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How has BASIS Baton Rouge Primary Mid City changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
423
Elementary
DISTRICT 407 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH·NCES 220054002502
BASIS Baton Rouge Primary Mid City
7921 Florida Blvd, Baton Rouge, LA 70806 · (225) 394-9576 · East Baton Rouge Parish
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL423 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 59% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Louisiana public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
231.2:1
2 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.1:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
286 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 70%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 90 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 92 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 41 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is 68% larger than its 5th grade class (41).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
41.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +3.0pp since 2022
Math
25.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +6.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 6 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 41.0% | 25.0% |
| 2024-25 | 51.0% | 28.0% |
| 2023-24 | 57.0% | 35.0% |
| 2022-23 | 38.0% | 19.0% |
% Mastery+, all students and all tested grades.
Source: LEAP 2025. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
36.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.6%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% typical for Louisiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Louisiana's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 423 | 1.8 | 231.2:1 | 68% (286) |
| 2023-24 | 442 | 3 | 146.4:1 | 74% (328) |
| 2022-23 | 462 | 3.1 | 147.1:1 | 65% (300) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BASIS Baton Rouge Primary Mid City.
About BASIS Baton Rouge Primary Mid City
Students in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, attend BASIS Baton Rouge Primary Mid City, a medium-sized elementary school. It educates 423 students in kindergarten through 5.
East Baton Rouge Parish has 83 schools and 40,083 students, and BASIS Baton Rouge Primary Mid City is one of those schools.
BASIS Baton Rouge Primary Mid City's enrollment is 60% Black. Enrollment also includes 20% White, 14% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Among people living in East Baton Rouge Parish, the Black share is about 44%. BASIS Baton Rouge Primary Mid City has a diversity index of 58%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
At BASIS Baton Rouge Primary Mid City, 1.8 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 231.2:1. That ratio is over the 14.0:1 average for elementary schools in Louisiana. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 68% of enrollment. That is close to the 70% average for public schools in East Baton Rouge Parish.
allk12 grades BASIS Baton Rouge Primary Mid City a B. The grade compares the school only with Louisiana public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, BASIS Baton Rouge Primary Mid City would be expected to post about 35.6%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 36.7%.
Among East Baton Rouge Parish residents, median household income is about $63,071, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and about 14% of people live in poverty. BASIS Baton Rouge Primary Mid City is one of 132 public schools in East Baton Rouge Parish, which together enroll about 66,892 students.
Collegiate Baton Rouge is the public school closest to BASIS Baton Rouge Primary Mid City, about 0.2 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 19.1%; BASIS Baton Rouge Primary Mid City's is 36.7%, ranking 1st of 6.
Locale data from NCES put BASIS Baton Rouge Primary Mid City inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000 (City: Mid-size). BASIS Baton Rouge Primary Mid City is run as a public charter school.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at BASIS Baton Rouge Primary Mid City. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
East Baton Rouge Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
452,938
Census ACS
Median income
$63,071
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
132
66,892 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Baton Rouge Magnet High SchoolHigh · 1,593 students
- Woodlawn High SchoolHigh · 1,331 students
- Liberty High SchoolHigh · 1,218 students
- IDEA BridgeCombined · 1,122 students
- Tara High SchoolHigh · 1,016 students
- BASIS Baton Rouge Materra CampusCombined · 888 students
Other schools in Baton Rouge
- University View Academy Inc. (FRM LA Connections)Combined · 3,725 students
- Louisiana Virtual Charter AcademyCombined · 2,239 students
- Baton Rouge Magnet High SchoolHigh · 1,593 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 1,529 students
- LSU Laboratory SchoolCombined · 1,463 students
- Woodlawn High SchoolHigh · 1,331 students
Nearby schools
- Collegiate Baton Rouge0.2 mi · 530
- IDEA Bridge0.9 mi · 1,122
- GEO Prep Mid-City of Greater Baton Rouge1.0 mi · 686
- LaSalle Elementary School1.3 mi · 338
- Westdale Middle School1.7 mi · 538
- Tara High School1.7 mi · 1,016
Frequently asked questions
About BASIS Baton Rouge Primary Mid CityHow large is BASIS Baton Rouge Primary Mid City?
BASIS Baton Rouge Primary Mid City enrolls approximately 423 students in grades KG-05.
Is BASIS Baton Rouge Primary Mid City an elementary, middle, or high school?
BASIS Baton Rouge Primary Mid City is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at BASIS Baton Rouge Primary Mid City?
Approximately 231.2:1 students per teacher at BASIS Baton Rouge Primary Mid City.
How diverse is BASIS Baton Rouge Primary Mid City?
BASIS Baton Rouge Primary Mid City reports a student body of 20% White, 14% Hispanic, 60% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees BASIS Baton Rouge Primary Mid City?
BASIS Baton Rouge Primary Mid City is overseen by East Baton Rouge Parish in East Baton Rouge Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.