Capitol Middle School
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Capitol Middle School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana enrolled 413 students in 2024-25 with 43.1 full-time teachers, 9.6 students per teacher against the Louisiana middle-school median of 13.4. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 12% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 2% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Louisiana: 42.4% and 34%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 29% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 25%
580 students in 2022-23, 487 students in 2023-24, 413 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 34.5 to 43.1.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 580 | 34.5 | 16.8 |
| 2023-24 | 487 | 36.8 | 13.3 |
| 2024-25 | 413 | 43.1 | 9.6 |
9.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 90 of every 100 Louisiana middle schools
Among the 217 Louisiana middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.4; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
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).
One counselor per 304 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Capitol Middle School enrolled 607 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 452 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 304 of the 607 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions452
- Chronically absent63.4% (2022-23)
Who attends
86.0% of students were Black, 11.9% Hispanic, 1.5% White in 2024-25.
- Black86.0%
- Hispanic11.9%
- White1.5%
- Two or more races0.7%
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 Capitol Middle School scored proficient or above: 12% in reading in 2021-22 and 2% 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.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Louisiana |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 12% | 36% | 42.4% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 2% | 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.
Middle schools in Baton Rouge
14 public middle schools in Baton Rouge report 2024-25 enrollment; Capitol Middle School is number 8 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southeast Middle School | 826 | 12.5 | 69.0% |
| Woodlawn Middle School | 807 | 12.8 | 61.5% |
| Sherwood Middle Academic Academy | 759 | 16.2 | 40.3% |
| McKinley Middle Magnet School | 633 | 13.9 | 54.3% |
| Glasgow Middle School | 542 | 11.2 | 57.2% |
| Westdale Middle School | 538 | 7.9 | 68.2% |
| Park Forest Middle School | 445 | 9.5 | 71.2% |
| Capitol Middle School | 413 | 9.6 | 87.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Capitol Middle School
- Westdale Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 1.6 miles away: 538 students, 7.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.6 mi
- Community School For Apprenticeship LearningThe next nearest public middle school, 2.3 miles away: 290 students, 16.7 per teacher (2024-25).2.3 mi
- Compare Capitol Middle School with Westdale Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- 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
- The largest public schools in LouisianaCapitol Middle School is the number 103 by size of 219 Louisiana middle schools open in 2024-25.#103 of 219
- Louisiana schools by students per teacher9.6 students per teacher here against the Louisiana median of 13.4 for middle schools.9.6:1
- 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 Capitol Middle School
How many students attend Capitol Middle School?
413 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 580 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Baton Rouge, LA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Capitol Middle School?
9.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Louisiana median for middle schools is 13.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Capitol Middle School a Title I school?
Capitol Middle School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Capitol Middle School do on state tests?
The students tested at Capitol Middle School scored proficient or above: 12% in reading in 2021-22 and 2% 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.What district is Capitol Middle School in?
East Baton Rouge Parish, NCES district ID 2200540. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 220054000360 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
- 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.