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Advantage Charter Academy
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 68 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 95 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 82 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 93 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 97 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 94 | 13% |
Where Advantage Charter Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In East Baton Rouge Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 743 | #62 of 714 | #6 of 67 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 39.1:1 | #655 of 655 | #60 of 60 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.8% | #588 of 655 | #44 of 60 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.8% | #26 of 705 | #3 of 65 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +20.8% | #64 of 197 | #11 of 17 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 743 | 19 | 39.1:1 | 97% (719) |
| 2023-24 | 600 | 20 | 30.0:1 | 97% (580) |
| 2022-23 | 509 | 20.6 | 24.7:1 | 95% (483) |
| 2020-21 | 527 | 25 | 21.1:1 | 92% (483) |
| 2017-18 | 615 | 36 | 17.1:1 | 53% (324) |
| 2015-16 | 475 | 27 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
About Advantage Charter Academy
Advantage Charter Academy, a large elementary school, is located in Baker, Louisiana. The school covers kindergarten through 8 and reported 743 students in 2024-25. The school is 64% above the average for elementary schools in Louisiana.
Advantage Charter Academy is its own local education agency in federal data.
By race and ethnicity, Advantage Charter Academy is 92% Black. Next come 4% Hispanic and 2% White. The county population is about 44% Black. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 15%.
Based on 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, Advantage Charter Academy has a ratio of 39.1:1. The gap from the 14.0:1 average for elementary schools in Louisiana is 25.2 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 97%. Among public schools in East Baton Rouge Parish, the average eligibility rate is 70%.
East Baton Rouge Parish is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $63,071, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and roughly 14% of residents are in poverty. There are 132 public schools in the county, enrolling about 66,892, Advantage Charter Academy among them.
Baker Heights Elementary School is about 0.3 miles from Advantage Charter Academy, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Advantage Charter Academy holds at least 8 other public schools.
For locale, NCES codes Advantage Charter Academy as Rural: Fringe. Advantage Charter Academy is a public charter school.
Federal data put enrollment at 527 in 2020-21 and 743 in 2024-25; the school may have served different grades in those years. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 21.1:1 to 39.1:1.
The Advantage Charter Academy discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. You can also rate the school on this page.
East Baton Rouge Parish at a glance
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