| East Baton Rouge Parish School System | |
|---|---|
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| Address | |
| 1050 S. Foster Dr.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70806 United States | |
| District information | |
| Type | Local school district |
| Motto | One Team. One Mission |
| Established | 1880 |
| Superintendent | Sito Narcisse |
| Schools | 83 |
| NCES District ID | 2200540 |
| District ID | LA-017 |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 40,668 |
| Teachers | 2,195.47 (on an FTE basis) |
| Student–teacher ratio | 18.81 |
| Other information | |
| Website | ebrschools |
The East Baton Rouge Parish School System, also known as East Baton Rouge Schools (EBR Schools) or the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board, is a public school district headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States. The district serves most of East Baton Rouge Parish; it contains 54 elementary schools, 16 middle schools, and 18 high schools. The EBR Public Schools district is the second largest in the state.
Students in the three other incorporated cities in the parish are served by separate school systems. Residents in Baker are serviced by the City of Baker School System; Zachary residents attend schools operated by the Zachary Community School Board; while Central residents attend schools in the Central Community School System.
Policies and programs
The district requires all students to wear school uniforms, except those attending Baton Rouge Magnet High School and Liberty Magnet High School.
The district also partners with The Cinderella Project of Baton Rouge, a charity that provides free prom dresses to public high school students who cannot otherwise afford them.
List of schools
Elementary schools
Zoned
- Audubon Elementary School (Baton Rouge)
- Banks Elementary School (Baton Rouge)
- Belfair Elementary School (Baton Rouge)
- Bernard Terrace Elementary School (Baton Rouge)
- Broadmoor Elementary School (Baton Rouge)
- Brookstown Elementary School (Baton Rouge)
- Brownsfield Elementary School (Unincorporated area)
- Buchanan Elementary School (Baton Rouge)
- Capital Elementary School (Baton Rouge)
- Cedarcrest-Southmoor Elementary School (Baton Rouge)
- Claiborne Elementary School (Baton Rouge)
- Crestworth Elementary School (Baton Rouge)
- Delmont Elementary School (Baton Rouge)
- Dufrocq Elementary School (Baton Rouge
- Glen Oaks Park Elementary School (Unincorporated area)
- Greenbrier Elementary School (Unincorporated area)
- Highland Elementary School (Baton Rouge)
- Jefferson Terrace Elementary School (Unincorporated area)
- La Belle Aire Elementary School (Baton Rouge)
- LaSalle Elementary School (Baton Rouge)
- Magnolia Woods Elementary School (Baton Rouge)
- McKinley Elementary School (Baton Rouge)
- Melrose Elementary School (Baton Rouge)
- Merrydale Elementary School (Unincorporated area)
- Northeast Elementary School (PK-6th) (Unincorporated area)
- Park Medical Elementary School (Baton Rouge)
- Park Forest Elementary School (Baton Rouge)
- Parkview Elementary School (Baton Rouge)
- Progress Elementary School (Baton Rouge)
- Riveroaks Elementary School (Unincorporated area)
- Ryan Elementary School (Baton Rouge)
- Sharon Hills Elementary School (Unincorporated area)
- Shenandoah Elementary School (Unincorporated area)
- South Boulevard Elementary School (Baton Rouge)
- Twin Oaks Elementary School (Baton Rouge)
- University Terrace Elementary School (Baton Rouge)
- Villa del Rey Elementary School (Baton Rouge)
- Wedgewood Elementary School (Baton Rouge)
- Westdale Heights Academic Magnet (Baton Rouge)
- Westminster Elementary School (Unincorporated area)
- White Hills Elementary School (Unincorporated area, near the City of Baker)
- Wildwood Elementary School (Baton Rouge)
- Winbourne Elementary School (Baton Rouge)
Alternative
- Baton Rouge Center for Visual and Performing Arts (BRCVPA) (Baton Rouge)
- Forest Heights Academy of Excellence
Preschool
- Southdowns Preschool (Baton Rouge)
Middle schools
Zoned
- Capitol Middle School (Baton Rouge)
- Glasgow Middle School (Baton Rouge)
- Glen Oaks Middle School (Baton Rouge)
- Istrouma Middle Magnet School (Baton Rouge)
- Park Forest Middle School (Baton Rouge)
- Southeast Middle School (Baton Rouge)
- Sherwood Middle Academic Magnet School (Baton Rouge)
- Westdale Middle School (Baton Rouge)
- Woodlawn Middle School (Baton Rouge)
Alternative
- McKinley Middle Academic Magnet School of Visual & Performing Arts] (Baton Rouge)
- Sherwood Middle Academic Magnet (Baton Rouge)
7-12 schools
- Northeast High School (Unincorporated area)
High schools
Zoned
- Belaire High School (Baton Rouge)
- Broadmoor High School (Baton Rouge)
- Capitol High School (Baton Rouge)
- Glen Oaks High School (Merrydale, Unincorporated area)
- Istrouma High School (Baton Rouge)
- McKinley Magnet High School (Baton Rouge)
- Scotlandville Magnet High School (Baton Rouge)
- Tara High School (Baton Rouge)
- Woodlawn High School (Unincorporated)
Magnet
- Baton Rouge Magnet High School (Baton Rouge)
- Liberty Magnet High School (Baton Rouge)
Alternative
- Arlington Preparatory Academy (Baton Rouge)
- Baton Rouge Readiness Superintendent's Academy (Baton Rouge)
- Baton Rouge Preparatory Academy (Baton Rouge)
- East Baton Rouge Laboratory Academy (Baton Rouge)
- East Baton Rouge Virtual Academy
- Northdale Academy (Baton Rouge)
Former schools
- The following, all located in Zachary, left to join Zachary Community School Board in 2002.
- Zachary High School
- Northwestern Middle School
- Copper Mill Elementary School
- Northwestern Elementary School
- Zachary Elementary School
- The following, all located in Central, left to join Central Community School System on July 1, 2007.
- Bellingrath Hills Elementary School
- Tanglewood Elementary School
- Central Middle School
- Central High School
Controversies
In September 2022, East Baton Rouge schools excused 2,100 students from class to attend a field trip billed as a career fair and instead appeared to be a church service. The trip was criticized by parents, teachers, and students for the apparent bait-and-switch, separating the students by gender, and lecturing the female students on topics that included forgiving rapists and encouraging bullying toward transgender students.
In June 2023, WAFB reported there were 6,587 reported fights in the last two years across East Baton Rouge schools. WAFB also reported they found Instagram pages dedicated to fights at East Baton Rouge schools maintained by students. Likely even more fights happened but were not reported. EBRSP leaders stated they take violence seriously and will work to redress the issue.
Notable people
- Buckskin Bill Black, for local children's television host; board member from 1994 to 2010
- Alfred C. Williams, state representative for East Baton Rouge Parish since 2015; board member from 2003 to 2005
References
- "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for {{{district_name}}}". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences.
- https://www.superintendentsearch.net/article/driving-triple-digit-growth-in-louisianas-second-largest-school-district.html
- "Uniform Policy General Guidelines Archived 2007-09-03 at the Wayback Machine." East Baton Rouge Parish Public Schools.
- "Zachary School Board sets hearing on fiscal plans." The Advocate.
- "Attendance Zones Archived 2008-03-02 at the Wayback Machine." East Baton Rouge Parish School Board.
- Lussier, Charles (September 22, 2022). "Parents, students complain East Baton Rouge schools field trip was more like church service". The Advocate. Archived from the original on September 22, 2022. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
- "ITEAM: Thousands of brawls broke out at EBR schools over last two years, records show". June 8, 2023.
- "Beyond 'Storyland': Reflections on 'Buckskin' Bill's time on the EBR School Board". WAFB-TV. Baton Rouge, Louisiana. January 12, 2018. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
- "Alfred C. Williams' Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
