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Best Elementary Schools in Baton Rouge, LA (2025-26)
Every ranked elementary school in Baton Rouge, LA, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.
Baton Rouge, LA rankings: Elementary Schools
Baton Rouge, LA elementary schools ranked
How Baton Rouge, LA's elementary schools compare
A: 8B: 3C: 12D: 18F: 3
25% of the 44 ranked elementary schools in Baton Rouge, LA earn an A or B (8 A grades, 3 B, 12 C, 18 D, 3 F), against 46% of elementary schools nationwide. 39 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (89% here, 70% nationally), and 21 exceed it. On average 30% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 17% (national averages: 46% actual, 37% projected).
The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: B R Foreign Language Acad Immersion Magnet (79% against 40%, A+), Forest Heights Academy Of Excellence (56% against 18%, A), Belfair Montessori School (48% against 10%, A-), Mayfair Laboratory School (87% against 53%, A+), Westdale Heights Academic Magnet School (81% against 50%, A+).
Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 11): East Baton Rouge Parish (11).
The largest ranked elementary schools: South Baton Rouge Charter Academy (845 students, D-, #37), Geo Prep Academy Of Greater Baton Rouge (771 students, C+, #13), Jefferson Terrace Academy (744 students, F, #42).
Of the top 25, 5 are magnet schools and 5 are charters. Selective and specialised schools tend to post high actual scores; the projection column is the fairer comparison for a neighborhood school.
Elementary schools in Baton Rouge, LA that are not ranked
9 graded elementary schools are listed here rather than ranked, each for the reason given. Every one has its own page with its full SchoolGrade report.
Not yet graded (9)
Our source data has no school-level proficiency results for these schools, so they carry no SchoolGrade yet.
- Buchanan Elementary School, Baton Rouge
- Dalton Charter School, Baton Rouge
- Democracy Prep Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge
- Idea University Prep, Baton Rouge
- J K Haynes Charter Inc, Baton Rouge
- Lanier Charter School, Baton Rouge
- Tanglewood Elementary School, Baton Rouge
- The Emerge School For Autism, Baton Rouge
- University Terrace Elementary School, Baton Rouge
About this ranking
- Scope: public elementary schools in Baton Rouge, LA, as grouped on its schools page; the Louisiana ranking covers the whole state.
- Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
- Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
- Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the elementary schools.
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works
Questions about elementary schools in Baton Rouge, LA
What is the best elementary school in Baton Rouge, LA?
Mayfair Laboratory School in Baton Rouge ranks first among the 44 ranked elementary schools in Baton Rouge, LA with a SchoolGrade of A+, 87% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 53%.
How are elementary schools in Baton Rouge, LA ranked?
By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.
How many elementary schools does Baton Rouge, LA have?
SchoolGrade grades 53 public elementary schools in Baton Rouge, LA; 44 are ranked here and 9 are listed as not ranked.