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Scotlandville Magnet High School

Public Grades 9-12
275th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 329 Louisiana High Schools
Better than 16% of Louisiana high schools
Summary

Scotlandville Magnet High School is a public high school in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 898 students. The school is part of the East Baton Rouge Parish school district, which is ranked 81 out of 118 districts in Louisiana and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. Scotlandville Magnet High School has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Louisiana high schools over the past decade, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Scotlandville Magnet High School consistently underperforms compared to the East Baton Rouge Parish and Louisiana averages on standardized tests, with only 35% of students proficient or better in Algebra I, compared to 42% for the district and 63% for the state. The school also has a lower 4-year graduation rate of around 78-83% and a higher dropout rate, ranging from 3.3% to 6.8% in recent years, compared to the state average. Additionally, Scotlandville Magnet High School has a very high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 21.9% to 73.4% in recent years, significantly higher than the state average.

Comparing Scotlandville Magnet High School to nearby high-performing schools, such as Baton Rouge Magnet High School, which ranks 4th out of 329 high schools in the state, highlights the significant disparities in educational opportunities and outcomes within the same district. Baton Rouge Magnet High School has much higher academic proficiency rates, graduation rates, and lower chronic absenteeism. Despite being a magnet school, Scotlandville Magnet High School has not shown significant improvement in its performance over the past decade, remaining in the bottom quarter of Louisiana high schools.

837
Students ?
14.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$18,617
Per pupil spending ?
86.7%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 9870 Scotland Avenue
       Baton Rouge, LA  70807

(225) 775-3715

District: East Baton Rouge Parish


Feeder schools for Scotlandville Magnet High School:

Elementary:    Crestworth Elementary School
    Progress Elementary School
    Ryan Elementary School
Racial breakdown:

African American:
98.0%
Hispanic:
0.7%
White:
0.6%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 28th percentile in 2015 → 16th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Louisiana average (39% vs 63% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (64% vs 22% Louisiana)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school39%
District avg48%
Louisiana avg63%
275th of 329
Louisiana public high schools ?
Bottom 16%▼ down 12 pts since 2015
From bottom 28% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
5th of 13High Schools in the East Baton Rouge Parish
81st 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202515.9275 of 32916.4%★☆☆☆☆
20249.7295 of 33311.4%★☆☆☆☆
202311.1281 of 32112.5%★☆☆☆☆
202213.8277 of 32615.0%★☆☆☆☆
202111.4281 of 32212.7%★☆☆☆☆
201911.5280 of 31310.5%★☆☆☆☆
201811.7269 of 30210.9%★☆☆☆☆
201714.4276 of 2977.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201626.4254 of 29714.5%★☆☆☆☆
201543.0224 of 31228.2%★☆☆☆☆
201430.8254 of 30917.8%★☆☆☆☆
201328.9265 of 31215.1%★☆☆☆☆
201233.1249 of 31019.7%★☆☆☆☆
201127.6257 of 30014.3%★☆☆☆☆
201025.0254 of 29714.5%★☆☆☆☆
200918.3260 of 30113.6%★☆☆☆☆
200810.5272 of 2916.5%☆☆☆☆☆
200712.0272 of 2906.2%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202526.4196 of 25623.4%★☆☆☆☆
202421.2208 of 26020.0%★☆☆☆☆
202325.1190 of 25224.6%★☆☆☆☆
202227.5187 of 25627.0%★☆☆☆☆
202125.2187 of 24323.0%★☆☆☆☆
201925.3181 of 23322.3%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202522.3254 of 30817.5%★☆☆☆☆
202410.4277 of 30810.1%★☆☆☆☆
202317.6261 of 30815.3%★☆☆☆☆
202215.3269 of 31113.5%★☆☆☆☆
202111.3260 of 2889.7%★☆☆☆☆
201912.4259 of 29211.3%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202520.0267 of 32317.3%★☆☆☆☆
202414.6281 of 32814.3%★☆☆☆☆
202311.3285 of 32111.2%★☆☆☆☆
202215.2273 of 32215.2%★☆☆☆☆
202114.7252 of 28511.6%★☆☆☆☆
201913.2269 of 30110.6%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202516.1257 of 31317.9%★☆☆☆☆
20248.5287 of 3158.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20235.6286 of 3066.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202214.2260 of 30113.6%★☆☆☆☆
202110.7258 of 29211.6%★☆☆☆☆
201911.5263 of 2919.6%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202519.4148 of 17012.9%★☆☆☆☆
202219.6120 of 13913.7%★☆☆☆☆
201911.1119 of 1222.5%☆☆☆☆☆
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)
African American (2025)23rd percentile+7 vs school
Male (2025)18th percentile~ school
Female (2025)18th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile~ school
Special Education (2025)13th percentile-3 vs school
By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?
English I54%-15 vs state
English II50%-17 vs state
Algebra I35%-28 vs state
Biology33%-26 vs state
Geometry25%-32 vs state

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Scotlandville Magnet High School ranks in the bottom 16.4% of Louisiana high schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 837 students attended Scotlandville Magnet High School.

Students at Scotlandville Magnet High School are 98% African American.

Scotlandville Magnet High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Crestworth Elementary School
Elementary : Progress Elementary School
Elementary : Ryan Elementary School


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