Anderson Middle School

Anderson Middle School operates as a compact middle-grades school in New Iberia, Louisiana, one of the schools within Iberia Parish. Current enrollment sits at 320 students spanning grades 7 through 8. That puts it 27% leaner than the typical public school in Louisiana, which averages around 440 students.

Across the 23 schools in Iberia Parish (11,037 students total), Anderson Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Anderson Middle School reports that Black students make up the majority at 70%; the rest is composed of 17% White, 4% Asian, 4% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 31%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Anderson Middle School shows 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.0:1. The state averages around 41.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 89% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Iberia Parish runs at roughly 74%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Anderson Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 20.2%; this one delivers 20.0%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Iberia Parish shows median household income runs about $56,961, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Iberia Parish's 21 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,111 students), Anderson Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Johnston Hopkins Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Anderson Middle School ranks 7th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 26.5%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Five-year trend. Anderson Middle School's enrollment has fell 19% since 2018, when it stood at 394 (now 320). The White share of enrollment fell from 23% to 17% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.5:1 in 2018 to 11.0:1 in 2025.

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