Woodlawn Elementary

Woodlawn Elementary operates as a reasonably sized primary school in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, part of East Baton Rouge Parish. Current enrollment sits at 658 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 45% larger than the state mean of about 453.

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

Looking at the student body, Woodlawn Elementary lists that the most-represented group is Black (52%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school lists 25% Hispanic, 17% White, 3% Asian, 3% multiracial. By comparison, East Baton Rouge Parish as a whole is about 44% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Woodlawn Elementary has 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.0:1 average. Around 68% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Woodlawn Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 44.7%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for East Baton Rouge Parish indicate 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 Woodlawn Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Woodlawn High School, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Woodlawn Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Woodlawn Elementary at 4th of 6; the average score across the group is 42.9%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Woodlawn Elementary's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 671 (now 658). The White share of enrollment fell from 34% to 17% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 18.6:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 in 2025.

On the community side, 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.