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Prescott K-8 Academy

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-8

625^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 666 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

Prescott K-8 Academy is a public charter school in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, serving 348 students from pre-kindergarten to 8th grade. The school is part of the Prescott K-8 Academy District, which is ranked 109 out of 118 districts in Louisiana and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Prescott K-8 Academy consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of Louisiana elementary schools, with particularly concerning performance for specific student subgroups. The school has experienced high dropout rates, ranging from 2.8% to 4.3%, and alarmingly high chronic absenteeism rates, reaching as high as 52.1%. Proficiency rates on the LEAP (Louisiana Educational Assessment Program) tests are significantly lower than the state averages, with only 30% proficiency in Mathematics and 48% in English Language Arts, compared to state averages of 60% and 70%, respectively.

When comparing Prescott K-8 Academy to nearby schools in the East Baton Rouge Parish district, the performance gap is quite significant. For example, CSAL Elementary and Belfair Montessori School, both public charter schools, consistently outperform Prescott K-8 Academy in academic measures, with much higher proficiency rates and statewide rankings. The school's high percentage of students (83.33%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high concentration of students from low-income families, likely contributes to the academic challenges.

426

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,250

Per pupil spending ?

94.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4055 Prescott Rd
Baton Rouge, LA 70805

(225) 372-2037

District: Prescott K-8 Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

97.2%

Hispanic:

1.9%

White:

0.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 8th percentile in 2024 → 6th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (39% vs 65% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Dropout rate above the Louisiana average (9% vs 3%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

Louisiana avg65%

Elementary school

625^th of 666

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 2 pts since 2024

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

375^th of 447

Louisiana public middle schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 5 pts since 2024

From bottom 21% (2024) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

109^th of 118Prescott K-8 Academy 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	10.5	625 of 666	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	618 of 675	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	17.0	462 of 501	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	443 of 509	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	14.1	582 of 633	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	572 of 635	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	13.9	614 of 661	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	598 of 674	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	5.1	628 of 641	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.2	635 of 651	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	20.7	375 of 447	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	353 of 449	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	234 of 344	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.6	196 of 333	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	313 of 415	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	344 of 415	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	346 of 437	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.5	308 of 444	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	20.5	341 of 414	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.4	315 of 426	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Female (2025)8th percentile~ school

African American (2025)8th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile-4 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)32nd percentile+16 vs school

Female (2025)25th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)18th percentile~ school

By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts48%-22 vs state

Mathematics30%-30 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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
Capitol Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4141 Gus Young Avenue	Baton Rouge	70802	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 343-9364	321	21	15.4	91.9%	1 (0.3%)	312 (97.2%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	23.6	539^th of 666 public elementary schools	19.1%		15.4	596^th of 675 public elementary schools	11.7%	57	34.0	42.0	46.0				40.0	42.0	65.0	62.0				56.0	$19,059
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
Melrose Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1348 Valcour St	Baton Rouge	70806	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 926-2353	227	20	11.6	96.5%	0 (0.0%)	220 (96.9%)	6 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	26.2	517^th of 666 public elementary schools	22.4%		18.6	573^rd of 675 public elementary schools	15.1%	56	56.0	31.0					35.0	60.0	62.0	47.0				56.0	$18,812
CSAL Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	1705 Madison Avenue	Baton Rouge	70802	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	Yes	No	No	(n/a)	(225) 412-9900	288	9	32.3	84.7%	1 (0.3%)	285 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	59.6	305^th of 666 public elementary schools	54.2%		71.8	202^nd of 675 public elementary schools	70.1%	103	59.0	68.0					62.0	63.0	77.0	78.0				71.0	$17,090

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Prescott K-8 Academy ranks in the bottom 6.2% of Louisiana elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Prescott K-8 Academy?

Students at Prescott K-8 Academy are 97% African American, 2% Hispanic.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 426 students attended Prescott K-8 Academy.

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