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IDEA Innovation

PublicOtherGrades K–12Charter

7800 Innovation Park Drive, Baton Rouge, LA 70820 · (225) 953-7963

Gardere’s School Grade B− better than 53% of Louisiana school districts

Directions
Students
797
Students per teacher
22:1
Free or reduced lunch
59%
Setting
Rural
Grades
K–12
The gist

What stands out about IDEA Innovation

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Louisiana’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 24 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 26 pts below the state
  • Larger classes: 22 students per teacher

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency5%
State average 28.7%
Reading / language arts14%
State average 40.2%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Louisiana’s 1,186 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

7800 Innovation Park Drive, Baton Rouge

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten42
Grade 162
Grade 268
Grade 384
Grade 472
Grade 581
Grade 677
Grade 759
Grade 865
Grade 959
Grade 1064
Grade 1128
Grade 1236
Enrollment over time
771’20
1,031’21
997’22
966’23
797’24

Up 3.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 51%Hispanic 45%White 2%Two or more races 1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about IDEA Innovation from Gardere families.

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Louisiana’s other public schools; Gardere’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.