Advantage Charter Academy

Advantage Charter Academy is the sole public charter elementary school serving grades K-8 in Baker, Louisiana, with a total enrollment of 600 students. The school is part of the Advantage Charter Academy district, which is ranked 37 out of 118 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Advantage Charter Academy consistently outperforms the state average in Mathematics and English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency across all grade levels, with a Mathematics proficiency rate of 73% compared to the state's 60% and an ELA proficiency rate of 64% compared to the state's 70% in the 2024-2025 school year. However, the school has a relatively high student-teacher ratio of 29.9, which is higher than the state average, and a very high percentage of students (96.67%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high proportion of economically disadvantaged students.

While the school's test scores are generally strong, there are some grade-level variations, such as lower proficiency rates in 4th grade Mathematics and 5th grade ELA. Additionally, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 24.6% for the 2023-2024 school year is quite high, which could impact student learning and achievement. Despite these challenges, Advantage Charter Academy has maintained a relatively consistent performance over the past three school years, with a relatively low dropout rate of 3.3% for the 2022-2023 school year.