Summary:
Impact Charter School is the sole elementary school located in the Impact Charter School District in Baker, Louisiana. The school serves grades PK-8 and has an enrollment of 450 students. Despite facing socioeconomic challenges, with 82% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, Impact Charter School has shown steady improvement in its academic performance over the past few years.
In the 2024-2025 school year, Impact Charter School ranked 379 out of 666 Louisiana elementary schools, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. This ranking has improved from 292 out of 730 schools in 2022-2023 and 218 out of 675 schools in 2023-2024. The school's math proficiency rates are generally above the state average, with 5th and 7th grade students performing particularly well at 80% and 79% proficient, respectively, compared to the state average of 59% and 60%. In English Language Arts, Impact Charter School's proficiency rates also exceed the state average in most grade levels, with 8th grade students performing exceptionally well at 92% proficient compared to the state's 70%.
However, the school faces some challenges, including a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 24.6% in 2023-2024 and a dropout rate of 3.3% in 2022-2023. Despite these concerns, Impact Charter School appears to be a strong-performing school, particularly in certain subject areas, and is making progress in improving its overall academic performance.
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