Enrollment
628
Elementary
DISTRICT 407 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH·NCES 220054010422
McKinley Elementary
575 West Roosevelt Street, Baton Rouge, LA 70802 · (225) 343-4585 · East Baton Rouge Parish
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL628 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.1:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
491 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 70%
Community
0
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 | 37 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 89 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 91 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 120 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 103 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 101 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 87 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (89) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (87).
Student demographics
44%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
30.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -2.0pp since 2023
Math
23.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 30.0% | 23.0% |
| 2024-25 | 33.0% | 30.0% |
| 2023-24 | 32.0% | 21.0% |
% 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
26.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.0%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 McKinley Elementary
McKinley Elementary's state test result (26.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| McKinley Elementary this school | 628 | 78.2% | 26.8% |
| Woodland West School Harvey | 631 | 80.8% | 21.3% |
| Lake Forest Elementary Charter School New Orleans | 691 | 72.8% | N/A |
| Parkview Elementary School Baton Rouge | 499 | 67.7% | 48.8% |
| Congetta Trippe Janet Elementary School Marrero | 868 | 68.4% | 32.7% |
| Broadmoor Elementary School Baton Rouge | 579 | 82.2% | 19.7% |
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 McKinley Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In East Baton Rouge Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.8% | #357 of 583 | #19 of 49 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #411 of 582 ▼ 89 | #30 of 49 ▼ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #424 of 587 ▼ 38 | #27 of 50 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 628 | #123 of 714 | #12 of 67 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #266 of 655 | #26 of 60 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.4% | #395 of 655 | #31 of 60 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.2% | #307 of 705 | #34 of 65 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 628 | 48.8 | 12.9:1 | 78% (491) |
| 2023-24 | 639 | 43.9 | 14.6:1 | 70% (445) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for McKinley Elementary.
About McKinley Elementary
McKinley Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school found in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. There are 628 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 5. That puts enrollment 39% bigger than the 453-student average for elementary schools in Louisiana.
McKinley Elementary sits within East Baton Rouge Parish, which has 83 schools and 40,083 students.
Federal enrollment data show McKinley Elementary is 73% Black. Other groups make up 13% Hispanic, 9% Asian, and 4% White. East Baton Rouge Parish as a whole is about 44% Black, so the school's share is higher. A diversity index of 44% means there is a 44% chance two randomly chosen students at McKinley Elementary are from different groups.
McKinley Elementary has a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.9:1, with 48.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Louisiana average 14.0:1. The school has 78% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 70% for public schools in East Baton Rouge Parish.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, McKinley Elementary falls in the middle 80% of Louisiana schools: 26.8% actual against 28.0% predicted.
For the population of East Baton Rouge Parish, median household income comes to about $63,071, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 14%. East Baton Rouge Parish counts 132 public schools with about 66,892 students.
Eva Legard Learning Center is the nearest public school to McKinley Elementary, about 0.5 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, McKinley Elementary is behind the 42.8% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 5.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Mid-size: inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
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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
Other McKinley Elementary schools
55 other US public schools in 19 states are named McKinley Elementary. McKinley Elementary is the 6th largest of the 56.
- McKinley Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJ · 917 students
- McKinley ElementaryStockton, CA · 705 students
- McKinley ElementaryFresno, CA · 671 students
- McKinley Elementary SchoolBeaverton, OR · 666 students
- McKinley ElementaryHAM LAKE, MN · 636 students
Nearby schools
- Eva Legard Learning Center0.5 mi · 66
- McKinley Senior High School0.6 mi · 669
- LSU Laboratory School0.7 mi · 1,463
- McKinley Middle Magnet School1.0 mi · 633
- EBR Virtual Academy1.4 mi · 169
- The Dufrocq School1.9 mi · 431
Frequently asked questions
About McKinley ElementaryHow many students attend McKinley Elementary?
McKinley Elementary enrolls approximately 628 students in grades PK-05.
Is McKinley Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
McKinley Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does McKinley Elementary have?
McKinley Elementary employs 49 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
How diverse is McKinley Elementary?
McKinley Elementary reports a student body of 4% White, 13% Hispanic, 73% Black, 9% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is McKinley Elementary public or private?
McKinley Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by East Baton Rouge Parish.
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