Enrollment
579
Elementary
DISTRICT 407 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH·NCES 220054010421
Great Hearts Harveston
11801 Bluebonnet Blvd., Baton Rouge, LA 70810 · (225) 416-7611 · East Baton Rouge Parish
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL579 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.6:1
67 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.1:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
359 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 70%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 73 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 77 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 71 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 74 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 51 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is 43% larger than its 8th grade class (51).
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
38.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +0.0pp since 2023
Math
38.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +8.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 38.0% | 38.0% |
| 2024-25 | 41.0% | 36.0% |
| 2023-24 | 38.0% | 30.0% |
% 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
34.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.7%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Great Hearts Harveston
Great Hearts Harveston's state test result (34.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Hearts Harveston this school | 579 | 62.0% | 34.8% |
| Corporal Michael Middlebrook Elementary School Lafayette | 484 | 63.2% | 40.2% |
| Sallie Humble Elementary School Monroe | 579 | 56.6% | 46.3% |
| Apollo Elementary School Bossier City | 756 | 61.1% | 36.3% |
| St. John Elementary School Lake Charles | 670 | 65.7% | 43.2% |
| Curtis Elementary School Bossier City | 441 | 57.6% | 37.7% |
Matched among Louisiana elementary 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 Great Hearts Harveston ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In East Baton Rouge Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.8% | #274 of 583 | #14 of 49 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #252 of 582 ▲ 10 | #13 of 49 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #317 of 587 ▼ 24 | #17 of 50 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 579 | #173 of 714 | #17 of 67 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.6:1 | #10 of 655 | #2 of 60 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.6% | #122 of 655 | #8 of 60 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.0% | #515 of 705 | #58 of 65 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 579 | 67.4 | 8.6:1 | 62% (359) |
| 2023-24 | 292 | 9.2 | 31.7:1 | 54% (157) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Great Hearts Harveston.
About Great Hearts Harveston
Great Hearts Harveston is a public elementary school in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The school reports 579 students in kindergarten through 8. The typical figure for elementary schools in Louisiana is about 453 students.
The district, East Baton Rouge Parish, operates 83 schools serving 40,083 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Great Hearts Harveston. The largest is White students, at 45%. Other students are 40% Black, 7% Hispanic, 4% Asian, and 3% multiracial. For comparison, East Baton Rouge Parish is about 42% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 63% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Its teaching staff equals 67.4 full-time positions, a ratio of 8.6:1. On average, elementary schools in Louisiana have 14.0:1, compared with 8.6:1 here. Around 62% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals.
Schools in Louisiana with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 39.7%. Great Hearts Harveston scores 34.8%.
Across East Baton Rouge Parish, the median household income is $63,071, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. East Baton Rouge Parish is home to 132 public schools and about 66,892 public school students.
The school nearest to Great Hearts Harveston is South Baton Rouge Charter Academy, at a distance of about 1.6 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. On state test proficiency, Great Hearts Harveston ranks 4th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Fringe. The school is a charter school, funded with public money and operated under a charter agreement.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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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Frequently asked questions
About Great Hearts HarvestonHow large is Great Hearts Harveston?
Great Hearts Harveston enrolls approximately 579 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Great Hearts Harveston serve?
Great Hearts Harveston serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many teachers does Great Hearts Harveston have?
Great Hearts Harveston employs 67 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Great Hearts Harveston?
Student demographics at Great Hearts Harveston are roughly 45% White, 7% Hispanic, 40% Black, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Great Hearts Harveston public or private?
Great Hearts Harveston is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by East Baton Rouge Parish.
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