Enrollment
127
Middle
DISTRICT 472 · STATE 440
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH·NCES 220054002504
Helix Legal Academy
339 Florida Street, Baton Rouge, LA 70801 · (225) 773-4925 · East Baton Rouge Parish
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL127 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 1% of Louisiana public middle schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
7.7:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 41.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
110 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 | 23 | 18% |
| Grade 7 | 42 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 62 | 49% |
Student demographics
3%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
15.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +5.0pp since 2022
Math
7.0%
LA avg 34.2%
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 15 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 7 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 5 points since 2022.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 15.0% | 7.0% |
| 2024-25 | 8.0% | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 16.0% | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 10.0% | N/A |
% Mastery+, all students and all tested grades.
Source: LEAP 2025. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of LA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
9.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
21.9%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 9% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 22% typical for Louisiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Helix Legal Academy
Helix Legal Academy's state test result (9.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helix Legal Academy this school | 127 | 86.6% | 9.0% |
| Opelousas Middle School Opelousas | 132 | 90.2% | 14.2% |
| Rayville Junior High School Rayville | 145 | 92.4% | 8.0% |
| Griffin Middle School Academy Lake Providence | 163 | 95.1% | 8.3% |
| East Feliciana Middle School Clinton | 137 | 84.7% | 20.7% |
| B. Edward Boudreaux Middle School Baldwin | 150 | 90.0% | 27.8% |
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 Helix Legal Academy ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In East Baton Rouge Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 9.0% | #209 of 213 | #14 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 7.0% | #202 of 210 | #12 of 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 15.0% | #207 of 213 ▲ 5 | #13 of 15 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 127 | #214 of 220 | #15 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.6% | #36 of 214 | #3 of 15 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 127 | 16.4 | 7.7:1 | 87% (110) |
| 2023-24 | 115 | 13.4 | 8.6:1 | 87% (100) |
| 2022-23 | 74 | 5.3 | 13.9:1 | 82% (61) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Helix Legal Academy.
About Helix Legal Academy
Helix Legal Academy is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a middle school in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Classes run from 6 through 8, and the school has 127 students. The average for middle schools in Louisiana is about 440 students, so this school is 71% smaller than average.
East Baton Rouge Parish has 40,083 students in 83 schools, and Helix Legal Academy is one of those schools.
Helix Legal Academy's enrollment is 98% Black. The county population is about 44% Black. The school's diversity index is 3%, meaning two students picked at random have a 3% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at Helix Legal Academy total 16.4 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 7.7:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 41.0:1 average for middle schools in Louisiana. The school counts 110 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 87%. Compared with the 70% average for public schools in East Baton Rouge Parish, the school's rate is higher.
Helix Legal Academy is graded F by allk12, scoring above 1% of Louisiana public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
BeatsExpectations places Helix Legal Academy in the bottom 10% of Louisiana schools. The measure fits a line through proficiency and free or reduced-price lunch share for each state, and this school sits 12.9 points below it (9.0% actual, 21.9% predicted).
In the county around the school, East Baton Rouge Parish, the median household income is $63,071, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 14% of residents are in poverty. East Baton Rouge Parish is home to 132 public schools and about 66,892 public school students.
Helix Mentorship STEAM Academy is the public school closest to Helix Legal Academy, less than a tenth of a mile away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Helix Legal Academy ranks 5th of 5 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 9.0% against a local average of 28.4%.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Mid-size. This is a charter school, which is a tuition-free public school operating under a charter.
Discussions about Helix Legal Academy may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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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- Helix Mentorship STEAM Academy0.0 mi · 504
- EBR Virtual Academy0.7 mi · 169
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Frequently asked questions
About Helix Legal AcademyHow many students attend Helix Legal Academy?
Helix Legal Academy enrolls approximately 127 students in grades 06-08.
Is Helix Legal Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Helix Legal Academy is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Helix Legal Academy have?
Helix Legal Academy employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 7.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Helix Legal Academy?
At Helix Legal Academy, the student body is approximately 1% Hispanic, 98% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Helix Legal Academy in?
Helix Legal Academy is part of East Baton Rouge Parish.
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