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Enrollment
409
Elementary
DISTRICT 407 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH·NCES 220054000394
Magnolia Woods Elementary School
760 Maxine Drive, Baton Rouge, LA 70808 · (225) 769-6845 · East Baton Rouge Parish
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL409 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 37% 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.
- DThree-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
12.8:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.1:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
344 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 | 39 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 51 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is 20% smaller than its 5th grade class (64).
Student demographics
39%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
31.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -19.0pp since 2022
Math
26.0%
LA avg 34.2% . -5.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 31 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 19 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 5 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 31.0% | 26.0% |
| 2024-25 | 28.0% | 17.0% |
| 2023-24 | 49.0% | 24.0% |
| 2022-23 | 50.0% | 31.0% |
% 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
26.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.8%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 Magnolia Woods Elementary School
Magnolia Woods Elementary School's state test result (26.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magnolia Woods Elementary School this school | 409 | 84.1% | 26.5% |
| Samuel J. Green Charter School New Orleans | 507 | 83.2% | N/A |
| Lucille Cherbonnier School Waggaman | 466 | 86.1% | 11.6% |
| Creswell Elementary School Shreveport | 325 | 81.5% | 10.7% |
| Judge Lionel R. Collins Elementary School Marrero | 414 | 85.0% | 19.2% |
| Fifth Ward Elementary School Reserve | 306 | 86.9% | 15.3% |
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 Magnolia Woods Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In East Baton Rouge Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.5% | #361 of 583 | #21 of 49 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #361 of 582 ▲ 106 | #22 of 49 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #408 of 587 ▲ 23 | #26 of 50 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -12.0pp | #34 of 540 | #5 of 36 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 409 | #391 of 714 | #37 of 67 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #259 of 655 | #24 of 60 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.8% | #442 of 655 | #34 of 60 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.1% | #213 of 705 | #28 of 65 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.6% | #121 of 436 | #15 of 39 |
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
409
-46 (-10%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 557
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 409 | 31.9 | 12.8:1 | 84% (344) |
| 2023-24 | 450 | 36.1 | 12.5:1 | 73% (327) |
| 2022-23 | 528 | 28.7 | 18.4:1 | 79% (417) |
| 2020-21 | 455 | 30 | 15.2:1 | 58% (262) |
| 2017-18 | 535 | 30.5 | 17.5:1 | 74% (396) |
| 2015-16 | 496 | N/A | N/A | 57% (282) |
| 2010-11 | 501 | 33 | 15.2:1 | 92% (461) |
| 2000-01 | 363 | 28 | 13.0:1 | 85% (308) |
| 1990-91 | 557 | 32 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Magnolia Woods Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (535 to 409); teachers up 4% (30.5 to 31.9).
About Magnolia Woods Elementary School
Magnolia Woods Elementary School is an elementary school in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, reachable at (225) 769-6845. Students in pre-K through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 409 students.
Besides Magnolia Woods Elementary School, East Baton Rouge Parish runs 82 other schools. The district enrolls 40,083 students.
The share of Black students at Magnolia Woods Elementary School is 76%, a majority. The school is also 19% Hispanic and 3% White. That is higher than the 44% Black share among all East Baton Rouge Parish residents. A diversity index of 39% means there is a 39% chance two randomly chosen students at Magnolia Woods Elementary School are from different groups.
Magnolia Woods Elementary School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.8:1, with 31.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Louisiana, 14.0:1, is higher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 84% at Magnolia Woods Elementary School. Compared with the 70% average for public schools in East Baton Rouge Parish, the school's rate is higher.
Magnolia Woods Elementary School holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 37% of Louisiana public elementary schools.
Magnolia Woods Elementary School is 2.8 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (26.5% versus 23.8%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Louisiana.
In East Baton Rouge Parish, home to about 452,938 people, the median household earns about $63,071 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 14%. Public schools in East Baton Rouge Parish number 132, with about 66,892 students.
A public school about 0.6 miles away, Baton Rouge Center for Visual and Performing Arts, is the closest to Magnolia Woods Elementary School. Magnolia Woods Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Magnolia Woods Elementary School ranks 5th on proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Magnolia Woods Elementary School is City: Mid-size.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 46 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The number of students per teacher dropped from 15.2 to 12.8 over 4 years.
The allk12 page for Magnolia Woods Elementary School lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
Related schools
Other schools in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Baton Rouge Magnet High SchoolHigh · 1,593 students
- Woodlawn High SchoolHigh · 1,331 students
- Liberty High SchoolHigh · 1,218 students
- IDEA BridgeCombined · 1,122 students
- Tara High SchoolHigh · 1,016 students
- BASIS Baton Rouge Materra CampusCombined · 888 students
Other schools in Baton Rouge
- University View Academy Inc. (FRM LA Connections)Combined · 3,725 students
- Louisiana Virtual Charter AcademyCombined · 2,239 students
- Baton Rouge Magnet High SchoolHigh · 1,593 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 1,529 students
- LSU Laboratory SchoolCombined · 1,463 students
- Woodlawn High SchoolHigh · 1,331 students
Nearby schools
- Baton Rouge Center for Visual and Performing Arts0.6 mi · 594
- Wildwood Elementary School0.9 mi · 433
- Mayfair Laboratory School1.2 mi · 480
- Highland Elementary School1.7 mi · 288
- The Emerge School for Autism1.8 mi · 48
- IDEA Innovation1.9 mi · 797
Frequently asked questions
About Magnolia Woods Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Magnolia Woods Elementary School?
Magnolia Woods Elementary School enrolls approximately 409 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Magnolia Woods Elementary School serve?
Magnolia Woods Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Magnolia Woods Elementary School?
Approximately 12.8:1 students per teacher at Magnolia Woods Elementary School.
How diverse is Magnolia Woods Elementary School?
Magnolia Woods Elementary School reports a student body of 3% White, 19% Hispanic, 76% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Magnolia Woods Elementary School public or private?
Magnolia Woods Elementary School 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.