1
Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at EBR Virtual Academy this year?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
169
Combined
DISTRICT 529 · STATE 527
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH·NCES 220054002423
EBR Virtual Academy
802 Mayflower Street, Baton Rouge, LA 70802 · (225) 478-9264 · East Baton Rouge Parish
GRADES PK–12COMBINED12-CITYVIRTUALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL169 STUDENTS
·
allk12 Grade
Not graded
Virtual schools are not graded, because they enroll students from across the state rather than a local area. How grades work
Student : Teacher
7.2:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 259.7:1 · STATE 52.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
125 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 70%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 2 | 1% |
| Grade 2 | 4 | 2% |
| Grade 3 | 7 | 4% |
| Grade 4 | 1 | 1% |
| Grade 5 | 12 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 16 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 16 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 16 | 9% |
| Grade 9 | 16 | 9% |
| Grade 10 | 23 | 14% |
| Grade 11 | 24 | 14% |
| Grade 12 | 32 | 19% |
Student demographics
34%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
44.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +16.0pp since 2022
Math
22.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +10.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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 16 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 10 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 44.0% | 22.0% |
| 2024-25 | 49.0% | 16.0% |
| 2023-24 | 29.0% | 12.0% |
| 2022-23 | 28.0% | 12.0% |
% Mastery+, all students and all tested grades.
Source: LEAP 2025. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
169
+142 (+526%) vs 2020
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 | 169 | 23.3 | 7.2:1 | 74% (125) |
| 2023-24 | 251 | 28.6 | 8.8:1 | 63% (158) |
| 2022-23 | 466 | 22.2 | 21.0:1 | 76% (354) |
| 2020-21 | 27 | N/A | N/A | 37% (10) |
| 2017-18 | 11 | N/A | N/A | 45% (5) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for EBR Virtual Academy.
About EBR Virtual Academy
EBR Virtual Academy operates as a small combined-grade school in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It covers pre-K through 12, with a total enrollment of 169 students. Statewide, combined schools in Louisiana average about 527 students each.
East Baton Rouge Parish oversees EBR Virtual Academy and 82 other schools, with 40,083 students in total.
Federal enrollment data show EBR Virtual Academy is 80% Black. Other groups include 10% White, 4% Hispanic, and 4% Asian. The county population is about 44% Black. EBR Virtual Academy's diversity index is 34%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal staffing data show 23.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at EBR Virtual Academy and a ratio of 7.2:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 52.1:1 average for combined schools in Louisiana. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 74% of enrollment.
East Baton Rouge Parish has about 452,938 residents, and the median household income is $63,071, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 14%. In all, East Baton Rouge Parish has 132 public schools and roughly 66,892 students.
McKinley Middle Magnet School is the public school closest to EBR Virtual Academy, about 0.7 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Mid-size. Federal records classify EBR Virtual Academy as a virtual school.
Federal records list enrollment at EBR Virtual Academy as 27 in 2020-21 and 169 in 2024-25. A change that size can reflect a shift in the grades the school serves as well as a change in students.
Community posts for EBR Virtual Academy can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
- McKinley Middle Magnet School0.7 mi · 633
- Helix Mentorship STEAM Academy0.7 mi · 504
- Helix Legal Academy0.7 mi · 127
- The Dufrocq School0.9 mi · 431
- Eva Legard Learning Center1.0 mi · 66
- McKinley Senior High School1.3 mi · 669
Frequently asked questions
About EBR Virtual AcademyHow many students attend EBR Virtual Academy?
EBR Virtual Academy enrolls approximately 169 students in grades PK-12.
What grades does EBR Virtual Academy serve?
EBR Virtual Academy serves grades PK-12.
How many students per teacher at EBR Virtual Academy?
Approximately 7.2:1 students per teacher at EBR Virtual Academy.
What is the student diversity at EBR Virtual Academy?
Student demographics at EBR Virtual Academy are roughly 10% White, 4% Hispanic, 80% Black, 4% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees EBR Virtual Academy?
EBR Virtual Academy 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.