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EBR Readiness Superintendent Academy

Public, Alternative Grades PK, KG-12
665th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 699 Louisiana Alternative Schools
Better than 5% of Louisiana alternative schools
Summary

EBR Readiness Superintendent Academy is a small, alternative school in Baton Rouge, LA, serving 193 students in grades PK through 12 within the East Baton Rouge Parish school district, which is ranked in the bottom third of Louisiana. The school serves a highly disadvantaged population, with nearly 89% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, and it faces extreme academic challenges, including a very low graduation rate of 13.5% and alarmingly high chronic absenteeism at 78.2% in 2023-2024.

The most striking feature of this school is its "resource paradox": it has an incredibly low student-teacher ratio of 4.1:1, the lowest among nearby schools like EBR Virtual Academy (7.2:1) and IDEA Bridge (21.7:1), suggesting a high level of individualized attention. However, this investment does not translate into improved outcomes, as test scores are significantly below district and state averages across nearly all subjects. For example, only 26% of students were proficient in English Language Arts in 2025-2026, compared to 64% for the district and 70% for the state. The school's chronic absenteeism rate is more than double the district average (33.4%) and over three times the state average (24.6%), and its graduation rate is the lowest among comparable schools, including its direct peer Northdale Superintendent's Academy (11.4%).

Despite the overall bleak picture, there is a glimmer of hope in 4th grade math, where 41% of students were proficient in 2025-2026, the school's highest proficiency rate in any subject that year. The data also reveals a massive spike in the dropout rate to 40.0% during the 2019-2020 school year, likely reflecting the chaotic transition to remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, which disproportionately impacted the most vulnerable students. Compared to EBR Virtual Academy, which serves a similar-sized population but has a higher graduation rate (53.8%) and lower chronic absenteeism (36.1%), EBR Readiness appears to serve students with more acute, in-person behavioral and attendance challenges, functioning more as a triage center than a traditional academic institution.

193
Students ?
4.1
Student/teacher ratio ?
$30,957
Per pupil spending ?
88.6%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
 4375 E Brookstown Drive
       Baton Rouge, LA  70805

(225) 757-9679

District: East Baton Rouge Parish

Racial breakdown:

African American:
92.2%
Hispanic:
4.1%
White:
1.6%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 1st percentile in 2023 → 1st in 2026
Strengths
✓Small classes — about 4 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Louisiana average (15% vs 62% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)
!Graduation rate below the Louisiana average (14% vs 84%)
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school15%
District avg52%
Louisiana avg62%
Elementary school
665th of 699
Louisiana public elementary schools ?
Bottom 5%▲ up 3 pts since 2021
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
461st of 464
Louisiana public middle schools ?
Bottom 1%▼ down 2 pts since 2021
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
325th of 329
Louisiana public high schools ?
Bottom 1%▲ up 1 pts since 2016
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
5th of 6Alternative Schools in the East Baton Rouge Parish
76th of 119East Baton Rouge Parish 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
20269.5665 of 6994.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20252.0664 of 6660.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20241.8672 of 6750.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20235.4713 of 7302.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20221.3726 of 7270.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20214.6713 of 7292.2%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202619.0496 of 55610.8%★☆☆☆☆
20255.4498 of 5010.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20244.3504 of 5091.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20237.8561 of 5701.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20224.1559 of 5620.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20218.3548 of 5642.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
20263.3685 of 6880.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20238.3685 of 7052.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20221.8700 of 7010.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202612.6645 of 6936.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20252.6658 of 6610.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20243.0669 of 6740.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20236.2711 of 7231.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20221.9723 of 7240.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20214.6706 of 7191.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202611.6651 of 6905.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20251.2641 of 6410.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20243.4641 of 6511.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20230.9713 of 7130.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20214.9686 of 7042.6%☆☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
20260.8461 of 4640.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20250.8445 of 4470.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20231.6461 of 4650.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20220.8459 of 4600.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20213.5445 of 4593.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20140.4467 of 4700.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20131.0441 of 4573.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20122.1424 of 4424.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20110.8409 of 4120.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20101.4399 of 4082.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20093.0406 of 4254.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20082.6397 of 4133.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20072.6385 of 3962.8%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
20262.2362 of 3620.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20252.1342 of 3440.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20233.7358 of 3600.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20222.8360 of 3600.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20217.9341 of 3523.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
20261.8445 of 4501.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20250.9412 of 4150.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20243.4406 of 4152.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20232.1441 of 4440.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20221.4439 of 4410.5%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
20261.4455 of 4580.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20232.1454 of 4591.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20221.3457 of 4580.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20214.1444 of 4552.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
20251.3412 of 4140.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20231.3442 of 4430.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20221.5441 of 4420.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20215.5422 of 4424.5%☆☆☆☆☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
20260.7325 of 3291.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20250.9326 of 3290.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20241.1330 of 3330.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20230.6321 of 3210.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20221.4323 of 3260.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20214.5305 of 3225.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20170.6295 of 2970.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20160.0296 of 2970.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20150.6308 of 3121.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20140.0306 of 3091.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20133.1302 of 3123.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20122.9303 of 3102.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20113.4296 of 3001.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20104.2291 of 2972.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20093.5288 of 3014.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20083.1287 of 2911.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20074.0284 of 2902.1%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
20262.4257 of 2611.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20252.9251 of 2562.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20244.5254 of 2602.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20232.1251 of 2520.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20226.0248 of 2563.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20219.6233 of 2434.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
20261.1311 of 3120.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20251.9303 of 3081.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20241.1307 of 3080.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20231.1304 of 3081.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20222.9308 of 3111.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20190.9291 of 2920.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
20260.7320 of 3241.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20251.5320 of 3230.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20241.7324 of 3281.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20230.9320 of 3210.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20222.4314 of 3222.5%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
20260.7314 of 3150.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20250.8312 of 3130.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20241.2314 of 3150.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20230.8306 of 3060.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20222.4297 of 3011.3%☆☆☆☆☆
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 (2026)11th percentile+6 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)7th percentile~ school
Male (2026)6th percentile~ school
Female (2026)<1st percentile-4 vs school
Middle school
Female (2026)1st percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)1st percentile~ school
Male (2025)<1st percentile~ school
African American (2026)<1st percentile~ school
High school
African American (2026)2nd percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)1st percentile~ school
Female (2026)<1st percentile~ school
Male (2026)<1st percentile~ school
By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts26%-44 vs state
Biology10%-50 vs state
Civics9%-53 vs state

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Students at EBR Readiness Superintendent Academy are 92% African American, 4% Hispanic, 2% White, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

In the 2024-25 school year, 193 students attended EBR Readiness Superintendent Academy.

EBR Readiness Superintendent Academy ranks in the bottom 4.9% of Louisiana alternative schools.

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2025–26 attendance dataNewOct 13, 2026
2025–26 LEAP test scoresJul 6, 2026
2023–24 dropout ratesFeb 24, 2026
2023–24 school spending dataDec 1, 2025


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

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