WELCOME TO THE HOME OF THE ARTS! 

School Vision:  At Baton Rouge Center for Visual and Performing Arts, we believe that all students can be motivated to learn at the highest possible levels. Students will be excited about learning, excited about what they learn, and will be able to express their new found knowledge through various modalities. The arts will be thoroughly integrated utilizing thematic instruction, which reinforces and gives relevance to presented content.  Classroom teachers and arts specialists will collaborate and share expertise. Teachers will be facilitators of inquiry and investigation, creating classrooms of authentically engaged students. Parents and teachers will share in the excitement of learning with their children. We will work together as a learning community, continually striving to improve opportunities for student learning. 

School Mission:  The mission of Baton Rouge Center for Visual and Performing Arts is to provide a wholesome supportive educational environment that will be conducive to maximum growth and development - academically, creatively, culturally emotionally, socially, and physically - for every student. The strong academic program enriched by the sequential arts curriculum will involve all students in participatory learning.  The various art disciplines will collectively provide a vehicle for enhanced academic learning by making connections through the integration and reinforcement of academic concepts and skills. It is expected that every student will become a self-directed learner, committed to developing his/her maximum potential. The infusion of the arts throughout the curriculum will enhance the quality of aesthetic education. The arts disciplines - music, visual art, drama, dance, and creative writing will allow each child to identify and hone his/her talents. The art-focused curriculum will integrate all aspects of learning - cognitive, psychomotor, and affective- in the development of the whole child.


School Awards 
2019 National Magnet School of Excellence
2019 EBRPSS Elementary Principal of the Year
2018 Best of Baton Rouge Award - School 
2018 LDOE Top Gains Honoree
2018 LDOE Equity Honoree
2018 School Performance Score - "A" 
2018 BR Parents Magazine Family Favorites - Creative Arts Program
2018 Destination Imagination State Champions 
2018 National Magnet School of Distinction 
2017 School Performance Score - "A" 
2017 Kiwanis Pancake Festival - Dance Troupe 2nd Place 
2017 National Magnet Certification
2017 EBRPSS Elementary Student of the Year - 3rd place
2017 STEM Bowl District Competition, 2nd Place Overall, 1st Place Quiz Bowl
2017 Newspapers in Education - 1st place region, 1st place State 3rd Grade
2017 Newspapers in Education - 1st place region, 1st place State 5th Grade
2017 Ernest J. Gaines Student Writing Contest, 3rd Place - 5th grade
2017 Scripps Regional Spelling Bee - Top 10 Spellers
2017 Zeta Phi Beta, Mu Zeta Chapter Display Contest 3rd Place -  5th Grade
2016 EBRPSS Elementary Student of the Year 
2015 Baton Rouge Parents Magazine's Family Favorites 
2015-Kiwanis Club of Baton Rouge Talent Showcase 2nd Place
2014-Kiwanis Club of Baton Rouge Talent Showcase 1st Place
2013-2015 School Performance Score "A" 
2013-Kiwanis Club of Baton Rouge Talent Showcase 2nd Place 
2012 Magnet Schools of America Merit School of Excellence 
2012-Kiwanis Club of Baton Rouge Talent Showcase 1st Place
2011 Magnet Schools of America Magnet School of Distinction 
2011-Kiwanis Club of Baton Rouge Talent Showcase 1st Place 
2010-Kiwanis Club of Baton Rouge Talent Showcase 4th Place
2009-Kiwanis Club of Baton Rouge Talent Showcase 4th Place
2006-Kiwanis Club of Baton Rouge Talent Showcase 4th Place
2005-Magnet Mania Performance Award
2005-Kiwanis Club of Baton Rouge Talent Showcase 4th Place
1998-1999 The Creative Ticket National School of Distinction 
1998-1999 Louisiana Alliance for Arts Education Creative Ticket School of Excellence ​