📍 7447 Sumrall Drive, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, 70812
Forest Heights Academy of Excellence is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish. The school has 398 pupils enrolled. It is part of the East Baton Rouge Parish school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 32.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1. 67% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, devices for students.
Forest Heights Academy of Excellence enrolls 398 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 40% male and 60% female. A teaching staff of 32.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 98% Black or African American, 1.5% White and <1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 389 | 98% |
| White | 6 | 1.5% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
276 of the school's 398 students (69%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 239 qualify for free lunch and 37 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Forest Heights Academy of Excellence is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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 15, state house district 29.
Forest Heights Academy of Excellence 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 398 students, Forest Heights Academy of Excellence is smaller than the district average of about 474 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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