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Westdale Heights Academic Magnet School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
2000 College Drive
Baton Rouge, LA 70808
Phone
(225) 926-5421
District
East Baton Rouge Parish
County
EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
Yes
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
464
Classroom Teachers
32

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Louisiana

10

(10 is best)

Better than 99.0% of all LA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Westdale Heights Academic Magnet School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

100 80 60 40 20 0
87%
40%
87%
44%
87%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

100 80 60 40 20 0
95%
42%
93%
45%
96%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

100 80 60 40 20 0
94%
38%
93%
42%
95%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 15 10 5 0
15
18
18
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 42 9.1%
Kindergarten 64 13.8%
Grade 1 72 15.5%
Grade 2 74 15.9%
Grade 3 69 14.9%
Grade 4 72 15.5%
Grade 5 71 15.3%
Total 464 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 43.0% 11.6% 43.7%
Black 39.2% 69.3% 42.9%
Hispanic 5.8% 14.9% 11.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 11.3% 3.8% 1.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.7% 0.4% 0.7%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 35.6% 72.0% 62.4%
Free lunch eligible 29.3% 66.6% 58.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 6.3% 5.4% 4.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 384,546 4,590,241
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,287.0 105
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.1% 6.2%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.8% 19.7%
20-44 YEARS OLD 37.6% 33.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 21.6% 24.6%
65 OR OLDER 14.8% 16.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 149,007 1,765,264
Single Parent Households With Children 10.5% 10.5%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 90.4% 86.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 39.3% 26.1%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 17.0% 13.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 13.4% 14.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 10.3% 11.5%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.0% 15.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 16.3% 16.3%
$15,000 - $29,999 14.0% 14.8%
$15,000 or less 12.9% 13.3%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,977 $301,777,000 46.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $997 $43,141,000 6.7%
Staff $882 $38,162,000 5.9%
General Administration $345 $14,930,000 2.3%
School Administration $818 $35,371,000 5.5%
Operation $1,149 $49,710,000 7.7%
Transportation $782 $33,837,000 5.2%
Other $423 $18,292,000 2.8%
Total Support $5,397 $233,443,000 36.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,608 $112,804,000 17.4%
Total Expenditures $14,982 $648,024,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,126 $5,116,487,000 49.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $782 $561,266,000 5.5%
Staff $672 $482,832,000 4.7%
General Administration $324 $232,689,000 2.3%
School Administration $813 $583,995,000 5.7%
Operation $1,460 $1,048,151,000 10.2%
Transportation $649 $465,810,000 4.5%
Other $356 $255,444,000 2.5%
Total Support $5,056 $3,630,187,000 35.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,134 $1,532,450,000 14.9%
Total Expenditures $14,316 $10,279,124,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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