Woodlawn Middle School

Summary:

Woodlawn Middle School is a public middle school in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, serving 887 students in grades 6-8. The school stands out for its strong academic performance, consistently outpacing the East Baton Rouge Parish and Louisiana state averages in both Mathematics and English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency.

Woodlawn Middle School's academic excellence is particularly noteworthy in its diverse student population, with 55.69% African American and 18.83% Hispanic students. The school's African American and Hispanic students outperform their respective district and state averages in both Mathematics and ELA. Additionally, the school's special education students rank 29 out of 175 Louisiana middle schools, with a 4-star rating. This strong performance is especially impressive given that 69.33% of Woodlawn Middle School's students come from low socioeconomic backgrounds, a significantly higher percentage than nearby schools.

Compared to other middle schools in the East Baton Rouge Parish district, as well as some high-performing schools in the neighboring Livingston Parish and Ascension Parish districts, Woodlawn Middle School stands out for its ability to serve a diverse and economically disadvantaged student population while maintaining strong academic results. This consistent improvement and performance suggest that the school is effectively addressing the needs of its students.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 14939 Tiger Bend Road
       Baton Rouge, LA  70817


(225) 751-0436

District: East Baton Rouge Parish

SchoolDigger Rank:
201st of 449 Louisiana Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $14,804 Help


Students who attend Woodlawn Middle School usually attend:

High:    Woodlawn High School

Feeder schools for Woodlawn Middle School:

Elementary:    Parkview Elementary School
    Shenandoah Elementary School
    Wildwood Elementary School
    Woodlawn Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  21.0 Help
Number of students:  887

Racial breakdown:

African American:
55.7%
White:
19.6%
Hispanic:
18.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  69.3% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Woodlawn Middle School ranks better than 55.2% of middle schools in Louisiana. It also ranks 3rd among 13 ranked middle schools in the East Baton Rouge Parish School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 56.55. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Woodlawn Middle School is diverse. Racial makeup is: African American (55.7%), White (19.6%), Hispanic (18.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 69.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Woodlawn Middle School is 21. 11 middle schools in the East Baton Rouge Parish School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Woodlawn Middle School is $14,804. 7 middle schools in the East Baton Rouge Parish School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Woodlawn Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Woodlawn Middle School 201st of 449 Louisiana public middle schools. (See Woodlawn Middle School in the ranking list.)

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East Baton Rouge Parish:

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


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Rank History for Woodlawn Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Woodlawn Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 47.09 244th 396 38.4%
2008 53.75 213th 413 48.4%
2009 55.23 214th 425 49.6%
2010 50.31 235th 408 42.4%
2011 47.91 257th 412 37.6%
2012 45.81 264th 442 40.3%
2013 47.55 257th 457 43.8%
2014 51.63 242nd 470 48.5%
2015 61.64 179th 482 62.9%
2016 53.96 216th 435 50.3%
2017 47.74 258th 437 41.0%
2018 32.17 289th 411 29.7%
2019 56.71 204th 449 54.6%
2021 44.86 255th 459 44.4%
2022 38.36 294th 460 36.1%
2023 46.65 245th 465 47.3%
2024 56.55 201st 449 55.2%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Woodlawn Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 54.06 22nd 49 55.1%
2021 54.37 25th 57 56.1%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Woodlawn Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.04 18th 26 30.8%
2019 57.84 12th 38 68.4%
2021 30.44 39th 55 29.1%
2022 28.35 39th 48 18.8%
2023 38.18 36th 56 35.7%
2024 29.38 37th 48 22.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Woodlawn Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 62.66 52nd 202 74.3%
2021 36.86 128th 210 39.0%
2022 38.24 127th 206 38.3%
2023 54.51 72nd 206 65.0%
2024 76.38 29th 175 83.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Woodlawn Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.59 231st 403 42.7%
2019 51.06 218th 430 49.3%
2021 38.35 279th 455 38.7%
2022 34.03 304th 458 33.6%
2023 41.55 267th 459 41.8%
2024 52.28 211th 444 52.5%
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Rank History for Female students at Woodlawn Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 53.38 212th 418 49.3%
2021 46.72 247th 441 44.0%
2022 40.70 279th 441 36.7%
2023 46.25 251st 444 43.5%
2024 53.45 208th 415 49.9%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Woodlawn Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.56 80th 170 52.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Woodlawn Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 55.95 189th 418 54.8%
2021 42.59 246th 442 44.3%
2022 36.81 275th 442 37.8%
2023 46.98 225th 443 49.2%
2024 56.99 181st 426 57.5%
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Rank History for Asian students at Woodlawn Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 42.79 15th 18 16.7%
2022 58.61 7th 14 50.0%
2023 58.34 8th 16 50.0%
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Rank History for African American students at Woodlawn Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.21 111th 313 64.5%
2019 64.67 99th 338 70.7%
2021 52.16 146th 352 58.5%
2022 43.05 196th 360 45.6%
2023 53.22 145th 360 59.7%
2024 67.51 97th 333 70.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Woodlawn Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 16.32 104th 118 11.9%
2019 30.75 100th 128 21.9%
2021 29.17 118th 153 22.9%
2022 32.33 117th 163 28.2%
2023 44.16 97th 163 40.5%
2024 55.08 63rd 152 58.6%
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Rank History for White students at Woodlawn Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.79 104th 338 69.2%
2019 69.37 104th 350 70.3%
2021 59.69 148th 358 58.7%
2022 55.68 172nd 362 52.5%
2023 55.88 164th 352 53.4%
2024 60.95 130th 320 59.4%
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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.

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Tuesday, May 7, 2019

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Enrollment information for Woodlawn Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2007 277 501 14 35 1 n/a n/a 0 828
2008 266 583 18 33 2 n/a n/a 0 902
2009 286 539 23 37 1 n/a n/a 0 886
2010 283 556 26 27 0 n/a n/a 0 892
2011 317 613 34 0 2 0 0 0 966
2012 259 641 33 54 1 1 26 0 1015
2013 248 651 41 66 2 0 19 0 1027
2014 263 625 38 62 1 1 23 0 1013
2015 228 524 35 85 0 1 15 0 888
2016 221 492 29 96 1 3 15 0 857
2017 206 475 27 110 1 2 14 0 835
2018 220 530 28 100 1 2 18 0 899
2019 236 546 26 117 1 1 20 0 947
2020 232 600 35 151 3 2 14 0 1037
2021 233 577 41 173 3 3 20 0 1050
2022 189 535 36 148 2 2 16 0 928
2023 174 494 26 167 3 4 19 0 887

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

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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 Woodlawn Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2007 828 44.8 18.5 65.3
2008 902 60.0 15.0 66.7
2009 886 71.0 12.5 65
2010 892 73.1 12.1 65.6
2011 966 76.7 12.5 69.7
2012 1015 69.6 14.5 76.3
2013 1027 69.6 14.7 75.6
2014 1013 72.0 14.0 76
2015 888 71.0 12.5 45.9
2016 857 n/a n/a 42.6
2017 835 61.3 13.6 67.7
2018 899 38.7 23.2 68.4
2019 947 39.1 24.2 46.3
2020 1037 34.6 29.9 63.8
2021 1050 43.6 24.0 46.1
2022 928 45.0 20.6 44.8
2023 887 42.1 21.0 69.3

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 Woodlawn Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2007 828 44.8 18.5 65.3
2008 902 60.0 15.0 66.7
2009 886 71.0 12.5 65
2010 892 73.1 12.1 65.6
2011 966 76.7 12.5 69.7
2012 1015 69.6 14.5 76.3
2013 1027 69.6 14.7 75.6
2014 1013 72.0 14.0 76
2015 888 71.0 12.5 45.9
2016 857 n/a n/a 42.6
2017 835 61.3 13.6 67.7
2018 899 38.7 23.2 68.4
2019 947 39.1 24.2 46.3
2020 1037 34.6 29.9 63.8
2021 1050 43.6 24.0 46.1
2022 928 45.0 20.6 44.8
2023 887 42.1 21.0 69.3

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.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Woodlawn Middle School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2017 $12,115
2018 $11,921
2019 $12,429
2020 $11,710
2021 $13,031
2022 $14,804

Data source: Louisiana Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Woodlawn Middle School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 204th of 449 Middle schoolsRanks 245th of 465 Middle schools
 7.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Mathematics (Woodlawn Middle School)5857
 1%
   6th Grade Mathematics (East Baton Rouge Parish)5642
 14%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Louisiana)6157
 4%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Woodlawn Middle School)7267
 5%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (East Baton Rouge Parish)6358
 5%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana)6768
 1%
6th Grade Social Studies (Woodlawn Middle School)5935
 24%
   6th Grade Social Studies (East Baton Rouge Parish)4935
 14%
   6th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana)5142
 9%
7th Grade Mathematics (Woodlawn Middle School)6657
 9%
   7th Grade Mathematics (East Baton Rouge Parish)5644
 12%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Louisiana)6158
 3%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Woodlawn Middle School)7267
 5%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (East Baton Rouge Parish)6659
 7%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana)7267
 5%
7th Grade Social Studies (Woodlawn Middle School)5646
 10%
   7th Grade Social Studies (East Baton Rouge Parish)5144
 7%
   7th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana)5552
 3%
8th Grade Mathematics (Woodlawn Middle School)6747
 20%
   8th Grade Mathematics (East Baton Rouge Parish)5641
 15%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Louisiana)5347
 6%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Woodlawn Middle School)6967
 2%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (East Baton Rouge Parish)6561
 4%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana)7170
 1%
8th Grade Social Studies (Woodlawn Middle School)5849
 9%
   8th Grade Social Studies (East Baton Rouge Parish)5744
 13%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana)6453
 11%
End of Course Algebra I (Woodlawn Middle School)10096
 4%
   End of Course Algebra I (East Baton Rouge Parish)5443
 11%
   End of Course Algebra I (Louisiana)6764
 3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students947887
 6.3%
African American546494
 9.5%
American Indian13
 200%
Asian2626
Hispanic117167
 42.7%
Pacific Islander14
 300%
White236174
 26.3%
Two or More Races2019
 5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients46.3%69.3%
 23.1%


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Students at Woodlawn Middle School are 56% African American, 20% White, 19% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

In the 2022-23 school year, 887 students attended Woodlawn Middle School.

Woodlawn Middle School ranks 201st of 449 Louisiana middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Woodlawn Middle School usually go on to attend Woodlawn High School


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Louisiana Dept of Education.

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