CSAL Elementary

CSAL Elementary operates as an intimate elementary-level community in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, run under East Baton Rouge Parish. Current enrollment sits at 288 students spanning grades K through 5. By comparison, Louisiana's public schools average about 453 students each, so CSAL Elementary sits 36% smaller than that benchmark.

Within East Baton Rouge Parish, which oversees 83 schools and 40,083 students, CSAL Elementary is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, CSAL Elementary shows that nearly all students (99%) are Black. 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, On paper, CSAL Elementary has 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 32.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.0:1, putting CSAL Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Around 85% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, East Baton Rouge Parish runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, CSAL Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 23.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 27.3%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for East Baton Rouge Parish indicate median household earnings sit near $63,071, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. CSAL Elementary is one of 132 public schools in East Baton Rouge Parish (combined enrollment of about 66,892 students).

Nearest neighbor: Madison Preparatory Academy, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around CSAL Elementary. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CSAL Elementary ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 26.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area. CSAL Elementary operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

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