The number of East Baton Rouge Parish schools receiving an F on the Louisiana Department of Education’s latest annual report card for all public schools in the state, released this morning, doubled to 16 this year. The number of schools receiving an A, meanwhile, increased by two to 11.
A total of 84 EBR schools are included on this year’s report card, up from 77 included in last year’s report card. Of the seven new schools in the area, five are graded F, one received a D and one received an A. Five schools saw their grades drop from a D last year to an F this year: Howell Park Elementary, Melrose Elementary, Merrydale Elementary, Park Forest Elementary and Children’s Charter School.
Two schools that were graded F last year improved their grade to a D this year: Claiborne Elementary and the Mentorship Academy of Digital Arts.
Of the 11 A-graded schools in EBR, Baton Rouge Magnet High School had the highest overall score. Other schools receiving an A this year are: Forest Heights Academy of Excellence, LaSalle Elementary, McKinley Middle Magnet, Parkview Elementary, Shenandoah Elementary, Sherwood Middle Academic Academy, B.R. Foreign Language Academy Immersion Magnet, Baton Rouge Visual and Performing Arts Center, Westdale Heights Academic Magnet School and Mayfair Lab School. All of them also received an A last year, except for LaSalle, which had a B last year, and Mayfair Lab, which was not graded.
Other schools receiving an F this year are: Arlington Preparatory Academy, Northdale Superintendent’s Academy, EBR Readiness Superintendent Academy, AMIkids Baton Rouge, Greenville Superintendent’s Academy, Mentorship Academy of Science & Technology, Career Academy, Beechwood Superintendent Academy, Christa McAuliffe Superintendent Academy, Eden Park Superintendent Academy and North Banks Middle School of Excellence.
Statewide, the Department of Education says, schools are showing “steady progress with modest improvements.” The number of schools receiving an A statewide increased by 54% to 241 this year, up from 187 last year. Nonetheless, A-graded schools account for just 18% of all schools, while 26% of the state’s schools received a B, 26% a C, and 28% a D or F.
The Department of Education has more details and the complete report card.
