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Advantage Charter Academy

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Advantage Charter Academy ranks 371 st of 666 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

371^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 666 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 44% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

Advantage Charter Academy is an elementary school located in Baker, Louisiana, serving 600 students in grades K-8. 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 both Mathematics and English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency across all grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's Mathematics proficiency rate for all grades is 73%, compared to the state average of 60%, and its ELA proficiency rate is 64%, compared to the state average of 70%. The school's performance is particularly strong in Mathematics, with several grade levels achieving proficiency rates significantly higher than the state average. Compared to nearby public schools, such as J.K. Haynes Teacher Prep and Leadership Academy, Progress Elementary, and Sharon Hills Elementary, Advantage Charter Academy outperforms them in both Mathematics and ELA proficiency.

However, the school faces some challenges, including higher-than-average chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.6% to 30.8% in recent years, and dropout rates that have been higher than the state average, ranging from 3.0% to 4.9% in recent years. These issues may be linked to the school's high percentage of students from low-income families, with 96.67% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. Additionally, the school's student-teacher ratio has fluctuated, ranging from 15 to 29.9 students per teacher in recent years, which may impact the quality of instruction and personalized attention students receive.

743

Students ?

39.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,699

Per pupil spending ?

96.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

14740 Plank Road
Baker, LA 70714

(313) 534-8218

District: Advantage Charter Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

92.2%

Hispanic:

3.8%

White:

2.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 51st percentile in 2022 → 44th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 51st-percentile peak (2022) to 44th (2025)

!Large classes — about 39 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school68%

Louisiana avg65%

Elementary school

371^st of 666

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 44%▲ up 38 pts since 2018

From bottom 6% (2018) to bottom 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

136^th of 447

Louisiana public middle schools ?

Top 30%▲ up 56 pts since 2018

From bottom 13% (2018) to top 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

37^th of 118Advantage Charter Academy 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	47.4	371 of 666	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.4	368 of 675	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.7	362 of 730	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.9	356 of 727	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	20.6	581 of 729	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.0	597 of 731	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.9	683 of 728	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	58.8	188 of 501	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.3	181 of 509	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.2	159 of 570	72.1%	★★★★☆
2022	61.4	174 of 562	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.2	375 of 564	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.6	422 of 559	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	499 of 547	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2018	20.2	256 of 281	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	49.4	347 of 633	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.5	295 of 635	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.8	353 of 705	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.4	323 of 701	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	23.9	556 of 705	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.9	510 of 684	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	53.0	329 of 661	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.5	332 of 674	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.4	319 of 723	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.4	331 of 724	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	22.5	569 of 719	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.8	576 of 697	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	642 of 682	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	48.6	349 of 641	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.9	359 of 651	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.5	396 of 713	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.6	397 of 712	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.2	598 of 704	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	607 of 696	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	46.6	141 of 241	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	70.1	136 of 447	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	82.7	62 of 449	86.2%	★★★★☆
2023	54.8	213 of 465	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.7	219 of 460	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.0	339 of 459	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	368 of 449	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.3	356 of 411	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	82.4	37 of 344	89.2%	★★★★☆
2024	88.3	26 of 333	92.2%	★★★★★
2023	68.6	78 of 360	78.3%	★★★★☆
2022	66.4	85 of 360	76.4%	★★★★☆
2021	49.1	162 of 352	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.0	243 of 338	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.8	231 of 313	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	69.3	128 of 415	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.8	93 of 415	77.6%	★★★★☆
2023	50.4	233 of 444	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.5	169 of 441	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	26.6	331 of 441	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.5	369 of 418	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	74.7	97 of 437	77.8%	★★★★☆
2024	85.8	40 of 444	91.0%	★★★★★
2023	65.2	140 of 459	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.6	218 of 458	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.2	305 of 455	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.7	342 of 430	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	335 of 403	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	73.2	111 of 414	73.2%	★★★★☆
2023	69.5	126 of 443	71.6%	★★★★☆
2022	47.9	230 of 442	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.2	297 of 442	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.9	338 of 418	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)62nd percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)50th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)46th percentile~ school

Female (2025)45th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)41st percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2018)9th percentile+3 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)89th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)78th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)73rd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)69th percentile~ school

By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics73%+13 vs state

English Language Arts64%-6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				LEAP Mathematics (2025)							LEAP English Language Arts (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 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	Total
Advantage Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	14740 Plank Road	Baker	70714	East Baton Rouge Parish	Advantage Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 534-8218	743	19	39.1	96.8%	15 (2.0%)	685 (92.2%)	28 (3.8%)	5 (0.7%)	9 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	47.4	371^st of 666 public elementary schools	44.3%		49.4	368^th of 675 public elementary schools	45.5%	3	74.0	51.0	69.0	90.0		70.0	73.0	55.0	62.0	49.0	62.0	73.0	82.0	64.0	$15,699
Park Ridge Academic Magnet School	Public, Magnet	K-8	5905 Groom Road	Baker	70714	East Baton Rouge Parish	City of Baker School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(225) 775-5924	94	10	9.8	92.6%	1 (1.1%)	85 (90.4%)	7 (7.4%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40.3	415^th of 666 public elementary schools	37.7%		46.8	385^th of 675 public elementary schools	43.0%	30		58.0	35.0	39.0	80.0	45.0	53.0		67.0	71.0	76.0	70.0	72.0	74.0	$24,546
Baker Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5903 Groom Road	Baker	70714	East Baton Rouge Parish	City of Baker School District	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 775-1493	381	23	16.3	89.0%	7 (1.8%)	323 (84.8%)	43 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	5.5	653^rd of 666 public elementary schools	2.0%		6.7	652^nd of 675 public elementary schools	3.4%	1	38.0						21.0	26.0	37.0	45.0				36.0	$16,572
GEO Prep Baker	Public, Charter	K-3	13855 Plank Rd	Baker	70714	East Baton Rouge Parish	GEO Prep Baker	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(225) 533-6829	121	6	20.1	81.8%	1 (0.8%)	114 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.1%)								(n/a)	62.0						62.0	71.0						71.0	$16,762
Impact Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	4815 Lavey Ln.	Baker	70714	East Baton Rouge Parish	Impact Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(225) 308-9565	429	31	13.7	91.8%	2 (0.5%)	401 (93.5%)	26 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46.6	379^th of 666 public elementary schools	43.1%		70.4	218^th of 675 public elementary schools	67.7%	161	61.0	47.0	80.0	56.0	79.0	42.0	61.0	51.0	71.0			81.0	92.0	77.0	$12,862
Brownfields Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11615 Ellen Drive	Baton Rouge	70811	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 775-5891	368	26	14.1	90.8%	16 (4.3%)	328 (89.1%)	21 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	31	482^nd of 666 public elementary schools	27.6%		78.8	144^th of 675 public elementary schools	78.7%	338	38.0	35.0	59.0				46.0	55.0	69.0					71.0	$22,187
Sharon Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6450 Guynell Drive	Baton Rouge	70811	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 355-6522	213	22	9.6	93.9%	4 (1.9%)	201 (94.4%)	8 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23.4	540^th of 666 public elementary schools	18.9%		6.4	654^th of 675 public elementary schools	3.1%	114	58.0	45.0	38.0				48.0	50.0	58.0	49.0				52.0	$20,460
Ryan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10337 Elm Grove Garden Dr.	Baton Rouge	70807	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 775-2407	205	15	13.7	96.6%	0 (0.0%)	204 (99.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22.2	551^st of 666 public elementary schools	17.3%		35.3	467^th of 675 public elementary schools	30.8%	84		55.0	39.0				43.0	52.0	43.0					45.0	$20,603
J. K. Haynes Teacher Prep and Leadership Academy	Public	PK, KG-7	9147 Elm Grove Garden Drive	Baton Rouge	70807	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(225) 248-6825	121	9	14.0	99.2%	0 (0.0%)	121 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7.7	642^nd of 666 public elementary schools	3.6%		18.1	580^th of 675 public elementary schools	14.1%	62	23.0	38.0		27.0			26.0	38.0	54.0		36.0			45.0	$24,319
Progress Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	855 Progress Road	Baton Rouge	70807	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 775-4986	300	21	14.0	96.3%	0 (0.0%)	291 (97.0%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	18.6	577^th of 666 public elementary schools	13.4%		39.2	436^th of 675 public elementary schools	35.4%	141	39.0	42.0	30.0				36.0	51.0	55.0	59.0				55.0	$23,064

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Advantage Charter Academy ranks 371^st of 666 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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How many students attend Advantage Charter Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 743 students attended Advantage Charter Academy.

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Students at Advantage Charter Academy are 92% African American, 4% Hispanic, 2% White, 1% American Indian.

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