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What's something Inspire Charter Academy does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
658
Elementary
DISTRICT 407 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH·NCES 220054002316
Inspire Charter Academy
5454 North Foster Drive, Baton Rouge, LA 70805 · (225) 356-3936 · East Baton Rouge Parish
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY12-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL658 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
121.4:1
5 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.1:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
630 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 70%
Community
5
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 | 77 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 72 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 77 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 75 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 66 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (77) is 17% larger than its 8th grade class (66).
Student demographics
10%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
32.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -3.0pp since 2022
Math
24.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +7.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 3 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 7 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 32.0% | 24.0% |
| 2024-25 | 37.0% | 23.0% |
| 2023-24 | 32.0% | 22.0% |
| 2022-23 | 35.0% | 17.0% |
% 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
26.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
15.3%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 15% 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 →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
658
+107 (+19%) vs 2020
+54% since 2010-11, when it was 426
Student : Teacher
121.4:1
was 19.0:1
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 | 658 | 5.4 | 121.4:1 | 96% (630) |
| 2023-24 | 646 | 0 | N/A | 87% (565) |
| 2022-23 | 566 | 8 | 70.6:1 | 93% (527) |
| 2020-21 | 551 | 29 | 19.0:1 | 85% (469) |
| 2017-18 | 690 | 27 | 25.6:1 | 91% (627) |
| 2015-16 | 708 | 44 | 16.1:1 | 73% (514) |
| 2010-11 | 426 | 21 | 20.3:1 | 92% (392) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Inspire Charter Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (690 to 658); teachers down 80% (27 to 5.4).
About Inspire Charter Academy
Inspire Charter Academy is one of the public schools in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It is a medium-sized elementary school. Students in kindergarten through 8 attend, and enrollment is 658 students. The typical figure for elementary schools in Louisiana is about 453 students.
Federal data list 83 schools in East Baton Rouge Parish, with 40,083 students enrolled.
Inspire Charter Academy's enrollment is 95% Black. After that, the student body is 3% Hispanic. Census figures show East Baton Rouge Parish is about 44% Black. The school's diversity index is 10%, meaning two students picked at random have a 10% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The teaching staff at Inspire Charter Academy is 5.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 121.4:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 14.0:1 average for elementary schools in Louisiana. About 96% of students, or 630, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 70% average for public schools in East Baton Rouge Parish.
Inspire Charter Academy is graded B by allk12, scoring above 57% of Louisiana public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The model predicts 15.3% for a school in Louisiana with Inspire Charter Academy's free or reduced-price lunch share. Inspire Charter Academy posts 26.0%.
Census estimates describe East Baton Rouge Parish this way: the median household income is $63,071, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 14%. In all, East Baton Rouge Parish has 132 public schools and roughly 66,892 students.
The closest public school, Claiborne Elementary School, is about 0.5 miles from Inspire Charter Academy. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Inspire Charter Academy ranks 1st in a group of 5 nearby schools.
NCES assigns Inspire Charter Academy the locale City: Mid-size, meaning inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000. The school is a charter school, funded with public money and operated under a charter agreement.
Enrollment has grown by 107 students since 2020-21, to 658. The school's ratio rose from 19.0:1 to 121.4:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Posts about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes are welcome on this page. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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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Nearby schools
- Claiborne Elementary School0.5 mi · 436
- Prescott K-8 Academy0.9 mi · 426
- EBR Readiness Superintendent Academy0.9 mi · 193
- Merrydale Elementary School1.1 mi · 242
- Winbourne Elementary School1.3 mi · 274
- Arlington Preparatory Academy1.5 mi · 94
Frequently asked questions
About Inspire Charter AcademyHow large is Inspire Charter Academy?
Inspire Charter Academy enrolls approximately 658 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Inspire Charter Academy serve?
Inspire Charter Academy serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Inspire Charter Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Inspire Charter Academy is approximately 121.4:1 (5 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Inspire Charter Academy?
At Inspire Charter Academy, the student body is approximately 1% White, 3% Hispanic, 95% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is Inspire Charter Academy in?
Inspire Charter Academy is part of East Baton Rouge Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.