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Capitol Middle School

Q: Is Capitol Middle School a good school?

Capitol Middle School ranks in the bottom 1.1% of Louisiana middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Capitol Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 413 students attended Capitol Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Capitol Middle School?

Students at Capitol Middle School are 86% African American, 12% Hispanic, 1% White.

Public Grades 6-8

442^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 447 Louisiana Middle Schools

Better than 1% of Louisiana middle schools

Summary

Capitol Middle School is a public middle school in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, serving 487 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the East Baton Rouge Parish school district, which is ranked 81 out of 118 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Capitol Middle School consistently ranks among the lowest-performing middle schools in Louisiana, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade. The school struggles significantly with the academic performance of its student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 10-20% of Louisiana middle schools for African American, Hispanic, English Language Learner, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students. Capitol Middle School also has relatively high dropout rates, ranging from 3.3% to 6.8% in recent years, and high chronic absenteeism rates, from 21.9% to 66.4%, exceeding district and state averages.

When compared to nearby middle schools in the East Baton Rouge Parish district, such as Sherwood Middle Academic Academy and McKinley Middle Magnet School, Capitol Middle School is an outlier in terms of academic performance, with significantly lower test scores. While the school's challenges are likely influenced by its high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, there may be opportunities for improvement, as seen at the nearby Eva Legard Learning Center.

413

Students ?

9.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,085

Per pupil spending ?

88.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5100 Greenwell Springs Rd.
Baton Rouge, LA 70806

(225) 231-9292

District: East Baton Rouge Parish

Feeder schools for Capitol Middle School:

Elementary:	Capitol Elementary School
	Claiborne Elementary School
	Melrose Elementary School
	Park Elementary School
	More...
	Winbourne Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

86.0%

Hispanic:

11.9%

White:

1.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 17th percentile in 2015 → 1st in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (35% vs 70% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (70% vs 22% Louisiana)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg61%

Louisiana avg70%

442^nd of 447

Louisiana public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 12Middle Schools in the East Baton Rouge Parish

81^st of 118East 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	1.9	442 of 447	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.1	445 of 449	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.7	452 of 465	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.2	444 of 460	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.8	436 of 459	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.8	426 of 449	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.2	400 of 411	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	17.9	369 of 437	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.7	374 of 435	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.0	399 of 482	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	19.9	392 of 470	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	16.0	401 of 457	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	15.9	396 of 442	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	14.7	391 of 412	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	11.6	387 of 408	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	9.0	391 of 425	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	13.3	374 of 413	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	9.1	368 of 396	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	4.8	336 of 344	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.4	328 of 333	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.5	347 of 360	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	337 of 360	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.1	328 of 352	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.4	304 of 338	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.4	300 of 313	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2024	29.2	38 of 48	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.4	32 of 55	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	6.4	395 of 415	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.9	408 of 415	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.6	433 of 444	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.6	425 of 441	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.0	422 of 441	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.3	403 of 418	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	2.8	155 of 155	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.8	148 of 152	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.8	158 of 163	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.3	160 of 163	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.2	151 of 153	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	27.1	13 of 18	27.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	2.4	434 of 437	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.4	445 of 459	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.3	437 of 458	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.7	439 of 455	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.8	411 of 430	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.5	386 of 403	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	2.2	408 of 414	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.6	422 of 426	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.8	432 of 443	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.0	428 of 442	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.1	427 of 442	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.5	401 of 418	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	11.5	161 of 168	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.0	172 of 175	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	204 of 206	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.5	205 of 206	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.6	190 of 210	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.6	192 of 202	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)28th percentile+27 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)21st percentile+20 vs school

Female (2025)5th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)4th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)<1st percentile~ school

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Schools Near Capitol Middle School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				LEAP Mathematics (2025)				LEAP English Language Arts (2025)				LEAP Algebra I (2025)	LEAP English 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 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	LEAP English I End of Course	Total
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
Westdale Middle School	Public	6-8	5650 Claycut Road	Baton Rouge	70806	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 924-1308	538	68	7.9	71.7%	55 (10.2%)	354 (65.8%)	108 (20.1%)	11 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.7%)	24.4	353^rd of 447 public middle schools	21.0%		21.9	370^th of 449 public middle schools	17.6%	17	51.0	38.0	44.0	44.0	54.0	46.0	60.0	53.0			$22,707
Community School For Apprenticeship Learning	Public, Charter	6-8	1555 Madison Ave	Baton Rouge	70802	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	Yes	No	No	Yes	(225) 336-1410	290	17	16.6	82.8%	2 (0.7%)	287 (99.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29.9	325^th of 447 public middle schools	27.3%		37.1	291^st of 449 public middle schools	35.2%	34	41.0	38.0	44.0	41.0		50.0	73.0	60.0			$18,436
McKinley Middle Magnet School	Public, Magnet	6-8	1550 Eddie Robinson Sr. Drive	Baton Rouge	70802	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	Yes	No	Yes	(225) 388-0089	633	45	13.9	63.7%	50 (7.9%)	548 (86.6%)	22 (3.5%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	92	18^th of 447 public middle schools	96.0%		92.3	18^th of 449 public middle schools	96.0%				79.0		92.0	91.0		92.0			$16,811
Helix Legal Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	339 Florida Street	Baton Rouge	70801	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	Yes	No	No	(n/a)	(225) 773-4925	127	16	7.7	86.6%	0 (0.0%)	125 (98.4%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	2.8	438^th of 447 public middle schools	2.0%		11.1	411^th of 449 public middle schools	8.5%	27	26.0		7.0		20.0	40.0	34.0	32.0	86.0	88.0	$20,755
Eva Legard Learning Center	Public	6-8	434 East Polk Street	Baton Rouge	70802	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(225) 387-2328	66	13	4.8	84.8%	5 (7.6%)	54 (81.8%)	6 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35.1	300^th of 447 public middle schools	32.9%		22	369^th of 449 public middle schools	17.8%	69	25.0	52.0	44.0	42.0	69.0	58.0	70.0	65.0			$35,566
Glasgow Middle School	Public	6-8	1676 Glasgow Ave	Baton Rouge	70808	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 925-2942	542	49	11.1	60.3%	62 (11.4%)	304 (56.1%)	97 (17.9%)	64 (11.8%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.9%)	9 (1.7%)	37.3	294^th of 447 public middle schools	34.2%		29.7	324^th of 449 public middle schools	27.8%	30	43.0	58.0	44.0	49.0	63.0	67.0	61.0	63.0			$18,749
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
Port Allen Middle School	Public	6-8	610 Rosedale Street	Port Allen	70767	West Baton Rouge Parish	West Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 383-5777	204	22	9.4	96.6%	27 (13.2%)	156 (76.5%)	18 (8.8%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	50.1	230^th of 447 public middle schools	48.5%		43.6	264^th of 449 public middle schools	41.2%	34	70.0	50.0	47.0	57.0		68.0	69.0	73.0	87.0	100.0	$21,942
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Capitol Middle School

What district is Capitol Middle School in?

East Baton Rouge Parish

What is the racial makeup of Capitol Middle School?

Students at Capitol Middle School are 86% African American, 12% Hispanic, 1% White.

How many students attend Capitol Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 413 students attended Capitol Middle School.

Is Capitol Middle School a good school?

Capitol Middle School ranks in the bottom 1.1% of Louisiana middle schools.

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