Other / mixed grade configuration · Baton Rouge, LA

Villa Del Rey Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Villa Del Rey Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 41/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 220054000438
0/100100/10041/100
👥 S:T ratio
36
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
23
📋 Attendance
75
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Villa Del Rey Elementary School earns 41/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Louisiana median.

#33 of 59
schools in Baton Rouge · Resource Index
41
Resource Index · Typical
16.1:1
students per teacher
72.2%
free-lunch eligible

Villa Del Rey Elementary School has class sizes near the Louisiana median. Computed live against every Louisiana school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Villa Del Rey Elementary School ranks #33 of 59 schools in Baton Rouge, LA.

Enrollment

387

Louisiana · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

24.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

16.1:1

vs 16.8:1 Louisiana avg

-4% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

72.2%

vs 62.5% Louisiana avg

+16% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Villa Del Rey Elementary School compares with Louisiana and U.S. medians

At or below state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Villa Del Rey Elementary School

Villa Del Rey Elementary School is a higher-need, mid-sized combined-grade school in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, enrolling 387 students.

At 16.1:1, its student-teacher ratio sits close to the Louisiana median, within a few percentage points of the 16.8:1 state norm, neither notably crowded nor notably small.

Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 72.2% of students eligible for free meals.

With 387 students, its enrollment sits close to the Louisiana median campus size.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 1,330 scored Louisiana schools.

Against 350 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #244.

Its student body is led by African American (66%) and Hispanic or Latino (27%) (diversity index 49/100).

Counselor availability sits well past the ASCA benchmark, roughly 387 students sharing each counselor, though short of the most stretched campuses.

10.1% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.

Its district draws 21.4% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Among Baton Rouge's public schools, it stands alongside University View Academy Inc. (Frm La Connections) (3,725 students): Villa Del Rey Elementary School is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (16.1:1 vs 20.6:1).

East Baton Rouge Parish also operates Baton Rouge Magnet High School (1,593 students) and Woodlawn High School (1,331 students) alongside Villa Del Rey Elementary School.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Villa Del Rey Elementary School compares

Villa Del Rey Elementary School on the metrics families compare, against Louisiana and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Louisiana Louisiana avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 16.1:1 ▼ 4% 16.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 72.2% ▲ 16% 62.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 387 top 58% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

16.1:1
Leaner classes than 37% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
387
Bigger than 45% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
72.2%
free-lunch eligible - 16% above the Louisiana average of 62.5%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
16.1:1
students per teacher - 4% below state mean
Top 47% in Louisiana - lower ratio than 53% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
10.1%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Funding equity
$15,604
per pupil, district-wide - below Louisiana avg of $16,376
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 387 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

African American 65.9%
Hispanic or Latino 26.9%
White 3.4%
Asian 2.6%
Two or More 1.3%

Largest group: African American at 65.9% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 49.1/100

Simpson diversity index - at 49.1, Villa Del Rey Elementary School is more mixed than the Louisiana school average of 43.9.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for East Baton Rouge Parish, which includes Villa Del Rey Elementary School.

$15,604
Per student
-5%
vs Louisiana
Avg $16,376
-6%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 54.2%
State 24.4%
Federal 21.4%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Villa Del Rey Elementary School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Baton Rouge Magnet High School Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Woodlawn High School Larger Lower economic need Similar S:T ratio
Liberty High School Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Idea Bridge Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Tara High School Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Villa Del Rey Elementary School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

East Baton Rouge Parish · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar other schools in Baton Rouge

6 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.

Similar other schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Louisiana, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Villa Del Rey Elementary School's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Villa Del Rey Elementary School

How many students attend Villa Del Rey Elementary School?

Villa Del Rey Elementary School has 387 students enrolled. It is a public school in Baton Rouge, LA.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Villa Del Rey Elementary School?

The student-teacher ratio at Villa Del Rey Elementary School is 16.1:1, which is 4% lower than the Louisiana average of 16.8:1 and 3% higher than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Villa Del Rey Elementary School?

72.2% of students at Villa Del Rey Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Louisiana average of 62.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Villa Del Rey Elementary School?

The largest demographic group at Villa Del Rey Elementary School is African American at 65.9% of enrollment, in Baton Rouge, LA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Villa Del Rey Elementary School?

Villa Del Rey Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 41/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Villa Del Rey Elementary School rank among schools in Baton Rouge?

By Resource Investment Index, Villa Del Rey Elementary School ranks #33 of 59 schools in Baton Rouge, LA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Baton Rouge on the city page.

Is Villa Del Rey Elementary School a good school?

Villa Del Rey Elementary School earns 41/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Louisiana median. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in East Baton Rouge Parish?

Besides Villa Del Rey Elementary School, East Baton Rouge Parish also operates Baton Rouge Magnet High School (1,593 students), Woodlawn High School (1,331 students), and Liberty High School (1,218 students). See the East Baton Rouge Parish district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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