BATON ROUGE — East Baton Rouge Parish schools showed slight improvement in school performance scores, but the district still falls behind the statewide average.
While there are some positive highlights, the district ranked near the bottom, placing 56th in the state.
Baton Rouge Magnet High was the top-performing school in the district, ranking sixth statewide. Fifteen percent of schools in the district earned an A, alongside BR Magnet High.
However, nine schools in East Baton Rouge Parish received an F, including Claiborne Elementary, which scored a 36.1. This represents an improvement from 2023, when the school received a score of 34.1.
Forty-two percent of schools in the district, excluding charter schools, scored below a C.
Merrydale Elementary and EBR Virtual Academy saw some of the most significant year-over-year growth, both improving from an F to a D. Additionally, eight other schools improved by a full letter grade.
However, Progress Elementary and The Dufrocq School experienced notable declines. Progress Elementary lost nearly nine points, dropping from a 71 to a 62.1, while Dufrocq fell by 8.1 points, slipping from a C to a D in 2024.
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