Middle school (grades 6-8) · Baton Rouge, LA

Glen Oaks Middle School

Federal NCES profile for Glen Oaks Middle School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 55/100.

2024-25 NCES dataMiddle school (grades 6-8)NCES 220031102463Charter school
0/100100/10055/100
👥 S:T ratio
51
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
83
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Glen Oaks Middle School earns 55/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 85% of Louisiana schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Louisiana.

#2 of 15
middle schools in Baton Rouge · Resource Index
55
Resource Index · Higher
12.3:1
small classes for Louisiana
91.9%
free-lunch eligible

Glen Oaks Middle School has class sizes smaller than 85% of Louisiana schools. Computed live against every Louisiana school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Glen Oaks Middle School ranks #2 of 15 middle schools in Baton Rouge, LA.

Enrollment

86

Louisiana · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

7.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

12.3:1

vs 16.8:1 Louisiana avg

-27% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

91.9%

vs 62.5% Louisiana avg

+47% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Glen Oaks Middle School compares with Louisiana and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median
0:135:112.3:1

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Glen Oaks Middle School

Glen Oaks Middle School is a high-poverty, small charter middle school in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, enrolling 86 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 12.3:1, Glen Oaks Middle School is leaner than roughly 85% of Louisiana schools and 27% under the state's 16.8:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

Economic need is high: 91.9% of students qualify for free meals, 47% above the Louisiana average, a Title I-weighted population that federal funding formulas prioritise.

This is a small campus: fewer students than 97% of Louisiana schools, with 86 enrolled.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 1,330 scored Louisiana schools.

Against 21 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #9.

Counselor coverage is strong, about 86 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

Its district draws 25.3% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Discipline events run high: 110 in- and out-of-school suspensions were reported for 86 students in the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.

The federal civil-rights collection also records 7 expulsions at this campus for 2021-22.

Among Baton Rouge's middle schools, it stands alongside Southeast Middle School (826 students): Glen Oaks Middle School is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (12.3:1 vs 15:1).

Glen Oaks Middle School (Redesign Schools La) is a single-school charter district, so Glen Oaks Middle School operates independently rather than alongside district-mates. At 86 students, it is also a small operation, on the smaller end of Louisiana's single-school districts.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Glen Oaks Middle School compares

Glen Oaks Middle School on the metrics families compare, against Louisiana and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Louisiana Louisiana avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 12.3:1 ▼ 27% 16.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 91.9% ▲ 47% 62.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 86 top 97% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

12.3:1
Leaner classes than 73% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
86
Bigger than 9% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
91.9%
free-lunch eligible - 47% above the Louisiana average of 62.5%
Well above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold, among the highest-need profiles in the state; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
12.3:1
students per teacher - 27% below state mean
Top 15% in Louisiana - lower ratio than 85% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Funding equity
$14,478
per pupil, district-wide - below Louisiana avg of $16,376
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 86 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
11
in-school suspensions + 99 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 12.8 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 127.9 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 7 expulsions.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Glen Oaks Middle School (Redesign Schools La), which includes Glen Oaks Middle School.

$14,478
Per student
-12%
vs Louisiana
Avg $16,376
-13%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 45.2%
State 29.5%
Federal 25.3%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

Similar middle schools in Baton Rouge

6 comparable middle schools (grades 6-8) serving the same city.

Similar middle schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Louisiana, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

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Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Glen Oaks Middle School

How many students attend Glen Oaks Middle School?

Glen Oaks Middle School has 86 students enrolled. It is a middle school in Baton Rouge, LA.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Glen Oaks Middle School?

The student-teacher ratio at Glen Oaks Middle School is 12.3:1, which is 27% lower than the Louisiana average of 16.8:1 and 22% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Glen Oaks Middle School?

91.9% of students at Glen Oaks Middle School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Louisiana average of 62.5%.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Glen Oaks Middle School?

Glen Oaks Middle School has a Resource Investment Index of 55/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Glen Oaks Middle School rank among middle schools in Baton Rouge?

By Resource Investment Index, Glen Oaks Middle School ranks #2 of 15 middle schools in Baton Rouge, LA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all middle schools in Baton Rouge on the city page.

Is Glen Oaks Middle School a good school?

Glen Oaks Middle School earns 55/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 85% of Louisiana schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Louisiana. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Glen Oaks Middle School (Redesign Schools La)?

None; Glen Oaks Middle School (Redesign Schools La) is a single-school charter district, and Glen Oaks Middle School is its only campus.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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