Capitol Middle School

Capitol Middle School is a middle-of-the-pack middle-grades school in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, one of the schools within East Baton Rouge Parish. The school instructs 413 students in grades 6 through 8.

East Baton Rouge Parish runs 83 schools in total, collectively educating 40,083 students. Capitol Middle School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Capitol Middle School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (86%); the rest is composed of 12% Hispanic. By comparison, East Baton Rouge Parish as a whole is about 44% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Capitol Middle School has 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.6:1. The state averages around 41.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 88% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against East Baton Rouge Parish (around 70%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

Across the wider county, East Baton Rouge Parish reports that median household income runs about $63,071, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, East Baton Rouge Parish runs 132 public schools (combined enrollment of about 66,892 students), of which Capitol Middle School is one.

Melrose Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Capitol Middle School has declined 18%, going from 503 students in 2018 to 413 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment decreased from 97% to 86% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 19.8:1 in 2018 to 9.6:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.