The top reported proficiency rate is 52% in Social studies. The lowest is 35% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Brusly Upper Elementary School
Brusly Upper Elementary School serves exactly two grades — fourth and fifth — as the bridge between the elementary experience and middle school in the West Baton Rouge Parish system. The school sits on the northern edge of Brusly, a small, car-dependent town of modest residential lots and limited commercial activity that functions largely as a bedroom community for Baton Rouge commuters. The school is one of several along the Vaughan Drive corridor that anchor daily life in the area. For a family moving into the parish, this school represents a brief but educationally weighty stop in a child's path.
The student body is split nearly evenly between white students and Black students, with a small Hispanic share and very few multiracial students enrolled. A substantial majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which places the school in a higher-need economic context. The school is a regular public school with no charter or magnet designation. Data on students with disabilities and English learners was not available.
State testing results from the LEAP 2025 assessments for the most recent school year paint a mixed picture. In English language arts, roughly half of students scored at the proficient level or above, a result that families may find reassuring for a foundational skill. In social studies, a similar share reached that threshold. Performance in science and especially in math was lower: in math, about a third of students met the proficient bar. These are the first results available for the school under this assessment, so there is no trend line to indicate whether performance is improving or declining. A parent would want to discuss directly with the school how it supports students who arrive below grade level in math and how it accelerates those who are on track.
The school itself is comparatively small, with enough students to form several sections per grade but not so large as to feel impersonal. Participation in state testing was virtually universal, which means the results reflect nearly every enrolled student, not a self-selected subgroup. The school does not serve high school grades, so there is no graduation rate to examine. Civil rights data such as discipline rates and course access were not available in the record.
Housing in the Brusly zip code is somewhat more expensive than the Louisiana statewide benchmark, with home values that have risen modestly in the past year. The estimated monthly mortgage and rent figures suggest that owning a home in the area is slightly cheaper than renting on a monthly basis, though both are within reach for a middle-income household. The town has experienced very slow population growth, and the West Baton Rouge Parish district is in the middle of a significant facilities change: voters approved a bond issue for a new Pre-K through fifth grade elementary school in Port Allen, expected to open in the near future. At the same time, the district considered moving fifth-graders from Brusly Elementary to the Brusly High School campus to relieve overcrowding. These changes mean that school assignment patterns are shifting across the parish, and families with younger children should expect ongoing reconfiguration of which buildings serve which grades.
Overall, Brusly Upper Elementary is a neighborhood school that serves a limited grade span in a stable, slow-growing town. Its academic results are stronger in literacy and social studies than in math and science, and the school operates within a district that is actively building new capacity and rethinking grade configurations. A parent considering this school should weigh the modest math performance against the school's size and community context and should ask the school directly about instructional supports and enrichment in mathematics.
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