Progress Elementary School

330 Students

Elementary School Pre-K - 5th

School Overview

Progress Elementary School, located at 855 Progress Road in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, serves as a foundational educational institution within the East Baton Rouge Parish School System. Situated in the 70807 zip code, the school is dedicated to providing elementary-aged students with a comprehensive academic experience. It functions as a community hub that emphasizes fundamental literacy, mathematics, and social development, aiming to prepare its students for the transition to middle school and beyond.

As a neighborhood school, Progress Elementary plays a vital role in the local Baton Rouge community. The facility is designed to foster a supportive learning environment where educators focus on meeting state curriculum standards while addressing the diverse needs of their student population. Through a combination of classroom instruction and extracurricular engagement, the school strives to instill a sense of progress and academic achievement in its students, working in partnership with local families to promote long-term educational success.

330

Total Students

20.4

Full-Time Teachers

16.2

Student/Teacher Ratio

87.6%

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for Progress Elementary School
Demographic	Student Count
White	1
Hispanic	4
Black	325

Black
325 (98.5 %)
Hispanic
4 (1.2 %)
White
1 (0.3 %)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Elementary School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	No virtual instruction
Shared Time Status:	N/A
District:	East Baton Rouge Parish
Phone:	(225)775-4986
Grade Range:	Pre-K - 5th
Total Students:	330
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	20.4
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	16.2
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	281
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	8

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Pre-Kindergarten 20

Kindergarten 46

Grade 1 56

Grade 2 52

Grade 3 59

Grade 4 48

Grade 5 49