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About this school
Dufrocq Elementary School is
an urban public school
in Baton Rouge, Louisiana that is part of East Baton Rouge Parish Public Schools.
It serves 437 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 10.9:1.
Its teachers have had 106 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
90%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.
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Last updated Dec 5, 2025
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Dufrocq Elementary School
$51,958
raised using DonorsChoose
106
projects
funded
34
teachers
funded
285
donors
10
projects
for
basic supplies
25
projects for
technology
11
projects for
books
3
projects
for
art supplies
Dufrocq Elementary School has received support from
200 individuals from Louisiana and
85 individuals out-of-state.