Buchanan Elementary School
1222 East Buchanan Baton Rouge LA, 70802, East Baton Rouge County Phone: 225-343-4585 Ranking:  (525 out of 947, bottom 45%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5 School District: East Baton Rouge Parish School District Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 34 | 32 | 33 | 36 | 33 | 32 | 33 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 461 | 446 | 435 | 450 | 462 | 501 | 482 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 18 | 3.9% | 18 | 4.0% | 15 | 3.4% | 22 | 4.9% | 19 | 4.1% | 36 | 7.2% | 26 | 5.4% |
| Kindergarten: | 73 | 15.8% | 64 | 14.3% | 70 | 16.1% | 54 | 12.0% | 75 | 16.2% | 62 | 12.4% | 74 | 15.4% |
| Grade 1: | 68 | 14.8% | 68 | 15.2% | 55 | 12.6% | 64 | 14.2% | 71 | 15.4% | 80 | 16.0% | 69 | 14.3% |
| Grade 2: | 70 | 15.2% | 57 | 12.8% | 65 | 14.9% | 67 | 14.9% | 67 | 14.5% | 70 | 14.0% | 69 | 14.3% |
| Grade 3: | 73 | 15.8% | 71 | 15.9% | 70 | 16.1% | 74 | 16.4% | 73 | 15.8% | 77 | 15.4% | 79 | 16.4% |
| Grade 4: | 90 | 19.5% | 86 | 19.3% | 93 | 21.4% | 91 | 20.2% | 88 | 19.0% | 104 | 20.8% | 100 | 20.7% |
| Grade 5: | 69 | 15.0% | 82 | 18.4% | 67 | 15.4% | 78 | 17.3% | 69 | 14.9% | 72 | 14.4% | 65 | 13.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 235 | 51.0% | 238 | 53.4% | 229 | 52.6% | 246 | 54.7% | 239 | 51.7% | 253 | 50.5% | 245 | 50.8% |
| Female: | 226 | 49.0% | 208 | 46.6% | 206 | 47.4% | 204 | 45.3% | 215 | 46.5% | 240 | 47.9% | 233 | 48.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.6% |
| Asian: | 67 | 14.5% | 61 | 13.7% | 66 | 15.2% | 57 | 12.7% | 46 | 10.0% | 62 | 12.4% | 58 | 12.0% |
| Hispanic: | 4 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.7% | 5 | 1.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.4% |
| Black: | 323 | 70.1% | 316 | 70.9% | 301 | 69.2% | 324 | 72.0% | 346 | 74.9% | 368 | 73.5% | 365 | 75.7% |
| White: | 65 | 14.1% | 65 | 14.6% | 61 | 14.0% | 68 | 15.1% | 64 | 13.9% | 66 | 13.2% | 54 | 11.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 289 | 62.7% | 280 | 62.8% | 268 | 61.6% | 284 | 63.1% | 302 | 65.4% | 331 | 66.1% | 331 | 68.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 24 | 5.2% | 15 | 3.4% | 16 | 3.7% | 12 | 2.7% | 25 | 5.4% | 23 | 4.6% | 19 | 3.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.56 | 13.94 | 13.06 | 12.62 | 13.89 | 15.70 | 14.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| iLEAP | ||||||
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46% | 46% | 65% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54% | 46% | 64% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 53% | 66% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 57% | 67% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 58% | 69% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63% | 59% | 69% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 65% | 72% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65% | 50% | 65% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57% | 46% | 63% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 54% | 68% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 58% | 67% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 63% | 69% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 66% | 71% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 69% | 72% |
| 2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58% | 39% | 58% |
| 2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 39% | 35% | 55% |
| 2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 46% | 62% |
| 2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61% | 50% | 63% |
| 2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61% | 47% | 63% |
| 2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58% | 54% | 67% |
| 2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55% | 56% | 68% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 47% | 63% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47% | 51% | 64% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 56% | 67% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65% | 57% | 66% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 53% | 64% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58% | 58% | 65% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63% | 56% | 65% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 59% | 69% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | 61% | 69% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 63% | 72% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 66% | 75% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 73% | 77% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 48% | 48% | 64% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 58% | 53% | 67% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 54% | 49% | 65% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 68% | 73% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | 71% | 71% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 48% | 40% | 62% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 46% | 40% | 60% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 46% | 65% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 59% | 57% | 68% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 55% | 55% | 67% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 51% | 49% | 68% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 53% | 44% | 62% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 48% | 51% | 66% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 61% | 68% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 61% | 61% | 70% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 49% | 60% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 63% | 54% | 65% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 57% | 66% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 61% | 68% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 62% | 68% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 65% | 70% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 66% | 72% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 56% | 48% | 59% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 52% | 65% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 58% | 66% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 64% | 70% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 63% | 58% | 67% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 67% | 70% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 74% | 72% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 56% | 39% | 53% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 42% | 58% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 63% | 49% | 62% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 58% | 47% | 63% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 56% | 47% | 62% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 52% | 64% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 55% | 66% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 47% | 60% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 62% | 55% | 66% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 64% | 57% | 67% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 53% | 53% | 66% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 55% | 65% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 59% | 67% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 60% | 67% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 54.2% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 45.8% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 16.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 33.3% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 66.7% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $43,371.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $36,402.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $46,855.0 |
* Buchanan Elementary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.