Scotlandville Pre-Engineering Academy

Set in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Scotlandville Pre-Engineering Academy is a small middle-grades school, run under East Baton Rouge Parish. It caters to 216 students across grades 6 through 8. That puts it 51% below the typical public school in Louisiana, which averages around 440 students.

Across the 83 schools in East Baton Rouge Parish (40,083 students total), Scotlandville Pre-Engineering Academy accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Scotlandville Pre-Engineering Academy reports that nearly all students (96%) are Black. By comparison, East Baton Rouge Parish as a whole is about 44% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Scotlandville Pre-Engineering Academy lists 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 41.0:1, putting Scotlandville Pre-Engineering Academy tighter than the state norm the norm. About 90% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, East Baton Rouge Parish runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Scotlandville Pre-Engineering Academy sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 19.6%; this one delivers 23.0%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for East Baton Rouge Parish put the typical household earns roughly $63,071 per year, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Scotlandville Pre-Engineering Academy is one of 132 public schools in East Baton Rouge Parish (combined enrollment of about 66,892 students).

Nearest neighbor: J. K. Haynes Teacher Prep and Leadership Academy, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Scotlandville Pre-Engineering Academy at 2nd of 6; the average score across the group is 19.1%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Scotlandville Pre-Engineering Academy has decreased 54%, going from 467 students in 2018 to 216 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 11.2:1 in 2025.

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