University Terrace Elementary School, Baton Rouge LA

Original Research by School Decision on University Terrace Elementary School

University Terrace Elementary School is a now-closed regular public school that was part of the East Baton Rouge Parish system, located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The school served grades outside the typical K-5 or K-8 model, with a grade configuration that was non-contiguous, a detail that may have set it apart from standard elementary offerings in the district.

Because the school is no longer operating, any account of its academic environment is a backward look. For its final year of recorded testing, state assessment results were available for fourth and fifth grade students on the LEAP 2025 exams. The proficient-and-above rates in math, English language arts, science, and social studies were well below the midpoint of public schools across the state. In math and science, proficiency was in the range typical of a school facing steep challenges. English language arts results were similar. Social studies outcomes were the lowest of the four subjects. For families considering legacy data, these scores point to a school where a large majority of students were not meeting grade-level benchmarks. A parent looking at these figures today would want to know what kinds of targeted interventions were in place, but the school’s closure means those supports are no longer in operation.

Enrollment and demographic data for the school were not available in the records we reviewed, so it is not possible to describe the student body by size, racial or ethnic composition, economic disadvantage, or special education and English learner status. That information gap makes it difficult to assess how representative the testing data were or what specific student populations the school served.

The school was located on East Polk Street in Baton Rouge, a midsized city that functions as Louisiana’s state capital. Baton Rouge is a consolidated city-parish with a mix of government, university, and industrial sectors. Louisiana State University and Southern University are both in the city. Housing values in the zip code where the school sat were notably lower than the state average, and rents were somewhat below national norms, reflecting a community where affordability was a factor. The broader East Baton Rouge Parish school district did not surface any recent major policy changes, curriculum shifts, or referendums affecting families, leaving us with little to report on the district’s current strategic direction.

University Terrace Elementary School is no longer enrolling students. For anyone reviewing its historical profile, the academic performance data from its final year shows a school that served students in a context of significant academic need, with proficiency rates at a small fraction of what was typical statewide. The absence of student demographic data and the school’s closure mean that many questions a family might ask about peer environment, class composition, or support structures cannot be answered from the available information. This school’s story is a closed chapter, and a parent looking for an active elementary school in Baton Rouge would need to consider other options within East Baton Rouge Parish.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 413%

School 13% · district not reported

▼ 15 pts below state median

Grade 514%

School 14% · district not reported

▼ 5 pts below state median

English language arts

Grade 420%

School 20% · district not reported

▼ 11 pts below state median

Grade 514%

School 14% · district not reported

▼ 15 pts below state median

Science

Grade 413%

School 13% · district not reported

▼ 8 pts below state median

Grade 510%

School 10% · district not reported

▼ 13 pts below state median

Social studies

Grade 410%

School 10% · district not reported

▼ 10 pts below state median

Grade 55%

School 5% · district not reported

▼ 18 pts below state median

This schoolEast Baton Rouge Parish, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 4Lower-income21%Higher-income20%1 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income14%Higher-income0%14 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income18%Higher-income50%32 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income13%Higher-income20%7 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income13%Higher-income17%4 pp gap