The state is preparing to honor Forest Heights Elementary and McKinley Middle Magnet for performing well while having a high percentage of students from needy families. The two East Baton Rouge Parish schools are among 20 that have been named “high-performing, high-poverty” schools by the state Department of Education. More than 70% of the students at Forest Heights and McKinley Middle get free or reduced lunches, but more than 75% scored at base or above in standardized tests for English and math. Leaders from the schools will be honored at events in Baton Rouge on May 21 and June 5.
Forest Heights Elementary, McKinley Middle honored
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