Istrouma High School

Istrouma High School is one of the modestly sized senior highs in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, run under East Baton Rouge Parish, with 556 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 12. That puts it 22% leaner than the typical public school in Louisiana, which averages around 711 students.

Across the 83 schools in East Baton Rouge Parish (40,083 students total), Istrouma High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Istrouma High School records that nearly all students (97%) are Black. Other groups include 3% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 44% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Istrouma High School has 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 18.0:1 average. About 91% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is north of East Baton Rouge Parish's rate of about 70%.

After controlling for student poverty, Istrouma High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 19.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 21.5%.

In the area at large, East Baton Rouge Parish reports that median household earnings sit near $63,071, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. Istrouma High School is one of 132 public schools in East Baton Rouge Parish (combined enrollment of about 66,892 students).

Dalton Elementary School A Redesign School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Istrouma High School comes 3rd of 6 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 25.5%.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 10%: 507 students in 2018 compared to 556 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 10.8:1 today.

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