How many Hispanic students were enrolled in East Baton Rouge Parish schools in 2022-23 school year?

LA State Superintendent Cade Brumley 2023 | Louisiana Department of Education

By Central Louisiana News

Apr 1, 2024

There were 6,870 Hispanic students enrolled in East Baton Rouge Parish schools in the 2022-23 school year, 6.4% more than the previous year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

Data showed that East Baton Rouge Parish welcomed 65,681 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 10.5% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the parish.

Among the 122 schools in East Baton Rouge Parish, Idea Innovation recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 358 students.

The majority of Louisiana students were either white (48%) or Black (37%) in the 2021-22 school year.

In 2022, there was roughly one teacher for every 18 students compared to the national average of one teacher for 16 students. Teachers handling a higher number of students was found to have negative consequences for students’ school performance.

Ethnicities in East Baton Rouge Parish in 2022-23 School Year

Enrollment Demographics in East Baton Rouge Parish Schools During 2022-23 School Year

School name	% of Hispanic students enrollment	Enrollment of Hispanic Students
Highland Elementary School	54.7%	156
Riveroaks Elementary School	50%	273
Idea Innovation	39.9%	358
Labelle Aire Elementary School	37.9%	182
Cedarcrest-Southmoor Elementary School	35%	243
Twin Oaks Elementary School	31.6%	142
South Baton Rouge Charter Academy	31%	240
Broadmoor Senior High School	30.3%	228
Wildwood Elementary School	28.7%	141
Southeast Middle School	25.5%	234
Belaire High School	25.3%	166
Audubon Elementary School	24.9%	128
Wedgewood Elementary School	24.3%	106
Jefferson Terrace Elementary School	22.8%	155
Woodlawn Elementary School	22.5%	155
Broadmoor Elementary School	21.8%	116
Lasalle Elementary School	20.5%	99
Park Forest Middle School	20.1%	108
Villa Del Rey Elementary School	19.8%	73
Tara High School	19.4%	138
Magnolia Woods Elementary School	18.9%	93
Woodlawn Middle School	18.1%	151
Idea Bridge	17.8%	223
McKinley Senior High School	17.1%	132
Kenilworth Science and Technology Charter School	17%	65
Woodlawn High School	15.8%	222
Westdale Middle School	15.7%	114
Park Forest Elementary School	15.1%	72
Glasgow Middle School	14.6%	76
Westminster Elementary School	13.7%	43
Southdowns School	13.5%	21
Louisiana School for The Deaf	11.2%	9
Buchanan Elementary School	10.9%	45
Baker Middle School	10.3%	16
Tanglewood Elementary School	10.3%	72
B. R. Foreign Language Academy Immersion Magnet	10.2%	54
White Hills Elementary School	9.9%	11
Sherwood Middle Academic Academy	9.8%	73
Baker Heights Elementary School	9.5%	35
Central Intermediate School	9.3%	95
Capitol Middle School	9.3%	49
Shenandoah Elementary School	9.1%	61
Lee High School	8.7%	103
Geo Prep Academy of Greater Baton Rouge	8.5%	64
Baton Rouge Magnet High School	8.4%	131
Geo Next Generation High School	8.4%	32
Central Middle School	7.9%	87
Bellingrath Hills Elementary School	7.8%	35
Central High School	7.8%	119
Louisiana School for The Visually Impaired	7.7%	4
Basis Baton Rouge	7.6%	61
Celerity Lanier Charter School	7.4%	14
Baker High School	7.2%	26
Belfair Montessori School	7.2%	19
University Terrace Elementary School	7.2%	10
Mayfair Laboratory School	6.7%	32
Claiborne Elementary School	6.7%	37
Thrive Academy	6.6%	11
Sharon Hills Elementary School	6.6%	16
The Emerge School for Autism	6.2%	3
Northwestern Elementary School	6%	24
Westdale Heights Academic Magnet School	5.9%	26
McKinley Middle Magnet School	5.5%	34
Basis Baton Rouge Primary Mid City	5.3%	24
Northeast Elementary School	4.8%	10
Melrose Elementary School	4.7%	14
Southern University Laboratory Virtual School	4.6%	16
Northeast High School	4.6%	16
Idea University Prep	4.5%	28
Zachary Early Learning Center	4.5%	10
Parkview Elementary School	4.4%	23
University View Academy Inc.	4.3%	155
Ebr Readiness Superintendent Academy	4.2%	11
Brownfields Elementary School	4.2%	10
Ebr Virtual Academy	4.1%	16
Louisiana Virtual Charter Academy	4.1%	79
Capitol High School	3.9%	14
Merrydale Elementary School	3.8%	10
Collegiate Baton Rouge	3.7%	17
Rollins Place Elementary School	3.6%	29
Baton Rouge Center for Visual and Performing Arts	3.6%	16
Zachary Elementary School	3.5%	27
Greenbrier Elementary School	3.4%	11
The Dufrocq School	3.2%	15
Northwestern Middle School	3.1%	27
Arlington Preparatory Academy	3.1%	3
LSU Laboratory School	3.1%	45
Winbourne Elementary School	2.9%	8
Istrouma High School	2.8%	16
Glen Oaks Senior High School	2.8%	17
Glen Oaks Middle School	2.6%	2
Central Louisiana Supports and Services Center	2.5%	1
Inspire Charter Academy (Natl. Heritage Academy)	2.3%	13
Zachary High School	2.3%	39
Delmont Pre-K and Kindergarten Center	2.2%	3
Copper Mill Elementary/Middle School	1.8%	15
Impact Charter School	1.8%	8
Park Ridge Academic Magnet School	1.6%	2
Advantage Charter Academy	1.6%	8
Louisiana Key Academy	1.6%	7
Helix Legal Academy	1.4%	1
Democracy Prep Baton Rouge	1.4%	7
Progress Elementary School	1.3%	4
Mentorship Steam Academy	1.2%	5
Glen Oaks Park Elementary School	1.2%	5
Scotlandville Pre-Engineering Academy	1.1%	2
Northdale Superintendent's Academy	0.8%	1
Bernard Terrace Elementary School	0.8%	2
Crestworth Elementary School	0.8%	3
Park Elementary School	0.6%	2
Scotlandville Magnet High School	0.6%	5
J. K. Haynes Charter Inc.	0.6%	1
Madison Preparatory Academy	0.5%	3
Ryan Elementary School	0.5%	1
Southern University Lab School	0.5%	2
Forest Heights Academy of Excellence	0.2%	1