LSU Laboratory School

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

LSU Laboratory School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana enrolled 1,463 students in 2024-25 with 133.2 full-time teachers, 11.0 students per teacher against the Louisiana median of 11.7. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 88% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 86% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Louisiana: 42.4% and 34%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% 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 fell 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 7%

1,497 students in 2022-23, 1,515 students in 2023-24, 1,463 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 124.2 to 133.2.

Students enrolled at LSU Laboratory School by school year2022-23: 1,497, 2023-24: 1,515, 2024-25: 1,46305001k1.5k2k2022-231,4972023-241,5152024-251,463
Students enrolled at LSU Laboratory School by school year2022-23: 1,497, 2023-24: 1,515, 2024-25: 1,46305001k1.5k2k2022-231,4972023-241,5152024-251,463
Students enrolled at LSU Laboratory School by school year2022-23: 1,497, 2023-24: 1,515, 2024-25: 1,46305001k1.5k2k2022-231,4972023-241,5152024-251,463
Students enrolled at LSU Laboratory School by school year2022-23: 1,497, 2023-24: 1,515, 2024-25: 1,46305001k1.5k2k2022-231,4972023-241,5152024-251,463
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,497124.212.1
2023-241,515126.112.0
2024-251,463133.211.0

11.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 57 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; LSU Laboratory School 11.0; state median 11.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherLSU Laboratory School 11.0state median 11.7U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Louisiana other schools, 2024-25101 values from 3.0 to 50.5; LSU Laboratory School 11.0; state median 11.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherLSU Laboratory School 11.0state median 11.7U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Louisiana other schools, 2024-25101 values from 3.0 to 50.5; LSU Laboratory School 11.0; state median 11.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherLSU Laboratory School 11.0state median 11.7U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Louisiana other schools, 2024-25101 values from 3.0 to 50.5; LSU Laboratory School 11.0; state median 11.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherLSU Laboratory School 11.0state 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).

6 AP courses and one counselor per 485 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection LSU Laboratory School enrolled 1,455 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 10 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses6
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 485 of the 1,455 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions10
  • Chronically absent0.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

71.5% of students were White, 16.3% Black, 4.7% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White71.5%
  2. Black16.3%
  3. Hispanic4.7%
  4. Two or more races4.4%
  5. Asian2.9%
  6. American Indian0.1%

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 LSU Laboratory School scored proficient or above: 88% in reading in 2021-22 and 86% 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, 2021-2288%88%42.4%
Math, 2022-2386%80% (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

95% or more of the 107 students in LSU Laboratory 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 rate95% or more95% or more82.6%
Students in the class10710750,762

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.

Schools of this kind in Baton Rouge

19 public schools of this kind in Baton Rouge report 2024-25 enrollment; LSU Laboratory School is number 3 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 LSU Laboratory School

  1. EBR Virtual AcademyThe nearest public school of this kind, 1.8 miles away: 169 students, 7.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.8 mi
  2. University View Academy Inc. (FRM LA Connections)The next nearest public school of this kind, 2.1 miles away: 3,725 students, 17.6 per teacher (2024-25).2.1 mi
  3. Compare LSU Laboratory School with EBR Virtual AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much LSU Laboratory School spends per student$12,145 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,145
  5. The largest public schools in LouisianaLSU Laboratory School is the number 7 by size of 108 Louisiana schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#7 of 108
  6. Louisiana schools by students per teacher11.0 students per teacher here against the Louisiana median of 11.7 for schools of this kind.11.0:1
  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 LSU Laboratory School

  1. How many students attend LSU Laboratory School?
    1,463 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,497 in 2022-23. It is a public school in Baton Rouge, LA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at LSU Laboratory School?
    11.0 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 LSU Laboratory School a Title I school?
    LSU Laboratory School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at LSU Laboratory School do on state tests?
    The students tested at LSU Laboratory School scored proficient or above: 88% in reading in 2021-22 and 86% 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 LSU Laboratory School?
    95% or more of the 107 students in LSU Laboratory 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 LSU Laboratory School in?
    LSU Laboratory School, NCES district ID 2200022. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 220002201922 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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