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South Baton Rouge Charter Academy

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-8

603^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 666 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

South Baton Rouge Charter Academy is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, part of the East Baton Rouge Parish school district. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of Louisiana elementary schools, with a 0 or 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most years.

South Baton Rouge Charter Academy significantly underperforms the district and state averages on LEAP assessments in both mathematics and English language arts across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rate in math was 40% compared to 51% for the district and 60% for the state. In ELA, the school's proficiency rate was 51% compared to 61% for the district and 70% for the state. The school's performance is particularly low for Hispanic and low-socioeconomic status students, ranking in the bottom 10% of Louisiana elementary schools in both math and ELA. Additionally, the school has very high chronic absenteeism rates and dropout rates compared to the state average.

Interestingly, nearby schools in the East Baton Rouge Parish district, such as B.R. Foreign Language Acad. Immersion Magnet and Mayfair Laboratory School, consistently rank in the top 5% and top 1% of Louisiana elementary schools, respectively, and have much higher proficiency rates in math and ELA. The stark contrast in performance between South Baton Rouge Charter Academy and these nearby schools suggests the charter school is struggling to provide the same level of educational quality and outcomes for its students.

819

Students ?

33.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,430

Per pupil spending ?

72.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9211 Parkway Drive
Baton Rouge, LA 70810

(225) 349-7489

District: East Baton Rouge Parish

Racial breakdown:

African American:

64.8%

Hispanic:

27.1%

White:

5.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 7th percentile in 2017 → 9th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (46% vs 65% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 20 pts below the Louisiana average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg56%

Louisiana avg65%

Elementary school

603^rd of 666

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▲ up 2 pts since 2017

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

373^rd of 447

Louisiana public middle schools ?

Bottom 17%▲ up 7 pts since 2017

From bottom 10% (2017) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

41^st 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	15.7	603 of 666	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	603 of 675	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	658 of 730	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.1	616 of 727	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.1	670 of 729	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.6	660 of 731	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.1	682 of 728	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.1	687 of 739	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	368 of 501	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.1	347 of 509	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.5	416 of 570	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.8	411 of 562	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.8	427 of 564	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.1	436 of 559	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	474 of 547	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	37.8	54 of 82	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.1	44 of 86	48.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	10.0	97 of 97	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.7	77 of 90	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.0	73 of 75	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	85 of 91	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	88 of 89	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	12.9	593 of 633	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	569 of 635	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	613 of 705	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	582 of 701	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.6	650 of 705	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	634 of 684	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	186 of 207	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	179 of 189	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	227 of 233	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	209 of 220	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.2	200 of 202	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.9	188 of 190	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	158 of 168	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	14.9	610 of 661	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	610 of 674	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	635 of 723	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	665 of 724	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.8	678 of 719	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.8	647 of 697	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.4	659 of 682	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	20.7	547 of 641	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.1	563 of 651	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	621 of 713	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	598 of 712	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.7	650 of 704	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.4	639 of 696	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2022	55.0	248 of 517	52.0%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	373 of 447	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	350 of 449	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	364 of 465	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	374 of 460	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.4	383 of 459	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.5	344 of 449	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	348 of 411	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	11.3	394 of 437	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	42.6	191 of 344	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.5	153 of 333	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.4	166 of 360	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.5	207 of 360	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.6	204 of 352	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.6	202 of 338	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.6	176 of 313	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	50.1	25 of 56	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.9	9 of 48	81.3%	★★★★☆
2023	36.4	41 of 56	26.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.0	38 of 48	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.1	41 of 55	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.4	27 of 38	28.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	309 of 415	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.0	305 of 415	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	363 of 444	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	373 of 441	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.9	374 of 441	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	373 of 418	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	127 of 155	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	131 of 152	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	152 of 163	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.0	157 of 163	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.8	145 of 153	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	113 of 128	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.4	102 of 118	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	21.2	364 of 437	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.1	327 of 444	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	346 of 459	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	401 of 458	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.9	375 of 455	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.5	327 of 430	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.6	312 of 403	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	19.3	345 of 414	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	361 of 426	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.0	311 of 443	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	14.2	384 of 442	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.6	366 of 442	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.2	317 of 418	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2022	41.2	230 of 362	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

White (2022)52nd percentile+37 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)34th percentile+25 vs school

African American (2025)27th percentile+17 vs school

Male (2025)15th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)10th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile~ school

Female (2025)6th percentile-3 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2025)55th percentile+39 vs school

African American (2025)44th percentile+28 vs school

White (2022)36th percentile+18 vs school

Female (2025)26th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)18th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile~ school

Male (2025)17th percentile~ school

By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts51%-19 vs state

Mathematics40%-20 vs state

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Schools Near South Baton Rouge Charter Academy

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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 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	LEAP Algebra I End of Course	LEAP English I End of Course	Total
South Baton Rouge Charter Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	9211 Parkway Drive	Baton Rouge	70810	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	Yes	No	No	Yes	(225) 349-7489	819	24	33.9	72.3%	46 (5.6%)	531 (64.8%)	222 (27.1%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (1.8%)	15.7	603^rd of 666 public elementary schools	9.5%		14.6	603^rd of 675 public elementary schools	10.7%		41.0	42.0	46.0	35.0	45.0		40.0	43.0	39.0	57.0	52.0	61.0	55.0	51.0			$15,430
Wildwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	444 Halfway Tree Rd	Baton Rouge	70810	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 766-6002	433	38	11.4	65.6%	37 (8.5%)	198 (45.7%)	130 (30.0%)	45 (10.4%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (0.9%)	17 (3.9%)	52.7	343^rd of 666 public elementary schools	48.5%		51.9	356^th of 675 public elementary schools	47.3%	13	66.0	68.0	66.0				68.0	60.0	67.0	63.0				63.0			$19,548
The Emerge School for Autism	Public, Charter	K-3	7760 Innovation Park Drive	Baton Rouge	70820	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	Yes	No	No	Yes	(225) 343-4232	48	5	10.1	33.3%	18 (37.5%)	21 (43.8%)	7 (14.6%)	1 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.1%)								(n/a)																	$28,186
Great Hearts Harveston	Public, Charter	K-8	11801 Bluebonnet Blvd.	Baton Rouge	70810	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(225) 416-7611	579	67	8.5	62.0%	263 (45.4%)	232 (40.1%)	40 (6.9%)	25 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (2.9%)	63.8	269^th of 666 public elementary schools	59.6%		43.6	409^th of 675 public elementary schools	39.4%	140	63.0		64.0	53.0	59.0		64.0	80.0	78.0	78.0		69.0	83.0	74.0	70.0		$13,655
Mayfair Laboratory School	Public, Magnet	K-8	9880 Hyacinth Avenue	Baton Rouge	70810	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	Yes	No	No	(225) 761-7849	480	52	9.2	24.4%	284 (59.2%)	99 (20.6%)	25 (5.2%)	40 (8.3%)	5 (1.0%)	4 (0.8%)	23 (4.8%)	96.9	8^th of 666 public elementary schools	98.8%		97.6	3^rd of 675 public elementary schools	99.6%	5				100.0				93.0	99.0	99.0		100.0	100.0				$17,715
Magnolia Woods Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	760 Maxine Drive	Baton Rouge	70808	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 769-6845	409	32	12.8	84.1%	14 (3.4%)	310 (75.8%)	78 (19.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	27	510^th of 666 public elementary schools	23.4%		51.3	358^th of 675 public elementary schools	47.0%	152	53.0	51.0	37.0				47.0	44.0	50.0	71.0				55.0			$19,015
Baton Rouge Center for Visual and Performing Arts	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	7600 Boone Drive	Baton Rouge	70808	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	Yes	No	Yes	(225) 344-0084	594	39	15.3	56.9%	129 (21.7%)	393 (66.2%)	26 (4.4%)	22 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	19 (3.2%)	92.3	38^th of 666 public elementary schools	94.3%		94	20^th of 675 public elementary schools	97.0%	18	91.0	83.0					85.0	91.0	92.0	94.0				92.0			$16,960
Kenilworth Science and Technology Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	8716 Siegen Lane	Baton Rouge	70810	East Baton Rouge Parish	Pelican Educational Foundation- Kenilworth Science	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(225) 766-8111	694	53	13.0	82.4%	34 (4.9%)	526 (75.8%)	111 (16.0%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.3%)	30.5	487^th of 666 public elementary schools	26.9%		23.2	544^th of 675 public elementary schools	19.4%	57	66.0	58.0	33.0	49.0	75.0	51.0	55.0	48.0	55.0	65.0	54.0	68.0	69.0	60.0	100.0	100.0	$17,477
Highland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	280 Sunset Blvd	Baton Rouge	70808	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 766-1272	288	25	11.7	58.3%	13 (4.5%)	98 (34.0%)	172 (59.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	34.2	465^th of 666 public elementary schools	30.2%		19.5	566^th of 675 public elementary schools	16.1%	101	61.0	59.0	50.0				57.0	51.0	57.0	58.0				56.0			$19,267
Jefferson Terrace Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	5601 Upton Drive	Baton Rouge	70809	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 293-3210	571	49	11.6	78.5%	43 (7.5%)	364 (63.7%)	140 (24.5%)	11 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	8 (1.4%)	10.4	626^th of 666 public elementary schools	6.0%		14.5	604^th of 675 public elementary schools	10.5%	22	35.0	40.0	34.0	37.0			30.0	37.0	36.0	48.0	53.0	43.0	41.0	42.0			$17,906

Frequently Asked Questions about South Baton Rouge Charter Academy

What is the racial makeup of South Baton Rouge Charter Academy?

Students at South Baton Rouge Charter Academy are 65% African American, 27% Hispanic, 6% White, 2% Two or more races.

What district is South Baton Rouge Charter Academy in?

East Baton Rouge Parish

How many students attend South Baton Rouge Charter Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 819 students attended South Baton Rouge Charter Academy.

Is South Baton Rouge Charter Academy a good school?

South Baton Rouge Charter Academy ranks in the bottom 9.5% of Louisiana elementary schools.

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