Magnolia Woods Elementary School

As a medium-sized elementary school in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Magnolia Woods Elementary School serves 409 students from grades pre-K through 5, run under East Baton Rouge Parish.

East Baton Rouge Parish comprises 83 schools with combined enrollment of 40,083 students; Magnolia Woods Elementary School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Magnolia Woods Elementary School reports that the largest single group is Black, at 76% of enrollment; the rest looks like 19% Hispanic, 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 44% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Magnolia Woods Elementary School has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.0:1, putting Magnolia Woods Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 84% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against East Baton Rouge Parish (around 70%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

With demographic context factored in, Magnolia Woods Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 23.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 32.3%.

In the surrounding community, census data for East Baton Rouge Parish shows the typical household earns roughly $63,071 per year, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. Magnolia Woods Elementary School is one of 132 public schools in East Baton Rouge Parish (combined enrollment of about 66,892 students).

The closest other public school is Baton Rouge Center for Visual and Performing Arts, roughly 0.6 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Magnolia Woods Elementary School. On composite proficiency, Magnolia Woods Elementary School comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 37.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 24%: 535 students in 2018 compared to 409 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 17.5:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 today.

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