Top Rankings
Central Community School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Louisiana for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 10%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 10%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 10%)
Science Proficiency
Highest science proficiency (Top 10%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 1,086 students in Central Community School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 10/10, which is in the top 10% of public middle schools in Louisiana.
Public Middle School in Central Community School District have an average math proficiency score of 48% (versus the Louisiana public middle school average of 28%), and reading proficiency score of 51% (versus the 42% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 32% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Louisiana public middle school average of 60% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (LA)
# Schools
5 Schools
556 Schools
# Students
4,875 Students
294,044 Students
# Teachers
338 Teachers
20,453 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
Central Community School District, which is ranked within the top 10% of all 180 school districts in Louisiana (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 91% has increased from 88% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#14 out of 193 school districts
(Top 10%)
(Top 10%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
53%
32%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
55%
42%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
44%
27%
Graduation Rate
91%
83%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.53
0.65
# American Indian Students
6 Students
1,776 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
50 Students
4,325 Students
% Asian Students
1%
2%
# Hispanic Students
438 Students
33,034 Students
% Hispanic Students
9%
11%
# Black Students
1,034 Students
124,688 Students
% Black Students
21%
43%
# White Students
3,179 Students
117,792 Students
% White Students
65%
40%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
229 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
168 Students
9,954 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
125
5,841
# Students in K Grade:
324
13,152
# Students in 1st Grade:
327
13,796
# Students in 2nd Grade:
351
13,988
# Students in 3rd Grade:
362
13,772
# Students in 4th Grade:
362
14,108
# Students in 5th Grade:
333
16,682
# Students in 6th Grade:
347
41,407
# Students in 7th Grade:
373
51,352
# Students in 8th Grade:
366
52,100
# Students in 9th Grade:
408
16,437
# Students in 10th Grade:
429
15,044
# Students in 11th Grade:
393
13,542
# Students in 12th Grade:
375
12,823
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $13,493 in this school district is less than the state median of $15,176. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $12,394 is less than the state median of $14,514. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$66 MM
$10,755 MM
Spending
$60 MM
$10,286 MM
Revenue / Student
$13,493
$15,176
Spending / Student
$12,394
$14,514
Best Central Community School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Central Middle School
(Math: 48% | Reading: 51%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
12656 Sullivan Road
Baton Rouge, LA 70818
(225) 261-2237
Baton Rouge, LA 70818
(225) 261-2237
Grades: 6-8
| 1,086 students
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