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Capitol High School is a public high school named after the Louisiana State Capitol in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
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1000 N. 23rd Street Baton Rouge , East Baton Rouge Parish , Louisiana 70802 United States | |
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School type | Public secondary |
Opened | 1950 |
School district | RSD-Capitol Education Foundation |
NCES School ID | 220031502469 |
Principal | Rhonda Irwin |
Teaching staff | 18 |
Enrollment | 338[1] |
• Grade 9 | 88 |
• Grade 10 | 78 |
• Grade 11 | 84 |
• Grade 12 | 88 |
Student to teacher ratio | 18.78 |
Color(s) | Red and gold |
Mascot | Lion |
Nickname | Golden Lions |
Yearbook | Golden Lion |
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 returned 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]
The Leader newspaper is the school newspaper.[10]
Capitol High athletics competes in the LHSAA. Lions are the school mascot and the school colors are red and gold.[10]
In 2022, Johnathan Brantley was announced as head football coach.[12]
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