Eva Legard Learning Center

Eva Legard Learning Center, a tiny 6-8 campus in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, part of East Baton Rouge Parish, instructs 66 students, covering grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 440 students per school, that is 85% smaller than typical.

Within East Baton Rouge Parish, which oversees 83 schools and 40,083 students, Eva Legard Learning Center is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Eva Legard Learning Center records that nearly all students (82%) are Black. Beyond that, the school logs 9% Hispanic, 8% White. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 44%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Eva Legard Learning Center has 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 4.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 41.0:1 average. An estimated 85% 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.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Eva Legard Learning Center sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 23.4%; this one delivers 14.0%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (East Baton Rouge Parish) records that the typical household earns roughly $63,071 per year, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Eva Legard Learning Center is one of 132 public schools in East Baton Rouge Parish (combined enrollment of about 66,892 students).

The closest other public school is McKinley Senior High School, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Eva Legard Learning Center ranks 5th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 46.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.