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EBR Virtual Academy

Public, Virtual, Alternative Grades PK, KG-12

592^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 690 Louisiana Alternative Schools

Better than 14% of Louisiana alternative schools

Summary

EBR Virtual Academy in Baton Rouge, LA, is a virtual school within the East Baton Rouge Parish school system, serving 169 students from Pre-K through 12th grade in a non-traditional learning environment. This school stands out for its remarkably low student-teacher ratio of 7.2:1, which is dramatically smaller than nearby schools like IDEA Bridge (21.7:1) and Louisiana Virtual Charter Academy (21.3:1), allowing for highly personalized instruction. Academically, the school shows a clear strength in English Language Arts, with 67% of students proficient in the 2025-2026 school year—outpacing the district average of 64% and far exceeding other alternative schools like EBR Readiness Superintendent Academy (26%). However, math performance is a challenge, with only 47% proficient compared to the district's 55%, and high school Algebra I proficiency is particularly low at 23% versus 51% district-wide.

Despite being a virtual school, EBR Virtual Academy faces a high chronic absenteeism rate of 36.1%, which is above the district average of 30.5% and starkly contrasts with other virtual schools like University View Academy (4.7%) and Louisiana Virtual Charter Academy (0.2%). This suggests that the school serves a more at-risk population that struggles with engagement, even in a flexible online setting. The school's graduation rate of 53.8% is well below the district (76.3%) and state (85.0%) averages, and its dropout rate has been highly volatile, spiking from 0.4% in 2020-2021 to 42.2% in 2021-2022 before dropping to 5.9% in 2023-2024. A direct comparison with Southern University Laboratory Virtual School (SULVS), another virtual alternative school, reveals vastly different outcomes: SULVS boasts an 88.5% graduation rate and 0% chronic absenteeism, highlighting how student population and support systems can vary widely between similar programs.

A bright spot is the 7th grade, which outperformed the district average in math (58% vs. 54%), English Language Arts (74% vs. 63%), and social studies (63% vs. 48%) in the 2025-2026 school year—a remarkable achievement for an alternative school. The school serves a high-poverty population, with 74% of students receiving free or reduced lunch, a factor that contextualizes its challenges when compared to schools like LSU Laboratory School, which has only 3.4% poverty and near-perfect test scores. For parents considering EBR Virtual Academy, it offers a personalized virtual option with notable ELA strengths and a dedicated 7th-grade program, but families should be aware of the high absenteeism, math struggles, and volatile graduation outcomes that reflect the complex needs of its student body.

169

Students ?

7.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,139

Per pupil spending ?

74%

Free/discounted lunch ?

802 Mayflower Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70802

(225) 478-9264

District: East Baton Rouge Parish

Racial breakdown:

African American:

80.5%

White:

10.1%

Hispanic:

4.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 20th percentile in 2023 → 16th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 7 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (43% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Louisiana average (54% vs 85%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school43%

District avg52%

Louisiana avg62%

Elementary school

592^nd of 690

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▲ up 7 pts since 2022

From bottom 7% (2022) to bottom 14% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

314^th of 452

Louisiana public middle schools ?

Bottom 31%▲ up 19 pts since 2022

From bottom 12% (2022) to bottom 31% (2026)

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★★★★★

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High school

272^nd of 325

Louisiana public high schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 8 pts since 2022

From bottom 25% (2022) to bottom 16% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 7Alternative 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	20.1	592 of 690	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	64.6	259 of 666	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.0	390 of 675	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.0	586 of 730	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.0	674 of 727	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	23.3	469 of 548	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	54.7	219 of 509	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.7	381 of 570	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.9	493 of 562	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2023	33.7	495 of 705	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	9.7	662 of 701	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	20.5	597 of 685	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	54.5	333 of 674	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.6	535 of 723	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	679 of 724	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2023	24.9	555 of 713	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	642 of 712	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	33.7	314 of 452	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.5	260 of 447	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.8	388 of 449	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	365 of 465	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	407 of 460	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	39.9	201 of 344	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.0	163 of 344	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	21.7	282 of 333	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.8	240 of 360	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.6	287 of 360	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	49.4	240 of 434	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.7	369 of 444	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	401 of 441	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	34.0	310 of 450	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	57.5	181 of 437	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	14.2	403 of 444	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	355 of 459	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	416 of 458	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2023	56.4	183 of 443	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	15.6	374 of 442	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2022	18.0	187 of 206	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2022	26.9	298 of 362	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	16.7	272 of 325	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.1	268 of 329	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	255 of 333	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	258 of 321	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.8	246 of 326	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	29.7	188 of 260	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.8	190 of 256	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.8	151 of 260	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.8	165 of 252	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.4	128 of 256	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	12.4	275 of 313	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.6	238 of 308	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.9	235 of 308	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	262 of 308	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	268 of 311	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	17.9	268 of 321	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.5	258 of 323	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.9	214 of 328	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.6	261 of 321	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	238 of 322	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2024	32.0	218 of 315	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.5	239 of 306	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.2	246 of 301	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2022	1.5	248 of 250	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

Female (2023)30th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2023)22nd percentile~ school

African American (2026)14th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)13th percentile~ school

Middle school

Male (2023)59th percentile+37 vs school

Female (2026)45th percentile+14 vs school

African American (2026)42nd percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)31st percentile~ school

White (2022)18th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2022)9th percentile~ school

High school

Male (2024)31st percentile+7 vs school

African American (2026)28th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)17th percentile~ school

Female (2026)12th percentile-4 vs school

White (2022)1st percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts67%-3 vs state

English I62%-4 vs state

Social Studies53%~ state avg

Mathematics47%-15 vs state

English II38%-29 vs state

U.S. History37%-18 vs state

Biology32%-28 vs state

Geometry30%-27 vs state

Algebra I23%-42 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				LEAP Mathematics (2026)							LEAP English Language Arts (2026)							LEAP Social Studies (2026)							LEAP Algebra I (2026)	LEAP Geometry (2026)	LEAP English II (2026)	LEAP U.S. History (2026)	LEAP English I (2026)	LEAP Biology (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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	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 Social Studies 3rd Grade	LEAP Social Studies 4th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 5th Grade	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 Geometry End of Course	LEAP English II End of Course	LEAP U.S. History End of Course	LEAP English I End of Course	LEAP Biology End of Course	Total
EBR Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	PK, KG-12	802 Mayflower Street	Baton Rouge	70802	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	Yes	No	(225) 478-9264	169	23	7.2	74.0%	17 (10.1%)	136 (80.5%)	7 (4.1%)	6 (3.6%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)								(n/a)				40.0	58.0	30.0	47.0				60.0	74.0	55.0	67.0				34.0	63.0	50.0	53.0	23.0	30.0	38.0	37.0	62.0	32.0	$24,139
LSU Laboratory School	Public, Alternative	K-12	45 Dalrymple Drive	Baton Rouge	70803	East Baton Rouge Parish	LSU Laboratory School	No	No	No	No	(225) 578-3221	1,463	133	10.9	3.4%	1,046 (71.5%)	239 (16.3%)	69 (4.7%)	43 (2.9%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (4.4%)								(n/a)	99.0		100.0	100.0	99.0			100.0	100.0	99.0		95.0	99.0	99.0		99.0	100.0	99.0		100.0		99.0	100.0					$14,446
Louisiana Virtual Charter Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4962 Florida Blvd	Baton Rouge	70806	East Baton Rouge Parish	Louisiana Virtual Charter Academy	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(504) 322-7543	2,239	105	21.3	91.8%	1,097 (49.0%)	869 (38.8%)	98 (4.4%)	26 (1.2%)	21 (0.9%)	3 (0.1%)	125 (5.6%)								(n/a)	26.0	44.0	20.0	38.0	37.0	30.0	33.0	45.0	51.0	62.0	59.0	58.0	60.0	57.0	20.0	35.0	40.0	35.0	35.0	54.0	39.0	50.0	48.0	65.0	40.0	64.0	50.0	$12,051
University View Academy Inc. (FRM LA Connections)	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3113 Valley Creek Dr	Baton Rouge	70808	East Baton Rouge Parish	University View Academy Inc. (FRM LA Connections)	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(225) 421-2900	3,725	212	17.5	60.6%	2,340 (62.8%)	932 (25.0%)	182 (4.9%)	46 (1.2%)	26 (0.7%)	4 (0.1%)	195 (5.2%)								(n/a)	28.0	27.0	32.0	46.0	50.0	37.0	38.0	53.0	57.0	63.0	65.0	62.0	63.0	62.0	32.0	37.0	43.0	34.0	44.0	52.0	42.0	49.0	48.0	67.0	49.0	60.0	63.0	$12,496
Louisiana School for the Visually Impaired	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2888 Brightside Lane	Baton Rouge	70820	East Baton Rouge Parish	Special School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(225) 757-3483	56	29	1.9	87.5%	10 (17.9%)	34 (60.7%)	7 (12.5%)	2 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.4%)								(n/a)							24.0							59.0							53.0							$149,201
Louisiana School for the Deaf	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2888 Brightside Lane	Baton Rouge	70802	East Baton Rouge Parish	Special School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(225) 757-3651	78	27	2.8	93.6%	18 (23.1%)	48 (61.5%)	8 (10.3%)	3 (3.8%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							15.0							10.0							5.0							$132,658
EBR Readiness Superintendent Academy	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	4375 E Brookstown Drive	Baton Rouge	70805	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 757-9679	193	47	4.1	88.6%	3 (1.6%)	178 (92.2%)	8 (4.1%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)								(n/a)		41.0	25.0	19.0					59.0	30.0	28.0	15.0	24.0	26.0		35.0	20.0		15.0								10.0	$30,957
IDEA Bridge	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1500 North Airway Drive	Baton Rouge	70815	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	Yes	No	No	Yes	(225) 778-9091	1,122	52	21.7	78.2%	34 (3.0%)	788 (70.2%)	288 (25.7%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.6%)								(n/a)	14.0	21.0	28.0	43.0	41.0		27.0	29.0	30.0	38.0	47.0	44.0	44.0	38.0		25.0	15.0	21.0	26.0		19.0							$13,856
Southern University Lab School	Public, Magnet, Alternative	PK, KG-12	129 Swan Street	Baton Rouge	70813	East Baton Rouge Parish	Southern University Lab School	No	Yes	No	Yes	(225) 771-3490	478	32	14.9	63.2%	1 (0.2%)	468 (97.9%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)								(n/a)		82.0	79.0	69.0	72.0			74.0	81.0	94.0		69.0		83.0	52.0	91.0	75.0	56.0	62.0	76.0	68.0	66.0		76.0	69.0	64.0	58.0	$15,724
Southern University Laboratory Virtual School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	129 Swan Street	Baton Rouge	70813	East Baton Rouge Parish	Southern University Lab School	No	No	Yes	Yes	(225) 771-3490	299	0	348.0	71.9%	107 (35.8%)	154 (51.5%)	13 (4.3%)	5 (1.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.0%)								(n/a)	24.0	27.0	27.0	39.0	78.0	53.0	41.0	48.0	81.0	68.0	89.0	86.0	79.0	75.0	12.0	36.0	37.0	34.0	72.0	80.0	45.0		59.0	83.0	60.0		77.0

Frequently Asked Questions about EBR Virtual Academy

What is the racial makeup of EBR Virtual Academy?

Students at EBR Virtual Academy are 80% African American, 10% White, 4% Hispanic, 4% Asian.

How many students attend EBR Virtual Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 169 students attended EBR Virtual Academy.

What district is EBR Virtual Academy in?

East Baton Rouge Parish

Is EBR Virtual Academy a good school?

EBR Virtual Academy ranks in the bottom 14.2% of Louisiana alternative schools.

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2025–26 LEAP test scoresJul 6, 2026

2023–24 dropout ratesFeb 24, 2026

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2023–24 through 2024–25 graduation ratesNov 22, 2025

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