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Parents often ask during campus tours, “I know Episcopal has a reputation for being the best school in Baton Rouge, but what makes it the best?” Some parents want numbers to support this label of superiority, and certainly there are many statistics available to affirm our reputation: 100% of our graduates are college-bound. Our average student to faculty ratio is 10:1. We offer 20 AP courses. Our Athletic Program boasts 116 state championship titles across 14 sports. 65% of our faculty hold advanced degrees. We have three full time College Counselors assisting our 8th-12th grade students with course selection and college applications. More than one fourth of our 3rd through 12th graders are featured in one of two annual theater performances each year. The list goes on.

“Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all.” Aristotle

Other parents want more qualitative measures of success.  While these can be a bit harder to quantify, the school’s commitment to instilling strong moral values in each student is probably top of the list.  This is accomplished by staying true to Episcopal’s mission and ministry of preparing students for lives of purpose.  This starts in Lower School with daily morning meetings celebrating faith and community and deepens in Middle and Upper School as students learn to make connections between academics, spiritual life and service, and the world around them.   

Parents rely on this type of information to establish Episcopal’s credibility and value. And while achievement-based statistics are certainly important, we believe experiences play an equal, if not greater, role in measuring “the best.” Deeper than knowing Episcopal will provide their child a firm and lasting academic foundation, parents want to know we will tend to their child’s heart and mind. They want their child to be known, to be challenged, to be celebrated and to be encouraged.

How then should you, as a parent, measure the success and impact of our mission and ministry? By experience, of course! Experience Episcopal’s joy; come delight in our campus and get a general sense of the happiness your child will feel at Episcopal.  Read through our blog and see the school come to life through photos and stories of the creative ways we learn and grow. It is our stories that bring our statistics to life and illustrate what makes us the best.

The Episcopal School of Baton Rouge 2024-2025 application is now available! ​For more information on the application process, to schedule a tour, or learn more about the private school, contact us at [email protected] or 225-755-2685.