The Emerge School for Autism

The Emerge School for Autism is a rural-scale elementary campus in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, part of East Baton Rouge Parish. The school works with 48 students in grades K through 3. That puts it 89% smaller than the typical public school in Louisiana, which averages around 453 students.

East Baton Rouge Parish runs 83 schools in total, collectively educating 40,083 students. The Emerge School for Autism is one of those campuses.

Demographically, The Emerge School for Autism shows that the most-represented group is Black (44%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder breaks down as 38% White, 15% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 2% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.2:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.0:1, putting The Emerge School for Autism tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 33% of students at The Emerge School for Autism qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against East Baton Rouge Parish (around 70%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

In the broader community, East Baton Rouge Parish reports that the typical household earns roughly $63,071 per year, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. The Emerge School for Autism is one of 132 public schools in East Baton Rouge Parish (combined enrollment of about 66,892 students).

IDEA Innovation is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area. As a public charter, The Emerge School for Autism runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.