📍 2050 Hood Avenue, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, 70808
Southdowns School is a Special Education serving prekindergarten age pupils, located in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish. The school has 68 pupils enrolled. It is part of the East Baton Rouge Parish school district. It serves grades Pre-K. The school employs 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.7:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, devices for students.
Southdowns School enrolls 68 students across grades Pre-K. The student body is 44% male and 56% female. A teaching staff of 3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 63% Black or African American, 24% White and 10% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 43 | 63% |
| White | 16 | 24% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 | 10% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | 2.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
46 of the school's 68 students (68%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 44 qualify for free lunch and 2 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.
Southdowns 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 68 students, Southdowns School is smaller than the district average of about 474 students per school.
Setting: City - Midsize