Capitol High School (Louisiana)

Capitol High School is a public high school named after the Louisiana State Capitol in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Capitol High School
Address
1000 N. 23rd Street

Baton Rouge
,
Baton Rouge Par
,
Louisiana
70802

United States
Information
School typePublic secondary
Opened1950
School districtRSD-Capitol Education Foundation
NCES School ID220031502469
PrincipalRhonda Irwin
Teaching staff18
Enrollment338[1]
 • Grade 988
 • Grade 1078
 • Grade 1184
 • Grade 1288
Student to teacher ratio18.78
MascotCapitol Golden Lions

History

Capitol Junior - Senior High School opened in 1950 as the second public secondary school for African Americans in the city.[2] The school's campus on 40 acres (16 hectares) was designed by Baton Rouge architect A. Hays Town.[3] In 1959, the high school and middle school split, and the middle school remained in the original building. The Capitol Senior High School building was constructed in 1960.[2]

The state took control of the Capitol High in 2008, citing low performance.[4] Capitol High School became part of the RSD-Capitol Education Foundation.[5] A plan to make it a KIPP school for the 2022-2023 school year fell through.[6] Local control as part of the East Baton Rouge Parish School System will return during the 2023-2024 school year.[7][8]

Capitol High's student body was 98.2 percent African American in 2021. Most students are "economically disadvantaged" and the school's test scores are very low.[9]

School newspaper

The Leader newspaper is the school newspaper.[10]

Athletics

Capitol High athletics competes in the LHSAA. Lions are the school mascot and the school colors are red and gold.[11]

Championships
  • (1) L.I.A.L.O. Football State Championship: 1955[12]

Football

In 2022, Johnathan Brantley was announced as head football coach.[13]

Alumni

Further reading
  • Red and Gold Forever; A History of Capitol High School, 1950-2000 by Summer Lynn Davis, University of South Carolina (2013)[19]

References
  1. "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Capitol High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
  2. "History". Capitol High School. 2021. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
  3. Lemmon, Ann (June 28, 2012). "News Leader Newspaper Archives". East Baton Rouge Parish Library. Archived from the original on December 29, 2022. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
  4. Lussier, Charles (August 17, 2022). "Years after state takeover, Capitol High alumni seek local control: 'We want our history'". The Advocate. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
  5. "Search for Public School Districts - District Detail for RSD-Capitol Education Foundation". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
  6. Lussier, Charles (August 25, 2022). "KIPP opts out of Capitol High, latest idea is new medically focused school". The Advocate.
  7. Lussier, Charles. "BESE returns Capitol High to Baton Rouge system, but who will fix facilities, run school?". The Advocate. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  8. "EBR school system will reclaim Capitol High School from charter". BRProud.com. 2022-06-15. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  9. "Capitol High School". U.S. News & World Report. 2022. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
  10. "News Leader Newspaper Archives". East Baton Rouge Parish Library. June 28, 2012.
  11. "News Leader Newspaper Archives". East Baton Rouge Parish Library. June 28, 2012.
  12. "Capitol Grew". Capitol Alumni Association. 2018. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
  13. "Capitol High announces new football coach". WAFB.
  14. Weiner, Natalie (2021-09-20). "Seimone Augustus Found Her Voice Long Before Coaching". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  15. "Brandon Bass Player Profile, Los Angeles Clippers - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
  16. "Terrance Broadway, 2010 Dual Threat Quarterback - Rivals.com". n.rivals.com. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  17. "Oliver Lafayette Player Profile, Boston Celtics - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
  18. "Five Reasons Why We Love Our Pride". capitolhigbr.org. Archived from the original on April 27, 2023. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
  19. Davis, Summer Lynn (2013). Red and Gold Forever: A History of Capitol High School, 1950-2000. University of South Carolina.

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