Southern University Laboratory Virtual School

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

Southern University Laboratory Virtual School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana enrolled 299 students in 2024-25. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 50-54% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 15-19% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Louisiana: 42.4% and 34%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 80% 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 24% from 2022-23 to 2024-25

395 students in 2022-23, 348 students in 2023-24, 299 students in 2024-25.

Students enrolled at Southern University Laboratory Virtual School by school year2022-23: 395, 2023-24: 348, 2024-25: 29901002003004002022-233952023-243482024-25299
Students enrolled at Southern University Laboratory Virtual School by school year2022-23: 395, 2023-24: 348, 2024-25: 29901002003004002022-233952023-243482024-25299
Students enrolled at Southern University Laboratory Virtual School by school year2022-23: 395, 2023-24: 348, 2024-25: 29901002003004002022-233952023-243482024-25299
Students enrolled at Southern University Laboratory Virtual School by school year2022-23: 395, 2023-24: 348, 2024-25: 29901002003004002022-233952023-243482024-25299
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-233950.0not reported
2023-243481.0348.0
2024-252990.0not reported

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25.

2 AP courses and one counselor per 378 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Southern University Laboratory Virtual School enrolled 378 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 3 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses2
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 378 of the 378 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions3
  • Chronically absent1.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

51.5% of students were Black, 35.8% White, 6.0% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Black51.5%
  2. White35.8%
  3. Two or more races6.0%
  4. Hispanic4.3%
  5. Asian1.7%
  6. American Indian0.7%

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 Southern University Laboratory Virtual School scored proficient or above: 50-54% in reading in 2021-22 and 15-19% 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, 2021-2250‑54%42%42.4%
Math, 2022-2315‑19%12% (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

80% or more of the 23 students in Southern University Laboratory Virtual 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 rate80% or more80‑89%82.6%
Students in the class235750,762

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.

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 Southern University Laboratory Virtual School

  1. Southern University Lab SchoolThe nearest public school of this kind, under 0.1 miles away: 478 students, 15.0 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
  2. Helix Aviation AcademyThe next nearest public school of this kind, 2.8 miles away: 383 students, 15.7 per teacher (2024-25).2.8 mi
  3. Compare Southern University Laboratory Virtual School with Southern University Lab SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Southern University Lab School spends per student$6,788 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$6,788
  5. The largest public schools in LouisianaSouthern University Laboratory Virtual School is the number 64 by size of 108 Louisiana schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#64 of 108
  6. 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 Southern University Laboratory Virtual School

  1. How many students attend Southern University Laboratory Virtual School?
    299 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 395 in 2022-23. It is a public school in Baton Rouge, LA.
  2. Is Southern University Laboratory Virtual School a Title I school?
    Southern University Laboratory Virtual School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  3. How do students at Southern University Laboratory Virtual School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Southern University Laboratory Virtual School scored proficient or above: 50-54% in reading in 2021-22 and 15-19% 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.
  4. What is the graduation rate at Southern University Laboratory Virtual School?
    80% or more of the 23 students in Southern University Laboratory Virtual 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.
  5. What district is Southern University Laboratory Virtual School in?
    Southern University Lab School, NCES district ID 2200023. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 220002302402 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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