There were 7,047 Hispanic students enrolled in East Baton Rouge Parish schools in 2023-24 school year

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By Baton Rouge Reporter

Dec 24, 2024

There were 7,047 Hispanic students enrolled in East Baton Rouge Parish schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2.6% more than the previous year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

Data showed that East Baton Rouge Parish welcomed 62,923 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 11.2% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the parish.

Among the 114 schools within the parish, Idea Innovation recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 405 students.

According to a 2023 Scholaroo study, Louisiana's educational performance is among the lowest in the nation, ranking second-to-last behind Arizona. The state ranked poorly in key metrics such as school quality, student achievement, and teacher-student ratios.

Ethnicities in East Baton Rouge Parish in 2023-24 School Year

Enrollment Demographics in East Baton Rouge Parish Schools During 2023-24 School Year

School name	% of Hispanic students enrollment	Number of Hispanic Students	Total Enrollment
Highland Elementary School	60.7%	167	275
Riveroaks Elementary School	48.6%	248	510
Idea Innovation	46.2%	405	876
Labelle Aire Elementary School	41.1%	184	448
Cedarcrest-Southmoor Elementary School	37.1%	239	645
South Baton Rouge Charter Academy	29.8%	233	782
Twin Oaks Elementary School	28.9%	132	457
Audubon Elementary School	27.7%	133	480
Broadmoor Senior High School	26.6%	209	785
Wildwood Elementary School	26.6%	118	444
Southeast Middle School	26.5%	245	924
Woodlawn Elementary School	24.9%	172	691
Park Forest Middle School	24.6%	122	495
Idea Bridge	24.6%	253	1,030
Belaire High School	24.6%	174	706
Lasalle Elementary School	24.3%	92	379
Wedgewood Elementary School	23.9%	114	477
Jefferson Terrace Elementary School	23%	146	636
Tara High School	22.4%	195	872
Villa Del Rey Elementary School	22%	85	386
Broadmoor Elementary School	21.4%	112	523
Woodlawn Middle School	20.5%	163	796
Westdale Middle School	19.2%	97	506
Westminster Elementary School	18.8%	48	256
Park Forest Elementary School	18.2%	85	466
McKinley Senior High School	18%	128	712
Magnolia Woods Elementary School	16.8%	72	428
Woodlawn High School	15.7%	210	1,336
Glasgow Middle School	13.8%	77	557
B. R. Foreign Language Academy Immersion Magnet	11.7%	70	596
Capitol Middle School	11.4%	50	438
Bellingrath Hills Elementary School	11.2%	51	454
Geo Prep Academy of Greater Baton Rouge	11.2%	87	776
Southdowns School	10.7%	17	159
The Emerge School for Autism	10.4%	5	48
Baker Heights Elementary School	10.2%	38	373
Shenandoah Elementary School	10.2%	62	610
White Hills Elementary School	10.2%	10	98
Tanglewood Elementary School	9.8%	64	654
Central Intermediate School	9.8%	98	1,002
Sherwood Middle Academic Academy	9.8%	72	731
Geo Next Generation High School	9.7%	42	434
Baton Rouge Magnet High School	9.3%	146	1,571
Thrive Academy	8.9%	16	180
Northeast Elementary School	8.7%	17	195
Central High School	8.5%	131	1,542
Belfair Montessori School	8.3%	22	265
Central Middle School	7.9%	81	1,027
Lee High School	7.8%	95	1,213
Basis Baton Rouge	7.5%	65	868
Baker Middle School	7.3%	11	151
Basis Baton Rouge Primary Mid City	7.3%	30	411
Northwestern Elementary School	7.2%	24	334
Arlington Preparatory Academy	7.1%	6	85
Parkview Elementary School	7%	35	502
Mayfair Laboratory School	6.4%	31	481
Idea University Prep	6.3%	39	623
Baker High School	6%	20	333
Claiborne Elementary School	5.9%	29	493
Melrose Elementary School	5.8%	17	293
Park Ridge Academic Magnet School	5.8%	7	121
Rollins Place Elementary School	5.7%	46	812
Celerity Lanier Charter School	5.6%	10	180
Zachary Elementary School	5.4%	42	782
Westdale Heights Academic Magnet School	5.4%	25	462
Southern University Laboratory Virtual School	5.2%	15	289
Brownfields Elementary School	5.2%	12	233
University View Academy Inc.	4.9%	182	3,720
McKinley Middle Magnet School	4.6%	29	631
Winbourne Elementary School	4.5%	13	292
Baton Rouge Center for Visual and Performing Arts	4.2%	23	545
Northwestern Middle School	4.1%	34	820
Impact Charter School	4.1%	18	442
Louisiana Virtual Charter Academy	4.1%	79	1,920
Copper Mill Elementary/Middle School	3.9%	33	839
Zachary Early Learning Center	3.9%	9	231
LSU Laboratory School	3.9%	57	1,461
Ebr Virtual Academy	3.8%	8	212
Collegiate Baton Rouge	3.8%	19	501
Northeast High School	3.6%	12	333
Advantage Charter Academy	3.6%	21	580
Sharon Hills Elementary School	3.3%	8	239
Ebr Readiness Superintendent Academy	3.3%	8	239
Greenbrier Elementary School	3.3%	12	359
Zachary High School	3.1%	53	1,716
Merrydale Elementary School	3.1%	7	225
Scotlandville Pre-Engineering Academy	3%	6	202
Glen Oaks Senior High School	3%	19	640
The Dufrocq School	2.8%	12	426
Central Louisiana Supports and Services Center	2.6%	1	39
Inspire Charter Academy (Natl. Heritage Academy)	2.3%	14	619
Northdale Superintendent's Academy	2.3%	3	131
Mentorship Steam Academy	2.1%	11	514
Istrouma High School	1.7%	11	650
Crestworth Elementary School	1.7%	7	416
Glen Oaks Middle School	1.6%	1	62
Louisiana Key Academy	1.6%	7	443
Glen Oaks Park Elementary School	1.3%	5	387
Scotlandville Magnet High School	1.2%	10	835
Progress Elementary School	1.1%	3	276
Helix Aviation Academy	1.1%	2	179
Southern University Lab School	1.1%	5	470
Delmont Pre-K and Kindergarten Center	0.8%	1	128
Capitol Elementary School	0.7%	2	289
Madison Preparatory Academy	0.7%	4	585
Ryan Elementary School	0.5%	1	203
Bernard Terrace Elementary School	0.4%	1	236
Forest Heights Academy of Excellence	0.3%	1	368
Geo Prep Mid-City of Greater Baton Rouge	0.2%	1	662