Enrollment
208
Elementary
DISTRICT 407 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH·NCES 220054000443
Westminster Elementary School
8935 Westminster Dr, Baton Rouge, LA 70809 · (225) 927-2930 · East Baton Rouge Parish
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL208 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 20% 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.
- 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.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
10.8:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.1:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
175 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 | 12 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 37 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 24 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 32 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 28 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 34 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 41 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (37) is 10% smaller than its 5th grade class (41).
Student demographics
44%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 2024-25 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
25.0%
LA avg 41.4% . +1.0pp since 2022
Math
25.0%
LA avg 33.2% . +8.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 41 and 33. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 8 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 25.0% | 25.0% |
| 2023-24 | 28.0% | 19.0% |
| 2022-23 | 24.0% | 17.0% |
% 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
20.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.7%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 Westminster Elementary School
Westminster Elementary School's state test result (20.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westminster Elementary School this school | 208 | 84.1% | 20.3% |
| Alton Elementary School Slidell | 208 | 85.6% | 32.2% |
| Bossier Elementary School Bossier City | 239 | 87.4% | 13.2% |
| Riverbend Elementary School West Monroe | 301 | 81.1% | 18.7% |
| Fifth Ward Elementary School Reserve | 306 | 86.9% | 15.3% |
| Foundation Preparatory Academy New Orleans | 274 | 90.9% | N/A |
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 Westminster Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In East Baton Rouge Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.3% | #442 of 583 | #30 of 49 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #374 of 582 ▲ 68 | #26 of 49 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #481 of 587 ▼ 48 | #35 of 50 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 208 | #649 of 714 | #58 of 67 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.8:1 | #73 of 655 | #8 of 60 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.4% | #393 of 655 | #30 of 60 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.1% | #211 of 705 | #27 of 65 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -46.9% | #14 of 436 | #5 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
208
-100 (-32%) vs 2020
-51% since 1990-91, when it was 427
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 208 | 19.4 | 10.8:1 | 84% (175) |
| 2023-24 | 261 | 20.8 | 12.6:1 | 67% (174) |
| 2022-23 | 333 | 12.3 | 27.0:1 | 80% (267) |
| 2020-21 | 308 | 18 | 17.1:1 | 61% (188) |
| 2017-18 | 392 | 20.4 | 19.2:1 | 75% (293) |
| 2015-16 | 360 | N/A | N/A | 52% (187) |
| 2010-11 | 369 | 27 | 13.7:1 | 82% (304) |
| 2000-01 | 336 | 26 | 12.9:1 | 52% (175) |
| 1990-91 | 427 | 27 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Westminster Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 47% (392 to 208); teachers down 5% (20.4 to 19.4).
About Westminster Elementary School
This page covers Westminster Elementary School, a small elementary school in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It covers pre-K through 5, with a total enrollment of 208 students. Enrollment is 54% lower than the average for elementary schools in Louisiana, which is about 453.
The district, East Baton Rouge Parish, operates 83 schools serving 40,083 students.
Black students are the majority at Westminster Elementary School, with 72% of enrollment. Other groups make up 20% Hispanic and 4% White. East Baton Rouge Parish as a whole is about 44% Black, so the school's share is higher. Pick two students at random and there is a 44% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reports 19.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 10.8 students per teacher. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 14.0:1 average for elementary schools in Louisiana. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 84%. It compares with 70% for public schools in East Baton Rouge Parish.
The allk12 Grade for Westminster Elementary School is C-. Compared with Louisiana public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 20% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Westminster Elementary School is -3.4 points: 20.3% actual, 23.7% predicted.
East Baton Rouge Parish census figures show that the median household income is $63,071, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 14%. East Baton Rouge Parish is home to 132 public schools and about 66,892 public school students.
The closest public school to Westminster Elementary School is Jefferson Terrace Academy, about 1.3 miles away. Westminster Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Westminster Elementary School comes in 4th of 6 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 100 fewer students in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 17.1:1 to 10.8:1.
Community posts for Westminster Elementary School can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
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Other Westminster Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Westminster Elementary. Westminster Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 4.
- Westminster ElementaryWestminster, MD · 564 students
- Westminster ElementaryWestminster, SC · 385 students
- Westminster ElementaryWestminster, MA · 375 students
Nearby schools
- Jefferson Terrace Academy1.3 mi · 571
- Tara High School1.6 mi · 1,016
- Cedarcrest-Southmoor Elementary School1.8 mi · 644
- LaSalle Elementary School1.8 mi · 338
- Louisiana Key Academy Baton Rouge2.0 mi · 351
- Mayfair Laboratory School2.2 mi · 480
Frequently asked questions
About Westminster Elementary SchoolHow large is Westminster Elementary School?
Westminster Elementary School enrolls approximately 208 students in grades PK-05.
Is Westminster Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Westminster Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Westminster Elementary School have?
Westminster Elementary School employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.8:1.
How diverse is Westminster Elementary School?
Westminster Elementary School reports a student body of 4% White, 20% Hispanic, 72% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Westminster Elementary School?
Westminster Elementary School is overseen by East Baton Rouge Parish in East Baton Rouge Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.