East Baton Rouge Parish School System

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East Baton Rouge Parish School System
EBR Schools wordmark.png
Address
1050 S. Foster Dr.
Baton Rouge
, Louisiana, 70806
United States
District information
TypeLocal school district
MottoOne Team. One Mission
Established1880
SuperintendentSito Narcisse
Schools83
NCES District ID 2200540 [1]
District IDLA-017
Students and staff
Students40,668
Teachers2,195.47 (on an FTE basis)
Student–teacher ratio18.81
Other information
Website ebrschools.org

The East Baton Rouge Parish School System, also known as East Baton Rouge Schools (EBR Schools) or the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board, is a public school district headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States. The district serves most of East Baton Rouge Parish; it contains 54 elementary schools, 16 middle schools, and 18 high schools. The EBR Public Schools district is the second largest in the state. [2]

Contents

Students in the three other incorporated cities in the parish are served by separate school systems. Residents in Baker are serviced by the City of Baker School System; Zachary residents attend schools operated by the Zachary Community School Board; while Central residents attend schools in the Central Community School System.

Policies and programs

The district requires all students to wear school uniforms, except those attending Baton Rouge Magnet High School and Liberty Magnet High School. [3]

The district also partners with The Cinderella Project of Baton Rouge, a charity that provides free prom dresses to public high school students who cannot otherwise afford them.[ citation needed ]

List of schools

Elementary schools

Zoned

  • Audubon Elementary School (Baton Rouge)
  • Banks Elementary School (Baton Rouge)
  • Belfair Elementary School (Baton Rouge)
  • Bernard Terrace Elementary School (Baton Rouge)
  • Broadmoor Elementary School (Baton Rouge)
  • Brookstown Elementary School (Baton Rouge)
  • Brownsfield Elementary School (Unincorporated area)
  • Buchanan Elementary School (Baton Rouge)
  • Capital Elementary School (Baton Rouge)
  • Cedarcrest-Southmoor Elementary School (Baton Rouge)
  • Claiborne Elementary School (Baton Rouge)
  • Crestworth Elementary School (Baton Rouge)
  • Delmont Elementary School (Baton Rouge)
  • Dufrocq Elementary School (Baton Rouge
  • Glen Oaks Park Elementary School (Unincorporated area)
  • Greenbrier Elementary School (Unincorporated area)
  • Highland Elementary School (Baton Rouge)
  • Jefferson Terrace Elementary School (Unincorporated area)
  • La Belle Aire Elementary School (Baton Rouge)
  • LaSalle Elementary School (Baton Rouge)
  • Magnolia Woods Elementary School (Baton Rouge)
  • Melrose Elementary School (Baton Rouge)
  • Merrydale Elementary School (Unincorporated area)
  • Northeast Elementary School (PK-6th) (Unincorporated area)
  • Park Medical Elementary School (Baton Rouge)
  • Park Forest Elementary School (Baton Rouge)
  • Parkview Elementary School (Baton Rouge)
  • Progress Elementary School (Baton Rouge)
  • Riveroaks Elementary School (Unincorporated area)
  • Ryan Elementary School (Baton Rouge)
  • Sharon Hills Elementary School (Unincorporated area)
  • Shenandoah Elementary School (Unincorporated area)
  • South Boulevard Elementary School (Baton Rouge)
  • Twin Oaks Elementary School (Baton Rouge)
  • University Terrace Elementary School (Baton Rouge)
  • Villa del Rey Elementary School (Baton Rouge)
  • Wedgewood Elementary School (Baton Rouge)
  • Westdale Heights Academic Magnet (Baton Rouge)
  • Westminster Elementary School (Unincorporated area)
  • White Hills Elementary School (Unincorporated area, near the City of Baker)
  • Wildwood Elementary School (Baton Rouge)
  • Winbourne Elementary School (Baton Rouge)

Alternative

Preschool

Middle schools

Zoned

  • Capitol Middle School (Baton Rouge)
  • Glasgow Middle School (Baton Rouge)
  • Glen Oaks Middle School (Baton Rouge)
  • Istrouma Middle Magnet School (Baton Rouge)
  • Park Forest Middle School (Baton Rouge)
  • Southeast Middle School (Baton Rouge)
  • Sherwood Middle Academic Magnet School (Baton Rouge)
  • Westdale Middle School (Baton Rouge)
  • Woodlawn Middle School (Baton Rouge)

Alternative

7-12 schools

High schools

Woodlawn High School Woodlawn High School, East Baton Rouge Parish Louisiana Campus.jpg
Woodlawn High School

Zoned

Magnet

Alternative

Former schools

Controversies

In September 2022, East Baton Rouge schools excused 2,100 students from class to attend a field trip billed as a career fair and instead appeared to be a church service. The trip was criticized by parents, teachers, and students for the apparent bait-and-switch, separating the students by gender, and lecturing the female students on topics that included forgiving rapists and encouraging bullying toward transgender students. [6]

In June 2023, WAFB reported there were 6,587 reported fights in the last two years across East Baton Rouge schools. WAFB also reported they found Instagram pages dedicated to fights at East Baton Rouge schools maintained by students. Likely even more fights happened but were not reported. EBRSP leaders stated they take violence seriously and will work to redress the issue. [7]

Notable people

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William P. "Buckskin Bill" Black was a Louisiana children's television personality and, later, school board member. He hosted what at the time were the longest-running children's television programs in the United States, Storyland and The Buckskin Bill Show, on Baton Rouge's WAFB-TV. Black famously helped raise funds to get the Baton Rouge Zoo built after promoting the cause on his show in the late 1950s and through the 1960s. After his successful television career, he was elected to the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board in 1994 and served for 16 years.

References

  1. ↑ "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for {{{district_name}}}". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences.
  2. ↑ https://www.superintendentsearch.net/article/driving-triple-digit-growth-in-louisianas-second-largest-school-district.html
  3. ↑ "Uniform Policy General Guidelines Archived 2007-09-03 at the Wayback Machine ." East Baton Rouge Parish Public Schools.
  4. ↑ "Zachary School Board sets hearing on fiscal plans." The Advocate .
  5. ↑ "Attendance Zones Archived 2008-03-02 at the Wayback Machine ." East Baton Rouge Parish School Board.
  6. ↑ Lussier, Charles (September 22, 2022). "Parents, students complain East Baton Rouge schools field trip was more like church service". The Advocate . Archived from the original on September 22, 2022. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
  7. ↑ https://www.wafb.com/2023/06/08/iteam-thousands-brawls-broke-out-ebr-schools-over-last-two-years-records-show/
  8. ↑ "Beyond 'Storyland': Reflections on 'Buckskin' Bill's time on the EBR School Board". WAFB-TV. Baton Rouge, Louisiana. January 12, 2018. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Alfred C. Williams' Biography". Project Vote Smart . Retrieved April 24, 2015.
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