Brownfields’s public schools outscore 62% of Louisiana districts
The grade covers the two public school districts serving Brownfields, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. In Brownfields, 25% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Louisiana average (32%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Louisiana, not nationally.
From Louisiana state tests taken in spring 2022, when 96% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Brownfields’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 175 Louisiana towns with household incomes within a quarter of Brownfields’s, its schools beat 25%, lower than their 62% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 38% of tested students were proficient in reading and 25% in math, against 42% and 32% statewide; 96% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
75% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 83% across Louisiana. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
East Baton Rouge Parish spends $17,382 per student and Central $12,525, against $15,623 across Louisiana (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Brownfields’s grade
B: better than 62% of Louisiana school districts, #111 of 162 Louisiana towns. Both inputs trail the Louisiana average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Brownfields, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Brownfields
Brownfields Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 368 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Baton Rouge
Kindergarten in Brownfields
Brownfields Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 368 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Baton Rouge
1st grade in Brownfields
Brownfields Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 368 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Baton Rouge
2nd grade in Brownfields
Brownfields Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 368 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Baton Rouge
3rd grade in Brownfields
Brownfields Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 368 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Baton Rouge
4th grade in Brownfields
Brownfields Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 368 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Baton Rouge
5th grade in Brownfields
Brownfields Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 368 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Baton Rouge
Brownfields runs its own schools through grade 12 (East Baton Rouge Parish School District). From grade PK, students attend the Central Community School District, shared with Central. Its middle school is in Central. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Brownfields
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Below the state in reading
Brownfields vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Louisiana towns that share Brownfields’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Brownfields | B | East Baton Rouge Parish PK–12 · Central PK–12 |
| Central | A | Central |
| Baker | D | Baker City |
| Baton Rouge | B− | East Baton Rouge Parish |
Every school in Brownfields
31 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Louisiana’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Brownfields’s schools
Are Brownfields’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of Louisiana: the public schools Brownfields children attend outscore 62% of Louisiana’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #111 of 162 Louisiana towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 25%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Brownfields in?
Two districts: East Baton Rouge Parish School District runs grades PK–12, and Central Community School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Central.
Where do Brownfields kids go to high school?
One of 13 high schools, depending on your address: Baton Rouge Magnet High School, Central High School, Woodlawn High School, Liberty High School, Tara High School, Scotlandville Magnet High School, Broadmoor Senior High School, Belaire High School, McKinley Senior High School, Glen Oaks Senior High School, Istrouma High School, Northeast High School and Capitol High School.
What is Brownfields’s graduation rate?
75% of the class of 2023 in East Baton Rouge Parish School District graduated in four years, against 83% across Louisiana.
How much does Brownfields spend per student?
$17,382 in East Baton Rouge Parish School District and $12,525 in Central Community School District (FY2024), against $15,623 across Louisiana. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Brownfields families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Louisiana. Stars are from neighbors.