Baton Rouge Ochsner Discovery

Baton Rouge Ochsner Discovery is a low-enrollment elementary school in Louisiana, located in Baton Rouge. In all, 316 students attend the school in pre-K through 8. It has 30% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Louisiana (about 453).

Discovery Health Sciences Foundation is responsible for Baton Rouge Ochsner Discovery.

The share of Black students at Baton Rouge Ochsner Discovery is 51%, a majority. Smaller groups are 28% White, 11% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 3% Asian. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 64, compared with 70 nationally.

Based on 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, Baton Rouge Ochsner Discovery has a ratio of 12.2:1. The gap from the 14.0:1 average for elementary schools in Louisiana is 1.8 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 70%. The figure for public schools in East Baton Rouge Parish is close, at 70%.

In East Baton Rouge Parish, where the school is located, 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. The county has 132 public schools and about 66,892 students.

Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Wedgewood Elementary School, is about 1.4 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.

NCES assigns Baton Rouge Ochsner Discovery the locale Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area. Baton Rouge Ochsner Discovery is a charter school, a type of public school that operates under a charter.

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