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Enrollment
478
Combined
DISTRICT 389 · STATE 527
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY LAB SCHOOL·NCES 220002301921
Southern University Lab School
129 Swan Street, Baton Rouge, LA 70813 · (225) 771-3490 · East Baton Rouge Parish
GRADES PK–12COMBINED12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL478 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 46% of Louisiana public K-12 schools
- C+Test 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.
- A+Three-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 K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 52.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
302 students
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 70%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 17 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 25 | 5% |
| Grade 1 | 22 | 5% |
| Grade 2 | 26 | 5% |
| Grade 3 | 25 | 5% |
| Grade 4 | 23 | 5% |
| Grade 5 | 25 | 5% |
| Grade 6 | 37 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 38 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 47 | 10% |
| Grade 9 | 46 | 10% |
| Grade 10 | 57 | 12% |
| Grade 11 | 53 | 11% |
| Grade 12 | 37 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (25) is 47% smaller than its 8th grade class (47).
Student demographics
4%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · 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
51.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +17.0pp since 2022
Math
33.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +13.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores are up about 17 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 13 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 51.0% | 33.0% |
| 2024-25 | 40.0% | 29.0% |
| 2023-24 | 42.0% | 16.0% |
| 2022-23 | 34.0% | 20.0% |
% 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
28.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.9%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Southern University Lab School
Southern University Lab School's state test result (28.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southern University Lab School this school | 478 | 63.2% | 28.3% |
| East Iberville Elementary/High School St. Gabriel | 727 | 73.5% | 26.0% |
| Louisiana Key Academy Baton Rouge Baton Rouge | 351 | 76.4% | N/A |
| Morehouse Magnet School Bastrop | 284 | 72.2% | 56.0% |
| Phoenix High School Braithwaite | 203 | 79.3% | 27.7% |
| Logansport High School Logansport | 566 | 61.5% | 30.8% |
Matched among Louisiana K-12 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 Southern University Lab School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In East Baton Rouge Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.3% | #35 of 55 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #25 of 55 ▲ 2 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #13 of 55 ▲ 18 | N/A |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +15.0pp | #3 of 53 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 478 | #17 of 81 | #2 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #50 of 54 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.1% | #54 of 54 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.2% | #40 of 62 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +58.8% | #1 of 9 | N/A |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
478
+147 (+44%) vs 2020
-8% since 2000-01, when it was 520
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 478 | 31.9 | 15.0:1 | 63% (302) |
| 2023-24 | 479 | 34.2 | 14.0:1 | 47% (227) |
| 2022-23 | 441 | 31.7 | 13.9:1 | 60% (264) |
| 2020-21 | 331 | 24 | 13.8:1 | 62% (204) |
| 2017-18 | 301 | 38.5 | 7.8:1 | 75% (226) |
| 2015-16 | 472 | 42 | 11.2:1 | 78% (369) |
| 2010-11 | 320 | 29 | 11.0:1 | 68% (217) |
| 2000-01 | 520 | 32 | 16.3:1 | 0% (1) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Southern University Lab School.
Since 2017-18: students up 59% (301 to 478); teachers down 17% (38.5 to 31.9).
About Southern University Lab School
Southern University Lab School is a combined-grade school in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, according to federal school records. The student body numbers 478 students, from pre-K through 12.
In federal data, the district for Southern University Lab School is the school itself.
Southern University Lab School enrolls a student body that is 98% Black. In East Baton Rouge Parish overall, about 44% of residents are Black. The chance that two students picked at random at Southern University Lab School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 4%.
The school reported 31.9 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 15.0:1. For comparison, combined schools in Louisiana average 52.1:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 63%.
allk12 grades Southern University Lab School a B-. The grade compares the school only with Louisiana public K-12 schools, because each state gives its own test.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Southern University Lab School would be expected to post about 38.9%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 28.3%.
In the county around the school, East Baton Rouge Parish, median household income is 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%. Southern University Lab School is among the 132 public schools in East Baton Rouge Parish.
The next-closest public school is Southern University Laboratory Virtual School, less than a tenth of a mile away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Southern University Lab School. In a group of 6 nearby schools with scores, Southern University Lab School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Mid-size.
Southern University Lab School enrolled 331 in 2020-21 and 478 in 2024-25. Changes in grade configuration can produce shifts of this size. The number of students per teacher rose from 13.8 to 15.0 over 4 years.
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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 Southern University Lab School
- Southern University Laboratory Virtual SchoolCombined · 299 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
Nearby schools
- Southern University Laboratory Virtual School0.0 mi · 299
- Scotlandville Magnet High School0.9 mi · 837
- Progress Elementary School1.0 mi · 300
- J. K. Haynes Teacher Prep and Leadership Academy1.1 mi · 121
- Scotlandville Pre-Engineering Academy1.1 mi · 216
- Crestworth Elementary School1.2 mi · 427
Frequently asked questions
About Southern University Lab SchoolHow many students attend Southern University Lab School?
Southern University Lab School enrolls approximately 478 students in grades PK-12.
What age range does Southern University Lab School serve?
Southern University Lab School serves students from grade PK through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Southern University Lab School?
Approximately 15.0:1 students per teacher at Southern University Lab School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Southern University Lab School?
At Southern University Lab School, the student body is approximately 0% White, 1% Hispanic, 98% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Southern University Lab School?
Southern University Lab School is overseen by Southern University Lab School in East Baton Rouge Parish.
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