📍 1222 East Buchanan, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, 70802
Buchanan Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish. The school has 456 pupils enrolled. It is part of the East Baton Rouge Parish school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5. The school employs 23.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.6:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, devices for students.
Buchanan Elementary School enrolls 456 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 45% male and 55% female. A teaching staff of 23.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% Black or African American, 13% Hispanic or Latino and 9.9% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 313 | 69% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 59 | 13% |
| Asian | 45 | 9.9% |
| White | 30 | 6.6% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 1.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
349 of the school's 456 students (77%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 331 qualify for free lunch and 18 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
The school's NCES locale classification is City, Midsize. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district LA-6, state senate district 16, state house district 68.
Buchanan Elementary School is one of 83 schools in East Baton Rouge Parish, based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The district serves 39,320 students district-wide and employs 2,398 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 456 students, Buchanan Elementary School is close to the district average of about 474 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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