Enrollment
290
Middle
DISTRICT 472 · STATE 440
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH·NCES 220054000673
Community School For Apprenticeship Learning
1555 Madison Ave, Baton Rouge, LA 70802 · (225) 336-1410 · East Baton Rouge Parish
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL290 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 14% of Louisiana public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 41.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
240 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 70%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 101 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 88 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 101 | 35% |
Student demographics
2%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
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LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
28.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -11.0pp since 2022
Math
10.0%
LA avg 34.2% . -3.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores are down about 11 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 3 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 28.0% | 10.0% |
| 2024-25 | 23.0% | 13.0% |
| 2023-24 | 32.0% | 13.0% |
| 2022-23 | 39.0% | 13.0% |
% 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
18.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.7%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 →
Schools most like Community School For Apprenticeship Learning
Community School For Apprenticeship Learning's state test result (18.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community School For Apprenticeship Learning this school | 290 | 82.8% | 18.0% |
| Caddo Middle Career and Technology School Shreveport | 336 | 84.2% | 9.0% |
| Mansfield Middle School Mansfield | 331 | 87.0% | 19.8% |
| Ray D. Molo Middle Magnet School Lake Charles | 265 | 90.6% | 14.0% |
| Oak Park Middle School Lake Charles | 388 | 83.0% | 14.2% |
| Sixth Ward Elementary School Vacherie | 269 | 82.5% | 24.8% |
Matched among Louisiana middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Community School For Apprenticeship Learning ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In East Baton Rouge Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.0% | #172 of 213 | #10 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.0% | #193 of 210 ▼ 16 | #11 of 13 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #165 of 213 ▲ 17 | #9 of 15 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -7.0pp | #10 of 197 | #2 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 290 | #159 of 220 | #12 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #181 of 195 | #13 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 2.0% | #195 of 195 | #13 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.8% | #53 of 214 | #5 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.3% | #25 of 40 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
290
-14 (-5%) vs 2020
+123% since 2000-01, when it was 130
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 14.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 290 | 17.4 | 16.7:1 | 83% (240) |
| 2023-24 | 284 | 20.9 | 13.6:1 | 75% (214) |
| 2022-23 | 314 | 19.3 | 16.3:1 | 81% (255) |
| 2020-21 | 304 | 21 | 14.5:1 | 57% (174) |
| 2017-18 | 278 | 18 | 15.4:1 | 88% (245) |
| 2015-16 | 245 | 23 | 10.7:1 | 57% (140) |
| 2010-11 | 169 | 12 | 14.1:1 | 82% (138) |
| 2000-01 | 130 | 7 | 18.6:1 | 78% (101) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Community School For Apprenticeship Learning.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (278 to 290); teachers down 3% (18 to 17.4).
About Community School For Apprenticeship Learning
Community School For Apprenticeship Learning is a middle school located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in East Baton Rouge Parish. The school offers grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 290 students. That puts enrollment 34% below the 440-student average for middle schools in Louisiana.
Community School For Apprenticeship Learning is in East Baton Rouge Parish, a district with 40,083 students across 83 schools.
The share of students at Community School For Apprenticeship Learning who are Black is 99%. By comparison, East Baton Rouge Parish residents are about 44% Black. A diversity index of 2% means there is a 2% chance two randomly chosen students at Community School For Apprenticeship Learning are from different groups.
Based on 17.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, Community School For Apprenticeship Learning has a ratio of 16.7:1. Across middle schools in Louisiana, the average ratio is 41.0:1. Income data for the school show 83% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 70% average for public schools in East Baton Rouge Parish, the school's rate is higher.
Among Louisiana public middle schools, Community School For Apprenticeship Learning outscored 14%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Community School For Apprenticeship Learning falls in the middle 80% of Louisiana schools: 18.0% actual against 24.7% predicted.
The school is in East Baton Rouge Parish, where the median household earns about $63,071 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 14%. Community School For Apprenticeship Learning shares East Baton Rouge Parish with 131 other public schools.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates Community School For Apprenticeship Learning from the closest public school, Madison Preparatory Academy. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Community School For Apprenticeship Learning at 3rd of 5.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Mid-size. It is a charter school, open to the public and funded by taxpayers.
Enrollment decreased 5% over 4 years, reaching 290 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 14.5:1 in 2020-21 to 16.7:1 in 2024-25.
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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
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- Madison Preparatory Academy0.1 mi · 621
- CSAL Elementary0.2 mi · 288
- Capitol High School0.8 mi · 205
- Park Elementary School0.9 mi · 300
- Dalton Elementary School A Redesign School1.3 mi · 189
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Frequently asked questions
About Community School For Apprenticeship LearningHow many students attend Community School For Apprenticeship Learning?
Community School For Apprenticeship Learning enrolls approximately 290 students in grades 06-08.
Is Community School For Apprenticeship Learning an elementary, middle, or high school?
Community School For Apprenticeship Learning is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Community School For Apprenticeship Learning?
Approximately 16.7:1 students per teacher at Community School For Apprenticeship Learning.
What is the student diversity at Community School For Apprenticeship Learning?
Student demographics at Community School For Apprenticeship Learning are roughly 1% White, 0% Hispanic, 99% Black.
Who oversees Community School For Apprenticeship Learning?
Community School For Apprenticeship Learning 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.