📍 5601 Upton Drive, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, 70809
Jefferson Terrace Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish. The school has 744 pupils enrolled. It is part of the East Baton Rouge Parish school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 36.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.7:1. 24% of students are proficient in reading. 16% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, devices for students.
Jefferson Terrace Academy enrolls 744 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 36.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% Black or African American, 23% Hispanic or Latino and 7.4% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 494 | 66% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 171 | 23% |
| White | 55 | 7.4% |
| Asian | 11 | 1.5% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 1.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
581 of the school's 744 students (78%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 534 qualify for free lunch and 47 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Jefferson Terrace Academy 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-50, state senate district 16, state house district 68.
Jefferson Terrace Academy 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 744 students, Jefferson Terrace Academy is larger 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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