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Glen Oaks Senior High School

Public Grades 6-12

307^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 325 Louisiana High Schools

Better than 6% of Louisiana high schools

Summary

Glen Oaks Senior High School in Baton Rouge, LA, serves 575 students in grades 6 through 12 and is part of the East Baton Rouge Parish school district, where 87.5% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Louisiana high schools over the past decade, with very low test scores, a 67.5% graduation rate (below the state average of 85%), and a chronic absenteeism rate of 60.2%—nearly three times the state average. However, the graduation rate has shown a positive upward trend from a low of 55.8% in 2020-2021, and the school boasts a favorable student-teacher ratio of 9:1, which is much lower than nearby schools like Baton Rouge Magnet High School (17.6:1).

When compared to nearby schools, Glen Oaks faces significant challenges but also reveals some interesting contrasts. For instance, Istrouma High School, just 3 miles away and serving a similar demographic (90.65% free/reduced lunch), dramatically outperforms Glen Oaks on standardized tests, with 61% proficiency in Math and 87% in ELA versus Glen Oaks' 25% and 36%, respectively, despite Istrouma having a higher chronic absenteeism rate (81.9%). This disparity suggests different instructional strategies at work. Meanwhile, Baton Rouge Magnet High School, a top-5 school in the state, has near-perfect test scores and a 5.8% chronic absenteeism rate, highlighting a stark educational divide within the same district.

Internally, Glen Oaks shows a "bright spot" in 6th-grade math, with 33% proficiency—the highest math score at the school—but this drops sharply to 14% in 8th-grade math, indicating a potential "middle school slump." High school performance also declines, with Algebra I proficiency at 25% and English I at 24%, suggesting students enter high school behind and struggle to catch up. Interestingly, the school has historically performed relatively well for special education students, ranking in the 32nd percentile in 2018-2019, though this has since declined. These insights point to areas where the school could focus improvement efforts, such as strengthening middle school instruction and learning from nearby schools like Istrouma that achieve better outcomes with similar populations.

575

Students ?

9.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,927

Per pupil spending ?

87.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6650 Cedar Grove Dr
Baton Rouge, LA 70812

(225) 356-4306

District: East Baton Rouge Parish

Feeder schools for Glen Oaks Senior High School:

Elementary:	Glen Oaks Park Elementary School
	Merrydale Elementary School
	Sharon Hills Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

95.0%

Hispanic:

3.8%

Two or more races:

0.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 6th percentile in 2016 → 6th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (29% vs 64% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Louisiana average (68% vs 85%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school29%

District avg53%

Louisiana avg64%

Middle school

445^th of 452

Louisiana public middle schools ?

Bottom 2%▲ up 1 pts since 2021

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★★★★★

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High school

307^th of 325

Louisiana public high schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 13High Schools in the East Baton Rouge Parish

77^th of 116East Baton Rouge Parish among Louisiana districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	3.3	445 of 452	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	0.3	447 of 447	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.8	440 of 449	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.7	457 of 465	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.6	456 of 460	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	0.9	456 of 459	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	3.6	435 of 457	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	7.7	414 of 442	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	0.9	419 of 425	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	6.2	338 of 344	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	0.9	344 of 344	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.1	324 of 333	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.1	352 of 360	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.4	354 of 360	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.0	352 of 352	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	3.6	430 of 434	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	0.8	413 of 415	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.0	402 of 415	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.4	436 of 444	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.4	438 of 441	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.2	436 of 441	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	4.0	442 of 450	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	0.4	437 of 437	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.9	434 of 444	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.4	451 of 459	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.0	454 of 458	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	1.4	452 of 455	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	6.5	423 of 435	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	1.2	414 of 414	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.1	418 of 426	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.4	434 of 443	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.9	436 of 442	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.2	442 of 442	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	6.3	307 of 325	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.2	311 of 329	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.5	302 of 333	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.6	296 of 321	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.1	302 of 326	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.3	314 of 322	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.7	306 of 313	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.6	292 of 302	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	17.6	271 of 297	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	14.1	278 of 297	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	22.3	275 of 312	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	10.2	289 of 309	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	11.0	290 of 312	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	11.0	293 of 310	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	11.4	286 of 300	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	13.1	277 of 297	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	11.8	275 of 301	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	19.8	249 of 291	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	16.9	264 of 290	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	16.8	226 of 260	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	9.4	237 of 256	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	223 of 260	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	225 of 252	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	229 of 256	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	5.9	236 of 243	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.1	225 of 233	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	8.9	288 of 313	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.6	292 of 308	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	275 of 308	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	269 of 308	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.3	291 of 311	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	1.8	288 of 288	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.3	285 of 292	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	5.7	311 of 321	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.3	310 of 323	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.8	296 of 328	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.3	292 of 321	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.7	302 of 322	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.0	280 of 285	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.8	293 of 301	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	8.2	286 of 311	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	2.6	306 of 313	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.1	300 of 315	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.9	290 of 306	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.2	291 of 301	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.6	287 of 292	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.3	281 of 291	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2024	18.9	142 of 165	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.4	104 of 139	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.6	83 of 122	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Middle school

Male (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)2nd percentile~ school

African American (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)1st percentile~ school

High school

Special Education (2024)14th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2026)13th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)8th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)8th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts36%-34 vs state

Geometry34%-23 vs state

English II30%-37 vs state

Mathematics25%-37 vs state

Algebra I25%-40 vs state

English I24%-42 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				LEAP Mathematics (2026)			LEAP English Language Arts (2026)				LEAP Social Studies (2026)			LEAP Algebra I (2026)	LEAP Geometry (2026)	LEAP English II (2026)	LEAP U.S. History (2026)	LEAP English I (2026)	LEAP Biology (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	LEAP Mathematics 6th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 8th Grade	LEAP Mathematics All Grades	LEAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts All Grades	LEAP Social Studies 7th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 8th Grade	LEAP Social Studies All Grades	LEAP Algebra I End of Course	LEAP Geometry End of Course	LEAP English II End of Course	LEAP U.S. History End of Course	LEAP English I End of Course	LEAP Biology End of Course	Total
Glen Oaks Senior High School	Public	6-12	6650 Cedar Grove Dr	Baton Rouge	70812	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 356-4306	575	64	9.0	87.5%	2 (0.3%)	546 (95.0%)	22 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	6.3	307^th of 325 public high schools	5.5%		4.2	311^th of 329 public high schools	5.5%	4	33.0	14.0	25.0	34.0	41.0	33.0	36.0				25.0	34.0	30.0		24.0		$22,927
Arlington Preparatory Academy	Public	6-12	6125 Winbourne Avenue	Baton Rouge	70805	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 766-8188	94	23	4.1	59.6%	4 (4.3%)	81 (86.2%)	7 (7.4%)	2 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)														7.0			$50,703
Istrouma High School	Public, Magnet	6-12	3730 Winbourne	Baton Rouge	70805	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	Yes	No	Yes	(225) 636-2686	556	52	10.7	90.6%	1 (0.2%)	539 (96.9%)	14 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	4.2	315^th of 325 public high schools	3.1%		3.5	316^th of 329 public high schools	4.0%	1		59.0	61.0			83.0	87.0		69.0	72.0	14.0		37.0				$19,143
Scotlandville Magnet High School	Public	9-12	9870 Scotland Avenue	Baton Rouge	70807	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 775-3715	837	59	14.0	86.7%	5 (0.6%)	820 (98.0%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	18.9	266^th of 325 public high schools	18.2%		15.9	275^th of 329 public high schools	16.4%	9											41.0		56.0	26.0	47.0	39.0	$18,617
Collegiate Baton Rouge	Public, Charter	9-12	282 Lobdell Blvd	Baton Rouge	70806	East Baton Rouge Parish	Collegiate Baton Rouge	Yes	No	No	Yes	(225) 892-6962	530	45	11.7	96.8%	10 (1.9%)	487 (91.9%)	24 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	38.8	205^th of 325 public high schools	36.9%		17	271^st of 329 public high schools	17.6%	66											62.0	37.0	56.0	56.0	65.0	43.0	$18,222
Louisiana Rebirth Blended Learning Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	4962 Florida Blvd.	Baton Rouge	70806	East Baton Rouge Parish	Community School for Apprenticeship Learning	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(225) 448-5399	444	11	39.9	75.7%	204 (45.9%)	181 (40.8%)	35 (7.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.5%)								(n/a)
Madison Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	1555 Madison Avenue	Baton Rouge	70802	East Baton Rouge Parish	Community School for Apprenticeship Learning Inc.	Yes	No	No	Yes	(225) 636-5863	621	37	16.8	79.4%	3 (0.5%)	611 (98.4%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	58.2	148^th of 325 public high schools	54.5%		63	115^th of 329 public high schools	65.0%	33											71.0		70.0	49.0	71.0	60.0	$12,738
Capitol High School	Public	9-12	1000 North 23rd Street	Baton Rouge	70802	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(225) 239-7506	205	28	7.2	92.2%	0 (0.0%)	200 (97.6%)	3 (1.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1.5	323^rd of 325 public high schools	0.6%		1.6	323^rd of 329 public high schools	1.8%			21.0	18.0		25.0	32.0	29.0	14.0	17.0	15.0		5.0		13.0	20.0	16.0	$23,733
GEO Next Generation High School	Public, Charter	9-12	2311 Sherwood Forest Dr	Baton Rouge	70815	East Baton Rouge Parish	GEO Next Generation High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(225) 314-2044	478	20	24.1	71.8%	2 (0.4%)	409 (85.6%)	58 (12.1%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	33.3	218^th of 325 public high schools	32.9%		37.8	207^th of 329 public high schools	37.1%	11											56.0	44.0	63.0	28.0	68.0	40.0	$17,470
Baton Rouge Magnet High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	2825 Government St	Baton Rouge	70806	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	Yes	No	No	(225) 383-0520	1,593	90	17.6	32.2%	644 (40.4%)	417 (26.2%)	150 (9.4%)	331 (20.8%)	6 (0.4%)	14 (0.9%)	31 (1.9%)	97.8	3^rd of 325 public high schools	99.1%		97.4	4^th of 329 public high schools	98.8%	1												100.0		95.0	99.0	100.0	$15,480

Frequently Asked Questions about Glen Oaks Senior High School

What is the racial makeup of Glen Oaks Senior High School?

Students at Glen Oaks Senior High School are 95% African American, 4% Hispanic.

Is Glen Oaks Senior High School a good school?

Glen Oaks Senior High School ranks in the bottom 5.5% of Louisiana high schools.

How many students attend Glen Oaks Senior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 575 students attended Glen Oaks Senior High School.

What district is Glen Oaks Senior High School in?

East Baton Rouge Parish

What schools feed into Glen Oaks Senior High School?

Glen Oaks Senior High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Glen Oaks Park Elementary School
Elementary : Merrydale Elementary School
Elementary : Sharon Hills Elementary School

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