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Alumni: what's one memory from Jefferson Terrace Academy that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
571
Elementary
DISTRICT 407 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH·NCES 220054000388
Jefferson Terrace Academy
5601 Upton Drive, Baton Rouge, LA 70809 · (225) 293-3210 · East Baton Rouge Parish
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL571 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 6% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
11.6:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.1:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
448 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 70%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 44 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 65 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 51 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 49 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 63 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (65) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (63).
Student demographics
53%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
25.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +8.0pp since 2022
Math
13.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +6.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 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 8 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 6 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 25.0% | 13.0% |
| 2024-25 | 17.0% | 10.0% |
| 2023-24 | 22.0% | 11.0% |
| 2022-23 | 17.0% | 7.0% |
% Mastery+, all students and all tested grades.
Source: LEAP 2025. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of LA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
13.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.8%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 13% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 28% typical for Louisiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Jefferson Terrace Academy
Jefferson Terrace Academy's state test result (13.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Terrace Academy this school | 571 | 78.5% | 13.0% |
| S.J. Montgomery Elementary School Lafayette | 663 | 75.6% | 22.2% |
| Estelle School Marrero | 518 | 81.3% | 11.3% |
| Wedgewood Elementary School Baton Rouge | 456 | 82.9% | 20.8% |
| Woodmere School Harvey | 629 | 76.6% | 14.3% |
| Harry S Truman School Marrero | 717 | 82.8% | 13.0% |
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 Jefferson Terrace Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In East Baton Rouge Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 13.0% | #544 of 583 | #45 of 49 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.0% | #525 of 582 ▲ 21 | #41 of 49 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #480 of 587 ▲ 75 | #34 of 50 ▲ 12 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.0pp | #88 of 540 | #7 of 36 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 571 | #182 of 714 | #18 of 67 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #133 of 655 | #15 of 60 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.7% | #289 of 655 | #21 of 60 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.5% | #303 of 705 | #33 of 65 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +29.8% | #47 of 197 | #8 of 17 |
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
571
+63 (+12%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 693
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 20.3:1
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 | 571 | 49.1 | 11.6:1 | 78% (448) |
| 2023-24 | 696 | 47.5 | 14.7:1 | 69% (477) |
| 2022-23 | 744 | 36 | 20.7:1 | 78% (581) |
| 2020-21 | 508 | 25 | 20.3:1 | 56% (285) |
| 2017-18 | 440 | 25.3 | 17.4:1 | 71% (312) |
| 2015-16 | 469 | 42 | 11.2:1 | 54% (255) |
| 2010-11 | 477 | 35 | 13.6:1 | 91% (435) |
| 2000-01 | 582 | 30 | 19.4:1 | 56% (328) |
| 1990-91 | 693 | 38 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jefferson Terrace Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 30% (440 to 571); teachers up 94% (25.3 to 49.1).
About Jefferson Terrace Academy
Jefferson Terrace Academy is an elementary school in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and it is part of East Baton Rouge Parish. School enrollment was 571 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 8. The average among elementary schools in Louisiana is roughly 453 students; this school is 26% above that.
The 83 schools of East Baton Rouge Parish, including Jefferson Terrace Academy, enroll 40,083 students.
Black students account for 64% of enrollment at Jefferson Terrace Academy. The remaining students are 25% Hispanic and 8% White. Census figures show East Baton Rouge Parish is about 44% Black. The chance that two students picked at random at Jefferson Terrace Academy belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 53%.
At Jefferson Terrace Academy, 49.1 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 11.6:1. That ratio is under the 14.0:1 average for elementary schools in Louisiana. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 78% of enrollment. The gap from the 70% average for public schools in East Baton Rouge Parish is 8 points.
The allk12 Grade for Jefferson Terrace Academy is D. Compared with Louisiana public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 6% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Jefferson Terrace Academy falls short of its prediction by 14.8 points. The model expects 27.8% for a school with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Louisiana; the school's rate is 13.0%.
In East Baton Rouge Parish (population about 452,938), median household income is about $63,071, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 132 public schools operate in East Baton Rouge Parish, serving about 66,892 students.
Louisiana Key Academy Baton Rouge is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Jefferson Terrace Academy is 6th of 6 on proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Jefferson Terrace Academy in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Enrollment was 508 in 2020-21 and 571 in 2024-25, a increase of 63 students. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 20.3:1 to 11.6:1.
Discussions about Jefferson Terrace Academy may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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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Nearby schools
- Louisiana Key Academy Baton Rouge1.1 mi · 351
- Westminster Elementary School1.3 mi · 208
- Kenilworth Science and Technology Academy1.8 mi · 694
- Parkview Elementary School1.9 mi · 499
- Mayfair Laboratory School1.9 mi · 480
- Cedarcrest-Southmoor Elementary School2.0 mi · 644
Frequently asked questions
About Jefferson Terrace AcademyHow many students attend Jefferson Terrace Academy?
Jefferson Terrace Academy enrolls approximately 571 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Jefferson Terrace Academy serve?
Jefferson Terrace Academy serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Jefferson Terrace Academy?
Approximately 11.6:1 students per teacher at Jefferson Terrace Academy.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Jefferson Terrace Academy?
At Jefferson Terrace Academy, the student body is approximately 8% White, 25% Hispanic, 64% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Jefferson Terrace Academy public or private?
Jefferson Terrace Academy is a public K-12 school, overseen by East Baton Rouge Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.