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The highest-poverty public schools in Baton Rouge, Louisiana

88 public schools in Baton Rouge, Louisiana appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. J. K. Haynes Teacher Prep and Leadership Academy leads the list at 99.2%, against a median of 76.7% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Top % FRL

99.2%

Median % FRL

76.7%

HIGHEST POVERTY · BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	J. K. Haynes Teacher Prep and Leadership Academy	Baton Rouge, LA	East Baton Rouge Parish	Elementary	121	99.2%
2	Dalton Elementary School A Redesign School	Baton Rouge, LA	Dalton Charter School	Elementary	189	97.4%
3	Collegiate Baton Rouge	Baton Rouge, LA	Collegiate Baton Rouge	High	530	96.8%
4	Ryan Elementary School	Baton Rouge, LA	East Baton Rouge Parish	Elementary	205	96.6%
5	Melrose Elementary School	Baton Rouge, LA	East Baton Rouge Parish	Elementary	227	96.5%
6	Progress Elementary School	Baton Rouge, LA	East Baton Rouge Parish	Elementary	300	96.3%
7	Winbourne Elementary School	Baton Rouge, LA	East Baton Rouge Parish	Elementary	274	96.0%
8	Claiborne Elementary School	Baton Rouge, LA	East Baton Rouge Parish	Elementary	436	95.2%
9	Crestworth Elementary School	Baton Rouge, LA	East Baton Rouge Parish	Elementary	427	94.6%
10	Prescott K-8 Academy	Baton Rouge, LA	Prescott K-8 Academy	Elementary	426	94.4%
11	Thrive Academy	Baton Rouge, LA	Thrive Academy	High	156	94.2%
12	Sharon Hills Elementary School	Baton Rouge, LA	East Baton Rouge Parish	Elementary	213	93.9%
13	Merrydale Elementary School	Baton Rouge, LA	East Baton Rouge Parish	Elementary	242	93.8%
14	Park Elementary School	Baton Rouge, LA	East Baton Rouge Parish	Elementary	300	93.3%
15	Lanier Elementary School A Redesign School	Baton Rouge, LA	Lanier Charter School	Elementary	234	93.2%
16	Glen Oaks Park Elementary School	Baton Rouge, LA	East Baton Rouge Parish	Elementary	415	92.8%
17	Northdale Superintendent's Academy	Baton Rouge, LA	East Baton Rouge Parish	Combined	151	92.7%
18	Capitol High School	Baton Rouge, LA	East Baton Rouge Parish	High	205	92.2%
19	Capitol Elementary School	Baton Rouge, LA	East Baton Rouge Parish	Elementary	321	91.9%
20	Brownfields Elementary School	Baton Rouge, LA	East Baton Rouge Parish	Elementary	368	90.8%
21	Istrouma High School	Baton Rouge, LA	East Baton Rouge Parish	High	556	90.6%
22	Scotlandville Pre-Engineering Academy	Baton Rouge, LA	East Baton Rouge Parish	Middle	216	90.3%
23	Helix Aviation Academy	Baton Rouge, LA	East Baton Rouge Parish	Combined	383	90.1%
24	GEO Prep Mid-City of Greater Baton Rouge	Baton Rouge, LA	GEO Prep Mid-City of Greater Baton Rouge	Elementary	686	89.5%
25	IDEA University Prep	Baton Rouge, LA	East Baton Rouge Parish	Elementary	658	89.2%
26	EBR Readiness Superintendent Academy	Baton Rouge, LA	East Baton Rouge Parish	Combined	193	88.6%
27	Capitol Middle School	Baton Rouge, LA	East Baton Rouge Parish	Middle	413	88.4%
28	Greenbrier Elementary School	Baton Rouge, LA	East Baton Rouge Parish	Elementary	317	88.3%
29	Glen Oaks Senior High School	Baton Rouge, LA	East Baton Rouge Parish	High	575	87.5%
30	Bernard Terrace Elementary School	Baton Rouge, LA	East Baton Rouge Parish	Elementary	240	87.1%
31	Scotlandville Magnet High School	Baton Rouge, LA	East Baton Rouge Parish	High	837	86.7%
32	Helix Legal Academy	Baton Rouge, LA	East Baton Rouge Parish	Middle	127	86.6%
33	CSAL Elementary	Baton Rouge, LA	East Baton Rouge Parish	Elementary	288	84.7%
34	Westminster Elementary School	Baton Rouge, LA	East Baton Rouge Parish	Elementary	208	84.1%
35	Magnolia Woods Elementary School	Baton Rouge, LA	East Baton Rouge Parish	Elementary	409	84.1%
36	Wedgewood Elementary School	Baton Rouge, LA	East Baton Rouge Parish	Elementary	456	82.9%
37	Community School For Apprenticeship Learning	Baton Rouge, LA	East Baton Rouge Parish	Middle	290	82.8%
38	Helix Mentorship STEAM Academy	Baton Rouge, LA	East Baton Rouge Parish	High	504	82.5%
39	Kenilworth Science and Technology Academy	Baton Rouge, LA	Pelican Educational Foundation- Kenilworth Science	Elementary	694	82.4%
40	Broadmoor Elementary School	Baton Rouge, LA	East Baton Rouge Parish	Elementary	579	82.2%
41	Madison Preparatory Academy	Baton Rouge, LA	Community School for Apprenticeship Learning Inc.	High	621	79.4%
42	Jefferson Terrace Academy	Baton Rouge, LA	East Baton Rouge Parish	Elementary	571	78.5%
43	McKinley Elementary	Baton Rouge, LA	East Baton Rouge Parish	Elementary	628	78.2%
44	Villa del Rey Elementary School	Baton Rouge, LA	East Baton Rouge Parish	Elementary	387	77.0%
45	Louisiana Key Academy Baton Rouge	Baton Rouge, LA	Louisiana Key Academy Baton Rouge	Combined	351	76.4%
46	Louisiana Rebirth Blended Learning Academy	Baton Rouge, LA	Community School for Apprenticeship Learning	High	444	75.7%
47	Southeast Middle School	Baton Rouge, LA	East Baton Rouge Parish	Middle	826	75.2%
48	Park Forest Elementary School	Baton Rouge, LA	East Baton Rouge Parish	Elementary	474	74.9%
49	Cedarcrest-Southmoor Elementary School	Baton Rouge, LA	East Baton Rouge Parish	Elementary	644	74.5%
50	Park Forest Middle School	Baton Rouge, LA	East Baton Rouge Parish	Middle	445	74.4%

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