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Enrollment
556
High
DISTRICT 741 · STATE 711
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH·NCES 220054002440
Istrouma High School
3730 Winbourne, Baton Rouge, LA 70805 · (225) 636-2686 · East Baton Rouge Parish
GRADES 06–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL556 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 36% of Louisiana public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 18.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
504 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 70%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 10 | 2% |
| Grade 7 | 21 | 4% |
| Grade 8 | 15 | 3% |
| Grade 9 | 131 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 127 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 125 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 127 | 23% |
Student demographics
6%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
49.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +19.0pp since 2022
Math
23.0%
LA avg 34.2%
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 19 points since 2022.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 49.0% | 23.0% |
| 2024-25 | 25.0% | 11.0% |
| 2023-24 | 37.0% | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 30.0% | 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
17.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
19.0%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 19% 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 Istrouma High School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Istrouma High School this school | 556 | 90.6% | 17.2% |
| Carroll High School Monroe | 577 | 92.5% | N/A |
| Wossman High School Monroe | 635 | 90.1% | N/A |
| Glen Oaks Senior High School Baton Rouge | 575 | 87.5% | 9.0% |
| Donaldsonville High School Donaldsonville | 396 | 91.2% | N/A |
| Frederick A. Douglass High School New Orleans | 658 | 87.4% | N/A |
Matched among Louisiana high 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 Istrouma High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In East Baton Rouge Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.2% | #50 of 65 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #39 of 69 ▲ 19 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #20 of 70 ▲ 32 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 556 | #144 of 267 | #13 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.8:1 | #34 of 240 | #4 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.0% | #231 of 240 | #17 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.6% | #21 of 258 | #4 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.7% | #39 of 75 | #4 of 8 |
Ranked against other public high 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
556
-375 (-40%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 18.3:1
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 | 556 | 51.6 | 10.8:1 | 91% (504) |
| 2023-24 | 697 | 51 | 13.7:1 | 84% (588) |
| 2022-23 | 662 | 53.5 | 12.4:1 | 89% (591) |
| 2020-21 | 931 | 51 | 18.3:1 | 72% (673) |
| 2017-18 | 507 | 29.4 | 17.3:1 | 91% (460) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Istrouma High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (507 to 556); teachers up 75% (29.4 to 51.6).
About Istrouma High School
Istrouma High School is a low-enrollment high school in Louisiana, with an address in Baton Rouge. There are 556 students enrolled, covering grades 6 through 12. That puts enrollment 22% below the 711-student average for high schools in Louisiana.
Istrouma High School is one school in East Baton Rouge Parish, a system of 83 schools with 40,083 students.
The share of Black students at Istrouma High School is 97%. The next largest groups are 3% Hispanic. The school's Black share is 53 points above the 44% share among East Baton Rouge Parish residents. The diversity index for Istrouma High School is 6%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Teacher count: 51.6 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 10.8:1. Across high schools in Louisiana, the average ratio is 18.0:1. Roughly 91% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 70% average for public schools in East Baton Rouge Parish is 21 points.
Among Louisiana public high schools, Istrouma High School outscored 36%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
Istrouma High School is 1.8 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (17.2% versus 19.0%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Louisiana.
East Baton Rouge Parish is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $63,071 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 14%. Public schools in East Baton Rouge Parish number 132, with about 66,892 students.
About 0.1 miles separate Istrouma High School from the closest public school, Dalton Elementary School A Redesign School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Istrouma High School ranks 5th of 7 on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Mid-size.
Enrollment was 556 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 931. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 18.3:1 in 2020-21 to 10.8:1 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for Istrouma High School is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates 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
- Dalton Elementary School A Redesign School0.1 mi · 189
- Winbourne Elementary School0.6 mi · 274
- Belfair Montessori School0.7 mi · 274
- Prescott K-8 Academy0.8 mi · 426
- Capitol Elementary School1.0 mi · 321
- Park Elementary School1.3 mi · 300
Frequently asked questions
About Istrouma High SchoolHow large is Istrouma High School?
Istrouma High School enrolls approximately 556 students in grades 06-12.
Is Istrouma High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Istrouma High School is a high school covering grades 06-12.
How many teachers does Istrouma High School have?
Istrouma High School employs 52 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Istrouma High School?
At Istrouma High School, the student body is approximately 0% White, 3% Hispanic, 97% Black, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Istrouma High School?
Istrouma High 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.