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Southern University Laboratory Virtual School

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Southern University Laboratory Virtual School ranks 460 th of 666 Louisiana alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Virtual, Alternative Grades K-12

460^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 666 Louisiana Alternative Schools

Better than 31% of Louisiana alternative schools

Summary

Southern University Laboratory Virtual School is an alternative public virtual school serving grades K-12 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, with 348 students. The school is part of the Southern University Lab School district and is located in a relatively urban area with several other public and charter schools nearby.

While the school has had graduation rates ranging from 56.3% to 83.2% in recent years, this is generally lower than the state average of around 80-85%. Additionally, the school's dropout rates have ranged from 2.1% to 12.3%, which is higher than the state average of around 5%. Southern University Laboratory Virtual School has also struggled with very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 1.4% to 24.6%, significantly higher than the state average. The school's test scores on the LEAP assessments are generally lower than the state averages, especially in mathematics, with proficiency rates ranging from 24% to 65% across different grade levels, compared to the state's 47% to 65%. The school serves a predominantly low-income population, with 58.02% to 71.84% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

When compared to other schools in the area, such as the nearby Southern University Lab School, which is in the same district, Southern University Laboratory Virtual School generally performs worse on key metrics like graduation rates, test scores, and chronic absenteeism. As a virtual school, it may face unique challenges in engaging students and maintaining high attendance and academic performance, which is reflected in the data. The school could benefit from targeted interventions and support to improve student outcomes in these areas.

299

Students ?

348.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

71.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

129 Swan Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70813-9414

(225) 771-3490

District: Southern University Lab School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

51.5%

White:

35.8%

Two or more races:

6.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 75th percentile in 2022 → 78th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Louisiana average (69% vs 62% meeting standards)

✓88% graduate in 4 years — above the Louisiana average (85%)

Worth a look

!Dropout rate above the Louisiana average (8% vs 3%)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Mathematics scores 21 pts below the Louisiana average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school69%

Louisiana avg62%

Elementary school

460^th of 666

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 31%▲ up 1 pts since 2017

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

266^th of 447

Louisiana public middle schools ?

Bottom 40%▼ down 14 pts since 2017

From top 46% (2017) to bottom 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

74^th of 329

Louisiana public high schools ?

Top 22%▲ up 27 pts since 2017

From top 50% (2017) to top 22% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Louisiana High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Alternative Schools in the Southern University Lab School

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

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	34.6	460 of 666	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.1	423 of 675	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.3	491 of 730	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.5	324 of 727	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.3	356 of 729	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.3	541 of 731	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.0	409 of 728	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	36.2	519 of 739	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	46.3	271 of 501	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.1	401 of 570	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	57.6	203 of 562	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.6	165 of 564	70.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	46.7	357 of 633	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.2	319 of 635	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.3	466 of 705	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.6	492 of 701	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	61.2	301 of 705	57.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	36.8	447 of 661	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.0	411 of 674	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.0	464 of 723	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.0	448 of 724	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.1	395 of 719	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.1	573 of 697	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.4	514 of 682	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2024	39.2	421 of 651	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.9	556 of 713	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	59.2	307 of 712	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.3	323 of 704	54.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2023	26.2	429 of 518	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.8	409 of 517	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	55.4	251 of 522	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	17.6	476 of 516	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	43.3	266 of 447	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	70.9	130 of 449	71.0%	★★★★☆
2023	63.6	163 of 465	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.8	133 of 460	71.1%	★★★★☆
2021	70.3	134 of 459	70.8%	★★★★☆
2019	34.5	310 of 449	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.3	151 of 411	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	58.2	201 of 437	54.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	34.8	235 of 344	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.6	100 of 360	72.2%	★★★★☆
2022	69.2	71 of 360	80.3%	★★★★☆
2021	64.1	93 of 352	73.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	58.6	173 of 415	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.2	137 of 415	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.3	211 of 444	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.8	109 of 441	75.3%	★★★★☆
2021	77.3	90 of 441	79.6%	★★★★☆
2019	45.8	241 of 418	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	42.7	252 of 437	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	65.7	142 of 444	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.5	148 of 459	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.9	149 of 458	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.6	133 of 455	70.8%	★★★★☆
2019	24.2	346 of 430	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	58.6	168 of 403	58.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2023	78.2	85 of 443	80.8%	★★★★☆
2021	59.4	172 of 442	61.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2021	68.3	112 of 358	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.2	187 of 350	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.1	302 of 338	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	71.4	74 of 329	77.5%	★★★★☆
2024	54.0	161 of 333	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.7	115 of 321	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.2	80 of 326	75.5%	★★★★☆
2021	74.3	58 of 322	82.0%	★★★★☆
2019	40.4	193 of 313	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.5	118 of 302	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	59.1	148 of 297	50.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	68.2	52 of 256	79.7%	★★★★☆
2024	71.6	45 of 260	82.7%	★★★★☆
2023	46.3	134 of 252	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	85.2	20 of 256	92.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	61.1	119 of 308	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.5	187 of 308	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	65.2	115 of 308	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	80.3	43 of 311	86.2%	★★★★☆
2021	68.9	81 of 288	71.9%	★★★★☆
2019	32.4	214 of 292	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	72.7	59 of 323	81.7%	★★★★☆
2024	57.7	121 of 328	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.4	82 of 321	74.5%	★★★★☆
2022	72.3	53 of 322	83.5%	★★★★☆
2021	75.7	48 of 285	83.2%	★★★★☆
2019	42.2	182 of 301	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	66.7	90 of 313	71.2%	★★★★☆
2024	34.7	211 of 315	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2024	35.9	176 of 248	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	70.2	60 of 249	75.9%	★★★★☆
2021	61.9	74 of 245	69.8%	★★★★☆
2019	38.8	170 of 249	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

African American (2025)46th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)44th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2024)35th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile~ school

White (2023)17th percentile-16 vs school

Middle school

Male (2023)81st percentile+16 vs school

White (2021)69th percentile~ school

Female (2025)58th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)42nd percentile~ school

African American (2025)32nd percentile-9 vs school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)82nd percentile+4 vs school

African American (2025)80th percentile~ school

Male (2025)71st percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)61st percentile-16 vs school

White (2024)29th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?

English I95%+26 vs state

English II88%+21 vs state

Algebra I78%+15 vs state

English Language Arts75%+5 vs state

U.S. History70%+16 vs state

Biology64%+5 vs state

Geometry43%-14 vs state

Mathematics39%-21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				LEAP Mathematics (2025)							LEAP English Language Arts (2025)							LEAP Algebra I (2025)	LEAP Geometry (2025)	LEAP English II (2025)	LEAP U.S. History (2025)	LEAP English I (2025)	LEAP Biology (2025)	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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	LEAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	LEAP Mathematics 4th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 5th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 6th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 7th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 8th Grade	LEAP Mathematics All Grades	LEAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	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 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
Southern University Lab School	Public, Magnet, Alternative	PK, KG-12	129 Swan Street	Baton Rouge	70813	East Baton Rouge Parish	Southern University Lab School	No	Yes	No	Yes	(225) 771-3490	478	32	14.9	63.2%	1 (0.2%)	468 (97.9%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)								(n/a)	74.0	82.0	48.0	45.0	68.0		60.0	57.0	78.0	76.0	77.0	87.0	72.0	75.0	60.0		54.0	68.0	74.0	64.0	$15,724
Southern University Laboratory Virtual School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	129 Swan Street	Baton Rouge	70813	East Baton Rouge Parish	Southern University Lab School	No	No	Yes	Yes	(225) 771-3490	299	0	348.0	71.9%	107 (35.8%)	154 (51.5%)	13 (4.3%)	5 (1.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.0%)								(n/a)	34.0	24.0	41.0	40.0	65.0	30.0	39.0	83.0	58.0	86.0	60.0	82.0	71.0	75.0	78.0	43.0	88.0	70.0	95.0	64.0
Helix Aviation Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	4400 Airpark Blvd	Baton Rouge	70807	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	Yes	No	No	(n/a)	(225) 773-4925	383	24	15.7	90.1%	3 (0.8%)	373 (97.4%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)					45.0	16.0	28.0				54.0	68.0	54.0	58.0	23.0				48.0		$21,214
EBR Readiness Superintendent Academy	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	4375 E Brookstown Drive	Baton Rouge	70805	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 757-9679	193	47	4.1	88.6%	3 (1.6%)	178 (92.2%)	8 (4.1%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)								(n/a)	16.0	12.0		7.0	11.0	6.0		16.0	47.0	27.0			17.0	22.0		6.0		8.0		8.0	$30,957
EBR Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	PK, KG-12	802 Mayflower Street	Baton Rouge	70802	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	Yes	No	(225) 478-9264	169	23	7.2	74.0%	17 (10.1%)	136 (80.5%)	7 (4.1%)	6 (3.6%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)								(n/a)			40.0	69.0	33.0	20.0	42.0			80.0	92.0	72.0	60.0	78.0		22.0	61.0	37.0	40.0	30.0	$24,139
Louisiana Virtual Charter Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4962 Florida Blvd	Baton Rouge	70806	East Baton Rouge Parish	Louisiana Virtual Charter Academy	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(504) 322-7543	2,239	105	21.3	91.8%	1,097 (49.0%)	869 (38.8%)	98 (4.4%)	26 (1.2%)	21 (0.9%)	3 (0.1%)	125 (5.6%)								(n/a)	38.0	40.0	27.0	37.0	44.0	31.0	36.0	63.0	59.0	58.0	61.0	63.0	66.0	63.0	50.0	42.0	63.0	48.0	56.0	47.0	$12,051
IDEA Bridge	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1500 North Airway Drive	Baton Rouge	70815	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	Yes	No	No	Yes	(225) 778-9091	1,122	52	21.7	78.2%	34 (3.0%)	788 (70.2%)	288 (25.7%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.6%)								(n/a)					11.0		8.0	20.0	28.0		34.0	29.0	18.0	27.0		9.0	23.0	5.0	28.0	25.0	$13,856
LSU Laboratory School	Public, Alternative	K-12	45 Dalrymple Drive	Baton Rouge	70803	East Baton Rouge Parish	LSU Laboratory School	No	No	No	No	(225) 578-3221	1,463	133	10.9	3.4%	1,046 (71.5%)	239 (16.3%)	69 (4.7%)	43 (2.9%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (4.4%)								(n/a)	100.0	100.0	99.0		100.0				100.0	100.0		100.0	100.0	99.0		99.0					$14,446
University View Academy Inc. (FRM LA Connections)	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3113 Valley Creek Dr	Baton Rouge	70808	East Baton Rouge Parish	University View Academy Inc. (FRM LA Connections)	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(225) 421-2900	3,725	212	17.5	60.6%	2,340 (62.8%)	932 (25.0%)	182 (4.9%)	46 (1.2%)	26 (0.7%)	4 (0.1%)	195 (5.2%)								(n/a)	34.0	38.0	28.0	36.0	46.0	33.0	36.0	48.0	60.0	63.0	67.0	70.0	66.0	64.0	61.0	50.0	74.0	50.0	72.0	62.0	$12,496
Northdale Superintendent's Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	10755 Cletus	Baton Rouge	70815	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 272-2036	151	24	6.3	92.7%	2 (1.3%)	142 (94.0%)	4 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)								(n/a)							5.0						26.0	23.0		6.0	21.0		26.0	19.0	$35,161

Frequently Asked Questions about Southern University Laboratory Virtual School

What is the racial makeup of Southern University Laboratory Virtual School?

Students at Southern University Laboratory Virtual School are 52% African American, 36% White, 6% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

Is Southern University Laboratory Virtual School a good school?

Southern University Laboratory Virtual School ranks 460^th of 666 Louisiana alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Southern University Laboratory Virtual School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 299 students attended Southern University Laboratory Virtual School.

What district is Southern University Laboratory Virtual School in?

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