📍 5100 Greenwell Springs Rd., Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, 70806
Capitol Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish. The school has 580 pupils enrolled. It is part of the East Baton Rouge Parish school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1. 10% of students are proficient in reading. 4% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, devices for students.
Capitol Middle School enrolls 580 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% Black or African American, 9.5% Hispanic or Latino and <1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 521 | 90% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 55 | 9.5% |
| White | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
506 of the school's 580 students (87%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 498 qualify for free lunch and 8 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Capitol Middle School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: 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-60, state senate district 14, state house district 61.
Capitol Middle School is one of 83 schools in East Baton Rouge Parish, based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The district serves 39,320 students district-wide and employs 2,398 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 580 students, Capitol Middle School is larger than the district average of about 474 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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