Enrollment
288
Elementary
DISTRICT 407 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH·NCES 220054002491
CSAL Elementary
1705 Madison Avenue, Baton Rouge, LA 70802 · (225) 412-9900 · East Baton Rouge Parish
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL288 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 41% 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.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
32.4:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.1:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
244 students
DISTRICT 75% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 40 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 51 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (40) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (51).
Student demographics
2%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
Test scores
LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
37.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -10.0pp since 2022
Math
26.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +1.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 10 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 1 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 37.0% | 26.0% |
| 2024-25 | 36.0% | 23.0% |
| 2023-24 | 46.0% | 16.0% |
| 2022-23 | 47.0% | 25.0% |
% 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
26.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.3%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 CSAL Elementary
CSAL Elementary's state test result (26.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CSAL Elementary this school | 288 | 84.7% | 26.0% |
| Oak Park Elementary School Lake Charles | 259 | 84.9% | 17.0% |
| Bernard Terrace Elementary School Baton Rouge | 240 | 87.1% | 20.0% |
| Greenbrier Elementary School Baton Rouge | 317 | 88.3% | 29.5% |
| Crawford Elementary School Arcadia | 278 | 89.9% | 33.5% |
| St. Landry Charter School Opelousas | 315 | 91.1% | N/A |
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 CSAL Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In East Baton Rouge Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #368 of 583 | #22 of 49 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #363 of 582 ▲ 28 | #24 of 49 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #321 of 587 ▲ 18 | #18 of 50 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.5pp | #143 of 540 | #11 of 36 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 288 | #553 of 714 | #50 of 67 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 32.4:1 | #652 of 655 | #58 of 60 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 2.1% | #651 of 655 | #59 of 60 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.7% | #205 of 705 | #26 of 65 |
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
288
+207 (+256%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
32.4:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 288 | 8.9 | 32.4:1 | 85% (244) |
| 2023-24 | 282 | 0.5 | 564.0:1 | 75% (211) |
| 2022-23 | 228 | 7 | 32.7:1 | 86% (197) |
| 2020-21 | 81 | 5 | 16.2:1 | 62% (50) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CSAL Elementary.
About CSAL Elementary
CSAL Elementary is a public elementary school in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Its grade span covers kindergarten through 5, with 288 students on the rolls. On average, elementary schools in Louisiana enroll around 453, and this school is 36% below that mark.
East Baton Rouge Parish counts 83 schools and 40,083 students, including CSAL Elementary.
The share of Black students at CSAL Elementary is 99%. The county population is about 44% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, CSAL Elementary scores 2%.
A staff of 8.9 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 32.4:1. The gap from the 14.0:1 average for elementary schools in Louisiana is 18.4 students per teacher. By family income, 85% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in East Baton Rouge Parish is 70%.
On the allk12 Grade, CSAL Elementary lands at C+, ahead of 41% of Louisiana public elementary schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, CSAL Elementary is 2.7 points above its prediction. Actual: 26.0%. Predicted: 23.3%.
In the wider East Baton Rouge Parish area, median household income comes to about $63,071, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 14% of people live in poverty. East Baton Rouge Parish's 132 public schools enroll about 66,892 students and include CSAL Elementary.
Madison Preparatory Academy is the nearest public school to CSAL Elementary, about 0.1 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The school's 26.0% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 6 nearby schools.
In the federal locale system, CSAL Elementary is coded City: Mid-size, for schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000. This is a charter school, which is a tuition-free public school operating under a charter.
CSAL Elementary enrolled 81 in 2020-21 and 288 in 2024-25. Changes in grade configuration can produce shifts of this size. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 16.2:1 to 32.4:1.
The CSAL Elementary discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
East Baton Rouge Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
452,938
Census ACS
Median income
$63,071
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
132
66,892 students
Quick facts
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- Madison Preparatory Academy0.1 mi · 621
- Community School For Apprenticeship Learning0.2 mi · 290
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- Park Elementary School0.9 mi · 300
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Frequently asked questions
About CSAL ElementaryHow many students attend CSAL Elementary?
CSAL Elementary enrolls approximately 288 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does CSAL Elementary serve?
CSAL Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at CSAL Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at CSAL Elementary is approximately 32.4:1 (9 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at CSAL Elementary?
At CSAL Elementary, the student body is approximately 0% White, 99% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees CSAL Elementary?
CSAL Elementary is overseen by East Baton Rouge Parish in East Baton Rouge Parish.
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