Enrollment
300
Elementary
DISTRICT 407 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH·NCES 220054000417
Progress Elementary School
855 Progress Road, Baton Rouge, LA 70807 · (225) 775-4986 · East Baton Rouge Parish
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL300 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 25% 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.
- FThree-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
14.1:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.1:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
289 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 | 16 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 51 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (49).
Student demographics
6%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
24.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -13.0pp since 2022
Math
15.0%
LA avg 34.2% . -17.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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 13 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 17 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 24.0% | 15.0% |
| 2024-25 | 23.0% | 13.0% |
| 2023-24 | 35.0% | 21.0% |
| 2022-23 | 37.0% | 32.0% |
% 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
18.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
14.9%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 15% 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 Progress Elementary School
Progress Elementary School's state test result (18.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Progress Elementary School this school | 300 | 96.3% | 18.5% |
| Winbourne Elementary School Baton Rouge | 274 | 96.0% | 10.2% |
| Cherokee Park Elementary School Shreveport | 282 | 95.0% | 13.0% |
| Madison James Foster Elementary School Monroe | 278 | 97.5% | 14.0% |
| Thomas Jefferson Elementary Monroe | 268 | 97.0% | 14.7% |
| O.W. Dillon Leadership Academy Kentwood | 314 | 95.5% | 14.8% |
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 Progress Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In East Baton Rouge Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.5% | #469 of 583 | #35 of 49 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.0% | #500 of 582 ▲ 15 | #36 of 49 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #492 of 587 ▲ 3 | #38 of 50 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -15.0pp | #15 of 540 | #2 of 36 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 300 | #542 of 714 | #48 of 67 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #408 of 655 | #45 of 60 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 5.9% | #636 of 655 | #51 of 60 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.3% | #35 of 705 | #6 of 65 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.8% | #163 of 436 | #19 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
300
-36 (-11%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 368
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 300 | 21.3 | 14.1:1 | 96% (289) |
| 2023-24 | 289 | 24.8 | 11.7:1 | 90% (261) |
| 2022-23 | 330 | 20.4 | 16.2:1 | 93% (306) |
| 2020-21 | 336 | 21 | 16.0:1 | 86% (290) |
| 2017-18 | 374 | 23 | 16.3:1 | 91% (342) |
| 2015-16 | 356 | N/A | N/A | 86% (307) |
| 2010-11 | 335 | 23 | 14.6:1 | 95% (319) |
| 2000-01 | 314 | 24 | 13.1:1 | 94% (295) |
| 1990-91 | 368 | 27 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Progress Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (374 to 300); teachers down 7% (23 to 21.3).
About Progress Elementary School
This page covers Progress Elementary School, a low-enrollment elementary school in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 300 students in pre-K through 5. Against the 453-student average for elementary schools in Louisiana, enrollment here is 34% lower.
East Baton Rouge Parish serves 40,083 students across 83 schools.
Most students at Progress Elementary School are Black: 97% of enrollment. The county population is about 44% Black. Progress Elementary School has a diversity index of 6%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Staffing totals 21.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.1:1. Across elementary schools in Louisiana, the average ratio is about 14.0:1. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Progress Elementary School is 96%. That is 26 points above the 70% average for public schools in East Baton Rouge Parish.
The allk12 Grade for Progress Elementary School is C. Compared with Louisiana public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 25% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Progress Elementary School is 3.6 points above its prediction. Actual: 18.5%. Predicted: 14.9%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for East Baton Rouge Parish show that median household income is about $63,071, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and about 14% of people live in poverty. Progress Elementary School is one of 132 public schools in East Baton Rouge Parish, which together enroll about 66,892 students.
Of nearby public schools, Crestworth Elementary School is the closest, at about 0.6 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among 6 nearby schools that report test results, Progress Elementary School ranks 3rd on proficiency.
Progress Elementary School is coded as City: Mid-size in federal locale data.
Progress Elementary School saw enrollment fall 11% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The ratio was 16.0:1 in 2020-21 and 14.1:1 in 2024-25.
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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
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Other Progress Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Progress Elementary. Progress Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Progress Elementary SchoolSpokane Valley, WA · 280 students
Nearby schools
- Crestworth Elementary School0.6 mi · 427
- Scotlandville Magnet High School0.6 mi · 837
- Ryan Elementary School0.9 mi · 205
- Southern University Lab School1.0 mi · 478
- Southern University Laboratory Virtual School1.0 mi · 299
- J. K. Haynes Teacher Prep and Leadership Academy1.1 mi · 121
Frequently asked questions
About Progress Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Progress Elementary School?
Progress Elementary School enrolls approximately 300 students in grades PK-05.
Is Progress Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Progress Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Progress Elementary School have?
Progress Elementary School employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Progress Elementary School?
Student demographics at Progress Elementary School are roughly 2% Hispanic, 97% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Progress Elementary School in?
Progress Elementary School is part of East Baton Rouge Parish.
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