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Glasgow Middle School

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Glasgow Middle School ranks 311 th of 452 Louisiana middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

311^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 452 Louisiana Middle Schools

Better than 31% of Louisiana middle schools

Summary

Glasgow Middle School is a mid-sized public school in Baton Rouge, LA, serving 542 students in grades 6-8 as part of the East Baton Rouge Parish school district, where it sits as a "middle performer" in a highly polarized local landscape.

Glasgow stands out for its favorable student-to-teacher ratio of 11.1:1, which is lower than nearby high-performing magnet schools like Sherwood Middle Academic Academy (16.2:1) and McKinley Middle Magnet School (13.9:1), suggesting the school has staffing resources for individualized attention. However, its overall state ranking (31st percentile) is significantly below those magnet schools (98th and 88th percentiles, respectively), while outperforming struggling nearby schools like Capitol Middle School (1st percentile) and Park Forest Middle School (6th percentile). Social Studies is a relative strength, with 50% proficiency surpassing the district average of 46%, while math and ELA scores lag behind state averages. A major challenge is chronic absenteeism at 32.8% for 2024-2025, far exceeding the state average of 22.5% and comparable to Park Forest (36.6%), in stark contrast to Sherwood's 5.5%.

The school serves a student body where about 60% qualify for free or reduced lunch, indicating significant economic diversity. Glasgow shows a striking internal achievement gap: it performs exceptionally well for some student groups (80th percentile for White students) but very poorly for others (11th percentile for low-income students). This suggests the school's programs may not effectively reach all segments of its population, despite having the staffing resources to do so. The dropout rate for 2023-2024 is a positive 1.8%, lower than both the district (4.9%) and state (3.1%) averages. For parents, Glasgow represents a neighborhood school with potential strengths in Social Studies and small class sizes, but one that faces significant challenges with attendance and ensuring equitable outcomes for all students.

542

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,749

Per pupil spending ?

60.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1676 Glasgow Ave
Baton Rouge, LA 70808

(225) 925-2942

District: East Baton Rouge Parish

Students who attend Glasgow Middle School usually attend:

High:

McKinley Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

56.1%

Hispanic:

17.9%

Asian:

11.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 41st percentile in 2022 → 31st in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (53% vs 62% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (33% vs 22% Louisiana)

!Ranking has slipped from its 41st-percentile peak (2022) to 31st (2026)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school53%

District avg55%

Louisiana avg62%

311^th of 452

Louisiana public middle schools ?

Bottom 31%▲ up 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 24% (2016) to bottom 31% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 10Middle Schools in the East Baton Rouge Parish

77^th of 116East 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
2026	34.9	311 of 452	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.3	294 of 447	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.7	324 of 449	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.9	290 of 465	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.4	270 of 460	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.8	284 of 459	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.4	311 of 449	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.6	339 of 411	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.7	338 of 437	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	29.7	330 of 435	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	33.6	351 of 482	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	38.6	316 of 470	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	42.5	283 of 457	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	46.0	262 of 442	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	54.1	223 of 412	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	55.1	215 of 408	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	56.1	212 of 425	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	63.2	169 of 413	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	67.9	140 of 396	64.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	31.5	247 of 344	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.7	236 of 344	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.6	267 of 333	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.8	233 of 360	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.2	211 of 360	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.1	255 of 352	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.8	235 of 338	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.1	229 of 313	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	73.4	7 of 20	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	78.0	3 of 13	76.9%	★★★★☆
2023	82.3	2 of 16	87.5%	★★★★★
2022	89.1	1 of 14	92.9%	★★★★★
2021	81.2	3 of 18	83.3%	★★★★☆
2019	83.6	1 of 17	94.1%	★★★★★
2018	83.0	4 of 17	76.5%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2018	27.1	125 of 170	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	27.3	53 of 63	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	51 of 56	8.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	43 of 48	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.3	38 of 38	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	50.2	13 of 26	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	31.7	317 of 434	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.4	293 of 415	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.4	308 of 415	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.1	307 of 444	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.0	255 of 441	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.1	279 of 441	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.6	320 of 418	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	6.0	174 of 178	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.2	140 of 155	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.1	146 of 152	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	155 of 163	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.7	158 of 163	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.5	149 of 153	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.5	125 of 128	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.5	111 of 118	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	18.4	23 of 25	8.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	16 of 20	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	16.0	400 of 450	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.4	372 of 437	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	404 of 444	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	385 of 459	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	364 of 458	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	394 of 455	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.7	382 of 430	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.5	355 of 403	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	42.7	265 of 435	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.2	235 of 414	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.6	304 of 426	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.2	252 of 443	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.6	252 of 442	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.7	263 of 442	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.6	276 of 418	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	46.4	111 of 225	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	37.1	107 of 168	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.1	135 of 175	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.1	125 of 206	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.8	109 of 206	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.2	117 of 210	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.6	135 of 202	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	76.9	69 of 338	79.6%	★★★★☆
2025	83.7	25 of 316	92.1%	★★★★★
2024	73.4	73 of 320	77.2%	★★★★☆
2023	85.1	27 of 352	92.3%	★★★★★
2022	80.8	44 of 362	87.8%	★★★★☆
2021	86.2	28 of 358	92.2%	★★★★★
2019	75.9	67 of 350	80.9%	★★★★☆
2018	73.2	80 of 338	76.3%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2026)80th percentile+48 vs school

Asian (2026)65th percentile+34 vs school

Special Education (2026)51st percentile+19 vs school

Male (2026)39th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2026)28th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)27th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2018)26th percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)16th percentile-15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)11th percentile-20 vs school

Homeless (2026)8th percentile-23 vs school

Hispanic (2026)2nd percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts61%-9 vs state

Social Studies50%-5 vs state

Mathematics48%-14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				LEAP Mathematics (2026)				LEAP English Language Arts (2026)				LEAP Social Studies (2026)				LEAP Algebra I (2026)	LEAP English I (2026)	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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 Social Studies 6th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 7th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 8th Grade	LEAP Social Studies All Grades	LEAP Algebra I End of Course	LEAP English I End of Course	Total
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%)	34.9	311^th of 452 public middle schools	31.2%		37.3	294^th of 447 public middle schools	34.2%	17	49.0	49.0	48.0	48.0	58.0	56.0	67.0	61.0	48.0	46.0	57.0	50.0			$18,749
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%)	22.5	365^th of 452 public middle schools	19.2%		24.4	353^rd of 447 public middle schools	21.0%	12	55.0	50.0	29.0	45.0	55.0	59.0	49.0	54.0	42.0	40.0	37.0	40.0	100.0	100.0	$22,707
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%)								(n/a)															$35,566
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%)	86.5	54^th of 452 public middle schools	88.1%		92	18^th of 447 public middle schools	96.0%	36			80.0		89.0	92.0	93.0	91.0	53.0	75.0	83.0	71.0			$16,811
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%)								(n/a)															$24,085
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%)	9.7	421^st of 452 public middle schools	6.9%		2.8	438^th of 447 public middle schools	2.0%	17			29.0	34.0		46.0	53.0	46.0	8.0		30.0	23.0			$20,755
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%)	36.7	304^th of 452 public middle schools	32.7%		29.9	325^th of 447 public middle schools	27.3%	21	54.0	47.0	42.0	47.0		66.0	72.0	69.0	31.0	46.0	59.0	46.0			$18,436
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%)	42.7	274^th of 452 public middle schools	39.4%		50.1	230^th of 447 public middle schools	48.5%	44	53.0	70.0	43.0	54.0	68.0	72.0	63.0	68.0	43.0	49.0	50.0	48.0		94.0	$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%)	97.1	9^th of 452 public middle schools	98.0%		96.2	7^th of 447 public middle schools	98.4%	2	94.0		91.0	94.0			99.0		88.0	91.0		92.0			$15,926
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Frequently Asked Questions about Glasgow Middle School

How many students attend Glasgow Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 542 students attended Glasgow Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Glasgow Middle School attend?

Students who attend Glasgow Middle School usually go on to attend McKinley Senior High School

What district is Glasgow Middle School in?

East Baton Rouge Parish

What is the racial makeup of Glasgow Middle School?

Students at Glasgow Middle School are 56% African American, 18% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 11% White, 2% Two or more races.

Is Glasgow Middle School a good school?

Glasgow Middle School ranks 311^th of 452 Louisiana middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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