Southdowns School

Southdowns School is one of the medium-sized K-12 campuss in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, operated by East Baton Rouge Parish, with students from the surrounding community on its rolls from grade M.

Across the 83 schools in East Baton Rouge Parish (40,083 students total), Southdowns School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the income-and-resources front, Class-load math at Southdowns School comes out to about 22.7:1. The state averages around 52.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for East Baton Rouge Parish indicate median household income runs about $63,071, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. In all, East Baton Rouge Parish runs 132 public schools (combined enrollment of about 66,892 students), of which Southdowns School is one.

Liberty High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Southdowns School.

Southdowns School operates from a downtown location.

Trend over the last 5 years. Looking back 5 years, enrollment at Southdowns School has ticked down 32%, going from 100 students in 2018 to 68 in 2023. The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 2% to 10% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 20.0:1 in 2018 to 22.7:1 today.

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