Top Rankings
Central Community School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Louisiana for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 10%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 10%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 10%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 1,148 students in Central Community School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 10/10, which is in the top 10% of public middle schools in Louisiana.
Public Middle School in Central Community School District have an average math proficiency score of 48% (versus the Louisiana public middle school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 46% (versus the 39% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 31% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Louisiana public middle school average of 57% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (LA)
# Schools
5 Schools
572 Schools
# Students
4,814 Students
289,808 Students
# Teachers
259 Teachers
16,721 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
19:1
19:1
District Rank
Central Community School District, which is ranked within the top 10% of all 187 school districts in Louisiana (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 93% has increased from 86% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#11 out of 188 school districts
(Top 10%)
(Top 10%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
50%
29%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
54%
40%
Graduation Rate
93%
83%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.49
0.63
# American Indian Students
8 Students
1,858 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
43 Students
3,890 Students
% Asian Students
1%
1%
# Hispanic Students
391 Students
26,210 Students
% Hispanic Students
8%
9%
# Black Students
930 Students
123,362 Students
% Black Students
19%
43%
# White Students
3,292 Students
124,521 Students
% White Students
69%
43%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
225 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
150 Students
8,779 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
117
4,890
# Students in K Grade:
309
12,244
# Students in 1st Grade:
372
12,366
# Students in 2nd Grade:
349
12,487
# Students in 3rd Grade:
315
12,420
# Students in 4th Grade:
352
12,935
# Students in 5th Grade:
364
16,112
# Students in 6th Grade:
353
40,504
# Students in 7th Grade:
393
52,315
# Students in 8th Grade:
402
52,039
# Students in 9th Grade:
411
18,250
# Students in 10th Grade:
391
15,495
# Students in 11th Grade:
367
14,272
# Students in 12th Grade:
319
13,479
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $13,664 in this school district is less than the state median of $15,797. The school district revenue/student has grown by 10% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $12,551 is less than the state median of $15,107. The school district spending/student has grown by 12% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$66 MM
$10,755 MM
Spending
$60 MM
$10,286 MM
Revenue / Student
$13,664
$15,797
Spending / Student
$12,551
$15,107
Best Central Community School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Central Middle School
(Math: 48% | Reading: 46%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
12656 Sullivan Road
Baton Rouge, LA 70818
(225) 261-2237
Baton Rouge, LA 70818
(225) 261-2237
Grades: 6-8
| 1,148 students
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