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Capitol High School

Q: Is Capitol High School a good school?

Capitol High School ranks in the bottom 0.6% of Louisiana high schools.

Q: How many students attend Capitol High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 205 students attended Capitol High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Capitol High School?

Students at Capitol High School are 98% African American, 1% Hispanic.

Public Grades 9-12

323^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 325 Louisiana High Schools

Better than 1% of Louisiana high schools

Summary

Capitol High School in Baton Rouge, LA, is a small high school serving 205 students in grades 9-12 within the East Baton Rouge Parish school district, a district that ranks in the bottom third of Louisiana.

The most critical challenge at Capitol High is its catastrophic chronic absenteeism rate of 81.3%, which is nearly 2.7 times higher than the district average and over 3.6 times higher than the state average. This means the vast majority of students are missing so many days of school that they cannot benefit from instruction, even though the school has a remarkably low student-teacher ratio of 7.2:1—the lowest among all nearby schools. This structural advantage is completely neutralized because students are not in class. Academic performance is extremely low, with only 18% of students proficient in Math and 29% in English Language Arts, the lowest scores in the immediate area. The graduation rate is just 60%.

To understand the scale of the challenge, consider that Baton Rouge Magnet High School, less than a mile away, is ranked 3rd in the state with near-perfect test scores and a chronic absenteeism rate of only 5.8%. Even more telling, Madison Preparatory Academy, serving a similarly high-poverty population just 0.88 miles away, achieves a 94.9% graduation rate and a 17.5% chronic absenteeism rate, with test scores often meeting state averages. This demonstrates that high poverty does not have to determine low performance. While Istrouma High School has a similar absenteeism rate (81.9%), its 8th-grade test scores are significantly higher, suggesting that instructional quality may differ. Capitol High faces a "perfect storm" of the lowest test scores, highest absenteeism, and a low graduation rate among all nearby schools.

205

Students ?

7.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,733

Per pupil spending ?

92.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1000 North 23rd Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70802

(225) 239-7506

District: East Baton Rouge Parish

Racial breakdown:

African American:

97.6%

Hispanic:

1.5%

Asian:

0.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2024 → 1st in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 7 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (17% vs 61% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Louisiana average (60% vs 85%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school17%

District avg51%

Louisiana avg61%

323^rd of 325

Louisiana public high schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 3 pts since 2024

From bottom 4% (2024) to bottom 1% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 13High 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	1.5	323 of 325	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	1.6	323 of 329	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.4	320 of 333	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	5.0	256 of 260	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.2	248 of 256	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.5	243 of 260	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	2.2	308 of 313	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	1.4	306 of 308	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.3	299 of 308	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	2.4	320 of 321	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	2.2	317 of 323	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.2	310 of 328	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	1.1	309 of 311	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	1.1	310 of 313	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.2	302 of 315	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2026)2nd percentile~ school

African American (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts29%-41 vs state

English I20%-46 vs state

Mathematics18%-44 vs state

Biology16%-44 vs state

Social Studies15%-40 vs state

U.S. History13%-42 vs state

Geometry5%-52 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 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 (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 8th Grade	LEAP Mathematics All Grades	LEAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts All Grades	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
Capitol High School	Public	9-12	1000 North 23rd Street	Baton Rouge	70802	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(225) 239-7506	205	28	7.2	92.2%	0 (0.0%)	200 (97.6%)	3 (1.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1.5	323^rd of 325 public high schools	0.6%		1.6	323^rd of 329 public high schools	1.8%		21.0	18.0	25.0	32.0	29.0	14.0	17.0	15.0		5.0		13.0	20.0	16.0	$23,733
Madison Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	1555 Madison Avenue	Baton Rouge	70802	East Baton Rouge Parish	Community School for Apprenticeship Learning Inc.	Yes	No	No	Yes	(225) 636-5863	621	37	16.8	79.4%	3 (0.5%)	611 (98.4%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	58.2	148^th of 325 public high schools	54.5%		63	115^th of 329 public high schools	65.0%	33									71.0		70.0	49.0	71.0	60.0	$12,738
Baton Rouge Magnet High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	2825 Government St	Baton Rouge	70806	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	Yes	No	No	(225) 383-0520	1,593	90	17.6	32.2%	644 (40.4%)	417 (26.2%)	150 (9.4%)	331 (20.8%)	6 (0.4%)	14 (0.9%)	31 (1.9%)	97.8	3^rd of 325 public high schools	99.1%		97.4	4^th of 329 public high schools	98.8%	1										100.0		95.0	99.0	100.0	$15,480
Istrouma High School	Public, Magnet	6-12	3730 Winbourne	Baton Rouge	70805	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	Yes	No	Yes	(225) 636-2686	556	52	10.7	90.6%	1 (0.2%)	539 (96.9%)	14 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	4.2	315^th of 325 public high schools	3.1%		3.5	316^th of 329 public high schools	4.0%	1	59.0	61.0		83.0	87.0		69.0	72.0	14.0		37.0				$19,143
Helix Mentorship STEAM Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	339 Florida Street	Baton Rouge	70801	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	Yes	No	No	Yes	(225) 346-5180	504	45	11.1	82.5%	9 (1.8%)	482 (95.6%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	17	270^th of 325 public high schools	16.9%		8.4	298^th of 329 public high schools	9.4%	28									54.0		44.0	27.0	39.0		$19,757
Louisiana Rebirth Blended Learning Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	4962 Florida Blvd.	Baton Rouge	70806	East Baton Rouge Parish	Community School for Apprenticeship Learning	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(225) 448-5399	444	11	39.9	75.7%	204 (45.9%)	181 (40.8%)	35 (7.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.5%)								(n/a)
McKinley Senior High School	Public	9-12	800 East Mckinley	Baton Rouge	70802	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 344-7696	669	61	10.9	71.3%	23 (3.4%)	518 (77.4%)	114 (17.0%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	19.4	264^th of 325 public high schools	18.8%		14.6	278^th of 329 public high schools	15.5%	14									27.0	28.0	50.0	45.0	39.0	47.0	$19,682
Arlington Preparatory Academy	Public	6-12	6125 Winbourne Avenue	Baton Rouge	70805	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 766-8188	94	23	4.1	59.6%	4 (4.3%)	81 (86.2%)	7 (7.4%)	2 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)												7.0			$50,703
Collegiate Baton Rouge	Public, Charter	9-12	282 Lobdell Blvd	Baton Rouge	70806	East Baton Rouge Parish	Collegiate Baton Rouge	Yes	No	No	Yes	(225) 892-6962	530	45	11.7	96.8%	10 (1.9%)	487 (91.9%)	24 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	38.8	205^th of 325 public high schools	36.9%		17	271^st of 329 public high schools	17.6%	66									62.0	37.0	56.0	56.0	65.0	43.0	$18,222
Liberty High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1105 Lee Drive	Baton Rouge	70808	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	Yes	No	Yes	(225) 924-9406	1,218	67	18.0	56.2%	123 (10.1%)	935 (76.8%)	118 (9.7%)	25 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	13 (1.1%)	91.5	10^th of 325 public high schools	96.9%		82.6	38^th of 329 public high schools	88.4%	28									87.0			83.0		89.0	$16,156

Frequently Asked Questions about Capitol High School

Is Capitol High School a good school?

Capitol High School ranks in the bottom 0.6% of Louisiana high schools.

What district is Capitol High School in?

East Baton Rouge Parish

What is the racial makeup of Capitol High School?

Students at Capitol High School are 98% African American, 1% Hispanic.

How many students attend Capitol High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 205 students attended Capitol High School.

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2025–26 LEAP test scoresJul 6, 2026

2023–24 dropout ratesFeb 24, 2026

2023–24 school spending dataDec 1, 2025

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

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Louisiana Dept of Education.

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