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Enrollment
474
Elementary
DISTRICT 407 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH·NCES 220054000408
Park Forest Elementary School
10717 Elaine Street, Baton Rouge, LA 70814 · (225) 272-0814 · East Baton Rouge Parish
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL474 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 15% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.1:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
355 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 | 35 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 63 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (69).
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
22.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -17.0pp since 2022
Math
17.0%
LA avg 34.2% . -6.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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 17 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 6 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 22.0% | 17.0% |
| 2024-25 | 33.0% | 18.0% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 20.0% |
| 2022-23 | 39.0% | 23.0% |
% 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
23.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.4%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 Park Forest Elementary School
Park Forest Elementary School's state test result (23.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Park Forest Elementary School this school | 474 | 74.9% | 23.8% |
| Gonzales Primary School Gonzales | 455 | 73.8% | 35.5% |
| G. W. Carver Primary School Gonzales | 487 | 71.7% | 37.8% |
| Dwight D. Eisenhower Charter School New Orleans | 596 | 76.5% | N/A |
| Jefferson Terrace Academy Baton Rouge | 571 | 78.5% | 13.0% |
| Samuel J. Green Charter School New Orleans | 507 | 83.2% | N/A |
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 Park Forest Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In East Baton Rouge Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.8% | #395 of 583 | #23 of 49 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.0% | #475 of 582 ▼ 17 | #34 of 49 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #511 of 587 ▼ 135 | #41 of 50 ▼ 19 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -11.5pp | #42 of 540 | #7 of 36 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 474 | #295 of 714 | #24 of 67 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #260 of 655 | #25 of 60 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.0% | #437 of 655 | #33 of 60 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.9% | #338 of 705 | #36 of 65 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +41.9% | #28 of 197 | #3 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
474
+15 (+3%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 503
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 18.4:1
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 | 474 | 37 | 12.8:1 | 75% (355) |
| 2023-24 | 483 | 35.8 | 13.5:1 | 73% (353) |
| 2022-23 | 509 | 30.9 | 16.4:1 | 80% (406) |
| 2020-21 | 459 | 25 | 18.4:1 | 58% (266) |
| 2017-18 | 334 | 17.5 | 19.1:1 | 84% (279) |
| 2015-16 | 426 | N/A | N/A | 60% (256) |
| 2010-11 | 632 | 40 | 15.8:1 | 92% (579) |
| 2000-01 | 631 | 38 | 16.6:1 | 77% (487) |
| 1990-91 | 503 | 31 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Park Forest Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 42% (334 to 474); teachers up 112% (17.5 to 37).
About Park Forest Elementary School
Park Forest Elementary School is the name of a mid-sized elementary school in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. There are 474 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 5.
Park Forest Elementary School reports to East Baton Rouge Parish, which has 83 schools and 40,083 students.
Federal enrollment data show Park Forest Elementary School is 75% Black. Next come 22% Hispanic. The county population is about 44% Black. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 39%.
A staff of 37 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 12.8:1. The gap from the 14.0:1 average for elementary schools in Louisiana is 1.1 students per teacher. By family income, 75% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Park Forest Elementary School lands at C-, ahead of 15% of Louisiana public elementary schools.
Test results at Park Forest Elementary School are 6.6 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (23.8% actual, 30.4% predicted).
In East Baton Rouge Parish, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $63,071, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 14%. The county has 132 public schools and about 66,892 students.
Park Forest Middle School is about 0.5 miles from Park Forest Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Park Forest Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 18.3%, lower than Park Forest Elementary School's 23.8%.
Under the NCES locale system, Park Forest Elementary School is City: Mid-size.
The school's enrollment rose 3% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (12.8:1) than in 2020-21 (18.4:1).
The discussion board for Park Forest Elementary School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Park Forest Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Park Forest Elementary. Park Forest Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Park Forest Elementary SchoolState College, PA · 419 students
Nearby schools
- Park Forest Middle School0.5 mi · 445
- Northdale Superintendent's Academy0.9 mi · 151
- GEO Prep Academy of Greater Baton Rouge0.9 mi · 769
- GEO Next Generation High School1.0 mi · 478
- Greenbrier Elementary School1.3 mi · 317
- Villa del Rey Elementary School1.4 mi · 387
Frequently asked questions
About Park Forest Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Park Forest Elementary School?
Park Forest Elementary School enrolls approximately 474 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Park Forest Elementary School serve?
Park Forest Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Park Forest Elementary School have?
Park Forest Elementary School employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Park Forest Elementary School?
Student demographics at Park Forest Elementary School are roughly 2% White, 22% Hispanic, 75% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Park Forest Elementary School public or private?
Park Forest 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.