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Schools in Gardere · East Baton Rouge Parish School District

Gardere’s public schools outscore 53% of Louisiana districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Gardere, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Math proficiency in Gardere’s districts is 22%, below the Louisiana average (32%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Louisiana, not nationally.

#142of 162 Louisiana townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Louisiana state tests taken in spring 2022, when 96% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency

36%

▼ 6 pts vs LA 42%

2021–22

Math proficiency

22%

▼ 10 pts vs LA 32%

2021–22

Graduate on time

75%

▼ 8 pts vs LA 83%

class of 2023

Spent per student

$17.4K

▲ 11% vs LA $15.6K

FY2024

Students per teacher

12.8

LA 13.6 · smaller classes

Schools in town

31,787 students on the public path

In brief

Gardere’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 181 Louisiana towns with household incomes within a quarter of Gardere’s, its schools beat 14%, lower than their 53% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 36% of tested students were proficient in reading and 22% in math, against 42% and 32% statewide; 96% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

75% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 83% across Louisiana. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $17,382 per student, against $15,623 across Louisiana (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

42 elementary schools, then 19 middle and 12 high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

South Baton Rouge Charter Academy, The Emerge School for Autism, IDEA Innovation and Gardere Community Christian School (private) are in town. Every school ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Gardere’s grade

B Test scoresC⁻ Graduation

B−: better than 53% of Louisiana school districts, #142 of 162 Louisiana towns. Both inputs trail the Louisiana average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Louisiana school districts we grade (197)Better than 53%

Lower resultsHigher results

Louisiana towns with similar household incomes (181)Better than 14%

B⁻BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 20,870 test results and a graduating class of 2,488 could put Gardere anywhere from B− to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 96% of Gardere’s students in the tested grades sat them (20,754 in math, 20,987 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Gardere, with each school’s own grade.

42 schools teach K in Gardere’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D to A+, so check the specific school.

Town	Schools	Main districts
Gardere	B⁻	East Baton Rouge Parish
Baton Rouge	B⁻	East Baton Rouge Parish
St. George	B⁻	East Baton Rouge Parish

Gardere’s public schools outscore 53% of Louisiana districts

Gardere’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Results trail the state

Graduation

Spending and class size

42 elementary schools, then 19 middle and 12 high schools

Choice beyond the district

What’s behind Gardere’s grade

Where will my kid go?

The district

Well below the state in reading

Gardere vs. its neighbors

Every school in Gardere

Questions about Gardere’s schools

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