📍 3730 Winbourne, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, 70805
Istrouma High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish. The school has 662 pupils enrolled. It is part of the East Baton Rouge Parish school district. It serves grades 6–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 53.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 7% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 62%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, devices for students.
Istrouma High School enrolls 662 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 53.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% Black or African American, 3.6% Hispanic or Latino and <1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 630 | 95% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 24 | 3.6% |
| White | 5 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
591 of the school's 662 students (89%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 564 qualify for free lunch and 27 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Istrouma High 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.
Istrouma High 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 662 students, Istrouma High 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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