Summary:
The 70816 zip code area in Baton Rouge, Louisiana is home to 5 schools, including 4 elementary schools and 1 middle school. While the schools in this area serve a diverse student population, there is significant variation in their academic performance and other key metrics.
Parkview Elementary School stands out as a high-performing institution, consistently ranking among the top 200 elementary schools in Louisiana and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Parkview Elementary has significantly higher proficiency rates in both math and English language arts compared to the East Baton Rouge Parish district and state averages. Another standout school is Baton Rouge Ochsner Discovery, a public charter elementary school that also performs above the state average in both subject areas.
However, not all schools in the 70816 zip code area are performing at the same level. The middle school, Southeast Middle School, had a 3.3% dropout rate in the 2022-2023 school year, and all schools in the data set had a concerning chronic absenteeism rate of 24.6% in the 2023-2024 school year, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the schools in this area serve a student population with a wide range of free/reduced lunch rates, from 54.04% at Parkview Elementary to 74.31% at Wedgewood Elementary, suggesting that socioeconomic factors may be impacting academic performance.
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