Central Private School
Central Private School | |
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Address | |
12801 Centerra Court Central, Louisiana United States | |
Coordinates | 30°33′58.27″N 91°3′37.56″E / 30.5661861°N 91.0604333°E |
Information | |
Type | Private School |
Established | 1967 |
School district | W |
Headmaster | Ellen Frazier |
Grades | Pre-K–12 |
Enrollment | app. 650 |
Color(s) | Red, Grey, & White |
Mascot | Rebels |
Website | www.centralprivate.org |
Central Private School (CPS) or Central Private (CP) is a private education institution located in Central City, Louisiana. The school was founded in the 1967 as a segregation academy in response to the court ordered desegregation of public schools.[1] It is one of several private schools located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
Faculty
The school's faculty is composed of 56 teachers.[2]
Curriculum
Subjects include science, art, mathematics, language arts, physical education, social studies, and foreign languages.[3]
Student body
The majority of the students are white, along with students of other ethnicities. The school enrolls students from East Baton Rouge and surrounding areas.
Athletics
The school left the Louisiana Independent School Association in 1992 to join the Mississippi Private School Association (MPSA). The MPSA changed its name in 2009 to the Mississippi Association of Independent Schools (MAIS).[4]
- Baseball—The Rebels have won 12 state championships since the school's opening in 1971, including the years 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2013.
- Football
- Basketball—The Rebels won four consecutive titles from 1998–2002. In 2013, Central Private's boys basketball team became the first school from the state of Louisiana to win the MAIS overall championship.
- Golf
Notable alumni
- Josh Wall, Current MLB player (Los Angeles Dodgers)
References
- ↑ "Private school study approved". Daily World. Opelousas, Louisiana. July 1, 1969. p. 1.
- ↑ Central Private School - Baker, Louisiana/LA - Private School Profile
- ↑ Archived February 12, 2006, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ MPSA Home Page