IDEA Bridge

1500 North Airway Drive
Baton Rouge, LA 70815

Charter School 1,250 Students

Other K - 10th

School Overview

IDEA Bridge is a public charter school and part of the East Baton Rouge Parish school district, located in Baton Rouge, LA with 1,250 students offering grade levels from KG to 10. Student demographics can be found below.

With 53 teachers, IDEA Bridge has a student/teacher ratio of about 23.5:1. The national average for public schools is about 15:1. A lower student/teacher ratio is a key factor that determines how much a teacher can devote his/her time to each individual student thus improving, or reducing (in the event of a higher student/teacher ratio) the attention each student is given for their educational needs.

1,250

Total Students

53.1

Full-Time Teachers

23.5

Student/Teacher Ratio

70.2%

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for IDEA Bridge
Demographic	Student Count
White	39
Hispanic	221
Black	977
Asian	4
Two or More	4
American Indian	5

Black
977 (78.2 %)
Hispanic
221 (17.7 %)
White
39 (3.1 %)
American Indian
5 (0.4 %)
Asian
4 (0.3 %)
Two or More
4 (0.3 %)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Other
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Charter School
Virtual Instruction:	No virtual instruction
Shared Time Status:	N/A
District:	East Baton Rouge Parish
Phone:	(225)778-9091
Grade Range:	K - 10th
Total Students:	1,250
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	53.1
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	23.5
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	843
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	34

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Kindergarten 122

Grade 1 127

Grade 2 110

Grade 3 117

Grade 4 112

Grade 5 124

Grade 6 133

Grade 7 119

Grade 8 124

Grade 9 96

Grade 10 66