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Inspire Charter Academy

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Inspire Charter Academy ranks 405 th of 666 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

405^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 666 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 39% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

Inspire Charter Academy is an elementary school serving grades K-8 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, with 646 students enrolled. 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.

Inspire Charter Academy has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Louisiana elementary schools, maintaining a 1-2 star rating from SchoolDigger over the past 10 years. The school's proficiency rates in LEAP Mathematics and English Language Arts (ELA) assessments are generally lower than the East Baton Rouge Parish and Louisiana state averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, Inspire Charter Academy's projected proficiency rates are 53% in Math and 65% in ELA, compared to 60% and 70% statewide, respectively. In contrast, nearby schools like Forest Heights Academy of Excellence and Belfair Montessori School have significantly higher proficiency rates, often exceeding the state averages by 10-20 percentage points.

Inspire Charter Academy serves a predominantly low-income student population, with 87-93% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch over the past few years. The school has also experienced high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 21.9% to 62.1% in recent years, and relatively high dropout rates fluctuating between 2-6.8% over the past few years. While the nearby high-performing schools also serve a significant proportion of low-income students, they have lower chronic absenteeism and dropout rates, suggesting that Inspire Charter Academy may be facing challenges in engaging and retaining its students.

658

Students ?

121.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,715

Per pupil spending ?

95.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5454 North Foster Drive
Baton Rouge, LA 70805

(225) 356-3936

District: East Baton Rouge Parish

Racial breakdown:

African American:

94.8%

Hispanic:

3.0%

White:

0.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 12th percentile in 2015 → 39th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 27 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (59% vs 65% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (49% vs 22% Louisiana)

!Large classes — about 121 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg56%

Louisiana avg65%

Elementary school

405^th of 666

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 39%▲ up 27 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

295^th of 447

Louisiana public middle schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 38% (2015) to bottom 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^th of 45Elementary 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	42.6	405 of 666	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.7	417 of 675	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.5	430 of 730	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.3	578 of 727	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.7	636 of 729	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.5	587 of 731	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.7	639 of 728	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.1	604 of 739	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.3	664 of 742	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.9	694 of 792	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	9.3	739 of 777	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	19.0	684 of 772	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	55.4	213 of 501	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.8	228 of 509	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.5	219 of 570	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.2	365 of 562	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.0	424 of 564	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.6	362 of 559	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.6	409 of 547	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	44.2	372 of 633	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.8	265 of 635	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.2	374 of 705	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.7	559 of 701	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.5	614 of 705	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.7	537 of 684	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	49.8	349 of 661	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.9	386 of 674	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.2	349 of 723	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	26.8	559 of 724	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.5	608 of 719	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.2	534 of 697	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.7	595 of 682	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	44.3	381 of 641	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.3	470 of 651	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.2	441 of 713	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.6	552 of 712	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.8	603 of 704	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	588 of 696	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	36.9	295 of 447	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.0	288 of 449	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.2	311 of 465	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.7	364 of 460	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.0	378 of 459	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.6	316 of 449	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.6	324 of 411	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.4	378 of 437	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	12.9	390 of 435	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	42.5	299 of 482	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	36.0	327 of 470	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	32.5	329 of 457	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	55.4	140 of 344	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.3	150 of 333	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.5	158 of 360	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.0	212 of 360	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.5	229 of 352	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.8	162 of 338	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.9	168 of 313	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	36.8	272 of 415	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.0	301 of 415	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.1	326 of 444	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	374 of 441	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.8	366 of 441	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.0	323 of 418	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	42.4	254 of 437	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.3	262 of 444	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.9	251 of 459	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.9	336 of 458	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.6	356 of 455	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.5	306 of 430	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.0	288 of 403	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	44.9	229 of 414	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.7	292 of 426	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.9	286 of 443	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.9	314 of 442	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.0	356 of 442	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.2	286 of 418	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)57th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)47th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)41st percentile~ school

Male (2025)41st percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2025)59th percentile+25 vs school

Male (2025)45th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)42nd percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)34th percentile~ school

By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts65%-5 vs state

Mathematics53%-7 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
Inspire Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	5454 North Foster Drive	Baton Rouge	70805	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	Yes	No	No	Yes	(225) 356-3936	658	5	121.4	95.7%	6 (0.9%)	624 (94.8%)	20 (3.0%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	42.6	405^th of 666 public elementary schools	39.2%		41.7	417^th of 675 public elementary schools	38.2%	12	66.0	54.0		55.0	52.0	29.0	53.0	57.0	58.0	71.0		62.0	70.0	65.0	$15,715
Claiborne Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4707 Denham Street	Baton Rouge	70805	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 357-9712	436	36	12.1	95.2%	4 (0.9%)	397 (91.1%)	29 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	6.5	647^th of 666 public elementary schools	2.9%		3.1	667^th of 675 public elementary schools	1.2%	20	34.0	26.0	32.0				30.0	31.0	48.0	38.0				38.0	$17,405
Prescott K-8 Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	4055 Prescott Rd	Baton Rouge	70805	East Baton Rouge Parish	Prescott K-8 Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(225) 372-2037	426	27	16.0	94.4%	4 (0.9%)	414 (97.2%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10.5	625^th of 666 public elementary schools	6.2%		12.4	618^th of 675 public elementary schools	8.4%	7			26.0	36.0	36.0	41.0	30.0	48.0	33.0	41.0	54.0	53.0	59.0	48.0	$20,250
Merrydale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6700 Rio Street	Baton Rouge	70812	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 355-0346	242	18	13.2	93.8%	1 (0.4%)	233 (96.3%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	20.2	570^th of 666 public elementary schools	14.4%		18.6	574^th of 675 public elementary schools	15.0%	4	64.0	40.0	32.0				45.0	49.0	44.0	50.0				48.0	$19,949
Winbourne Elementary School	Public	K-5	4503 Winbourne Ave	Baton Rouge	70805	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 355-4446	274	21	13.1	96.0%	2 (0.7%)	265 (96.7%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	9	635^th of 666 public elementary schools	4.7%		6.6	653^rd of 675 public elementary schools	3.3%	18	14.0	41.0					24.0	34.0	55.0	41.0				41.0	$18,283
Dalton Elementary School A Redesign School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3605 Ontario Blvd	Baton Rouge	70805	East Baton Rouge Parish	Dalton Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(225) 357-0244	189	22	8.5	97.4%	0 (0.0%)	185 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)								(n/a)
Forest Heights Academy of Excellence	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	7447 Sumrall Drive	Baton Rouge	70812	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	Yes	No	Yes	(225) 355-5681	409	30	13.7	70.9%	3 (0.7%)	401 (98.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	78.5	143^rd of 666 public elementary schools	78.5%		95.6	13^th of 675 public elementary schools	98.1%	130	92.0		73.0	50.0			84.0	91.0	100.0		80.0			94.0	$17,982
Lanier Elementary School A Redesign School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	4705 Lanier Dr	Baton Rouge	70812	East Baton Rouge Parish	Lanier Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(225) 308-3273	234	27	8.6	93.2%	2 (0.9%)	215 (91.9%)	17 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Glen Oaks Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5656 Lanier Drive	Baton Rouge	70812	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 356-4521	415	25	16.5	92.8%	4 (1.0%)	403 (97.1%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	37.2	440^th of 666 public elementary schools	33.9%		58.7	301^st of 675 public elementary schools	55.4%	139	60.0	56.0	58.0				59.0	54.0	50.0	65.0				56.0	$18,532
Belfair Montessori School	Public	PK, KG-8	4451 Fairfields Ave	Baton Rouge	70802	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 356-6191	274	25	10.7	67.9%	2 (0.7%)	248 (90.5%)	18 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	80.7	123^rd of 666 public elementary schools	81.5%		90.9	51^st of 675 public elementary schools	92.4%	72	74.0	85.0		79.0	65.0	57.0	76.0	74.0	95.0		79.0	71.0	69.0	80.0	$22,230

Frequently Asked Questions about Inspire Charter Academy

What district is Inspire Charter Academy in?

East Baton Rouge Parish

What is the racial makeup of Inspire Charter Academy?

Students at Inspire Charter Academy are 95% African American, 3% Hispanic.

Is Inspire Charter Academy a good school?

Inspire Charter Academy ranks 405^th of 666 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Inspire Charter Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 658 students attended Inspire Charter Academy.

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