Northdale Superintendent's Academy
Public school, kindergarten to grade 12 · Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Northdale Superintendent's Academy in Baton Rouge, Louisiana enrolled 151 students in 2024-25 with 24.0 full-time teachers, 6.3 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, 5% or less of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 5% or less proficient in math in 2022-23 (Louisiana: 42.4% and 34%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 21-39% (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 17% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 12%
183 students in 2022-23, 174 students in 2023-24, 151 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 21.4 to 24.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 183 | 21.4 | 8.6 |
| 2023-24 | 174 | 21.1 | 8.2 |
| 2024-25 | 151 | 24.0 | 6.3 |
6.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 89 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.
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).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Northdale Superintendent's Academy enrolled 166 students and reported no counselor; it reported 115 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions115
- Chronically absent67.8% (2022-23)
Who attends
94.0% of students were Black, 2.6% Hispanic, 2.0% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Black94.0%
- Hispanic2.6%
- Two or more races2.0%
- White1.3%
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 Northdale Superintendent's Academy scored proficient or above: 5% or less in reading in 2021-22 and 5% or less 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 | 5% or less | 36% | 42.4% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 5% or less | 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
21-39% of the 28 students in Northdale Superintendent's Academy'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.
| This school | Its district | Louisiana | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 21‑39% | 75% | 82.6% |
| Students in the class | 28 | 2,488 | 50,762 |
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.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| University View Academy Inc. (FRM LA Connections) | 3,725 | 17.6 | 54.5% |
| Louisiana Virtual Charter Academy | 2,239 | 21.4 | 83.3% |
| LSU Laboratory School | 1,463 | 11.0 | 2.8% |
| IDEA Bridge | 1,122 | 21.7 | 75.1% |
| BASIS Baton Rouge Materra Campus | 888 | not reported | 27.5% |
| IDEA Innovation | 797 | 21.8 | 56.5% |
| Democracy Prep Baton Rouge | 528 | 29.3 | 82.0% |
| Southern University Lab School | 478 | 15.0 | 47.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Northdale Superintendent's Academy
- IDEA BridgeThe nearest public school of this kind, 2.0 miles away: 1,122 students, 21.7 per teacher (2024-25).2.0 mi
- Louisiana Virtual Charter AcademyThe next nearest public school of this kind, 4.6 miles away: 2,239 students, 21.4 per teacher (2024-25).4.6 mi
- Compare Northdale Superintendent's Academy with IDEA BridgeStudents, 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 LouisianaNorthdale Superintendent's Academy is the number 86 by size of 108 Louisiana schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#86 of 108
- Louisiana schools by students per teacher6.3 students per teacher here against the Louisiana median of 11.7 for schools of this kind.6.3:1
- 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 Northdale Superintendent's Academy
How many students attend Northdale Superintendent's Academy?
151 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 183 in 2022-23. It is an alternative school in Baton Rouge, LA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Northdale Superintendent's Academy?
6.3 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.Is Northdale Superintendent's Academy a Title I school?
Northdale Superintendent's Academy ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Northdale Superintendent's Academy do on state tests?
The students tested at Northdale Superintendent's Academy scored proficient or above: 5% or less in reading in 2021-22 and 5% or less 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 is the graduation rate at Northdale Superintendent's Academy?
21-39% of the 28 students in Northdale Superintendent's Academy'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.What district is Northdale Superintendent's Academy in?
East Baton Rouge Parish, NCES district ID 2200540. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 220054000404 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.