IDEA Bridge

Public school, kindergarten to grade 12 · Baton Rouge, Louisiana

IDEA Bridge in Baton Rouge, Louisiana enrolled 1,122 students in 2024-25 with 51.6 full-time teachers, 21.7 students per teacher against the Louisiana median of 11.7. 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, 17% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 5% 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 10% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 3%

1,250 students in 2022-23, 1,119 students in 2023-24, 1,122 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 53.1 to 51.6.

Students enrolled at IDEA Bridge by school year2022-23: 1,250, 2023-24: 1,119, 2024-25: 1,12205001k1.5k2022-231,2502023-241,1192024-251,122
Students enrolled at IDEA Bridge by school year2022-23: 1,250, 2023-24: 1,119, 2024-25: 1,12205001k1.5k2022-231,2502023-241,1192024-251,122
Students enrolled at IDEA Bridge by school year2022-23: 1,250, 2023-24: 1,119, 2024-25: 1,12205001k1.5k2022-231,2502023-241,1192024-251,122
Students enrolled at IDEA Bridge by school year2022-23: 1,250, 2023-24: 1,119, 2024-25: 1,12205001k1.5k2022-231,2502023-241,1192024-251,122
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,25053.123.5
2023-241,11936.330.9
2024-251,12251.621.7

21.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 95 of every 100 Louisiana schools of this kind

Among the 101 Louisiana schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.7; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Louisiana other schools, 2024-25101 values from 3.0 to 50.5; IDEA Bridge 21.7; state median 11.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherIDEA Bridge 21.7state median 11.7U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Louisiana other schools, 2024-25101 values from 3.0 to 50.5; IDEA Bridge 21.7; state median 11.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherIDEA Bridge 21.7state median 11.7U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Louisiana other schools, 2024-25101 values from 3.0 to 50.5; IDEA Bridge 21.7; state median 11.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherIDEA Bridge 21.7state median 11.7U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Louisiana other schools, 2024-25101 values from 3.0 to 50.5; IDEA Bridge 21.7; state median 11.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherIDEA Bridge 21.7state median 11.7U.S. 13.8

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).

1 AP courses and one counselor per 1,179 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection IDEA Bridge enrolled 1,179 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 226 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses1
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 1,179 of the 1,179 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions226
  • Chronically absent34.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

70.2% of students were Black, 25.7% Hispanic, 3.0% White in 2024-25.

  1. Black70.2%
  2. Hispanic25.7%
  3. White3.0%
  4. Two or more races0.6%
  5. Asian0.4%

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 IDEA Bridge scored proficient or above: 17% in reading in 2021-22 and 5% 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, 2021-2217%36%42.4%
Math, 2022-235%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.

Schools of this kind in Baton Rouge

19 public schools of this kind in Baton Rouge report 2024-25 enrollment; IDEA Bridge is number 4 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
University View Academy Inc. (FRM LA Connections)3,72517.654.5%
Louisiana Virtual Charter Academy2,23921.483.3%
LSU Laboratory School1,46311.02.8%
IDEA Bridge1,12221.775.1%
BASIS Baton Rouge Materra Campus888not reported27.5%
IDEA Innovation79721.856.5%
Democracy Prep Baton Rouge52829.382.0%
Southern University Lab School47815.047.3%

All public schools in Baton Rouge →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about IDEA Bridge

  1. Northdale Superintendent's AcademyThe nearest public school of this kind, 2.0 miles away: 151 students, 6.3 per teacher (2024-25).2.0 mi
  2. Louisiana Virtual Charter AcademyThe next nearest public school of this kind, 2.7 miles away: 2,239 students, 21.4 per teacher (2024-25).2.7 mi
  3. Compare IDEA Bridge with Northdale Superintendent's 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 LouisianaIDEA Bridge is the number 10 by size of 108 Louisiana schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#10 of 108
  6. Louisiana schools by students per teacher21.7 students per teacher here against the Louisiana median of 11.7 for schools of this kind.21.7:1
  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 IDEA Bridge

  1. How many students attend IDEA Bridge?
    1,122 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,250 in 2022-23. It is a public school in Baton Rouge, LA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at IDEA Bridge?
    21.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Louisiana median for schools of this kind is 11.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is IDEA Bridge a Title I school?
    IDEA Bridge ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at IDEA Bridge do on state tests?
    The students tested at IDEA Bridge scored proficient or above: 17% in reading in 2021-22 and 5% 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 district is IDEA Bridge in?
    East Baton Rouge Parish, NCES district ID 2200540. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 220054002453 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.

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