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Best public schools in Baton Rouge, LA

101 public schools in Baton Rouge: 39 elementary · 12 middle · 16 high · 17 K-8 · 17 combined. Ranked by our score, based on 2025-26 state test results.

Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across Louisiana.

Elementary schools

39 schools in Baton Rouge, best first
1
Westdale Heights Academic Magnet School 98.7
East Baton Rouge Parish · Grades PK-5 · 468 students
ELA 88%Math 88%Science 71%
#7 of 494 in Louisiana
2
B. R. Foreign Language Acad. Immersion Magnet 97.3
East Baton Rouge Parish · Grades PK-5 · 637 students
ELA 87%Math 72%Science 71%
#14 of 494 in Louisiana
3
Baton Rouge Center for Visual and Performing Arts 89.2
East Baton Rouge Parish · Grades PK-5 · 561 students
ELA 74%Math 50%Science 56%
#54 of 494 in Louisiana
4
Forest Heights Academy of Excellence 88.0
East Baton Rouge Parish · Grades PK-6 · 364 students
ELA 66%Math 54%Science 48%
#60 of 494 in Louisiana
5
Shenandoah Elementary School 86.3
East Baton Rouge Parish · Grades PK-5 · 656 students
ELA 61%Math 55%Science 44%
#68 of 494 in Louisiana
6
Parkview Elementary School 82.3
East Baton Rouge Parish · Grades PK-5 · 507 students
ELA 59%Math 47%Science 47%
#88 of 494 in Louisiana
7
Woodlawn Elementary 72.8
East Baton Rouge Parish · Grades PK-5 · 709 students
ELA 52%Math 47%Science 42%
#135 of 494 in Louisiana
8
Wildwood Elementary School 66.3
East Baton Rouge Parish · Grades PK-5 · 470 students
ELA 52%Math 43%Science 34%
#167 of 494 in Louisiana
9
Riveroaks Elementary School 49.1
East Baton Rouge Parish · Grades PK-5 · 522 students
ELA 38%Math 37%Science 29%
#252 of 494 in Louisiana
10
Twin Oaks Elementary School 47.3
East Baton Rouge Parish · Grades PK-5 · 501 students
ELA 39%Math 35%Science 26%
#261 of 494 in Louisiana
11
BASIS Baton Rouge Primary Mid City 44.0
East Baton Rouge Parish · Grades K-5 · Charter · 442 students
ELA 41%Math 25%Science 27%
#277 of 494 in Louisiana
12
Greenbrier Elementary School 42.8
East Baton Rouge Parish · Grades PK-5 · 373 students
ELA 39%Math 30%Science 20%
#283 of 494 in Louisiana
13
Highland Elementary School 42.6
East Baton Rouge Parish · Grades PK-5 · 296 students
ELA 38%Math 31%Science 20%
#284 of 494 in Louisiana
14
LaSalle Elementary School 40.4
East Baton Rouge Parish · Grades PK-5 · 420 students
ELA 36%Math 28%Science 24%
#295 of 494 in Louisiana
15
CSAL Elementary 36.9
East Baton Rouge Parish · Grades K-5 · Charter · 282 students
ELA 37%Math 26%Science 17%
#312 of 494 in Louisiana
16
Audubon Elementary School 36.5
East Baton Rouge Parish · Grades PK-5 · 508 students
ELA 33%Math 26%Science 22%
#314 of 494 in Louisiana
17
Wedgewood Elementary School 33.1
East Baton Rouge Parish · Grades PK-5 · 510 students
ELA 33%Math 25%Science 18%
#331 of 494 in Louisiana
18
Magnolia Woods Elementary School 32.8
East Baton Rouge Parish · Grades PK-5 · 450 students
ELA 31%Math 26%Science 20%
#332 of 494 in Louisiana
19
McKinley Elementary 27.8
East Baton Rouge Parish · Grades PK-5 · 639 students
ELA 30%Math 23%Science 18%
#357 of 494 in Louisiana
20
Brownfields Elementary School 24.6
East Baton Rouge Parish · Grades PK-5 · 238 students
ELA 32%Math 20%Science 16%
#373 of 494 in Louisiana
21
Cedarcrest-Southmoor Elementary School 24.4
East Baton Rouge Parish · Grades PK-5 · 687 students
ELA 27%Math 24%Science 19%
#374 of 494 in Louisiana
22
Broadmoor Elementary School 22.8
East Baton Rouge Parish · Grades PK-5 · 571 students
ELA 24%Math 27%Science 14%
#382 of 494 in Louisiana
23
The Dufrocq School 21.6
East Baton Rouge Parish · Grades PK-5 · 463 students
ELA 32%Math 17%Science 15%
#388 of 494 in Louisiana
24
Villa del Rey Elementary School 17.5
East Baton Rouge Parish · Grades PK-5 · 408 students
ELA 21%Math 24%Science 13%
#408 of 494 in Louisiana
25
Park Forest Elementary School 16.1
East Baton Rouge Parish · Grades PK-5 · 483 students
ELA 22%Math 17%Science 20%
#415 of 494 in Louisiana
26
Glen Oaks Park Elementary School 14.7
East Baton Rouge Parish · Grades PK-5 · 404 students
ELA 24%Math 16%Science 17%
#422 of 494 in Louisiana
27
LaBelle Aire Elementary School 11.4
East Baton Rouge Parish · Grades PK-5 · 487 students
ELA 22%Math 14%Science 15%
#438 of 494 in Louisiana
28
Progress Elementary School 10.2
East Baton Rouge Parish · Grades PK-5 · 289 students
ELA 24%Math 15%Science 9%
#444 of 494 in Louisiana
29
Claiborne Elementary School 6.4
East Baton Rouge Parish · Grades PK-5 · 532 students
ELA 15%Math 14%Science 10%
#463 of 494 in Louisiana
30
Capitol Elementary School 6.0
East Baton Rouge Parish · Grades PK-5 · 301 students
ELA 20%Math 8%Science 7%
#465 of 494 in Louisiana
31
Sharon Hills Elementary School 3.9
East Baton Rouge Parish · Grades PK-5 · 245 students
ELA 12%Math 11%Science 9%
#475 of 494 in Louisiana
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Bernard Terrace Elementary School —
East Baton Rouge Parish · Grades PK-5 · 245 students
No published test results
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Melrose Elementary School —
East Baton Rouge Parish · Grades PK-5 · 318 students
No published test results
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Merrydale Elementary School —
East Baton Rouge Parish · Grades PK-5 · 240 students
No published test results
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Ryan Elementary School —
East Baton Rouge Parish · Grades PK-5 · 208 students
No published test results
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Tanglewood Elementary School —
Central Community School District · Grades 1-2 · 678 students
No published test results
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The Emerge School for Autism —
East Baton Rouge Parish · Grades K-3 · Charter · 51 students
No published test results
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Westminster Elementary School —
East Baton Rouge Parish · Grades PK-5 · 261 students
No published test results
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Winbourne Elementary School —
East Baton Rouge Parish · Grades K-5 · 312 students
No published test results

Middle schools

12 schools in Baton Rouge, best first
1
Sherwood Middle Academic Academy 98.1
East Baton Rouge Parish · Grades 6-8 · 759 students
ELA 82%Math 69%Science 61%
#4 of 186 in Louisiana
2
McKinley Middle Magnet School 76.6
East Baton Rouge Parish · Grades 6-8 · 645 students
ELA 67%Math 39%Science 35%
#44 of 186 in Louisiana
3
Glasgow Middle School 57.3
East Baton Rouge Parish · Grades 6-8 · 609 students
ELA 43%Math 35%Science 33%
#80 of 186 in Louisiana
4
Woodlawn Middle School 40.6
East Baton Rouge Parish · Grades 6-8 · 842 students
ELA 36%Math 26%Science 21%
#111 of 186 in Louisiana
5
Westdale Middle School 30.9
East Baton Rouge Parish · Grades 6-8 · 559 students
ELA 31%Math 22%Science 21%
#129 of 186 in Louisiana
6
Community School For Apprenticeship Learning 16.4
East Baton Rouge Parish · Grades 6-8 · Charter · 284 students
ELA 28%Math 10%Science 15%
#156 of 186 in Louisiana
7
Southeast Middle School 11.0
East Baton Rouge Parish · Grades 6-8 · 983 students
ELA 21%Math 12%Science 8%
#166 of 186 in Louisiana
8
Park Forest Middle School 7.3
East Baton Rouge Parish · Grades 6-8 · 533 students
ELA 17%Math 10%Science 8%
#173 of 186 in Louisiana
9
Scotlandville Pre-Engineering Academy 5.6
East Baton Rouge Parish · Grades 6-8 · 205 students
ELA 18%Math 6%Science 11%
#176 of 186 in Louisiana
10
Helix Legal Academy 4.0
East Baton Rouge Parish · Grades 6-8 · Charter · 115 students
ELA 15%Math 7%Science 5%
#179 of 186 in Louisiana
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Capitol Middle School —
East Baton Rouge Parish · Grades 6-8 · 487 students
No published test results
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Eva Legard Learning Center —
East Baton Rouge Parish · Grades 6-8 · 53 students
No published test results

High schools

16 schools in Baton Rouge, best first
1
Baton Rouge Magnet High School 98.5
East Baton Rouge Parish · Grades 9-12 · 1,602 students
ELA 92%Math 83%Science 83%
#4 of 226 in Louisiana
2
Liberty High School 88.7
East Baton Rouge Parish · Grades 9-12 · 1,241 students
ELA 79%Math 39%Science 48%
#26 of 226 in Louisiana
3
Central High School 76.5
Central Community School District · Grades 9-12 · 1,605 students
ELA 43%Math 47%Science 32%
#53 of 226 in Louisiana
4
Madison Preparatory Academy 51.5
Community School for Apprenticeship Learning Inc. · Grades 9-12 · Charter · 590 students
ELA 42%Math 29%Science 11%
#110 of 226 in Louisiana
5
Thrive Academy 38.7
Thrive Academy · Grades 7-12 · 188 students
ELA 35%Math 12%Science 24%
#139 of 226 in Louisiana
6
Collegiate Baton Rouge 28.1
Collegiate Baton Rouge · Grades 9-12 · Charter · 515 students
ELA 30%Math 19%Science 5%
#163 of 226 in Louisiana
7
GEO Next Generation High School 27.2
GEO Next Generation High School · Grades 9-12 · Charter · 442 students
ELA 34%Math 13%Science 8%
#165 of 226 in Louisiana
8
Woodlawn High School 17.9
East Baton Rouge Parish · Grades 9-12 · 1,450 students
ELA 23%Math 10%Science 13%
#186 of 226 in Louisiana
9
Scotlandville Magnet High School 15.7
East Baton Rouge Parish · Grades 9-12 · 898 students
ELA 19%Math 12%Science 10%
#191 of 226 in Louisiana
10
Helix Mentorship STEAM Academy 14.4
East Baton Rouge Parish · Grades 9-12 · Charter · 522 students
ELA 17%Math 16%Science 5%
#194 of 226 in Louisiana
11
McKinley Senior High School 11.7
East Baton Rouge Parish · Grades 9-12 · 827 students
ELA 18%Math 10%Science 9%
#200 of 226 in Louisiana
12
Broadmoor Senior High School 8.6
East Baton Rouge Parish · Grades 9-12 · 903 students
ELA 14%Math 11%Science 8%
#207 of 226 in Louisiana
13
Louisiana Rebirth Blended Learning Academy 6.0
Community School for Apprenticeship Learning · Grades 9-12 · Charter
ELA 19%Math 3%Science 5%
#213 of 226 in Louisiana
14
Belaire High School 3.8
East Baton Rouge Parish · Grades 9-12 · 808 students
ELA 11%Math 6%Science 6%
#218 of 226 in Louisiana
15
Tara High School 3.3
East Baton Rouge Parish · Grades 9-12 · 1,002 students
ELA 11%Math 8%Science 3%
#219 of 226 in Louisiana
16
Capitol High School 1.5
East Baton Rouge Parish · Grades 9-12 · 259 students
ELA 9%Math 6%Science 3%
#223 of 226 in Louisiana

K-8 schools

17 schools in Baton Rouge, best first
1
Mayfair Laboratory School 98.7
East Baton Rouge Parish · Grades K-8 · 504 students
ELA 83%Math 98%Science 78%
#2 of 154 in Louisiana
2
Belfair Montessori School 89.3
East Baton Rouge Parish · Grades PK-8 · 266 students
ELA 62%Math 56%Science 46%
#17 of 154 in Louisiana
3
GEO Prep Academy of Greater Baton Rouge 67.9
GEO Prep Academy of Greater Baton Rouge · Grades K-8 · Charter · 799 students
ELA 44%Math 33%Science 23%
#50 of 154 in Louisiana
4
Great Hearts Harveston 67.2
East Baton Rouge Parish · Grades K-8 · Charter · 292 students
ELA 38%Math 38%Science 29%
#51 of 154 in Louisiana
5
Crestworth Elementary School 57.5
East Baton Rouge Parish · Grades PK-8 · 436 students
ELA 34%Math 37%Science 18%
#66 of 154 in Louisiana
6
GEO Prep Mid-City of Greater Baton Rouge 54.2
GEO Prep Mid-City of Greater Baton Rouge · Grades K-8 · Charter · 678 students
ELA 36%Math 28%Science 14%
#71 of 154 in Louisiana
7
Inspire Charter Academy 47.1
East Baton Rouge Parish · Grades K-8 · Charter · 646 students
ELA 32%Math 24%Science 19%
#82 of 154 in Louisiana
8
Baton Rouge Ochsner Discovery 43.2
Discovery Health Sciences Foundation · Grades PK-8 · Charter · 151 students
ELA 33%Math 20%Science 21%
#88 of 154 in Louisiana
9
Lanier Elementary School A Redesign School 34.7
Lanier Charter School · Grades PK-8 · Charter · 183 students
ELA 28%Math 23%Science 14%
#101 of 154 in Louisiana
10
Kenilworth Science and Technology Academy 32.1
Pelican Educational Foundation- Kenilworth Science · Grades K-8 · Charter · 693 students
ELA 32%Math 19%Science 14%
#105 of 154 in Louisiana
11
Jefferson Terrace Academy 15.9
East Baton Rouge Parish · Grades PK-8 · 696 students
ELA 25%Math 13%Science 12%
#130 of 154 in Louisiana
12
Helix Aviation Academy 14.6
East Baton Rouge Parish · Grades K-9 · Charter · 183 students
ELA 27%Math 13%Science 8%
#132 of 154 in Louisiana
13
Park Elementary School 14.0
East Baton Rouge Parish · Grades PK-8 · 343 students
ELA 27%Math 10%Science 10%
#133 of 154 in Louisiana
14
South Baton Rouge Charter Academy 11.4
East Baton Rouge Parish · Grades PK-8 · Charter · 871 students
ELA 23%Math 14%Science 8%
#137 of 154 in Louisiana
15
Prescott K-8 Academy 2.3
Prescott K-8 Academy · Grades PK-8 · Charter · 348 students
ELA 14%Math 10%Science 5%
#151 of 154 in Louisiana
16
Dalton Elementary School A Redesign School 1.6
Dalton Charter School · Grades PK-8 · Charter · 164 students
ELA 15%Math 9%Science 3%
#152 of 154 in Louisiana
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J. K. Haynes Teacher Prep and Leadership Academy —
East Baton Rouge Parish · Grades PK-7 · 110 students
No published test results

Combined schools

17 schools in Baton Rouge, best first
1
LSU Laboratory School 96.5
LSU Laboratory School · Grades K-12 · 1,515 students
ELA 91%Math 84%Science 83%
#5 of 130 in Louisiana
2
BASIS Baton Rouge Materra Campus 95.0
East Baton Rouge Parish · Grades K-10 · Charter · 928 students
ELA 77%Math 76%Science 65%
#7 of 130 in Louisiana
3
Southern University Lab School 61.9
Southern University Lab School · Grades PK-12 · 479 students
ELA 48%Math 31%Science 22%
#50 of 130 in Louisiana
4
EBR Virtual Academy 40.4
East Baton Rouge Parish · Grades PK-12 · 251 students
ELA 42%Math 21%Science 10%
#78 of 130 in Louisiana
5
Southern University Laboratory Virtual School 39.6
Southern University Lab School · Grades K-12 · 348 students
ELA 42%Math 12%Science 20%
#79 of 130 in Louisiana
6
University View Academy Inc. (FRM LA Connections) 35.8
University View Academy Inc. (FRM LA Connections) · Grades K-12 · Charter · 4,079 students
ELA 32%Math 16%Science 23%
#84 of 130 in Louisiana
7
Istrouma High School 34.2
East Baton Rouge Parish · Grades 6-12 · 697 students
ELA 32%Math 15%Science 16%
#86 of 130 in Louisiana
8
Louisiana School for the Visually Impaired 33.5
Special School District · Grades PK-12 · 61 students
ELA 31%Math 9%Science 26%
#87 of 130 in Louisiana
9
Louisiana Virtual Charter Academy 27.3
Louisiana Virtual Charter Academy · Grades K-12 · Charter · 2,180 students
ELA 29%Math 12%Science 16%
#95 of 130 in Louisiana
10
IDEA Bridge 18.8
East Baton Rouge Parish · Grades K-12 · Charter · 1,119 students
ELA 14%Math 6%Science 7%
#106 of 130 in Louisiana
11
Glen Oaks Senior High School 16.5
East Baton Rouge Parish · Grades 6-12 · 687 students
ELA 12%Math 8%Science 3%
#109 of 130 in Louisiana
12
Louisiana Key Academy Baton Rouge 15.0
Louisiana Key Academy Baton Rouge · Grades K-10 · Charter · 433 students
ELA 9%Math 6%Science 6%
#111 of 130 in Louisiana
13
IDEA Innovation 14.2
East Baton Rouge Parish · Grades K-12 · Charter · 966 students
ELA 11%Math 5%Science 5%
#112 of 130 in Louisiana
14
Louisiana School for the Deaf 10.4
Special School District · Grades PK-12 · 88 students
ELA 4%Math 7%Science 3%
#117 of 130 in Louisiana
15
Arlington Preparatory Academy 6.2
East Baton Rouge Parish · Grades 6-12 · 91 students
ELA 3%Math 3%
#122 of 130 in Louisiana
16
EBR Readiness Superintendent Academy 4.6
East Baton Rouge Parish · Grades PK-12 · 345 students
ELA 8%Math 3%Science 3%
#124 of 130 in Louisiana
17
Northdale Superintendent's Academy 3.5
East Baton Rouge Parish · Grades K-12 · 174 students
ELA 5%Math 3%Science 3%
#126 of 130 in Louisiana

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