East Baton Rouge Parish School System


The East Baton Rouge Parish School System, also known as East Baton Rouge 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.
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. Some unincorporated areas are in the Zachary and Central districts instead of in the EBR parish district.
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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.
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.

List of schools

Elementary schools

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Preschool

  • Southdowns Preschool

Middle schools

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  • McKinley Middle Academic Magnet School of Visual & Performing Arts]
  • Sherwood Middle Academic Magnet

7-12 schools

High schools

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  • Arlington Preparatory Academy
  • East Baton Rouge Readiness Superintendent's Academy
  • East Baton Rouge Virtual Academy
  • Northdale Academy

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.
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. EBR leaders stated they take violence seriously and will work to redress the issue.

Notable people