The top reported proficiency rate is 22% in English language arts. The lowest is 13% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Community School for Apprenticeship Learning
Community School For Apprenticeship Learning is a public charter school in Baton Rouge serving grades six through eight. It operates within the East Baton Rouge Parish school system, one of the larger districts in Louisiana’s capital region. The school sits in a part of the city where housing is relatively affordable, and the neighborhood reflects Baton Rouge’s broader mix of government employment, university life, and industrial activity along the Mississippi River corridor. As a charter school, it has its own governance structure and admission process, separate from the traditional attendance-zone schools in the parish.
The student body is predominantly African American, with a student population of about that size for a middle school. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price meals, which is a marker of the economic circumstances many families in the area face. The school does not report data on students with disabilities or English learners, so a family looking for information on those supports would want to follow up directly with the school. Baton Rouge itself is a car-dependent city, and the school’s location is an area a family would need to evaluate for their own commute and daily logistics.
On state assessments, which are the LEAP 2025 tests, the school’s proficiency rates are below the parish average in math, English language arts, science, and social studies. Compared to other schools in East Baton Rouge Parish, the overall proficiency index places Community School For Apprenticeship Learning below the midpoint of the district. The school posted a proficiency rate in math that was lower than in English language arts, with science and social studies falling in between. Participation in state testing was universal, so the results reflect nearly every enrolled student. Because this is a middle school, there is no graduation rate data, which is expected for the grade band it serves. The school has only one year of available assessment data, so trends over time cannot be assessed yet.
The school’s name points to an apprenticeship model, though the data provided does not include specific descriptions of what programs or partnerships that entails. No information on course offerings, career or technical education pathways, or extracurriculars is available in the source material. A parent interested in how the school’s learning model works in practice would need to obtain that directly from the school.
Baton Rouge as a whole is a midsized capital city with Louisiana State University and Southern University as major institutional anchors. The parish has a mix of older historic neighborhoods and sprawling suburban development. The local housing market shows home values in the area around the school that are below the state median, and rents are modest relative to national benchmarks. The district itself did not surface any recent policy changes or referendums in public reporting from the past few years that would affect families.
For a parent evaluating this school, the core takeaway is that Community School For Apprenticeship Learning serves a predominantly low-income student population in Baton Rouge with state test scores that are low relative to the parish as a whole. The charter structure means it operates with some independence from the district’s central administration. A family considering this school would want to visit, ask about the apprenticeship curriculum and how it connects to high school pathways, and look into the specific academic supports available for students who are not yet meeting grade-level benchmarks.
See more original research from School Decision →