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Enrollment
1,122
Combined
DISTRICT 529 · STATE 527
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH·NCES 220054002453
IDEA Bridge
1500 North Airway Drive, Baton Rouge, LA 70815 · (225) 778-9091 · East Baton Rouge Parish
GRADES KG–12COMBINED12-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,122 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.7:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 259.7:1 · STATE 52.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
877 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 70%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 66 | 6% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 6% |
| Grade 2 | 95 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 108 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 117 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 100 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 108 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 136 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 116 | 10% |
| Grade 9 | 89 | 8% |
| Grade 10 | 47 | 4% |
| Grade 11 | 42 | 4% |
| Grade 12 | 27 | 2% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 43% smaller than its 8th grade class (116).
Student demographics
44%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
14.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -1.0pp since 2022
Math
6.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +1.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 14 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 6 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 1 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 14.0% | 6.0% |
| 2024-25 | 8.0% | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 15.0% | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 15.0% | 5.0% |
% Mastery+, all students and all tested grades.
Source: LEAP 2025. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of LA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
9.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.0%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 9% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 28% 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 →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,122
+63 (+6%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
21.7:1
was 30.3:1
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 | 1,122 | 51.6 | 21.7:1 | 78% (877) |
| 2023-24 | 1,119 | 36.3 | 30.9:1 | 81% (905) |
| 2022-23 | 1,250 | 53.1 | 23.5:1 | 85% (1,061) |
| 2020-21 | 1,059 | 35 | 30.3:1 | 63% (667) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for IDEA Bridge.
About IDEA Bridge
IDEA Bridge is a large school serving multiple grade levels based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The school enrolls 1,122 students in kindergarten through 12. Combined schools in Louisiana average about 527 students, which makes this school 113% larger than average.
East Baton Rouge Parish includes 83 schools. Together they enroll 40,083 students.
The largest group at IDEA Bridge is Black students, at 70%. Smaller groups are 26% Hispanic and 3% White. County-wide, 44% of East Baton Rouge Parish residents are Black. A diversity index of 44% means there is a 44% chance two randomly chosen students at IDEA Bridge are from different groups.
A staff of 51.6 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 21.7:1. The average for combined schools in Louisiana, 52.1:1, is higher. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 78%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in East Baton Rouge Parish is 70%.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. IDEA Bridge posts 9.3% against a 28.0% prediction, a bottom-10% result in Louisiana.
The school is in East Baton Rouge Parish, where the median household earns about $63,071 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 14%. Across East Baton Rouge Parish, 132 public schools serve about 66,892 students.
IDEA Bridge is about 0.9 miles from BASIS Baton Rouge Primary Mid City, its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, IDEA Bridge is 5th of 5 on proficiency.
NCES assigns IDEA Bridge the locale City: Mid-size, meaning inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000. IDEA Bridge is a publicly funded charter school.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 6%, from 1,059 to 1,122. The number of students per teacher dropped from 30.3 to 21.7 over 4 years.
The discussion board for IDEA Bridge is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
- Tara High SchoolHigh · 1,016 students
- BASIS Baton Rouge Materra CampusCombined · 888 students
- Scotlandville Magnet High SchoolHigh · 837 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
- BASIS Baton Rouge Primary Mid City0.9 mi · 423
- Collegiate Baton Rouge1.1 mi · 530
- GEO Prep Mid-City of Greater Baton Rouge1.2 mi · 686
- Villa del Rey Elementary School1.3 mi · 387
- Broadmoor Elementary School1.8 mi · 579
- Broadmoor Senior High School1.9 mi · 791
Frequently asked questions
About IDEA BridgeHow many students attend IDEA Bridge?
IDEA Bridge enrolls approximately 1,122 students in grades KG-12.
Is IDEA Bridge an elementary, middle, or high school?
IDEA Bridge is a combined-grade school covering grades KG-12.
How many teachers does IDEA Bridge have?
IDEA Bridge employs 52 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.7:1.
What is the student diversity at IDEA Bridge?
Student demographics at IDEA Bridge are roughly 3% White, 26% Hispanic, 70% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is IDEA Bridge in?
IDEA Bridge is part of East Baton Rouge Parish.
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