Beta You're viewing our redesigned school page. Prefer the classic layout?

Central Middle School

Q: Is Central Middle School a good school?

Central Middle School ranks 102 nd of 447 Louisiana middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

102^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 447 Louisiana Middle Schools

Better than 77% of Louisiana middle schools

Summary

Central Middle School is a public middle school located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 1,086 students. The school is part of the Central Community School District, which is ranked 10th out of 118 districts in Louisiana and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Central Middle School has consistently maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past several years, ranking among the top 100 middle schools in the state.

Central Middle School consistently outperforms the state average in both Mathematics and English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 75% in Mathematics and 79% in ELA, compared to the state averages of 60% and 70%, respectively. The school also performs well across various student subgroups, ranking in the top 100 middle schools in Louisiana for female, male, African American, and white students. However, the school's performance for Hispanic and multi-racial students is relatively lower, ranking in the bottom half of the state. Central Middle School has relatively low dropout rates, ranging from 0.1% to 4.3% over the past few years, which are lower than the state average.

When compared to the nearby schools, such as Sherwood Middle Academic Academy, a magnet school in the East Baton Rouge Parish district, Central Middle School stands out as a higher-performing institution, despite serving a relatively high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 53.05% to 54.42% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in recent years. This suggests that the school is able to achieve strong academic outcomes despite the challenges faced by its student population. While Central Middle School performs well overall, there is room for improvement in the performance of Hispanic and multi-racial student subgroups, as well as in addressing chronic absenteeism, which ranges from 14.1% to 24.6% in recent years.

1,012

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,105

Per pupil spending ?

55.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12656 Sullivan Road
Baton Rouge, LA 70818

(225) 261-2237

District: Central Community School District

Students who attend Central Middle School usually attend:

High:

Central High School

Feeder schools for Central Middle School:

Elementary:	Bellingrath Hills Elementary School
	Central Intermediate School
	Tanglewood Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.0%

African American:

19.8%

Hispanic:

9.0%

See top rated Louisiana middle schools

Compare Central Middle School to nearby middle schools!

At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 84th percentile in 2015 → 77th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Louisiana average (77% vs 65% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 23% of Louisiana middle schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school77%

District avg80%

Louisiana avg65%

102^nd of 447

Louisiana public middle schools ?

Top 23%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From top 16% (2015) to top 23% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Louisiana Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 118Central Community School District among Louisiana districts

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

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	77.7	102 of 447	77.2%	★★★★☆
2024	80.1	78 of 449	82.6%	★★★★☆
2023	75.2	101 of 465	78.3%	★★★★☆
2022	76.6	94 of 460	79.6%	★★★★☆
2021	77.6	93 of 459	79.7%	★★★★☆
2019	83.3	63 of 449	86.0%	★★★★☆
2018	77.5	61 of 411	85.2%	★★★★☆
2017	82.1	62 of 437	85.8%	★★★★☆
2016	83.0	58 of 435	86.7%	★★★★☆
2015	79.8	76 of 482	84.2%	★★★★☆
2014	81.6	65 of 470	86.2%	★★★★☆
2013	83.2	48 of 457	89.5%	★★★★☆
2012	74.3	106 of 442	76.0%	★★★★☆
2011	67.0	137 of 412	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	70.2	119 of 408	70.8%	★★★★☆
2009	60.7	188 of 425	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	54.4	209 of 413	49.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	72.9	73 of 344	78.8%	★★★★☆
2024	75.1	61 of 333	81.7%	★★★★☆
2023	65.6	87 of 360	75.8%	★★★★☆
2022	75.2	53 of 360	85.3%	★★★★☆
2021	71.4	64 of 352	81.8%	★★★★☆
2019	78.6	55 of 338	83.7%	★★★★☆
2018	79.7	42 of 313	86.6%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2018	66.8	33 of 170	80.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2023	40.6	34 of 56	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.8	17 of 48	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.7	28 of 55	49.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	18.0	34 of 38	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	79.0	83 of 415	80.0%	★★★★☆
2024	78.7	78 of 415	81.2%	★★★★☆
2023	77.2	85 of 444	80.9%	★★★★☆
2022	79.5	73 of 441	83.4%	★★★★☆
2021	82.1	60 of 441	86.4%	★★★★☆
2019	80.4	69 of 418	83.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	44.1	89 of 155	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.8	74 of 152	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.7	102 of 163	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.7	95 of 163	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.5	84 of 153	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.7	90 of 128	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.5	60 of 118	49.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	73.4	104 of 437	76.2%	★★★★☆
2024	73.2	102 of 444	77.0%	★★★★☆
2023	67.2	128 of 459	72.1%	★★★★☆
2022	69.1	119 of 458	74.0%	★★★★☆
2021	68.0	127 of 455	72.1%	★★★★☆
2019	77.0	89 of 430	79.3%	★★★★☆
2018	79.5	59 of 403	85.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	74.6	105 of 414	74.6%	★★★★☆
2024	80.4	70 of 426	83.6%	★★★★☆
2023	71.3	116 of 443	73.8%	★★★★☆
2022	73.5	103 of 442	76.7%	★★★★☆
2021	70.4	126 of 442	71.5%	★★★★☆
2019	82.5	62 of 418	85.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	46.2	23 of 41	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	68.5	7 of 39	82.1%	★★★★☆
2023	57.5	27 of 63	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.5	20 of 58	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.0	24 of 57	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.6	9 of 49	81.6%	★★★★☆
2018	84.0	6 of 33	81.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	67.7	39 of 168	76.8%	★★★★☆
2024	70.8	38 of 175	78.3%	★★★★☆
2023	53.4	74 of 206	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.5	65 of 206	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.8	47 of 210	77.6%	★★★★☆
2019	69.0	39 of 202	80.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	71.7	80 of 316	74.7%	★★★★☆
2024	75.5	57 of 320	82.2%	★★★★☆
2023	71.8	82 of 352	76.7%	★★★★☆
2022	70.5	94 of 362	74.0%	★★★★☆
2021	72.9	85 of 358	76.3%	★★★★☆
2019	81.6	39 of 350	88.9%	★★★★☆
2018	84.5	35 of 338	89.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Disabled (2018)81st percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)80th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2025)79th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)77th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)76th percentile~ school

White (2025)75th percentile~ school

Male (2025)75th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)44th percentile-33 vs school

Hispanic (2025)43rd percentile-35 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)39th percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts79%+9 vs state

Mathematics75%+15 vs state

5.0

1 rating · 1 written review

5★1

4★0

3★0

2★0

1★0

Rate Central Middle School

Have first-hand experience? A quick rating - and a sentence or two about what stands out (teachers, academics, safety, communication) - helps other families know what to expect.

Takes about a minute. We email you a link to verify your review - your address is never shown publicly.

Tap a star to rate

What people are saying

by a student
Friday, May 8, 2020

THIS IS THE BEST SCHOOL IN BATON ROUGE!! Teachers are incredibly kind and offering to their students and other staff. The environment is great, using the 1:1 Program for laptop use for the students. Big school and big learning opportunities. They have electives such as, IBCA, Art, Spanish, Band, Crafts/Cooking Class (I forgot the name of it). This is an amazing school and I would definitely enroll your child into this school. Close Quote

Schools Near Central Middle School

Choose columns to see: Summary School Students/Teachers Ranking Test Scores Finance All

School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				LEAP Mathematics (2025)					LEAP English Language Arts (2025)				LEAP Algebra I (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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	LEAP Mathematics 5th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 6th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 7th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 8th Grade	LEAP Mathematics All Grades	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	Total
Central Middle School	Public	6-8	12656 Sullivan Road	Baton Rouge	70818	East Baton Rouge Parish	Central Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 261-2237	1,012	73	13.8	55.9%	668 (66.0%)	200 (19.8%)	91 (9.0%)	13 (1.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (3.8%)	77.7	102^nd of 447 public middle schools	77.2%		80.1	78^th of 449 public middle schools	82.6%	24		79.0	79.0	64.0	75.0	82.0	82.0	75.0	79.0		$13,105
Live Oak Junior High	Public	7-8	35086 HWY 16 Spur	Watson	70786	Livingston Parish	Livingston Parish	No	No	No	No	(225) 667-4195	654	40	16.2	68.7%	524 (80.1%)	66 (10.1%)	39 (6.0%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.8%)	79.9	89^th of 447 public middle schools	80.1%		77.6	96^th of 449 public middle schools	78.6%	7			76.0	61.0	70.0		84.0	85.0	85.0		$11,422
Live Oak Middle School	Public	5-6	8444 Cecil Drive	Watson	70706	Livingston Parish	Livingston Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 664-3211	672	37	17.9	67.7%	548 (81.5%)	60 (8.9%)	38 (5.7%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (2.5%)								(n/a)	72.0	77.0			74.0	88.0					$10,776
Baker Middle School	Public	6-8	5905 Groom Rd	Baker	70714	East Baton Rouge Parish	City of Baker School District	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 775-5924	155	6	25.8	85.8%	7 (4.5%)	127 (81.9%)	18 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	2.5	440^th of 447 public middle schools	1.6%					(n/a)		9.0		7.0			32.0	42.0	33.0		$17,074
Park Forest Middle School	Public	6-8	3760 Aletha Drive	Baton Rouge	70814	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 275-6650	445	47	9.4	74.4%	9 (2.0%)	306 (68.8%)	116 (26.1%)	8 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	3.1	436^th of 447 public middle schools	2.5%		4.4	435^th of 449 public middle schools	3.1%	1						36.0	35.0	41.0	37.0	78.0	$20,679
Denham Springs Junior High School	Public	6-8	401 Hatchell Lane	Denham Springs	70726	Livingston Parish	Livingston Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 665-8898	811	49	16.3	74.2%	456 (56.2%)	126 (15.5%)	186 (22.9%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (4.3%)	77.4	105^th of 447 public middle schools	76.5%		74.4	114^th of 449 public middle schools	74.6%	9		77.0	76.0	65.0	74.0		81.0	77.0	82.0		$11,385
Scotlandville Pre-Engineering Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	9147 Elm Grove Garden	Baton Rouge	70807	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	Yes	No	Yes	(225) 775-0776	216	19	11.2	90.3%	1 (0.5%)	208 (96.3%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	48.4	236^th of 447 public middle schools	47.2%		56	204^th of 449 public middle schools	54.6%	32		62.0		34.0	50.0		67.0	76.0	71.0	83.0	$25,028
Sherwood Middle Academic Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	1020 Marlbrook Dr	Baton Rouge	70815	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	Yes	No	Yes	(225) 272-3090	759	47	16.2	49.7%	211 (27.8%)	327 (43.1%)	69 (9.1%)	129 (17.0%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (2.5%)	96.2	7^th of 447 public middle schools	98.4%		95.8	10^th of 449 public middle schools	97.8%	3		94.0	92.0	94.0	94.0						$15,926
Capitol Middle School	Public	6-8	5100 Greenwell Springs Rd.	Baton Rouge	70806	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 231-9292	413	43	9.5	88.4%	6 (1.5%)	355 (86.0%)	49 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	1.9	442^nd of 447 public middle schools	1.1%		2.1	445^th of 449 public middle schools	0.9%	3						35.0	34.0	34.0	35.0		$24,085
Northwestern Middle School	Public	7-8	5200 East Central Avenue	Zachary	70791	East Baton Rouge Parish	Zachary Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 654-9201	841	63	13.4	60.4%	253 (30.1%)	514 (61.1%)	30 (3.6%)	13 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.6%)	85.2	54^th of 447 public middle schools	87.9%		83.7	58^th of 449 public middle schools	87.1%	4			75.0	71.0	73.0		86.0	90.0	88.0		$14,750

Frequently Asked Questions about Central Middle School

Is Central Middle School a good school?

Central Middle School ranks 102^nd of 447 Louisiana middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Central Middle School?

Students at Central Middle School are 66% White, 20% African American, 9% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What district is Central Middle School in?

Central Community School District

How many students attend Central Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,012 students attended Central Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Central Middle School attend?

Students who attend Central Middle School usually go on to attend Central High School

Rate Central Middle School!

Other helpful SchoolDigger resources...

Compare to nearby schools

LALouisiana Middle School Rankings

LALouisiana District Rankings

Schools in Baton Rouge, LA

Sign up for updates!

Be the first to know when there is an update for Central Middle School!

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Louisiana Dept of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.