Capitol High School (Louisiana)

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Capitol High School
Address
Capitol High School (Louisiana)
1000 N. 23rd Street

Baton Rouge
,
East Baton Rouge Parish
,
Louisiana
70802

United States
Information
School typePublic secondary
Opened1950
School districtRSD-Capitol Education Foundation
NCES School ID220031502469
PrincipalRhonda Irwin
Teaching staff26.01 (FTE) [1]
Enrollment259 (2023-2024) [1]
 •  Grade 9 78
 •  Grade 10 63
 •  Grade 11 61
 •  Grade 12 57
Student to teacher ratio9.96 [1]
Color(s)Red and gold   
Mascot Lion
Nickname Golden Lions
YearbookGolden Lion

Capitol High School is a public high school named after the Louisiana State Capitol in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

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History

Capitol Junior - Senior High School opened in 1950 as the second public secondary school for African Americans in the city. [2] The school's campus on 40 acres (16 hectares) was designed by Baton Rouge architect A. Hays Town. [3] In 1959, the high school and middle school split, and the middle school remained in the original building. The Capitol Senior High School building was constructed in 1960. [2]

The state took control of the Capitol High in 2008, citing low performance. [4] Capitol High School became part of the RSD-Capitol Education Foundation. [5] A plan to make it a KIPP school for the 2022-2023 school year fell through. [6] Local control as part of the East Baton Rouge Parish School System returned during the 2023-2024 school year. [7] [8]

Demographics

Capitol High's student body was 94.7% African American in 2024, and 71% of students are "economically disadvantaged". The school's test scores are very low. [9]

Scorecard
Mathematics proficiency2%
Reading proficiency13%
Science proficiency0%
Graduation rate64%
Source: U.S. News & World Report [9]

School newspaper

The Leader newspaper is the school newspaper. [10]

Athletics

Capitol High athletics competes in the LHSAA. Lions are the school mascot and the school colors are red and gold. [10]

Championships

Football

In 2022, Johnathan Brantley was announced as head football coach. [12]

Alumni

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Capitol High School Directory Information (2023-2024 school year)". National Center for Education Statistics . Archived from the original on May 1, 2025. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "History". Capitol High School. 2021. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
  3. ↑ Lemmon, Ann (June 28, 2012). "News Leader Newspaper Archives". East Baton Rouge Parish Library. Archived from the original on December 29, 2022. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
  4. ↑ Lussier, Charles (August 17, 2022). "Years after state takeover, Capitol High alumni seek local control: 'We want our history'". The Advocate . Retrieved September 18, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Search for Public School Districts - District Detail for RSD-Capitol Education Foundation". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
  6. ↑ Lussier, Charles (August 25, 2022). "KIPP opts out of Capitol High, latest idea is new medically focused school". The Advocate.
  7. ↑ Lussier, Charles. "BESE returns Capitol High to Baton Rouge system, but who will fix facilities, run school?" . The Advocate. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
  8. ↑ "EBR school system will reclaim Capitol High School from charter". BRProud.com. June 15, 2022. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
  9. 1 2 "Capitol High School". U.S. News & World Report . 2024. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
  10. 1 2 "News Leader Newspaper Archives". East Baton Rouge Parish Library. June 28, 2012.
  11. ↑ "Capitol Grew". Capitol Alumni Association. 2018. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Capitol High announces new football coach". WAFB.
  13. ↑ Weiner, Natalie (September 20, 2021). "Seimone Augustus Found Her Voice Long Before Coaching". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  14. ↑ "Brandon Bass Player Profile, Los Angeles Clippers - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
  15. ↑ "Terrance Broadway, 2010 Dual Threat Quarterback - Rivals.com". n.rivals.com. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  16. ↑ "Oliver Lafayette Player Profile, Boston Celtics - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
  17. 1 2 "Five Reasons Why We Love Our Pride". capitolhigbr.org. Archived from the original on April 27, 2023. Retrieved April 27, 2023.

Further reading

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