Buchanan Elementary School - Baton Rouge, Louisiana/LA

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Buchanan Elementary School

1222 East Buchanan Street, Baton Rouge, LA, 70802 -

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Definition of Terms

Buchanan Elementary School

School Level

Primary school

School Type

Magnet School

Grades Offered

Grades PK - 5

Parish

East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Students & Faculty

Total Students

466 students

% Male / % Female

54% / 46%

Total Classroom Teachers

29 teachers

Students by Grade

Pre-K - 15 students

Kind - 87 students

Grade 1 - 60 students

Grade 2 - 71 students

Grade 3 - 72 students

Grade 4 - 85 students

Grade 5 - 76 students

This School

(LA) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:16

1:16

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(LA) School Average

% American Indian	1%	1%
% Asian	10%	1%
% Hispanic	n/a	2%
% Black	74%	54%
% White	14%	42%
% Unknown	1 %	1%

Additional Student Information

This School

(LA) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

70%

62%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(LA) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

East Baton Rouge Parish School District

This School's Agency

(LA) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	97	12
Number of Students Managed	51,032 students	4,877 students
District Total Revenue	$429,756,000	$46,735,000
District Expenditure	$416,924,000	$47,379,000
District Revenue / Student	$8,421	$9,583
District Expenditure / Student	$8,170	$9,715

Thefts reported in schools (The Advocate)
posted on March 14, 2009 at 05:16:57 am
East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s detectives are looking for this woman in reference to a burglary at Westdale Elementary School on College Drive on March 4.
Educator shares parents’ concerns (The Advocate)
posted on March 4, 2009 at 06:31:09 am
Bonita Coleman-Potter, a finalist for the position of superintendent of East Baton Rouge Parish schools, visits Tuesday with first-grade students at Buchanan Elementary School.

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About This Zip Code (70802)

School Zip (70802)

(LA) State Average

Population (Approximate)

30,434 people

4,372,444 people

% (age 25+) w/College Degree

20%

16%

Population Average Age

29 years old

34 years old

Average Household size

2.4 persons

2.4 persons

Median Household Income

$16,985

$31,814

Avg. # of Rooms in Household

4.5 rooms

5.1 rooms

Median Age of Housing Structure

55 years old

40 years old

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% Owning / % Renting

40% / 60%

64% / 36%

Nearby Schools:

1. Polk Elementary School - 310 students - 0.4 mi. away - view location
2. University Terrace Elementary School - 488 students - 0.7 mi. away - view location
3. Lsu Laboratory School - 997 students - 0.9 mi. away - view location
4. Baton Rouge Visual And Performing Arts Center - 400 students - 1.2 mi. away - view location
5. South Boulevard Extended Day School - 249 students - 1.2 mi. away - view location

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