| Definition of Terms |
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| School Level |
High school |
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| Grades Offered |
Grades 8 - 12 |
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| Parish |
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA |
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| Total Students |
1126 students |
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| % Male / % Female |
48% /
52% |
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| Total Classroom Teachers |
63 teachers |
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| Students by Grade |
| Grade 8 - 33 students | | Grade 9 - 277 students | | Grade 10 - 288 students | | Grade 11 - 268 students | | Grade 12 - 260 students |
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| Teacher : Student Ratio |
1:18 |
1:15 |
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| Students by Ethnicity |
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| % American Indian |
n/a |
n/a |
| % Asian |
1% |
1% |
| % Hispanic |
2% |
1% |
| % Black |
55% |
45% |
| % White |
41% |
50% |
| % Unknown |
1 % |
3% |
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| Additional Student Information |
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| % Eligible for Free Lunch |
41% |
42% |
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| % Eligible for Reduced Lunch |
7% |
6% |
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| % Migrant Students Enrolled |
n/a |
n/a |
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| School District Name |
East Baton Rouge Parish School District |
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| Number of Schools Managed |
97 |
12 |
| Number of Students Managed |
51,032 students |
4,968 students |
| District Total Revenue |
$429,756,000 |
$46,735,000 |
| District Expenditure |
$416,924,000 |
$47,379,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
$8,421 |
$9,407 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
$8,170 |
$9,537 |
| District Graduation Rates |
70% |
67% |
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- Woodlawn High School (commonly Woodlawn or WHS) is a public high school in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States. It serves the southeast Baton Rouge area's public school needs for grades 9–12 and its 2006 enrollment was 1095 students. It is one of the 15 public high schools in the East Baton Rouge Parish School District.
- Curriculum
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Woodlawn requires that students register for a schedule of 7 classes per day. They offer a mix of courses and credits to prepare students for college or vocational training. The school offers honors classes in English, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies as well as advanced placement calculus.
- Dual enrollment and concurrent enrollment with Baton Rouge Community College and Louisiana State University are also offered at Woodlawn. Students must be approved by the principal as well as meet the strict qualifications to be eligible to enroll. Both high school and college credits are awarded for students enrolled in these classes.
- Woodlawn in cooperation with the United States Army also offers JROTC courses. The focus for the education is on leadership but also includes training in map reading, marksmanship, drill, and more. Woodlawn even boasts an indoor firing range for marksmanship practice with .177 caliber air rifles.
- Academics
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During the 2006 - 2007 academic year, Woodlawn scored an overall 2 stars (5 possible stars with an additional unacceptable category) on Louisiana’s performance label index with a School Performance Score (SPS) of 83.7. The school has regressed slightly in its YoY SPS by 4.3 points labeling it as a School in Decline and qualifying it as ineligible to receive any monetary awards.
- The school has an on-time graduation percentage of 73.6% exceeding both the district and state averages of 66.4% and 64.8% respectively. Woodlawn’s integrated Louisiana Education Assessment Program (iLEAP) and Graduation Exit Exam (GEE) scores are slightly lower than state averages and slightly higher than district averages.|-| align="center" | Class sizes| align="center" | Student distribution|}
- Campus
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Woodlawn’s original campus was on Tiger Bend Road in Baton Rouge. The original school house and its accompanying buildings were unknowingly constructed on top of the Baton Rouge fault line and as a result the buildings were continuously moving. Cracks in the school were investigated in 1975 and estimates of per year. In 1996 the band and choir halls as well as the auditorium were condemned and classes were no longer permitted to take place in them as a result of structural movement.
- Due largely in part to its age and location on the fault line and consequently as a result of the dilapidated buildings and approval by the tax payers, a new Woodlawn High School was constructed a few short miles away on a site. The new school opened its doors in 2003 and became the first new school to open in the parish in 30 years. As a result of the construction of a new school, the site of the original school was razed in 2004. The former location, although moved on the property, is now home to the Woodlawn Middle School.
- Extracurricular activities
- Athletics
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Woodlawn competes in Louisiana High School Athletics Association’s (LHSAA) District 7 Class 4A. The athletics department is currently led by Athletic Director Don Jones. The school competes in Football, Basketball, Volleyball, Baseball, Softball, Soccer, Track, Swimming, Bowling, and Golf.
- The 2002–2003 boys basketball team garnered national attention after winning back-to-back state championships. Coach Kenny Almond led the team to a #2 ranking in USA Today’s national high school poll. The team was runner up to the St.Vincent-St.Mary's squad led by youth star LeBron James.
- Clubs
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Woodlawn has many clubs and extra curricular activities some of which meet as regular classes. The following is an abbreviated list:
- Art Club
- Band
- Beta Club
- Choir
- Fellowship of Christian Athetes
- Flag Corps
- JROTC
- Key Club
- Leo Club
- National Honor Society
- SADD
- Yearbook
- Thespian Society/Drama Club
- Notable alumni
- Chad Durbin - MLB pitcher for Philadelphia Phillies.
- Danielle Scott-Arruda - Four time U.S. indoor volleyball Olympian.
- Notable faculty
- John McCann - 2005 Louisiana Department of Education Principal of the Year runner-up
- Notes
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| About This Zip Code (70817) |
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| Population (Approximate) |
27,158 people |
4,372,444 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree |
46% |
16% |
| Population Average Age |
35 years old
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34 years old |
| Average Household size |
2.8 persons
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2.4 persons |
| Median Household Income |
$66,979
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$31,814 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household |
6.4 rooms |
5.1 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure |
24 years old |
40 years old |
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| % Owning / % Renting |
88% / 12% |
64% / 36% |
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