The top reported proficiency rate is 28% in English language arts. The lowest is 15% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Community School for Apprenticeship Learning Inc.
Community School for Apprenticeship Learning Inc. is a small, single-school district in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, serving only high school grades. Its one campus is Madison Preparatory Academy. The district enrolls a modest-sized high school student body, with roughly even numbers across grades nine through twelve. The student population is almost entirely Black. Information about students with disabilities and English learners was not available in the data.
The most recent state testing results available for the district are from the 2014-15 school year, which is older than typical. Those results showed overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades that placed below the midpoint among East Baton Rouge Parish's districts. In math, proficiency rates fell below the parish median in every tested grade. In English language arts, results were somewhat higher but still largely below the parish median. Because the assessments have changed since 2015 and the data is more than a decade old, families will want to seek out more current performance information from the district or state.
Chronic absenteeism was a notable concern. The district's rate placed above the midpoint among parish districts, meaning a higher share of students missed substantial school time compared to many other districts in the county. A parent may want to ask the school what supports are in place for attendance. Per-pupil spending fell in the middle range toward the lower half of county districts. A graduation rate was not available in the data. Published information about recent district initiatives, program changes, or strategic priorities was not found during a search of publicly reported sources.
Course access and program offerings, such as Advanced Placement, dual enrollment, or career and technical education pathways, were not captured in the available data. The district's name emphasizes apprenticeship learning, but no specific details about that model were present in the records reviewed. For a family considering this district, the core picture is a high school only, a very homogeneous student population in terms of race and ethnicity, older and below-median test results, a higher chronic absenteeism rate, and a single school serving the entire district. Those are the facts the data supports.
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