Summary:
GEO Prep Academy of Greater Baton Rouge is a single K-8 school serving 769 students in Baton Rouge, LA, operating as its own district under the same name. This school has shown remarkable recent improvement, jumping from a 2-star rating to a 3-star rating and rising to the 58th percentile statewide in the 2025-2026 school year, a significant 12-percentile-point gain in just one year. The school stands out for its exceptional performance in English Language Arts (ELA), where overall proficiency reached 76%—6 points above the state average—with particularly strong results in 3rd, 4th, 7th, and 8th grades.
Key metrics reveal a school with strong foundational strengths. The chronic absenteeism rate of 8.6% is remarkably low, nearly three times better than the state average of 22.5%, and the dropout rate of 0.6% is far below the state's 3.1%. The student-teacher ratio is 17:1, and 70.61% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. In the 2025-2026 school year, the school matched the state average in math (62%) and exceeded it in social studies (59% vs. 55% state). However, a grade-level breakdown shows a critical challenge: while 3rd graders excel in math (81% vs. 62% state), proficiency drops sharply in upper grades, with 5th grade at 48% and 6th grade at 53%, both well below state averages.
An extraordinary finding is the school's success on high school-level End of Course (EOC) exams. In 2024-2025, 100% of test-takers were proficient in Algebra I and 92% in English I, dramatically exceeding state averages of 63% and 66-69%, respectively. This indicates the school is exceptionally effective at preparing middle school students for advanced coursework. The combination of low absenteeism, low dropout rates, and strong ELA performance across all grades suggests a positive school culture and effective literacy instruction, even as math instruction in upper grades emerges as a key area for improvement. Overall, GEO Prep Academy of Greater Baton Rouge is a school on an upward trajectory with clear strengths and targeted areas for growth.
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