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Congratulations to Family Favorites Winner BASIS Baton Rouge Materra

The annual Family Favorites list in Baton Rouge Parents magazine celebrates the best schools and businesses located in the Baton Rouge area. Family Favorites are selected by reader votes. For the 2023 list, more than 119,000 votes were cast!

We are proud to announce that BASIS Baton Rouge Materra is a 2023 Baton Rouge Parents Family Favorites winner in the following three categories!

  • Favorite Charter Elementary School  
  • Favorite Charter Elementary School Principal (Jared Lamb) 
  • Favorite Charter Middle School Principal (Jared Lamb) 

BASIS Baton Rouge Materra was also the runner up for Favorite Charter Middle School!

Congratulations to BASIS Baton Rouge Materra—and a huge THANK YOU to our all of our families at both BASIS Baton Rouge campuses for your ongoing support! The bright, passionate educators at BASIS Baton Rouge Materra and its sister school BASIS Baton Rouge Primary Mid City are committed to providing students in East Baton Rouge with a transformative, world-class education that sets them up for continued success. We will keep innovating and improving across our two Baton Rouge campuses to ensure we are directly serving the needs of the students and families in our community.

To see for yourself what makes BASIS Charter Schools a favorite of East Baton Rouge’s parents, visit us for a school tour or event! We can’t wait to meet you and your student! We look forward to telling you more about the acclaimed BASIS Charter School Curriculum and the incredible teachers who teach it.

2024–25 Open Enrollment for both BASIS Baton Rouge Charter Schools is happening from now until Friday, December 15, 2023. Applying during Open Enrollment is your best chance of securing a seat for your child! There are no test-in requirements and no tuition fees. All your child needs is a desire to learn and be taught by amazing teachers who are experts in their subjects. Learn more and apply today.

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