Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Merrydale

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
D

Lanier Elementary School A Redesign School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8Charter

4705 Lanier Dr, Baton Rouge, LA 70812 · (225) 308-3273

Merrydale’s School Grade B− better than 53% of Louisiana school districts

Directions
Students
234
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
93%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Lanier Elementary School A Redesign School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Louisiana’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 17 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 28 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 9 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 12.7% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 28.7%
Reading / language arts12%
State average 40.2%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Louisiana’s 1,186 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

4705 Lanier Dr, Baton Rouge

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K20
Kindergarten26
Grade 131
Grade 241
Grade 331
Grade 422
Grade 519
Grade 622
Grade 713
Grade 89
Enrollment over time
268’20
267’21
193’22
183’23
234’24

Down 12.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 92%Hispanic 7%White <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Lanier Elementary School A Redesign School from Merrydale families.

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Louisiana’s other public schools; Merrydale’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.