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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 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 1,163 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 34% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Louisiana public middle school average of 59% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (LA)
# Schools
5 Schools
558 Schools
# Students
4,967 Students
296,901 Students
# Teachers
291 Teachers
17,377 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
17:1
17:1
District Rank
Central Community School District, which is ranked within the top 10% of all 187 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
0.51
0.64
# American Indian Students
7 Students
1,803 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
46 Students
4,185 Students
% Asian Students
1%
1%
# Hispanic Students
417 Students
30,744 Students
% Hispanic Students
8%
11%
# Black Students
1,024 Students
126,123 Students
% Black Students
21%
43%
# White Students
3,330 Students
121,866 Students
% White Students
67%
41%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
234 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
143 Students
9,700 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
109
5,663
# Students in K Grade:
316
12,777
# Students in 1st Grade:
367
13,659
# Students in 2nd Grade:
353
13,110
# Students in 3rd Grade:
357
13,142
# Students in 4th Grade:
354
13,539
# Students in 5th Grade:
361
16,142
# Students in 6th Grade:
372
41,544
# Students in 7th Grade:
394
52,903
# Students in 8th Grade:
397
54,799
# Students in 9th Grade:
451
17,239
# Students in 10th Grade:
401
15,828
# Students in 11th Grade:
366
13,257
# Students in 12th Grade:
369
13,299
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $13,243 in this school district is less than the state median of $14,974. The school district revenue/student has grown by 6% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $12,165 is less than the state median of $14,320. The school district spending/student has grown by 8% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$66 MM
$10,755 MM
Spending
$60 MM
$10,286 MM
Revenue / Student
$13,243
$14,974
Spending / Student
$12,165
$14,320
Best Central Community School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Central Middle School
Magnet 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
| 1,163 students
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