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What's the one class at Glasgow Middle School every student should take?
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Enrollment
542
Middle
DISTRICT 472 · STATE 440
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH·NCES 220054001554
Glasgow Middle School
1676 Glasgow Ave, Baton Rouge, LA 70808 · (225) 925-2942 · East Baton Rouge Parish
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL542 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 45% of Louisiana public middle schools
- BTest 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.
- B-Three-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
11.2:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 41.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
327 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 70%
Community
5
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 | 171 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 180 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 191 | 35% |
Student demographics
63%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
43.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +3.0pp since 2022
Math
31.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +0.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 3 points since 2022, while math scores have held steady.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 43.0% | 31.0% |
| 2024-25 | 41.0% | 30.0% |
| 2023-24 | 39.0% | 29.0% |
| 2022-23 | 40.0% | 31.0% |
% 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
33.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.9%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Glasgow Middle School
Glasgow Middle School's state test result (33.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glasgow Middle School this school | 542 | 60.3% | 33.0% |
| Greenacres Middle School Bossier City | 543 | 70.7% | 31.2% |
| Edgar Martin Middle School Lafayette | 641 | 42.1% | 52.5% |
| Sherwood Middle Academic Academy Baton Rouge | 759 | 49.7% | 71.7% |
| S. J. Welsh Middle School Lake Charles | 1,011 | 47.3% | 45.2% |
| Belle Chasse Middle School Belle Chasse | 656 | 63.7% | 52.7% |
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 Glasgow Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In East Baton Rouge Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #93 of 213 | #6 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #98 of 210 ▼ 6 | #6 of 13 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #94 of 213 ▲ 8 | #6 of 15 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.5pp | #105 of 197 | #1 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 542 | #69 of 220 | #8 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.2:1 | #40 of 195 | #4 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.6% | #41 of 195 | #2 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.3% | #144 of 214 | #13 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.1% | #9 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
542
+5 (+1%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 516
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 26.9:1
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 | 542 | 48.5 | 11.2:1 | 60% (327) |
| 2023-24 | 609 | 47.8 | 12.7:1 | 55% (337) |
| 2022-23 | 550 | 18.5 | 29.8:1 | 59% (327) |
| 2020-21 | 537 | 20 | 26.9:1 | 47% (255) |
| 2017-18 | 463 | 24.2 | 19.1:1 | 63% (290) |
| 2015-16 | 571 | N/A | N/A | 51% (290) |
| 2010-11 | 564 | 55 | 10.3:1 | 65% (367) |
| 2000-01 | 523 | 42 | 12.4:1 | 46% (238) |
| 1990-91 | 516 | 37 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Glasgow Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 17% (463 to 542); teachers up 101% (24.2 to 48.5).
About Glasgow Middle School
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, is home to Glasgow Middle School, a mid-sized middle school. The school covers grades 6 through 8 and reported 542 students in 2024-25. The school is 23% bigger than the average for middle schools in Louisiana.
Glasgow Middle School reports to East Baton Rouge Parish, which has 83 schools and 40,083 students.
Federal enrollment data show Glasgow Middle School is 56% Black. The next largest groups are 18% Hispanic, 12% Asian, and 11% White. The school's Black share is 12 points above the 44% share among East Baton Rouge Parish residents. A diversity index of 63% means there is a 63% chance two randomly chosen students at Glasgow Middle School are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Glasgow Middle School is 11.2:1, based on 48.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in Louisiana is 41.0:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Glasgow Middle School counts 60% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in East Baton Rouge Parish is 70%.
On the allk12 Grade, Glasgow Middle School lands at B-, ahead of 45% of Louisiana public middle schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 40.9% for Glasgow Middle School. The school posts 33.0%, 7.9 points below the prediction.
American Community Survey estimates for East Baton Rouge Parish show that the median household earns about $63,071 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and about 14% of people live in poverty. East Baton Rouge Parish has 132 public schools with about 66,892 students, including Glasgow Middle School.
Liberty High School, about 0.6 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Glasgow Middle School ranks 5th in a group of 6 nearby schools.
For locale, NCES codes Glasgow Middle School as City: Mid-size.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 537 in 2020-21 and 542 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 26.9:1 in 2020-21 to 11.2:1 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Glasgow Middle School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
Other Glasgow Middle schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Glasgow Middle. Glasgow Middle School is the 3rd largest of the 4.
- Glasgow MiddleAlexandria, VA · 1,702 students
- Glasgow Middle SchoolGlasgow, KY · 545 students
- Glasgow Middle SchoolGlasgow, MT · 179 students
Nearby schools
- Liberty High School0.6 mi · 1,218
- University View Academy Inc. (FRM LA Connections)0.7 mi · 3,725
- Highland Elementary School1.2 mi · 288
- B. R. Foreign Language Acad. Immersion Magnet1.3 mi · 557
- Westdale Heights Academic Magnet School1.6 mi · 453
- LSU Laboratory School1.8 mi · 1,463
Frequently asked questions
About Glasgow Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Glasgow Middle School?
Glasgow Middle School enrolls approximately 542 students in grades 06-08.
Is Glasgow Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Glasgow Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Glasgow Middle School have?
Glasgow Middle School employs 49 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.2:1.
How diverse is Glasgow Middle School?
Glasgow Middle School reports a student body of 11% White, 18% Hispanic, 56% Black, 12% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Glasgow Middle School?
Glasgow Middle School 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.