📍 7802 Howell Blvd., Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, 70807
IDEA University Prep is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish. The school has 639 pupils enrolled. It is part of the East Baton Rouge Parish school district. It serves grades K–7 in an urban setting. The school employs 54.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1. It operates as a public charter school. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
IDEA University Prep enrolls 639 students across grades K–7. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 54.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% Black or African American, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino and 1.3% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 595 | 93% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 28 | 4.4% |
| White | 8 | 1.3% |
| Two or more races | 6 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
567 of the school's 639 students (89%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 549 qualify for free lunch and 18 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
IDEA University Prep is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). It operates as a public charter school. 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 63.
IDEA University Prep 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 639 students, IDEA University Prep 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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