Regional Education Report Card

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Regional Education Report Card
Regional Education
Report Card:
2014–2015 School Year
Regional Education Report Card:
2014–2015 School Year
BRAC’s annual education report card summarizes the performance of public schools in the nine-parish Capital
Region, capturing the many different performance metrics used to evaluate them. The report collates a broad
array of information for the parish, city and community schools located in the Capital Area to facilitate both
decision-making by those using or considering public schools and accountability for those operating them. The
report provides information to parents, aiding in understanding the variety of public school choices available in
the Baton Rouge Area.
Highlights
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The region’s 2014-2015 school year average score fell by 4% and the East Baton Rouge average score
fell by 2% from the year before
Five Capital Area districts ranked in the top ten in LA
Five of the 13 Capital Area districts improved their scores
Zachary remained the highest scoring district even with a slight drop in 2015
Baker posted the highest overall gain in the region by improving by a full letter grade,
to a “C” district
Eight of 13 districts in the region saw a decline in their scores in 2015
Three of the 13 districts improved in their statewide ranking and four of the district rankings
remained the same
Although still far behind the statewide public school average, students using the
Voucher Program continued their steady improvement
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Recent Assessment Changes
The 2014-2015 school year is the first in which Louisiana’s statewide student assessments in grades 3-8 were
administered via the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers test. This test, aligned
with new and more rigorous Louisiana State Standards, has resulted in scores that will serve as part of a
baseline from which the state will raise expectations for K-12 education.
As expected, due to the more demanding assessment and correspondingly demanding standards, student
scores on the annual tests dropped. This is true throughout both the state and the Capital Region. Across the
state, just 31 of 75 districts improved their performance score. Of those 31 improving districts, less than half
improved by more than 2 percent. The statewide performance is reflective of the performance in the Capital
Region.
2015 District Performance Scores and Letter Grades
RSD-EBR
42.7, F
Growth from 2012
-10 – (-5)%
-5 – 0%
0 – 5%
Source: Louisiana Department of Education
5%+
This is not to say that there should exist collective despair over the decreases in scores across the Area. As
BRAC wrote in an October 2015 Public Policy Commentary, now is the time to demonstrate both commitment
to higher expectations and resolve to give students the opportunity to adjust and achieve.
As in prior years, statewide assessments are graded on a five-point scale as follows:
1. unsatisfactory
2. approaching basic
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3. basic
4. mastery
5. advanced
A basic score is required for advancement to the next grade, also known as being “at grade level.”
Percentage of
Students Who Are at
Grade Level
Letter Grade
88 – 100%
A
76 – 87%
B
64 – 75%
C
39 – 63%
D
0 – 38%
F
Source: Louisiana Department of Education
Starting in 2016, the Louisiana Department of Education will begin raising expectations to a policy in 2025 in
which “A”-rated schools will be those at which the average assessment score is that of “mastery” (a four out
of five). Currently, “A”-rated schools have an average assessment score of “basic,” a level below the longterm goal. This 10-year transition will bring Louisiana’s performance criteria into alignment with the criteria
of the National Assessment for Educational Progress, the only assessment taken by students in every state
and therefore the only assessment that allows for comparison across the country. It will also serve as a better
indicator to parents that an “A”-rated school is one in which students are, on average, excelling.
During the transition, the LDE has put in place a grading curve for school performance scores. This will
artificially maintain the percentage of schools earning each grade level “A” through “F.” This policy, which is in
place through the 2016 school year, will temporarily prevent most accountability consequences for districts and
schools that drop in performance due to higher expectations.
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Grading Curve for Transition to Higher Expectations
F’s8%
D’s18%
C’s28%
B’s29%
A’s17%
The state is moving toward higher standards to raise expectations so that an “A” school is at mastery rather than basic.
To give time for educators to reach and learn these new standards, a curve policy has been put in place through 2016,
creating the same percentage of “A” through “F” schools as before.
Source: Louisiana Department of Education: CCSS Implementation, Oct. 2013
A variety of student achievement metrics determine school and district performance scores. In the elementary
and middle school levels, standardized statewide assessments determine the great majority of the school
letter grade. In high school, two standardized tests are considered (the American College Test, or ACT, and
End of Course tests in various subjects, also known as EOCs). Also included at the high school level are the
cohort graduation rate and the cohort graduation index, which takes into account achievement data including
passing scores on college credit exams (i.e. Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate). In addition,
all schools can earn bonus points for making progress with students who have struggled academically.
SPS Calculations
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K-6 Schools
»» LEAP Assessment Index (100%)
Middle Schools (grades 7 – 8)
»» Credits earned through the end of the 9th grade (5%) + Assessment Index (95%)
9-12 Schools
»» ACT index (25%) + End of Course Test Index (25%) + Graduation Index (25%) + Graduation Cohort
Rate (25%)
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SPS Comparison Chart
Grade
2012-2015 Scale
(ElementaryandMiddleSchools)
2012-2015Scale
(HighSchools)
A
100.0 – 150.0
100.0 – 150.0
B
83.9– 99.9
85.0– 99.9
C
66.2– 83.8
70.0– 84.9
D
45.2– 66.1
47.1– 69.9
F
0.0– 45.1
0.0– 47.0
Source: Louisiana Department of Education
It should be noted that graduation index data will soon include accountability points awarded under Jump
Start, Louisiana’s career and technical education program. This means that in the 2015-2016 school year,
high schools and school districts will receive performance points for students earning an advanced statewide
career and technical certificate as they would for a student who earns a 3 or higher (out of 5) on an Advanced
Placement exam. Students earning a basic statewide career and technical certificate provide the district with
the same number of points as do students earning a 1 or 2 on an Advanced Placement exam.
Linking career and technical education—or CTE—to school performance scores will increase the value of
CTE to schools and districts. This will hopefully motivate teachers and administrators to encourage pursuit of
career credentials and diplomas that lead students to high demand jobs upon graduation, completion of a postsecondary certification program, or achievement of a two-year college degree. BRAC is hopeful that robust
metrics will be available to measure the implementation of Jump Start, once career and technical credentials
are part of the graduation index score.
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Regional District Performance Results
DPS Growth 2013–2015
2.00%
1.50%
1.00%
0.50%
0.3%
0.00%
2013
2014
-0.50%
2015
-0.6%
-1.00%
-1.1%
-1.50%
-2.00%
BR Region*
EBR
Louisiana
*BR Region’s score is the average of the SPS scores of all schools in the MSA
Source: Louisiana Department of Education; BRAC analysis DPS Scores for the 2013–2015 School Years
81.3
EBR
88.8
79.9
79.8
81.9
BR Region
2013-2014
42.7
89.2
55.8
RSD - BR
2014-2015
Source: Louisiana Department of Education; BRAC analysis
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State
Letter Grades
Letter Grade
DPS Range
A
100 – 150
B
85.0 - 99.9
C
70.0 - 84.9
D
50.0 - 69.9
F
Below 50
Source: Louisiana Department of Education; BRAC analysis
BRAC has created a Regional District Performance Score for the Capital Area, but it should be noted that the
methodology for this score is only to average the performance scores of the 213 Baton Rouge Area schools
for which the state issued a score. It is not as complex as the formula used by the LDE to calculate DPS and
should be relied on as a broad indicator. That being said, DPS of the Baton Rouge Region fell 4 percent in
2015, putting three-year growth of regional scores at -1.1 percent. This growth is outpaced by the small gains
the state has made in three years, totaling a 0.3 percent increase in performance.
Regional charter schools fared similarly to regional school districts, with an average performance score that
fell 0.6 percent. The region’s highest performing charter school is the Slaughter Community Charter School in
East Feliciana Parish, which earned a 2015 school performance score of 96.9 (“B”). The Slaughter Community
Charter School was authorized by the East Feliciana School Board. At the bottom of the regional charter
school rankings falls Capitol High School, a turnaround charter authorized by the Recovery School District and
run by Friendship Louisiana, Inc. Capitol High School earned a performance score of 15.9 (“F”).
Average Charter
SchoolCharter
Performance
Score
Average
School
Performance Score, by Charter Authorizer
120
98.9 98.9
100
80
83
65 66.5 65
60
62
57.1 58.2 58.2
64 63.6
40
20
0
BESE
EBRPSB
2012-2013
EFPSB
2013-2014
BR Region
2014-2015
Source: Louisiana Department of Education; BRAC analysis
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One group of students that has fared a bit better across the board this year is that utilizing the Louisiana
Scholarship, or Voucher, Program. Voucher Program students use state funding to attend private schools. Use
of the Voucher Program is predicated upon several requirements, the two most significant of which are income
level and prior attendance at a public school rated “C,” “D,” or “F.” The achievement level of these students,
since the inception of the Voucher Program, has been and continues to be lower than that of the statewide
average. However, scores have been improving, and the gap between the average statewide student
achievement on the LEAP and Voucher Program student achievement on the LEAP has been cut nearly in
half since the Voucher Program was created in 2010.
Statewide Comparison of All Public School Students to Voucher School Students
80%
75%
70%
65%
60%
25%
55%
50%
27%
25%
18%
2013-2014
2014-2015
32%
45%
40%
35%
30%
2010-2011
2011-2012
Statewide Average
2012-2013
Achievement Gap
Louisiana Scholarship Program
In the Capital Region, the Recovery School District in East Baton Rouge rounds out the lowest performing
districts, earning a DPS of 42.7 (“F”). This DPS caused the Recovery School District to slip by three spots in
2015 to the bottom of the statewide rankings. It is the only “F”-rated district in the Baton Rouge Area, having
fallen a noteworthy 24 percent from 2014 to 2015. Most of the 13 school districts in the Region, however, fell
or grew much less significantly.
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2014 and 2015 DPS Comparison
2015
DPS
2014
DPS
2015
Growth
(pts.)
2015
Growth
(%)
2015
Grade
2014
Grade
2015
Rank
(of 75)
2014
Rank
(of 74)
Zachary
114.1
114.4
-0.3
-0.3%
A
A
1
1
W. Feliciana
108.4
102.4
6
5.9%
A
A
3
10
Ascension
107.4
106.9
0.5
0.5%
A
A
4
4
Central
104.4
108.2
-3.8
-3.5%
A
A
5
3
Livingston
102.5
103.0
-0.5
-0.5%
A
A
9
9
WBR
86.9
91.1
-4.2
-4.6%
B
B
38
25
EBR
79.8
81.3
-1.5
-1.8%
C
C
47
46
Iberville
79.8
83
-3.2
-3.9%
C
C
48
44
E. Feliciana
78.4
77.5
0.9
1.2%
C
C
53
53
Baker
72.4
63.4
9.0
14.2%
C
D
60
67
Pointe Coupee
71.7
78.8
-7.1
-9.0%
C
C
61
51
St. Helena
54.9
51.4
3.5
6.8%
D
D
72
73
RSD – EBR
42.7
55.8
-13.1
-23.5%
F
D
74
71
Baton Rouge
Region
79.9
83.3
-3.4
-4%
C
C
48
44
District
As in 2014, Capital Area districts make up five of the state’s top 10 districts, with Zachary taking the top spot.
The most dramatic education gains in the Capital Region last year were in the districts of West Feliciana,
Baker and St. Helena. West Feliciana rose seven slots in the rankings in 2015, coming in at number three in
the state. Baker also improved significantly, rising 14 percent in 2015 due to a particularly tremendous surge in
performance at Baker High School. St. Helena, too, improved meaningfully (7 percent), though it still falls at a
ranking of 72 out of 75 districts statewide.
East Baton Rouge Parish Public School System, which educates 33 percent of Capital Region public school
district students and is the largest school district in the Area, kept both its place in the middle of Capital Region
rankings and its “C”-rating. The System lost a spot in the rankings, going from 46 to 47 of 75 districts statewide,
due to a drop in performance of 1.8 percent.
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The Region’s Largest School District
Of EBRPSS’ 82 schools, 26 percent are above average (“A” or “B”), as compared to 50 percent of all schools
in the Baton Rouge Region.
Conversely, 43 percent of schools in EBRPSS are below average. This translates to over 16,000 EBRPSS
students, or nearly four in 10, attending a “D” or “F” school (of nearly 42,000).
Percent of Students by 2015 SPS Letter Grade*
Baton Rouge Region
104 of 209 schools** (50%) in the Baton Rouge
Region scored an “A” or “B”
East Baton Rouge Parish School System
21 of 82 schools** (26%) in the East Baton Rouge
Parish School System scored an “A” or “B”
*Only students attending schools that received 2015 SPS Letter Grades are included **Excludes RSD – EBR Schools.
Source: Louisiana Department of Education; BRAC Analysis
Students Attending “D” or “F” Schools
Baton Rouge Region (209 schools)*
26,204 out of 123,537*, or just over two out of every 10 BR Region students, attend “D” or “F” schools
East Baton Rouge Parish School System (82 schools)
16,507 out of 41,986*, or four out of every 10 EBR students, attend “D” or “F” schools
*Excludes RSD – EBR Schools
Source: Louisiana Department of Education; BRAC analysis
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Regionally, EBRPSS has some of both the highest and lowest performing schools of all area school districts.
Of the 10 lowest-performing schools in the Region, EBRPSS holds half the slots. The System also claims half
of the 10 highest-performing schools in the Region, while Ascension Parish claims the other half.
Regional School and Rank
School and Capital Region Rank
1. Baton Rouge Magnet High School
2. Sherwood Middle Academic
Academy
3. Westdale Heights Academic
Magnet School
4. Prairieville Middle School
5. Dutchtown High School
6. Oak Grove Primary School
7. Dutchtown Middle School
8. B. R. Foreign Language
Academic Immersion Magnet
9. Dutchtown Primary School
10.Mayfair Laboratory School
2014–2015
Annual SPS
133.7
128.6
East Baton Rouge Parish
East Baton Rouge Parish
126.4
East Baton Rouge Parish
A
122.8
119.6
118.8
118.5
117.9
Ascension Parish
Ascension Parish
Ascension Parish
Ascension Parish
East Baton Rouge Parish
A
A
A
A
A
115.8
114.3
Ascension Parish
East Baton Rouge Parish
A
A
30.2
25.6
RSD-Celerity Schools LA, Inc.
RSD-Celerity Schools LA, Inc.
T
T
>95%
>95%
23.6
East Baton Rouge Parish
F
88%
21.7
16.1
Pointe Coupee Parish
East Baton Rouge Parish
F
F
>95%
>95%
15.9
15.2
RSD-Friendship LA, Inc.
East Baton Rouge Parish
F
F
91%
>95%
5.9
East Baton Rouge Parish
F
94%
1.2
East Baton Rouge Parish
F
>95%
205.Celerity Lanier Charter School
206.Celerity Crestworth Charter
School
207.Northdale Superintendent's
Academy
208.Rosenwald Elementary School
209.Eden Park Superintendent
Academy
210.Capitol High School
211.Greenville Superintendent's
Academy
212.EBR Readiness Superintendent
Academy
213.AMIkids Baton Rouge
District
2015 Letter Selective % Economically
Grade
Disadvantaged
A
Yes
38%
A
Yes
49%
Yes
36%
Yes
28%
27%
30%
32%
45%
Yes
34%
61%
Source: Louisiana Department of Education
“T” is a Transition Grade
The EBRPSS hosts some of the best schools in the state. These schools—including Baton Rouge Magnet
High School, which ranked 5th of over 1,300 statewide—are predominantly schools that practice selective
admission. Of the nine “A”-rated schools in EBRPSS, only Parkview Elementary is not a magnet. The lowest
ranked schools in EBRPSS tend to be district-authorized charter schools and schools that serve over-age or
other special populations.
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EBRPSS School and Rank
EBRPSS School and Rank
2014–2015 Annual SPS
2. Sherwood Middle Academic
Letter Selective % Economically State Rank
Grade
Disadvantaged
of 1321
A
Yes
38%
5
133.7
A
Yes
49%
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128.6
3. Westdale Heights Academic
126.4
1. Baton Rouge Magnet HS
A
Yes
36%
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4. BR Foreign Language Academy
117.9
A
Yes
45%
34
5. Mayfair Laboratory School
114.3
A
Yes
61%
44
6. Parkview Elementary
111.0
A
67%
74
7. Forest Heights Academy
110.6
A
Yes
65%
76
8. BR Visual & Performing Arts
Center
9. McKinley Middle Magnet
108.7
A
Yes
50%
97
A
Yes
60%
187
102.4
40.Northeast Elementary School
69.2
C
89%
939
41.Ryan Elementary School
69.2
C
95%
940
F
85%
1225
F
>95%
1235
F
>95%
1249
F
90%
1251
F
94%
1282
F
88%
1293
F
>95%
1304
F
>95%
1306
F
94%
1315
F
>95%
1317
73.South BR Charter Academy
43.5
74.Park Elementary
41.6
75.Howell Park Elementary
40.6
76.J.K. Haynes Charter Inc.
40.5
77.Arlington Preparatory Academy
78.Northdale Superintendent
Academy
79.Eden Park Superintendent
Academy
80.Greenville Superintendent
Academy
81.EBR Readiness Superintendent
Academy
82.AMIKids Baton Rouge
30.5
23.6
16.1
15.2
5.9
1.2
EBRPSS Average = 70
Source: Louisiana Department of Education
Unsurprisingly, demand for EBRPSS magnet schools is remarkable. For the 2015-2016 school year, demand
for a magnet school seat outpaced availability by 25 percent. During the school years spanning from 2012 to
2016, demand for a seat in a magnet school has increased 12 percent.
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The group of students who apply to a magnet school but are not assigned to one has decreased from 66
percent of total applicants for the 2012-2013 school year to 25 percent of total applicants for the 2015-2016
school year. This decrease in unassigned students is commendable and demonstrates an effort by the district
to meet a critical demand from families for seats in high-performing schools. The percentage of students who
apply and are assigned to a magnet school has increased 33 percent over the same time period. Nonetheless,
enrollment in the magnet schools has only increased 7 percent over the last four school years, indicating that
some students may leave their magnet schools, and/or some families may choose not to accept their magnet
school assignment, for one reason or another.
Magnet School Application/Placement
1,990
1,832
1,866
1,797
1,325
1,223
1,126
1,092
1,086
845
711
844
1,325
964
956
1,152
1,083 1,104
1,046
1,192 1,218
1,175
1,047
705
Elem. Middle High
2012-2013
Elem.Middle High
2013-2014
Elem.Middle High
2014-2015
Number of Students Assigned
Elem.Middle High
2015-2016
Number of Applicants
Source: Analysis of magnet school lottery data for school years 2012-2016 by Joseph White Associates, prepared for EBRPSS.
Magnet School Enrollment
3,722
4,641
4,537
4,489
4,262
3,970
3,793
3,563
2,640
2,694
2,739
2,867
Elem.Middle High
Elem.Middle High
2013-2014
Elem.Middle High
2014-2015
Elem.Middle High
2012-2013
Elem.
Source: Louisiana Department of Education
Middle
2015-2016
High
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College and Career Readiness
The Capital Region, and the state overall, saw gains in its cohort graduation rate in 2014. In fact, the state
reached a record high of 76.5 percent. The EBRPSS saw a modest drop in its cohort graduation rate. The
cohort graduation rate is the percentage of students in a given cohort (for instance, a class of students starting
9th grade together) that graduate within four years.
Cohort Graduation Rate 2008–2014
80
76.5%
75
74.6%
70
66.2%
65
60
55
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
EBRPSS
BRRegion*
Louisiana
2013
2014
*Average Cohort Graduation Rate for the school districts in the Baton Rouge MSA
Source: Louisiana Department of Education; BRAC analysis
The Capital Region and EBRPSS have been improving their dropout rates, if only slightly. The dropout rate
is the percentage of students who leave school in a given school year. The region’s dropout rate fell in 2014,
to 3.9 percent – the lowest it’s been since 2009. The statewide dropout rate was higher than the region’s—
holding steady from 2013, at 4.5 percent—and the EBRPSS dropout rate was higher still at 5.4 percent.
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Annual Dropout Percentages 2008–2014
10
9
8
7
6
5.4%
5
4.5%
4
3.9%
3
2
1
0
2008
2009
2010
2011
BR Region*
2012
Louisiana
2013
2014
EBRPSS
*Average Annual Dropout Percentage for the school districts in the Baton Rouge MSA
Source: Louisiana Department of Education; BRAC analysis
ACT scores, which indicate readiness for college in a way that can be nationally benchmarked, went up slightly
for the state of Louisiana, but were stagnant for the region on average and for the EBRPSS. The average ACT
score for the Recovery Schools in East Baton Rouge fell from 15.4 in 2014 to 14.2 in 2015. An 18 is the lowest
score indicating readiness for four-year university, while TOPS awards (with the exception of TOPS Tech) are
only available to students scoring 20 and above. Putting Louisiana and Capital Region scores into perspective,
the national average in 2015 was a 21.
Average ACT Scores 2009–2015
ACT Scores
22
21
21
20
19.2
18.7
19
18
2009
2010
2011
2012
BR Region Average*
*Includes only public school students
**Includes both public and non-public school students
Source: Louisiana Department of Education; BRAC Analysis
2013
Louisiana**
2014
2015
Nation**
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ACT Score Comparison
2015 ACT Composite Scores
2014
2015
Louisiana
19.2
19.4
EBRPSS
18.8
18.8
RSD-EBR
15.4
14.2
Capital Region
18.7
18.7
Source: Louisiana Department of Education; BRAC Analysis
Digging further into the ACT data to look at scores for science and math suggests that students are also
lacking college readiness in these subjects. Louisiana’s average math score was 18.9 in 2015, while its
average science score was 19.4, as compared with national benchmarks of 22 and 23, respectively. National
benchmarks indicate that students have a 75 percent chance of achieving at least a “C” grade in the
corresponding freshman college class. In math, neither the Capital Region’s average of 18.6 nor EBRPSS’
average of 17.8 met the college-ready national benchmark. The results are similar for the region’s science
average of 19 and the EBRPSS’ science average of 17.8.
ACT STEM Subject Scores 2014–2015
Math
(benchmark: 22)
Science
(benchmark: 23)
State
18.9
19.4
East Baton Rouge
17.8
17.8
RSD – EBR
15.1
14.3
Capital Region
18.6
19.0
District
Source: Louisiana Department of Education; BRAC analysis
Given that the Capital Area’s current and growth sectors are in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and
Math) fields (including petrochemicals, healthcare, computer science, and more) this level of achievement
is of particular concern when considering students’ lives after high school. To read a detailed report on the
state of STEM education in the Capital Region, please see BRAC’s 2014 STEM Strategic Plan entitled Taking
Advantage of the Boom: A Strategic Plan for Cultivating a STEM Workforce in the Capital Region at brac.org.
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Conclusion
The 2015 public school accountability data indicates an expected dip in student achievement scores, not
necessarily indicating that students are faring worse than last year, but rather demonstrating that the measures
by which student performance is judged have become more difficult. Nonetheless, taken in context the data
shows that many Capital Region schools have much room for improvement in preparing students for college
and career. BRAC applauds those districts and schools working diligently to improve outcomes for students
and looks forward to seeing that progress reflected in next year’s achievement data.
This report is produced by BRAC’s Economic Competitiveness team, which serves as the organization’s policy,
research and advocacy arm. The Economic Competitiveness team acts as a change agent for the region’s
business community, working to identify and improve policies, laws, regulations and institutions that impact the
area’s ability to attract and retain a high-quality workforce.
Liz Smith is BRAC’s policy and research director and staff lead for regional and state-level public policy
research and reform efforts in the areas of workforce development and public education.
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Appendix
Acronym Index
ACT: American College Test
AP: Advanced Placement
CTE: Career and Technical Education
DPS: District Performance Score
EBRPSS: East Baton Rouge Parish School System
EOC: End of Course
LDE: Louisiana Department of Education
LSP: Louisiana Scholarship Program (“Voucher” program)
NAEP: National Assessment for Educational Progress
PARCC: Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Career
SPS: School Performance Score
STEM: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math
TOPS: Taylor Opportunity Program for Students
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Regional Schools
Regional
School
Rank
2014–2015
District
Annual SPS
2015 Letter Selective
Grade
% Economically
Disadvantaged
1.
Baton Rouge Magnet High School
133.7
East Baton Rouge Parish
A
Yes
38%
2.
Sherwood Middle Academic
Academy
128.6
East Baton Rouge Parish
A
Yes
49%
3.
Westdale Heights Academic Magnet
School
126.4
East Baton Rouge Parish
A
Yes
36%
4.
Prairieville Middle School
122.8
Ascension Parish
A
28%
5.
Dutchtown High School
119.6
Ascension Parish
A
27%
6.
Oak Grove Primary School
118.8
Ascension Parish
A
30%
7.
Dutchtown Middle School
118.5
Ascension Parish
A
32%
8.
B. R. Foreign Language Academy
Immersion Magnet
117.9
East Baton Rouge Parish
A
9.
Dutchtown Primary School
115.8
Ascension Parish
A
10.
Mayfair Laboratory School
114.3
East Baton Rouge Parish
A
12.
Northwestern Elementary School
114
Zachary Community School
District
A
45%
13.
Zachary Elementary School
114
Zachary Community School
District
A
44%
14.
Rollins Place Elementary
114
Zachary Community School
District
A
46%
11.
Live Oak High School
114
Livingston Parish
A
35%
15.
Eastside Elementary School
113.9
Livingston Parish
A
46%
16.
Zachary High School
113.5
Zachary Community School
District
A
37%
17.
Galvez Primary School
112.9
Ascension Parish
A
46%
18.
Lake Elementary School
112.4
Ascension Parish
A
41%
19.
Spanish Lake Primary School
111.9
Ascension Parish
A
30%
20.
Prairieville Primary School
111.1
Ascension Parish
A
32%
21.
Parkview Elementary School
East Baton Rouge Parish
A
67%
22.
Copper Mill Elementary/Middle
School
110.7
Zachary Community School
District
A
42%
23.
Forest Heights Academy of
Excellence
110.6
East Baton Rouge Parish
A
24.
Albany Lower Elementary School
109.8
Livingston Parish
A
77%
25.
Albany Upper Elementary School
109.8
Livingston Parish
A
64%
26.
West Feliciana High School
109.7
West Feliciana Parish
A
46%
27.
St. Amant High School
109.5
Ascension Parish
A
38%
28.
Lakeside Primary School
108.8
Ascension Parish
A
54%
29.
Baton Rouge Visual and Performing
Arts Center
108.7
East Baton Rouge Parish
A
30.
South Live Oak Elementary School
108.1
Livingston Parish
A
49%
31.
Albany Middle School
107.3
Livingston Parish
A
67%
32.
Walker Elementary School
106.8
Livingston Parish
A
71%
33.
Northwestern Middle School
106.7
Zachary Community School
District
A
44%
111
Yes
45%
34%
Yes
Yes
Yes
61%
65%
50%
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Regional Schools
Regional
School
Rank
Juban Parc Elementary School
Central High School
106.3
106.1
36.
37.
Brusly High School
Central Middle School
106
105.6
38.
39.
40.
41.
42.
43.
44.
45.
46.
47.
48.
49.
50.
105.1
105.1
104.7
104.7
104.4
103.4
103.3
102.4
101
100.9
100.2
100.1
99.8
51.
Holden High School
Walker High School
Denham Springs High School
French Settlement High School
Juban Parc Junior High School
Seventh Ward Elementary School
St. Amant Middle School
McKinley Middle Magnet School
Gray's Creek Elementary School
West Feliciana Middle School
Dorseyville Elementary School
Maurepas School
Bellingrath Hills Elementary
School
Tanglewood Elementary School
52.
Central Intermediate School
99.8
53.
Denham Springs Freshman High
School
North Corbin Elementary School
Freshwater Elementary School
Bains Elementary School
Bains Lower Elementary School
Shenandoah Elementary School
Denham Springs Elementary
School
East Ascension High School
Westside Junior High School
Springfield High School
Central Middle School
Slaughter Community Charter
School
Levi Milton Elementary School
Slaughter Elementary School
60.
61.
62.
63.
64.
65.
66.
District
Annual SPS
34.
35.
54.
55.
56.
57.
58.
59.
20
2014–2015
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2015 Letter Selective
% Economically
Grade
Disadvantaged
A
A
44%
39%
A
A
45%
52%
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
B
58%
47%
44%
44%
46%
47%
49%
60%
59%
48%
88%
59%
59%
99.7
Livingston Parish
Central Community School
District
West Baton Rouge Parish
Central Community School
District
Livingston Parish
Livingston Parish
Livingston Parish
Livingston Parish
Livingston Parish
Livingston Parish
Ascension Parish
East Baton Rouge Parish
Livingston Parish
West Feliciana Parish
Iberville Parish
Livingston Parish
Central Community School
District
Central Community School
District
Central Community School
District
Livingston Parish
99.6
99.1
98.8
98.8
98.7
98.6
99.8
Yes
B
53%
B
54%
B
51%
Livingston Parish
Livingston Parish
West Feliciana Parish
West Feliciana Parish
East Baton Rouge Parish
Livingston Parish
B
B
B
B
B
B
62%
62%
54%
61%
58%
64%
97.9
97.6
97.3
97
96.9
Ascension Parish
Livingston Parish
Livingston Parish
Ascension Parish
East Feliciana Parish
B
B
B
B
B
54%
58%
61%
48%
62%
96.8
96.6
Livingston Parish
East Feliciana Parish
B
B
50%
68%
Regional Schools
Regional
School
Rank
67.
68.
69.
70.
71.
72.
73.
74.
75.
76.
77.
78.
79.
80.
81.
82.
83.
84.
85.
86.
87.
88.
89.
90.
91.
92.
93.
94.
95.
96.
97.
98.
99.
2014–2015
District
Annual SPS
2015 Letter Selective
% Economically
Grade
Disadvantaged
56%
57%
49%
52%
73%
45%
56%
69%
42%
64%
55%
48%
Duplessis Primary School
Robert E. Lee High School
St. Amant Primary School
Lewis Vincent Elementary School
Belfair Montessori School
Galvez Middle School
South Walker Elementary School
Woodlawn Elementary
Live Oak Middle School
Springfield Middle School
Walker Freshman High School
North Live Oak Elementary
School
North Corbin Junior High School
Magnolia Woods Elementary
School
Woodlawn Middle School
French Settlement Elementary
School
South Fork Elementary School
Denham Springs Junior High
School
Southside Junior High School
Madison Preparatory Academy
96.5
96.5
95.9
95.8
95.5
94.5
94
93.9
93.4
93.3
93
92.9
Ascension Parish
East Baton Rouge Parish
Ascension Parish
Livingston Parish
East Baton Rouge Parish
Ascension Parish
Livingston Parish
East Baton Rouge Parish
Livingston Parish
Livingston Parish
Livingston Parish
Livingston Parish
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
92.5
92.3
Livingston Parish
East Baton Rouge Parish
B
B
52%
88%
92.3
91.7
East Baton Rouge Parish
Livingston Parish
B
B
72%
52%
91.7
91.2
Livingston Parish
Livingston Parish
B
B
63%
52%
90.3
89.7
B
B
55%
81%
Live Oak Elementary School
Doyle Elementary School
Brusly Middle School
Crescent Elementary/Junior High
School
Frost School
Devall Middle School
Sorrento Primary School
Doyle High School
Central Primary School
Polk Elementary School
Community School for
Apprenticeship Learning
Buchanan Elementary School
Southdowns School
89.5
89.4
89.4
89.3
Livingston Parish
Community School for
Apprenticeship Learning,
Inc.
Livingston Parish
Livingston Parish
West Baton Rouge Parish
Iberville Parish
B
B
B
B
50%
63%
50%
76%
89
88.2
88
87.2
87.1
86.5
86.2
Livingston Parish
West Baton Rouge Parish
Ascension Parish
Livingston Parish
Ascension Parish
East Baton Rouge Parish
East Baton Rouge Parish
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
67%
73%
64%
53%
56%
81%
86%
86
86
East Baton Rouge Parish
East Baton Rouge Parish
B
B
64%
69%
Yes
Yes
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Regional Schools
Regional
School
Rank
B
B
B
C
C
B
B
C
C
89%
74%
78%
72%
62%
71%
81%
79%
84%
C
C
C
59%
79%
63%
C
C
84%
85%
81.1
80.4
80.3
80.2
East Baton Rouge Parish
West Baton Rouge Parish
East Baton Rouge Parish
East Baton Rouge Parish
East Baton Rouge Parish
Livingston Parish
Ascension Parish
Iberville Parish
City of Baker School
District
Livingston Parish
Pointe Coupee Parish
Louisiana Connections
Academy
Ascension Parish
City of Baker School
District
East Baton Rouge Parish
Ascension Parish
Livingston Parish
East Baton Rouge Parish
80.1
East Baton Rouge Parish
C
79.4
79.1
79
78.8
78.6
77.7
East Baton Rouge Parish
East Baton Rouge Parish
East Baton Rouge Parish
East Baton Rouge Parish
East Baton Rouge Parish
East Baton Rouge Parish
C
C
C
C
C
C
87%
>95%
>95%
94%
85%
85%
77.5
77.5
77.3
76.4
76.3
76.3
74.4
73.8
73.7
West Baton Rouge Parish
West Baton Rouge Parish
Iberville Parish
East Feliciana Parish
Ascension Parish
Iberville Parish
Iberville Parish
Ascension Parish
Iberville Parish
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
56%
61%
85%
82%
88%
74%
85%
77%
75%
109.
110.
111.
Albany High School
Valverda Elementary School
Louisiana Connections Academy
82.5
82
82
112.
113.
G. W. Carver Primary School
Park Ridge Academic Magnet
School
LaSalle Elementary School
Gonzales Primary School
Northside Elementary School
Mentorship Academy of Digital
Arts
Scotlandville Middle PreEngineering Academy
Northeast High School
Thrive Baton Rouge
Crestworth Elementary School
White Hills Elementary School
Brownfields Elementary School
Cedarcrest-Southmoor
Elementary School
Lukeville Upper Elementary
Brusly Elementary School
North Iberville Elementary
East Feliciana High School
Donaldsonville High School
Plaquemine Senior High School
Iberville Elementary School
Gonzales Middle School
East Iberville Elementary/High
School
81.8
81.5
126.
127.
128.
129.
130.
131.
132.
133.
134.
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% Economically
Disadvantaged
85.8
85.5
85.1
84.8
84.3
84.2
84.1
83.9
83
120.
121.
122.
123.
124.
125.
2015 Letter Selective
Grade
Audubon Elementary School
Chamberlin Elementary School
The Dufrocq School
McKinley Senior High School
Woodlawn High School
Springfield Elementary School
Pecan Grove Primary School
White Castle High School
Baker High School
118.
District
Annual SPS
100.
101.
102.
103.
104.
105.
106.
107.
108.
114.
115.
116.
117.
22
2014–2015
Yes
C
C
C
C
81%
82%
67%
86%
Yes
87%
Regional Schools
Regional
School
Rank
2014–2015
District
Annual SPS
2015 Letter Selective
% Economically
Grade
Disadvantaged
C
C
C
79%
77%
94%
C
C
C
C
71%
79%
88%
83%
135.
136.
137.
Southside Elementary School
Livonia High School
Baker Heights Elementary School
73.4
73.1
72.4
138.
139.
140.
141.
Glasgow Middle School
Westdale Middle School
Wedgewood Elementary School
Bernard Terrace Elementary
School
Scotlandville Magnet High School
Riveroaks Elementary School
LaBelle Aire Elementary School
Northeast Elementary School
Ryan Elementary School
University Terrace Elementary
School
Villa del Rey Elementary School
Port Allen High School
Jefferson Terrace Elementary
School
Wildwood Elementary School
Highland Elementary School
Sharon Hills Elementary School
Cohn Elementary School
Port Allen Elementary School
Inspire Charter Academy
(National Heritage Academy)
Brookstown Middle Magnet
Academy
Broadmoor Senior High School
Westminster Elementary School
Louisiana Virtual Charter
Academy
Broadmoor Middle School
St. Helena College and Career
Academy
Capitol Middle School
Greenbrier Elementary School
Twin Oaks Elementary School
Glen Oaks Park Elementary
School
72.2
71.8
71.3
71.2
Livingston Parish
Pointe Coupee Parish
City of Baker School
District
East Baton Rouge Parish
East Baton Rouge Parish
East Baton Rouge Parish
East Baton Rouge Parish
70.2
69.7
69.6
69.2
69.2
69.1
East Baton Rouge Parish
East Baton Rouge Parish
East Baton Rouge Parish
East Baton Rouge Parish
East Baton Rouge Parish
East Baton Rouge Parish
C
C
C
C
C
C
69.1
68.8
68.5
East Baton Rouge Parish
West Baton Rouge Parish
East Baton Rouge Parish
C
D
C
91%
77%
88%
67.5
67.4
67.2
66
66
65.6
East Baton Rouge Parish
East Baton Rouge Parish
East Baton Rouge Parish
West Baton Rouge Parish
West Baton Rouge Parish
East Baton Rouge Parish
C
C
C
D
D
D
74%
94%
>95%
93%
95%
93%
63.9
East Baton Rouge Parish
D
63.8
63.8
63.1
D
D
D
77%
89%
68%
62.8
62.2
East Baton Rouge Parish
East Baton Rouge Parish
Community School for
Apprenticeship Learning, Inc.
East Baton Rouge Parish
St. Helena Parish
D
D
90%
91%
61.7
61.2
60.1
59.3
East Baton Rouge Parish
East Baton Rouge Parish
East Baton Rouge Parish
East Baton Rouge Parish
D
D
D
D
>95%
87%
87%
92%
142.
143.
144.
145.
146.
147.
148.
149.
150.
151.
152.
153.
154.
155.
156.
157.
158.
159.
160.
161.
162.
163.
164.
165.
166.
Yes
Yes
85%
80%
90%
89%
95%
84%
93%
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Regional Schools
Regional
School
Rank
District
Annual SPS
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
91%
88%
90%
87%
>95%
92%
88%
>95%
91%
87%
>95%
88%
D
D
D
D
D
D
92%
92%
>95%
82%
94%
89%
49.7
49.1
48.6
48.4
47.4
East Baton Rouge Parish
East Feliciana Parish
Ascension Parish
East Baton Rouge Parish
Ascension Parish
Ascension Parish
West Baton Rouge Parish
East Baton Rouge Parish
East Baton Rouge Parish
Pointe Coupee Parish
East Baton Rouge Parish
Louisiana Achievement
Charter Academies, Inc.
East Feliciana Parish
East Baton Rouge Parish
East Baton Rouge Parish
East Baton Rouge Parish
East Feliciana Parish
RSD-Pelican Educational
Foundation
East Baton Rouge Parish
East Baton Rouge Parish
East Baton Rouge Parish
East Baton Rouge Parish
Pointe Coupee Parish
D
D
D
D
D
89%
93%
>95%
84%
>95%
47.2
47.1
East Baton Rouge Parish
East Baton Rouge Parish
D
D
>95%
>95%
45.9
East Baton Rouge Parish
D
>95%
45.9
43.8
D
F
>95%
94%
F
85%
F
F
F
F
F
94%
>95%
>95%
90%
>95%
58
57.2
57.1
56.6
56.1
56.1
56
55.6
55.1
55
54.8
54.8
179.
180.
181.
182.
183.
184.
Jackson Elementary School
Children's Charter School
Merrydale Elementary School
Tara High School
Clinton Elementary School
Kenilworth Science and
Technology Charter School
Park Forest Elementary School
Glen Oaks Senior High School
Melrose Elementary School
Belaire High School
Upper Pointe Coupee Elementary
School
Claiborne Elementary School
North Banks Middle School of
Excellence
Delmont Pre-K and Kindergarten
Center
Winbourne Elementary School
Bakerfield Elementary School
54.6
54
53.8
51.1
51
50.8
South Baton Rouge Charter
Academy
Impact Charter Elementary
Park Elementary School
Howell Park Elementary School
J. K. Haynes Charter Inc.
St. Helena Arts and Technology
Academy
43.5
East Baton Rouge Parish
City of Baker School
District
East Baton Rouge Parish
43.5
41.6
40.6
40.5
39.9
Education Explosion, Inc.
East Baton Rouge Parish
East Baton Rouge Parish
East Baton Rouge Parish
St. Helena Parish
193.
192.
194.
195.
196.
197.
198.
199.
200.
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% Economically
Disadvantaged
Broadmoor Elementary School
East Feliciana Middle School
Lowery Middle School
Southeast Middle School
Donaldsonville Primary School
Lowery Elementary School
Port Allen Middle School
Capitol Elementary School
Park Forest Middle School
Rougon Elementary School
Progress Elementary School
Advantage Charter Academy
190.
191.
2015 Letter Selective
Grade
167.
168.
169.
170.
171.
172.
173.
174.
175.
176.
177.
178.
185.
186.
187.
188.
189.
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2014–2015
Regional Schools
Regional
School
Rank
2014–2015
District
Annual SPS
2015 Letter Selective
% Economically
Grade
Disadvantaged
F
95%
F
94%
F
>95%
F
94%
F
T
94%
>95%
T
>95%
23.6
City of Baker School
District
South Louisiana Charter
Foundation, Inc.
RSD-Celerity Schools
Louisiana, Inc.
South Louisiana Charter
Foundation, Inc.
East Baton Rouge Parish
RSD-Celerity Schools
Louisiana, Inc.
RSD-Celerity Schools
Louisiana, Inc.
East Baton Rouge Parish
F
88%
21.7
16.1
Pointe Coupee Parish
East Baton Rouge Parish
F
F
>95%
>95%
15.9
F
91%
F
>95%
201.
Baker Middle School
38.1
202.
Iberville Charter Academy
35.6
203.
Celerity Dalton Charter School
35.5
204.
Baton Rouge Charter Academy at
Mid-City
Arlington Preparatory Academy
Celerity Lanier Charter School
33.4
Celerity Crestworth Charter
School
Northdale Superintendent's
Academy
Rosenwald Elementary School
Eden Park Superintendent
Academy
Capitol High School
25.6
Greenville Superintendent's
Academy
EBR Readiness Superintendent
Academy
AMIkids Baton Rouge
Louisiana Key Academy
15.2
RSD-Friendship
Louisiana, Inc.
East Baton Rouge Parish
5.9
East Baton Rouge Parish
F
94%
1.2
East Baton Rouge Parish
Louisiana Key Academy
F
U
>95%
71%
205.
206.
207.
208.
209.
210.
211.
212.
213.
214.
215.
30.5
30.2
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