Enrollment
387
Elementary
DISTRICT 407 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH·NCES 220054000438
Villa del Rey Elementary School
9765 Cuyhanga Pkwy, Baton Rouge, LA 70815 · (225) 924-1606 · East Baton Rouge Parish
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL387 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 11% 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.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.1:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
298 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 | 39 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 47 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (47) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (60).
Student demographics
49%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
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LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
21.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -3.0pp since 2022
Math
24.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +3.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 3 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 3 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 21.0% | 24.0% |
| 2024-25 | 20.0% | 24.0% |
| 2023-24 | 24.0% | 22.0% |
| 2022-23 | 24.0% | 21.0% |
% 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
19.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.9%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 Villa del Rey Elementary School
Villa del Rey Elementary School's state test result (19.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Villa del Rey Elementary School this school | 387 | 77.0% | 19.2% |
| Wedgewood Elementary School Baton Rouge | 456 | 82.9% | 20.8% |
| Jefferson Terrace Academy Baton Rouge | 571 | 78.5% | 13.0% |
| Waller Elementary School Bossier City | 424 | 77.8% | 12.7% |
| Estelle School Marrero | 518 | 81.3% | 11.3% |
| Park Forest Elementary School Baton Rouge | 474 | 74.9% | 23.8% |
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 Villa del Rey Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In East Baton Rouge Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.2% | #459 of 583 | #34 of 49 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #389 of 582 ▼ 8 | #28 of 49 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #522 of 587 ▲ 5 | #43 of 50 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.0pp | #280 of 540 | #16 of 36 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 387 | #415 of 714 | #38 of 67 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #280 of 655 | #27 of 60 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.2% | #341 of 655 | #29 of 60 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.0% | #316 of 705 | #35 of 65 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.3% | #420 of 436 | #39 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
387
+9 (+2%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 460
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 18.9:1
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 | 387 | 29.8 | 13.0:1 | 77% (298) |
| 2023-24 | 408 | 26.2 | 15.6:1 | 66% (270) |
| 2022-23 | 396 | 24 | 16.5:1 | 77% (305) |
| 2020-21 | 378 | 20 | 18.9:1 | 61% (232) |
| 2017-18 | 392 | 23.4 | 16.8:1 | 84% (329) |
| 2015-16 | 399 | N/A | N/A | 65% (260) |
| 2010-11 | 517 | 34 | 15.2:1 | 96% (496) |
| 2000-01 | 405 | 31 | 13.1:1 | 84% (342) |
| 1990-91 | 460 | 29 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Villa del Rey Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (392 to 387); teachers up 27% (23.4 to 29.8).
About Villa del Rey Elementary School
Villa del Rey Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, under East Baton Rouge Parish. It reports enrollment of 387 students in pre-K through 5.
East Baton Rouge Parish runs Villa del Rey Elementary School along with 82 other schools, enrolling 40,083 students in total.
Black students are 66% of those enrolled at Villa del Rey Elementary School. The remaining shares are 27% Hispanic, 3% White, and 3% Asian. Census estimates put the Black share of East Baton Rouge Parish's population at about 44%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 49, compared with 70 nationally.
Its staff includes 29.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 13.0 students per teacher. Compared with the 14.0:1 average for elementary schools in Louisiana, this school's ratio is lower. Roughly 77% of students at Villa del Rey Elementary School can receive free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Louisiana public elementary schools, Villa del Rey Elementary School outscored 11%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Villa del Rey Elementary School would score about 28.9%. It scores 19.2%, 9.7 points below that figure.
In the wider East Baton Rouge Parish area, median household income comes to 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%. East Baton Rouge Parish counts 132 public schools with about 66,892 students.
A public school about 0.7 miles away, Northdale Superintendent's Academy, is the closest to Villa del Rey Elementary School. Villa del Rey Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 28.1% proficiency; Villa del Rey Elementary School posts 19.2%.
Locale data from NCES put Villa del Rey Elementary School inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000 (City: Mid-size).
Enrollment at Villa del Rey Elementary School was 378 in 2020-21 and 387 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 18.9:1 to 13.0:1.
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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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- Northdale Superintendent's Academy0.7 mi · 151
- GEO Prep Academy of Greater Baton Rouge1.0 mi · 769
- GEO Next Generation High School1.1 mi · 478
- IDEA Bridge1.3 mi · 1,122
- Park Forest Middle School1.4 mi · 445
- Park Forest Elementary School1.4 mi · 474
Frequently asked questions
About Villa del Rey Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Villa del Rey Elementary School?
Villa del Rey Elementary School enrolls approximately 387 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Villa del Rey Elementary School serve?
Villa del Rey Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Villa del Rey Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Villa del Rey Elementary School is approximately 13.0:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Villa del Rey Elementary School?
At Villa del Rey Elementary School, the student body is approximately 3% White, 27% Hispanic, 66% Black, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Villa del Rey Elementary School public or private?
Villa del Rey 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.