Baton Rouge FLAIM is a dedicated Academic Immersion Magnet. Students learn math, science and social studies through immersion in either French, Spanish or Mandarin. Students learn to speak, read and write in the second language. Those who complete the program through 5th grade are bilingual. Immersion teachers at FLAIM are highly qualified native speakers who are certified at their grade level representing the countries of Mexico, China, Costa Rica, Spain, Columbia, Venezuela, France and Belgium. English is spoken only during the English Language Arts period and is taught by native speaking English teachers. FLAIM is one of five state certified immersion schools in Louisiana and has received the “LabelFrancÉducation” seal from the French State Department of Foreign Affairs and Magnet Schools of America School of Distinction and Excellence.

The French and Spanish World Language Immersion Magnet at Westdale Middle is a “school within a school.” Students are challenged with an enhanced curriculum and learn to speak, read, and write fluently in French and/or Spanish. Magnet students spend 50% of their middle school experience immersed in the second language in classes taught by highly qualified foreign associate teachers from Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, France, Honduras, the Ivory Coast, and Spain. Language Arts, Science, Social Studies, and the culture of French, Mandarin and Spanish-speaking countries are offered in the target language. Westdale Middle School is a State Certified Immersion site and received international recognition by earning the Spanish Immersion Middle School of the Year Award given by the Education Office of the Spanish Embassy in Washington D. C. and the LabelFrancÉducation seal of approval given by the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The Montessori program at Belfair Montessori Magnet is a dedicated magnet school. With 19 Montessori classes with students ranging from three years of age to eighth grade, Belfair’s Montessori program is one of the longest running public school Montessori programs in Louisiana. It is also one of the few Montessori schools that offers admission for three years old students. Come see how our educators mold and align the Montessori philosophy with state and district mandates.

The Dufrocq School has the unique distinction of having two different magnet components, the Montessori Magnet Program and the Academic Magnet Program. The Montessori Program includes students from three-years through fifth grade. Instructional methods follow the strategies of Dr. Maria Montessori. The academic magnet component accepts students from third to fifth grade who are challenged academically using an accelerated curriculum. The unifying theme at The Dufrocq School is the MicroSociety Program®, which is a student-driven microcosm of the real world designed to engage our students in real life experiences that will deepen their knowledge in academic areas.

Westdale Heights Academic Magnet (WHAM) is a dedicated academic magnet school that serves approximately 400 students in grades K-5. The academic program at WHAM is centered around environmental science, mathematics, and technology, and learning is enriched through hands-on STEM integration experiences. Our challenging core curriculum paired with ancillary classes, an interactive technology lab, science lab, koi pond and school gardens allow students to put their content knowledge into action right on our campus. WHAM students have opportunities to act as environmental scientists by participating in citizen scientists projects, which expose them to real-world environmental science topics and issues. Additionally, our school-wide recycling and composting initiatives allow students to learn academic content related to caring for our environment, and experience the social responsibility of being good stewards of Earth’s resources. WHAM is an extraordinary school community known for its academic excellence, diverse student body, highly-qualified faculty, active parent-teacher organization and family-friendly atmosphere.

Sherwood Middle Academic Magnet (SMAMS) is a dedicated academic magnet school that provides students with the opportunity to explore a wide array of courses including visual and performing arts, digital media, STEAM, and world languages through their theme of high school prep and college and career readiness. With unique electives and competitive programs such as Robotics, Pre-Law, Forensic Science, and Marine Science, SMAMS students experience a diverse curriculum that encourages them to become well-versed, productive members of society. Our cutting-edge technology including web, game and application design prepares students for careers in the growing field of digital media arts. Sherwood has the highest middle school test scores in the district and consistently ranks among the top public schools in the state of Louisiana! At Sherwood Excellence IS the Standard!

A dedicated academic and visual and performing arts magnet school, Forest Heights specializes in concept-based arts through integrated instruction. Grade level and arts faculty collaborate to teach arts across the curriculum, developing lessons with both academic and arts learning objectives. Recognized for outstanding achievement by the Magnet Schools of America, National Blue Ribbon School, the Louisiana Department of Education (High Performance, High Poverty Award), and the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts (National School of Distinction in Arts Education), Forest Heights continues to model innovative instruction daily, reinforcing connections between grade level curriculum and the arts in both the classroom and art studios.

McKinley Middle Academic Magnet is the only middle school in the district that offers an advanced academic program as well as a visual and performing arts program. McKinley Middle is one of the highest performing schools in the district which educates high-poverty, high-minority students in grades 6-8 in an urban, high-poverty area. McKinley is a certified Magnet and has been recognized as a National Blue Ribbon School and a National Magnet School of Excellence and Distinction. McKinley proudly offers students unique learning opportunities through advanced academics including high school credit courses with arts integration across the curriculum. Mustangs are provided with a one-of-a-kind middle school experience preparing them for high school and higher learning all while enriching the mind and igniting the imagination!

Mayfair Laboratory is a dedicated academic magnet school with a focus on environmental studies. Mayfair Lab has a school culture which focuses on achievement of rigorous academic skills, strengthening intellectual habits, and developing positive character traits needed to maximize all students’ potential. Highlights of the Mayfair Lab program include a dual-teacher model in elementary classrooms, incorporation of the 4Cs of STEM (collaboration, communication, creativity, and critical thinking), and annual environmental focus projects at each grade level. Mayfair Lab is a US Department of Education Green Ribbon awardee and the only national certified magnet school of demonstration in Louisiana.

Liberty High is designed as a multifunctional, high-tech facility that offers a college preparatory curriculum, with an educational environment, and social atmosphere that promotes the development of skills and aptitudes needed for all students to excel and succeed in the 21st century. The early college campus features 3 academies with distinct themes: Digital Arts, Biomedical, and Engineering. All are equipped with “WOW” spaces to engage students in current, real world applications of scientific inquiry. Supported by a comprehensive partnership with Louisiana State University, the academies provide a rich curriculum with project-based, experiential, and virtual learning experiences. Through collaboration with highly trained faculty and collegiate and community partnerships, Liberty High School delivers a rigorous curriculum and cultivates academic excellence in every student. Truly, we are a school like no other!

Baton Rouge Center for Visual and Performing Arts (BRCVPA) is a K-5 visual and performing arts magnet. Students participate in a strong academic program enriched by a sequential arts curriculum in music, visual art, drama, dance, and creative writing. The arts extend outside the classroom through performance groups and clubs including a dance troupe, band, orchestra, choristers, recorder/percussion, visual art club, drama club, movement-based performance group, Girls on the Run, and a TV studio, WBRC. BRCVPA learn the entire performance process including script writing, lyric and musical arrangement, set design, costuming, makeup, as well as acting and running the state-of-the-art lighting and sound board. BRCVPA builds the foundation for a lifelong love of learning and participation in the community in the arts.

For over 90 years, Baton Rouge Magnet High School (BRMHS) has been a symbol of excellence in education. In 1976 it became the first dedicated magnet school in the city, with performing arts added to its already exemplary academic legacy. Through a collaboration of dedicated educators, willing students and effective programs, BRMHS has traditionally been ranked as one of the best high schools in the state and in the nation, due to the school’s history of a rigorous curriculum with an emphasis upon the arts as well as athletics to promote responsibility and camaraderie, which are essentials for success in life. This updated state-of-the-art facility features an enhanced studio with a student run AM-FM radio that streams online. Baton Rouge Magnet High has earned many honors of note including Magnet School of Distinction and Magnet School of Excellence for more than a decade. BRMHS earned the honor of U.S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon School and the U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon School. Each day administrators, educators, parents, current students and alumni strive to uphold the school motto that it will forever be an institution of learning “where the legacy of excellence continues.”

The academic magnet program at Woodlawn Middle is designed to meet the academic and intellectual needs of accelerated students, preparing them for college and career-related paths. Woodlawn’s magnet students are enrolled in accelerated courses in their core subjects focusing on a rigorous high school preparatory curriculum. Students have the opportunity to enroll in pre-Advanced Placement (AP) courses in English and math and a variety of courses are offered for high school credit. Students participate in discovery field experiences and cultural enrichment activities. Magnet elective offerings are included but not limited to: robotics, forensics, and other STEM focused areas. Students have access to one-to-one technology learning environments using a variety of technology that includes Chromebooks, laptops, tablets, and other adaptive mobile devices.

Woodlawn High School's Magnet program is focused on accelerated academics with STEM integration. All Magnet students participate in at least one accelerated class such as an AP, dual enrollment, or honors level course. From engineering computer science, and robotics to agriculture, electrician training, and health science, students can choose a STEM course of study that appeals to their interests. In the engineering pathway, we offer the curriculum design by LSU where students can earn a silver seal on their diploma in as little as four classes or a gold seal in as little as eight. Our newest STEM endeavor takes students sky high into the world of drones. Students study FAA flight regulations and test to receive a remote pilot license. Students are also challenged weekly to perfect their skills with aerial maneuvers, hone their skills for use in various career fields, and edit aerial footage for digital media purposes. Our robotics program was also designed through an LSU partnership with the Louisiana Department of Education. Students design, build, and encode robots with hands-on activities geared towards creating solutions or utilizing their newly learned skills in the workforce for STEM careers.

Our academic focus is centered on the four main core subject areas. In junior and senior years Woodlawn High paired with LSU to complete the Math, English, and History freshman requirements. Students interested in the arts or talented programs are provided with a multitude of options in our varying levels of visual, musical, and performance art programs.

Park Forest Elementary Creative Sciences and Arts is a STEAM-focused magnet school funded by the Magnet Schools Assistance Program (MSAP) Grant. Park Forest Elementary Creative Sciences and Arts is committed to cultivating an interactive, project-based learning community where students are actively engaged in discovering how to preserve our environment.

Through our Creative SmartLab® program, students build academic connections and develop next-generation skills. Whether students are exploring coding, websites, or structures, they develop critical-thinking skills, solve problems, and collaborate while learning valuable project and time management skills. Students are introduced to renewable energy resources by engaging in diverse learning experiences to help them understand the transformation of energy (solar, water, and wind) into electricity.

Our students also have exposure to planting and growing seeds into vegetables and plants through the upkeep and hands-on interaction during instruction in our raised flower beds. Water conservation is being addressed through the practical use of buckets as a water recycling practice for watering the garden beds.

The school’s audio lab provides integration of Entertainment Technology to include film, photography, and music, allowing students to become more creative, innovative learners eager to embrace and capture their learning experiences.

Villa del Rey Creative Sciences & Arts Magnet School has an innovative kindergarten-fifth grade STREAM program that integrates Science, Technology, Reading, Engineering, Arts, and Math in all areas of the curriculum. It features the first SmartLab in the state of Louisiana. The SmartLab allows students in all grades to engage in Digital Communications, Mechanics & Structures, Robotics & Control Technology, Scientific Data & Analysis, Software Engineering, 3D Printing, and Sustainability. A STEM/Math lab, Renewable Energy lab, and production studio are also featured. VDR includes community studies, problem-based learning, and investigative field trips to enhance learning. Our academic focus is on an interdisciplinary pedagogy that places reading as the focus for each of the core subject areas: science, technology, engineering, arts, and math. Student learning is supported through project-based learning and real-world experiences that promote critical thinking and 21st-century skills. As students spend time in our Creative Smartlab, STEM lab, and a Renewable Energy lab, they engage in hands-on lessons and are guided through inquiry-based learning in which students learn how to investigate and explore the learning process. Villa del Rey Creative Sciences & Arts was recently recognized as a 2022 United States Department of Education Green Ribbon School.