Baton Rouge Magnet High School

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Baton Rouge Magnet High School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana enrolled 1,593 students in 2024-25 with 90.3 full-time teachers, 17.6 students per teacher against the Louisiana high-school median of 14.2. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 93% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 78% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Louisiana: 42.4% and 34%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 99% or more (Louisiana: 82.6%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 12%

1,582 students in 2022-23, 1,602 students in 2023-24, 1,593 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 80.4 to 90.3.

Students enrolled at Baton Rouge Magnet High School by school year2022-23: 1,582, 2023-24: 1,602, 2024-25: 1,59305001k1.5k2k2022-231,5822023-241,6022024-251,593
Students enrolled at Baton Rouge Magnet High School by school year2022-23: 1,582, 2023-24: 1,602, 2024-25: 1,59305001k1.5k2k2022-231,5822023-241,6022024-251,593
Students enrolled at Baton Rouge Magnet High School by school year2022-23: 1,582, 2023-24: 1,602, 2024-25: 1,59305001k1.5k2k2022-231,5822023-241,6022024-251,593
Students enrolled at Baton Rouge Magnet High School by school year2022-23: 1,582, 2023-24: 1,602, 2024-25: 1,59305001k1.5k2k2022-231,5822023-241,6022024-251,593
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,58280.419.7
2023-241,60292.817.3
2024-251,59390.317.6

17.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 79 of every 100 Louisiana high schools

Among the 263 Louisiana high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.2; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Louisiana high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 37.7; This school 17.6; state median 14.2.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 17.6state median 14.2U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Louisiana high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 37.7; This school 17.6; state median 14.2.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 17.6state median 14.2U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Louisiana high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 37.7; This school 17.6; state median 14.2.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 17.6state median 14.2U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Louisiana high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 37.7; This school 17.6; state median 14.2.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 17.6state median 14.2U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

35 AP courses and one counselor per 521 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Baton Rouge Magnet High School enrolled 1,562 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 38 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses35
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 521 of the 1,562 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions38
  • Chronically absent6.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

40.4% of students were White, 26.2% Black, 20.8% Asian in 2024-25.

  1. White40.4%
  2. Black26.2%
  3. Asian20.8%
  4. Hispanic9.4%
  5. Two or more races1.9%
  6. Pacific Islander0.9%
  7. American Indian0.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Baton Rouge Magnet High School scored proficient or above: 93% in reading in 2021-22 and 78% in math in 2022-23, against 42.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23 across Louisiana. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Louisiana, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtLouisiana
Reading and language arts, 2021-2293%36%42.4%
Math, 2022-2378%22% (2021-22)34%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

99% or more of the 374 students in Baton Rouge Magnet High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 82.6% across Louisiana. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtLouisiana
Four-year graduation rate99% or more75%82.6%
Students in the class3742,48850,762

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Baton Rouge

18 public high schools in Baton Rouge report 2024-25 enrollment; Baton Rouge Magnet High School is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Baton Rouge Magnet High School1,59317.626.9%
Central High School1,52915.141.7%
Woodlawn High School1,33114.258.2%
Liberty High School1,21818.146.6%
Tara High School1,01614.765.4%
Scotlandville Magnet High School83714.182.6%
Broadmoor Senior High School79115.760.6%
Belaire High School69412.967.0%

All public schools in Baton Rouge →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Baton Rouge Magnet High School

  1. Helix Mentorship STEAM AcademyThe nearest public high school, 1.7 miles away: 504 students, 11.1 per teacher (2024-25).1.7 mi
  2. McKinley Senior High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 1.7 miles away: 669 students, 10.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.7 mi
  3. Compare Baton Rouge Magnet High School with Helix Mentorship STEAM AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much East Baton Rouge Parish spends per student$15,471 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,471
  5. The largest public schools in LouisianaBaton Rouge Magnet High School is the number 23 by size of 265 Louisiana high schools open in 2024-25.#23 of 265
  6. Louisiana schools by students per teacher17.6 students per teacher here against the Louisiana median of 14.2 for high schools.17.6:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Baton Rouge Magnet High School

  1. How many students attend Baton Rouge Magnet High School?
    1,593 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,582 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Baton Rouge, LA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Baton Rouge Magnet High School?
    17.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Louisiana median for high schools is 14.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Baton Rouge Magnet High School a Title I school?
    Baton Rouge Magnet High School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Baton Rouge Magnet High School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Baton Rouge Magnet High School scored proficient or above: 93% in reading in 2021-22 and 78% in math in 2022-23, against 42.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23 across Louisiana. Louisiana's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Baton Rouge Magnet High School?
    99% or more of the 374 students in Baton Rouge Magnet High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 82.6% across Louisiana. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Baton Rouge Magnet High School in?
    East Baton Rouge Parish, NCES district ID 2200540. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 220054000347 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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