Tanglewood Elementary School

Located at 9352 Rustling Oaks, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Tanglewood Elementary School is a moderately sized elementary campus that instructs 622 students (grades 1 through 2), part of Central Community School District. That puts it 37% larger than the typical public school in Louisiana, which averages around 453 students.

Across the 5 schools in Central Community School District (4,580 students total), Tanglewood Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Tanglewood Elementary School records that 68% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder consists of 18% Black, 9% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 42%.

On the resource side, Tanglewood Elementary School lists 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.2:1. The state averages around 14.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 55% of students at Tanglewood Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably below East Baton Rouge Parish's rate of about 70%.

Zooming out to the county, East Baton Rouge Parish reports that the typical household earns roughly $63,071 per year, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, East Baton Rouge Parish runs 132 public schools (combined enrollment of about 66,892 students), of which Tanglewood Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Forest Heights Academy of Excellence, around 2.7 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Tanglewood Elementary School has fell 7%, going from 666 students in 2018 to 622 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 77% to 68% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.