Lanier Elementary School A Redesign School

Lanier Elementary School A Redesign School, a modestly sized elementary campus in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, run under Lanier Charter School, teaches 234 students, covering grades pre-K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 453 students per school, that is 48% leaner than typical.

Operationally, Lanier Elementary School A Redesign School answers to Lanier Charter School, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

On demographics, Lanier Elementary School A Redesign School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (92%). Other groups include 7% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 44% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Lanier Elementary School A Redesign School has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 8.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.0:1, putting Lanier Elementary School A Redesign School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 93% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against East Baton Rouge Parish (around 70%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for East Baton Rouge Parish indicate median household income runs about $63,071, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. In all, East Baton Rouge Parish runs 132 public schools (combined enrollment of about 66,892 students), of which Lanier Elementary School A Redesign School is one.

Glen Oaks Park Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Lanier Elementary School A Redesign School.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting. Lanier Elementary School A Redesign School is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lanier Elementary School A Redesign School has fell 9%, going from 257 students in 2018 to 234 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share shrank from 98% to 92%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 11.0:1 in 2018 to 8.7:1 in 2025.

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