Is Claiborne Elementary School a good school?

Claiborne Elementary School ranks in the bottom 1.2% of Louisiana elementary schools.

How many students attend Claiborne Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 590 students attended Claiborne Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Claiborne Elementary School?

Students at Claiborne Elementary School are 90% African American, 8% Hispanic, 1% White.

What schools do graduates of Claiborne Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Claiborne Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Capitol Middle School High : Istrouma High School

Claiborne Elementary School

Summary:

Claiborne Elementary School is a public elementary school in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, serving 590 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the East Baton Rouge Parish school district, which is ranked 77 out of 122 districts in Louisiana and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Claiborne Elementary has a significantly higher percentage of African American students (90-94%) compared to the surrounding schools, which range from 91-98% African American. The school consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of Louisiana elementary schools, with a 0-1 star rating from SchoolDigger. Claiborne's proficiency rates in Mathematics and English Language Arts are significantly lower than the East Baton Rouge Parish and Louisiana state averages across all grade levels. Additionally, Claiborne has an extremely high percentage of students (79-91%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

Despite its low performance, Claiborne Elementary is located in close proximity (within 2 miles) to several higher-performing elementary schools, such as Forest Heights Academy of Excellence and Glen Oaks Park Elementary School. Claiborne also has a relatively high student-teacher ratio, ranging from 14.8 to 23.3 students per teacher over the past three years, which may present challenges in providing individualized attention and support to students.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

4707 Denham Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70805

(225) 357-9712

District: East Baton Rouge Parish

SchoolDigger Rank:
667^th of 675 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $14,618

Students who attend Claiborne Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Capitol Middle School
High:	Istrouma High School

Student/teacher ratio: 23.3

Number of students: 590

Racial breakdown:

African American:

90.0%

Hispanic:

8.5%

White:

1.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 91.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Claiborne Elementary School ranks worse than 98.8% of elementary schools in Louisiana. It also ranks last among 45 ranked elementary schools in the East Baton Rouge Parish School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 3.13. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (90%), Hispanic (8.5%), White (1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 91.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Claiborne Elementary School is 23.3. 40 elementary schools in the East Baton Rouge Parish School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Claiborne Elementary School employs 25.2 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Claiborne Elementary School is $14,618. 31 elementary schools in the East Baton Rouge Parish School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Claiborne Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Claiborne Elementary School 667^th of 675 Louisiana public elementary schools. (See Claiborne Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

Female students:

Male students:

African American students:

East Baton Rouge Parish:

SchoolDigger ranks East Baton Rouge Parish 77^th of 122 Louisiana school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Claiborne Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Claiborne Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	LA State Percentile
2007	3.77	711^th	725	1.9%
2008	9.68	701^st	743	5.7%
2009	7.30	715^th	738	3.1%
2010	38.15	501^st	736	31.9%
2011	18.39	673^rd	766	12.1%
2012	6.52	747^th	764	2.2%
2013	8.80	741^st	772	4.0%
2014	11.24	732^nd	777	5.8%
2015	11.78	734^th	792	7.3%
2016	15.41	672^nd	742	9.4%
2017	27.79	580^th	739	21.5%
2018	13.30	654^th	728	10.2%
2019	19.77	628^th	731	14.1%
2021	15.88	624^th	729	14.4%
2022	5.31	704^th	727	3.2%
2023	2.56	727^th	730	0.4%
2024	3.13	667^th	675	1.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Claiborne Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	LA State Percentile
2018	14.28	639^th	682	6.3%
2019	21.14	604^th	697	13.3%
2021	20.00	596^th	719	17.1%
2022	6.70	694^th	724	4.1%
2023	3.15	718^th	723	0.7%
2024	4.41	663^rd	674	1.6%

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Rank History for Female students at Claiborne Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	LA State Percentile
2019	22.50	593^rd	684	13.3%
2021	18.21	600^th	705	14.9%
2022	8.18	674^th	701	3.9%
2023	3.02	701^st	705	0.6%
2024	2.04	634^th	635	0.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Claiborne Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	LA State Percentile
2019	13.14	647^th	696	7.0%
2021	16.23	611^th	704	13.2%
2022	5.09	699^th	712	1.8%
2023	4.11	702^nd	713	1.5%
2024	12.31	598^th	651	8.1%

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Rank History for African American students at Claiborne Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	LA State Percentile
2018	21.76	486^th	547	11.2%
2019	31.75	429^th	559	23.3%
2021	30.29	403^rd	564	28.5%
2022	9.95	537^th	562	4.4%
2023	6.69	563^rd	570	1.2%
2024	6.87	500^th	509	1.8%

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Data source: test scores: Louisiana Dept of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Louisiana Dept of Education

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Enrollment information for Claiborne Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	461	461
1990	141	349	4	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	494
1991	135	375	4	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	514
1992	109	334	4	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	447
1993	79	355	3	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	437
1994	79	400	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	480
1995	54	439	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	494
1996	54	439	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	494
1997	23	421	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	444
1998	15	453	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	468
1999	21	466	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	487
2000	20	437	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	458
2001	18	395	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	414
2002	18	398	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	416
2003	18	398	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	416
2004	11	385	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	396
2005	4	385	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	389
2006	5	392	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	397
2007	4	350	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	354
2008	2	389	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	391
2009	2	404	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	406
2010	1	370	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	371
2011	3	305	0	0	0	0	1	0	309
2012	3	784	0	2	0	0	4	0	793
2013	5	769	3	9	1	0	1	0	788
2014	4	668	0	8	0	0	1	0	681
2015	7	632	0	8	0	0	1	0	648
2016	7	550	0	11	0	0	0	0	568
2017	5	556	0	16	0	0	0	0	577
2018	3	511	0	8	1	0	0	0	523
2019	3	469	0	9	0	0	2	0	483
2020	10	426	0	10	0	0	1	0	447
2021	3	376	0	18	0	0	1	0	398
2022	7	453	1	43	0	0	1	0	505
2023	6	531	0	50	0	0	3	0	590

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Claiborne Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	461	21.0	21.9	77.4
1990	494	29.0	17.0	77.7
1991	514	30.0	17.1	83.3
1992	447	25.0	17.8	85.7
1993	437	26.0	16.8	93.1
1994	480	27.0	17.8	94.6
1995	494	31.0	15.9	82.4
1996	494	31.0	15.9	82.4
1997	444	30.0	14.8	74.5
1998	468	26.0	18.0	86.3
1999	487	29.0	16.8	75.6
2000	458	33.0	13.9	90.4
2001	414	28.0	14.8	95.2
2002	416	27.0	15.4	97.6
2003	416	27.0	15.4	97.6
2004	396	23.0	17.2	97
2005	389	23.3	16.7	96.9
2006	397	24.2	16.4	95.7
2007	354	22.4	15.8	98.3
2008	391	22.6	17.3	95.7
2009	406	26.0	15.6	95.6
2010	371	39.0	9.5	97
2011	309	36.0	8.5	97.7
2012	793	53.4	14.8	98.9
2013	788	50.9	15.4	98.7
2014	681	46.0	14.8	98.7
2015	648	41.0	15.8	91
2016	568	n/a	n/a	87.7
2017	577	52.3	11.0	95.3
2018	523	27.9	18.7	94.5
2019	483	26.0	18.5	79.9
2020	447	20.3	21.9	92.2
2021	398	18.0	22.1	80.2
2022	505	34.0	14.8	79.4
2023	590	25.2	23.3	91.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Claiborne Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	461	21.0	21.9	77.4
1990	494	29.0	17.0	77.7
1991	514	30.0	17.1	83.3
1992	447	25.0	17.8	85.7
1993	437	26.0	16.8	93.1
1994	480	27.0	17.8	94.6
1995	494	31.0	15.9	82.4
1996	494	31.0	15.9	82.4
1997	444	30.0	14.8	74.5
1998	468	26.0	18.0	86.3
1999	487	29.0	16.8	75.6
2000	458	33.0	13.9	90.4
2001	414	28.0	14.8	95.2
2002	416	27.0	15.4	97.6
2003	416	27.0	15.4	97.6
2004	396	23.0	17.2	97
2005	389	23.3	16.7	96.9
2006	397	24.2	16.4	95.7
2007	354	22.4	15.8	98.3
2008	391	22.6	17.3	95.7
2009	406	26.0	15.6	95.6
2010	371	39.0	9.5	97
2011	309	36.0	8.5	97.7
2012	793	53.4	14.8	98.9
2013	788	50.9	15.4	98.7
2014	681	46.0	14.8	98.7
2015	648	41.0	15.8	91
2016	568	n/a	n/a	87.7
2017	577	52.3	11.0	95.3
2018	523	27.9	18.7	94.5
2019	483	26.0	18.5	79.9
2020	447	20.3	21.9	92.2
2021	398	18.0	22.1	80.2
2022	505	34.0	14.8	79.4
2023	590	25.2	23.3	91.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Claiborne Elementary School

Year	Total Expenditures Per Pupil
2017	$11,833
2018	$12,227
2019	$12,438
2020	$12,867
2021	$13,319
2022	$14,618

Data source: Louisiana Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Claiborne Elementary School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Ranks 628^th of 731 Elementary schools	Ranks 727^th of 730 Elementary schools	13.7%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Claiborne Elementary School)	38	12	26%
3rd Grade Mathematics (East Baton Rouge Parish)	65	53	12%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Louisiana)	69	64	5%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Claiborne Elementary School)	45	12	33%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (East Baton Rouge Parish)	66	55	11%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana)	70	62	8%
4th Grade Mathematics (Claiborne Elementary School)	41	26	15%
4th Grade Mathematics (East Baton Rouge Parish)	59	49	10%
4th Grade Mathematics (Louisiana)	69	60	9%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Claiborne Elementary School)	51	37	14%
4th Grade English Language Arts (East Baton Rouge Parish)	67	63	4%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana)	72	68	4%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Claiborne Elementary School)	62	31	31%
5th Grade English Language Arts (East Baton Rouge Parish)	67	65	2%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana)	71	70	1%
5th Grade Social Studies (Claiborne Elementary School)	41	16	25%
5th Grade Social Studies (East Baton Rouge Parish)	51	41	10%
5th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana)	54	47	7%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	483	590	22.2%
African American	469	531	13.2%
American Indian	0	0
Asian	0	0
Hispanic	9	50	455.6%
Pacific Islander	0	0
White	3	6	100%
Two or More Races	2	3	50%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	79.9%	91.2%	11.3%

Schools Near Claiborne Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				LEAP Mathematics (2024)							LEAP English Language Arts (2024)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	LEAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	LEAP Mathematics 4th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 5th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 6th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 7th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 8th Grade	LEAP Mathematics All Grades	LEAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts All Grades	Total
Claiborne Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4707 Denham Street	Baton Rouge	70805	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 357-9712	590	25	23.3	91.2%	6 (1.0%)	531 (90.0%)	50 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	3.1	667^th of 675 public elementary schools	1.2%		2.6	727^th of 730 public elementary schools	0.4%	60	7.0	12.0	13.0				9.0	22.0	20.0	47.0				31.0	$14,618
Inspire Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	5454 North Foster Drive	Baton Rouge	70805	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	Yes	No	No	Yes	(225) 356-3936	566	8	70.5	93.1%	6 (1.1%)	541 (95.6%)	13 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	41.7	417^th of 675 public elementary schools	38.2%		44.5	430^th of 730 public elementary schools	41.1%	13	42.0	58.0		58.0	50.0	32.0	52.0	63.0	55.0	72.0	60.0	69.0	63.0	63.0	$18,625
IDEA University Prep	Public, Charter	K-8	7701 Plank Rd	Baton Rouge	70807	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	Yes	No	No	(n/a)	(225) 364-9805	639	54	11.7	88.7%	8 (1.3%)	595 (93.1%)	28 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (0.9%)	4.2	664^th of 675 public elementary schools	1.6%		5.8	711^th of 730 public elementary schools	2.6%	47	22.0	6.0		15.0	18.0	21.0		36.0	33.0	31.0	45.0	48.0	40.0	40.0	$22,367
Merrydale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6700 Rio Street	Baton Rouge	70812	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 355-0346	274	15	18.1	95.3%	0 (0.0%)	260 (94.9%)	10 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	18.6	574^th of 675 public elementary schools	15.0%		7	706^th of 730 public elementary schools	3.3%	132	43.0	19.0	39.0				31.0	32.0	35.0	70.0				42.0	$17,543
Prescott K-8 Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	4055 Prescott Rd	Baton Rouge	70805	East Baton Rouge Parish	Prescott K-8 Academy	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(225) 372-2037	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	12.4	618^th of 675 public elementary schools	8.4%					(n/a)			43.0		28.0	36.0	29.0	26.0	24.0	46.0	52.0	67.0	57.0	47.0
Forest Heights Academy of Excellence	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	7447 Sumrall Drive	Baton Rouge	70812	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	Yes	No	Yes	(225) 355-5681	398	32	12.4	69.3%	6 (1.5%)	389 (97.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	95.6	13^th of 675 public elementary schools	98.1%		92.9	33^rd of 730 public elementary schools	95.5%	20	99.0	87.0					93.0	99.0		100.0				99.0	$14,360
Winbourne Elementary School	Public	K-5	4503 Winbourne Ave	Baton Rouge	70805	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 355-4446	293	16	18.3	93.2%	1 (0.3%)	279 (95.2%)	9 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	6.6	653^rd of 675 public elementary schools	3.3%		10	687^th of 730 public elementary schools	5.9%	34	14.0	31.0	29.0				24.0	32.0	31.0	48.0				35.0	$17,190
J. K. Haynes Teacher Prep and Leadership Academy	Public	PK, KG-6	8600 Elm Grove Garden Drive	Baton Rouge	70807	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(225) 248-6825	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	18.1	580^th of 675 public elementary schools	14.1%					(n/a)	46.0	17.0	16.0				25.0	66.0	28.0	53.0				48.0
Glen Oaks Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5656 Lanier Drive	Baton Rouge	70812	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 356-4521	446	24	18.7	90.8%	3 (0.7%)	438 (98.2%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58.7	301^st of 675 public elementary schools	55.4%		44.1	432^nd of 730 public elementary schools	40.8%	131			61.0				60.0	72.0	58.0	76.0				69.0	$14,708
Dalton Elementary School A Redesign School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-7	3605 Ontario Blvd	Baton Rouge	70805	East Baton Rouge Parish	Dalton Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(225) 357-0244	177	13	13.1	93.8%	1 (0.6%)	176 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

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Schools Near Claiborne Elementary School