📍 2888 Brightside Lane, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, 70820
Louisiana School for the Visually Impaired is a Special Education serving other age pupils, located in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish. The school has 57 pupils enrolled. It is part of the LA Schools for the Deaf and Visually Impaired school district. It serves grades Pre-K–12. The school employs 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.0:1. 30% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 75%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Louisiana School for the Visually Impaired enrolls 57 students across grades Pre-K–12. The student body is 63% male and 37% female. A teaching staff of 3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% Black or African American, 19% White and 8.8% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 37 | 65% |
| White | 11 | 19% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 | 8.8% |
| Two or more races | 3 | 5.3% |
| Asian | 1 | 1.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
51 of the school's 57 students (89%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 48 qualify for free lunch and 3 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
The school's NCES locale classification is City, Midsize. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district LA-6, state senate district 14, state house district 67.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
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