | Baton Rouge | Elementary | PK-05 | 492 | · |
| Mayfair Laboratory School | Baton Rouge | Elementary | KG-08 | 480 | · |
| GEO Next Generation High School | Baton Rouge | High | 09-12 | 478 | · |
| Southern University Lab School | Baton Rouge | Combined | PK-12 | 478 | · |
| Park Forest Elementary School | Baton Rouge | Elementary | PK-05 | 474 | · |
| Wedgewood Elementary School | Baton Rouge | Elementary | PK-05 | 456 | · |
| Westdale Heights Academic Magnet School | Baton Rouge | Elementary | PK-05 | 453 | · |
| Park Forest Middle School | Baton Rouge | Middle | 06-08 | 445 | · |
| Louisiana Rebirth Blended Learning Academy | Baton Rouge | High | 09-12 | 444 | · |
| Claiborne Elementary School | Baton Rouge | Elementary | PK-05 | 436 | · |
| Wildwood Elementary School | Baton Rouge | Elementary | PK-05 | 433 | · |
| The Dufrocq School | Baton Rouge | Elementary | PK-05 | 431 | · |
| Impact Charter School | Baker | Elementary | PK-08 | 429 | · |
| Crestworth Elementary School | Baton Rouge | Elementary | PK-08 | 427 | · |
| Prescott K-8 Academy | Baton Rouge | Elementary | PK-08 | 426 | · |
| LaBelle Aire Elementary School | Baton Rouge | Elementary | PK-05 | 425 | · |
| BASIS Baton Rouge Primary Mid City | Baton Rouge | Elementary | KG-05 | 423 | · |
| Twin Oaks Elementary School | Baton Rouge | Elementary | PK-05 | 417 | · |
| Glen Oaks Park Elementary School | Baton Rouge | Elementary | PK-05 | 415 | · |
| Capitol Middle School | Baton Rouge | Middle | 06-08 | 413 | · |
| Forest Heights Academy of Excellence | Baton Rouge | Elementary | PK-06 | 409 | · |
| Magnolia Woods Elementary School | Baton Rouge | Elementary | PK-05 | 409 | · |
| Villa del Rey Elementary School | Baton Rouge | Elementary | PK-05 | 387 | · |
| Helix Aviation Academy | Baton Rouge | Combined | KG-09 | 383 | · |
| Baker Heights Elementary School | Baker | Elementary | PK-05 | 381 | · |
| Bellingrath Hills Elementary School | Greenwell Springs | Elementary | PK-KG | 378 | · |
| Baker High School | Baker | High | 09-12 | 370 | · |
| Brownfields Elementary School | Baton Rouge | Elementary | PK-05 | 368 | · |
| Louisiana Key Academy Baton Rouge | Baton Rouge | Combined | KG-10 | 351 | · |
| LaSalle Elementary School | Baton Rouge | Elementary | PK-05 | 338 | · |
| Northwestern Elementary School | Zachary | Elementary | KG-KG | 337 | · |
| Capitol Elementary School | Baton Rouge | Elementary | PK-05 | 321 | · |
| Greenbrier Elementary School | Baton Rouge | Elementary | PK-05 | 317 | · |
| Baton Rouge Ochsner Discovery | Baton Rouge | Elementary | PK-08 | 316 | · |
| Park Elementary School | Baton Rouge | Elementary | PK-08 | 300 | · |
| Progress Elementary School | Baton Rouge | Elementary | PK-05 | 300 | · |
| Southern University Laboratory Virtual School | Baton Rouge | Combined | KG-12 | 299 | · |
| Community School For Apprenticeship Learning | Baton Rouge | Middle | 06-08 | 290 | · |
| Northeast High School | Pride | High | 07-12 | 290 | · |
| CSAL Elementary | Baton Rouge | Elementary | KG-05 | 288 | · |
| Highland Elementary School | Baton Rouge | Elementary | PK-05 | 288 | · |
| Belfair Montessori School | Baton Rouge | Elementary | PK-08 | 274 | · |
| Winbourne Elementary School | Baton Rouge | Elementary | KG-05 | 274 | · |
| Merrydale Elementary School | Baton Rouge | Elementary | PK-05 | 242 | · |
| Bernard Terrace Elementary School | Baton Rouge | Elementary | PK-05 | 240 | · |
| Lanier Elementary School A Redesign School | Baton Rouge | Elementary | PK-08 | 234 | · |
| Melrose Elementary School | Baton Rouge | Elementary | PK-05 | 227 | · |
| Scotlandville Pre-Engineering Academy | Baton Rouge | Middle | 06-08 | 216 | · |
Cities in East Baton Rouge Parish
About East Baton Rouge Parish
In Louisiana, East Baton Rouge Parish is a sizable county of about 452,938 residents. 132 public schools across the county hosts about 66,892 students between them.
In context, census numbers show the median household earns about $63,071 a year, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the federal-poverty share is near 14%. That income level is 13% above the Louisiana median.
Looking at the level breakdown, East Baton Rouge Parish consists of 69 elementary schools (29,556 students), 17 middle schools (8,571), 22 high schools (16,227), and 24 combined or other schools.
The largest single district in East Baton Rouge Parish is East Baton Rouge Parish Public Schools, which alone enrolls about 40,083 students.
Trend over the past 7 years. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment rose 5%: 62,572 students in SY 2017-18 versus 65,919 in SY 2024-25. Over that span, East Baton Rouge Parish closed 5 schools, going from 125 to 120. Demographically, the Black share of enrollment shrank from 67% to 62%.
On allk12, the community for East Baton Rouge Parish discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.
Frequently asked questions
East Baton Rouge Parish school rankings
DATA · Census ACS 5-year · NCES Common Core of Data