Summary:
The Discovery Health Sciences Foundation district in Louisiana contains only one school, Baton Rouge Ochsner Discovery, which is an elementary public charter school. The school's performance has fluctuated, with its statewide ranking dropping from 225 out of 675 Louisiana elementary schools in 2023-2024 to 403 out of 666 in 2024-2025, and a corresponding decrease in its SchoolDigger star rating from 3 to 2.
Baton Rouge Ochsner Discovery's proficiency rates in LEAP Mathematics and English Language Arts (ELA) tests are generally lower than the state averages, with some exceptions. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's ELA proficiency rate for all grades (74%) was higher than the state average (70%). However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate is high at 24.6% in 2023-2024, which may be a contributing factor to its academic performance.
The school has a relatively small student population of 151 students and a high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients at 73.51% in 2023-2024, indicating a high proportion of economically disadvantaged students. The student-teacher ratio is 12.5, which is relatively low compared to the state average. These demographic and socioeconomic factors may present both challenges and opportunities for the school in terms of resources, personalized attention, and overall school dynamics.
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