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Eva Legard Learning Center

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Eva Legard Learning Center ranks 300 th of 447 Louisiana middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

300^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 447 Louisiana Middle Schools

Better than 33% of Louisiana middle schools

Summary

Eva Legard Learning Center is a public middle school located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, serving grades 6-7 with a total enrollment of 53 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.

Eva Legard Learning Center has consistently underperformed compared to the East Baton Rouge Parish and Louisiana state averages in both Mathematics and English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency on the LEAP assessments. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 42% of all students at Eva Legard Learning Center were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 51% in the East Baton Rouge Parish and 60% statewide. In ELA, the school performed slightly better, with 65% of all students proficient or better, compared to 61% in the East Baton Rouge Parish and 70% statewide. The school's performance is particularly concerning in 6th grade Mathematics, where only 25% of students were proficient or better, compared to 46% in the district and 60% statewide.

Comparing Eva Legard Learning Center to nearby high-performing schools, such as Sherwood Middle Academic Academy, a public magnet school in the same district, which has significantly outperformed Eva Legard Learning Center in both Mathematics and ELA proficiency, with 94% and 99% of students proficient or better, respectively, in the 2024-2025 school year. Another public school in the district, Capitol Middle School, has also outperformed Eva Legard Learning Center, with 35% of students proficient or better in ELA in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to 65% at Eva Legard. Additionally, McKinley Middle Magnet School, a public magnet school in the district, has consistently been one of the top-performing middle schools in the state, ranking 18 out of 447 Louisiana middle schools in the 2024-2025 school year.

Students ?

4.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$35,566

Per pupil spending ?

84.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

434 East Polk Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70802

(225) 387-2328

District: East Baton Rouge Parish

Racial breakdown:

African American:

81.8%

Hispanic:

9.1%

White:

7.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 18th percentile in 2024 → 33rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2024

✓Small classes — about 5 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (54% vs 65% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 18 pts below the Louisiana average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg56%

Louisiana avg65%

300^th of 447

Louisiana public middle schools ?

Bottom 33%▲ up 15 pts since 2024

From bottom 18% (2024) to bottom 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 12Middle 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	35.1	300 of 447	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.0	369 of 449	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	56.6	132 of 344	61.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	302 of 415	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	280 of 437	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.8	372 of 444	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	50.7	205 of 414	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.0	281 of 426	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)62nd percentile+29 vs school

Male (2025)50th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)27th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts65%-5 vs state

Mathematics42%-18 vs state

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Schools Near Eva Legard Learning Center

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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 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 Algebra I End of Course	LEAP English I End of Course	Total
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%)	35.1	300^th of 447 public middle schools	32.9%		22	369^th of 449 public middle schools	17.8%	69	25.0	52.0	44.0	42.0	69.0	58.0	70.0	65.0			$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%)	92	18^th of 447 public middle schools	96.0%		92.3	18^th of 449 public middle schools	96.0%				79.0		92.0	91.0		92.0			$16,811
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%)	2.8	438^th of 447 public middle schools	2.0%		11.1	411^th of 449 public middle schools	8.5%	27	26.0		7.0		20.0	40.0	34.0	32.0	86.0	88.0	$20,755
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%)	37.3	294^th of 447 public middle schools	34.2%		29.7	324^th of 449 public middle schools	27.8%	30	43.0	58.0	44.0	49.0	63.0	67.0	61.0	63.0			$18,749
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%)	29.9	325^th of 447 public middle schools	27.3%		37.1	291^st of 449 public middle schools	35.2%	34	41.0	38.0	44.0	41.0		50.0	73.0	60.0			$18,436
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%)	24.4	353^rd of 447 public middle schools	21.0%		21.9	370^th of 449 public middle schools	17.6%	17	51.0	38.0	44.0	44.0	54.0	46.0	60.0	53.0			$22,707
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%)	50.1	230^th of 447 public middle schools	48.5%		43.6	264^th of 449 public middle schools	41.2%	34	70.0	50.0	47.0	57.0		68.0	69.0	73.0	87.0	100.0	$21,942
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%)	1.9	442^nd of 447 public middle schools	1.1%		2.1	445^th of 449 public middle schools	0.9%	3					35.0	34.0	34.0	35.0			$24,085
Brusly Middle School	Public	6-8	630 North Vaughn Drive	Brusly	70719	West Baton Rouge Parish	West Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	No	(225) 749-3123	539	40	13.3	67.3%	243 (45.1%)	249 (46.2%)	38 (7.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	74.7	119^th of 447 public middle schools	73.4%		78.1	92^nd of 449 public middle schools	79.5%	27	79.0	62.0	68.0	70.0	83.0	77.0	81.0	81.0			$17,433
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%)	96.2	7^th of 447 public middle schools	98.4%		95.8	10^th of 449 public middle schools	97.8%	3	94.0	92.0	94.0	94.0							$15,926

Frequently Asked Questions about Eva Legard Learning Center

Is Eva Legard Learning Center a good school?

Eva Legard Learning Center ranks 300^th of 447 Louisiana middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Eva Legard Learning Center?

In the 2024-25 school year, 66 students attended Eva Legard Learning Center.

What is the racial makeup of Eva Legard Learning Center?

Students at Eva Legard Learning Center are 82% African American, 9% Hispanic, 8% White, 2% American Indian.

What district is Eva Legard Learning Center in?

East Baton Rouge Parish

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