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Crestworth Elementary School
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A+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
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 42 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 40 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 32 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 38 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 33 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 32 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 27 | 6% |
| Grade 6 | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 58 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (40) is 31% smaller than its 8th grade class (58).
Test scores
LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 7 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 20 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 34.0% | 37.0% |
| 2024-25 | 20.0% | 14.0% |
| 2023-24 | 22.0% | 11.0% |
| 2022-23 | 27.0% | 17.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 14% 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%.
Schools most like Crestworth Elementary School
Crestworth Elementary School's state test result (14.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crestworth Elementary School this school | 427 | 94.6% | 14.3% |
| Prescott K-8 Academy Baton Rouge | 426 | 94.4% | N/A |
| Glen Oaks Park Elementary School Baton Rouge | 415 | 92.8% | 32.2% |
| J. S. Clark Elementary School Shreveport | 387 | 94.6% | 13.8% |
| Roy Neal Shelling Sr. Elementary Monroe | 391 | 95.7% | 8.8% |
| Grolee Elementary School Opelousas | 404 | 96.3% | 15.7% |
Where Crestworth Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In East Baton Rouge Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 14.3% | #523 of 583 | #43 of 49 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #257 of 582 ▲ 249 | #14 of 49 ▲ 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #360 of 587 ▲ 165 | #20 of 50 ▲ 21 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +13.5pp | #20 of 540 | #1 of 36 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 427 | #354 of 714 | #31 of 67 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #224 of 655 | #23 of 60 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 3.2% | #648 of 655 | #57 of 60 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.6% | #57 of 705 | #9 of 65 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +36.0% | #39 of 197 | #5 of 17 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 427 | 34.1 | 12.5:1 | 95% (404) |
| 2023-24 | 436 | 36.3 | 12.0:1 | 90% (392) |
| 2022-23 | 389 | 28.4 | 13.7:1 | 93% (362) |
| 2020-21 | 260 | 16 | 16.3:1 | 92% (238) |
| 2017-18 | 314 | 16 | 19.6:1 | 95% (298) |
| 2015-16 | 321 | N/A | N/A | 80% (257) |
| 2010-11 | 302 | 20 | 15.1:1 | 97% (294) |
| 2000-01 | 415 | 31 | 13.4:1 | 98% (407) |
| 1990-91 | 412 | 29 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students up 36% (314 to 427); teachers up 113% (16 to 34.1).
About Crestworth Elementary School
Crestworth Elementary School is an elementary school in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and it is part of East Baton Rouge Parish. Enrollment totals 427 students across pre-K through 8.
East Baton Rouge Parish includes 83 schools. Together they enroll 40,083 students.
By race and ethnicity, Crestworth Elementary School is 98% Black. East Baton Rouge Parish as a whole is about 44% Black, so the school's share is higher. A diversity index of 3% means there is a 3% chance two randomly chosen students at Crestworth Elementary School are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Crestworth Elementary School is 12.5:1, based on 34.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Louisiana is 14.0:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Crestworth Elementary School counts 95% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in East Baton Rouge Parish average 70%.
Crestworth Elementary School earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 27% of Louisiana public elementary schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Crestworth Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Louisiana schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 14.3%; the prediction is 16.2%.
In the wider East Baton Rouge Parish area, median household income comes to about $63,071, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. East Baton Rouge Parish's 132 public schools enroll about 66,892 students and include Crestworth Elementary School.
Crestworth Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Progress Elementary School, about 0.6 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 6 nearby schools with scores, Crestworth Elementary School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Mid-size: inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment was 260 in 2020-21 and 427 in 2024-25. Large swings like this can come from changes to the grades a school serves. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 16.3:1 to 12.5:1.
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