Enrollment
304
Middle
DISTRICT 299 · STATE 440
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ACADIA PARISH·NCES 220003000001
Armstrong Middle School
900 Martin Luther King Drive, Rayne, LA 70578 · (337) 334-3377 · Acadia Parish
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL304 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 33% of Louisiana public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Louisiana public middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 41.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
252 students
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 70%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 96 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 106 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 102 | 34% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
24.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -2.0pp since 2022
Math
15.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +4.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 4 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 24.0% | 15.0% |
| 2024-25 | 28.0% | 19.0% |
| 2023-24 | 29.0% | 14.0% |
| 2022-23 | 26.0% | 11.0% |
% Mastery+, all students and all tested grades.
Source: LEAP 2025. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
21.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.6%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% typical for Louisiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Louisiana's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Armstrong Middle School
Armstrong Middle School's state test result (21.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong Middle School this school | 304 | 82.9% | 21.5% |
| Church Point Middle School Church Point | 262 | 81.3% | 25.7% |
| Caldwell Middle School Schriever | 341 | 83.0% | 39.0% |
| Eunice Junior High School Eunice | 276 | 84.4% | 29.3% |
| Jewel M. Sumner Middle School Kentwood | 306 | 79.4% | 24.2% |
| Breaux Bridge Junior High School Breaux Bridge | 351 | 88.0% | 20.8% |
Matched among Louisiana middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Armstrong Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.5% | #154 of 213 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.0% | #169 of 210 ▼ 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #182 of 213 ▼ 20 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.0pp | #110 of 197 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 304 | #155 of 220 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #146 of 195 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.6% | #24 of 195 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.9% | #52 of 214 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.4% | #80 of 162 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
304
-38 (-11%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 479
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 19.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 304 | 20.4 | 14.9:1 | 83% (252) |
| 2023-24 | 333 | 20.2 | 16.5:1 | 82% (272) |
| 2022-23 | 340 | 18.5 | 18.4:1 | 79% (270) |
| 2020-21 | 342 | 18 | 19.0:1 | 66% (227) |
| 2017-18 | 368 | 18.5 | 19.9:1 | 54% (198) |
| 2015-16 | 375 | 18 | 20.8:1 | 75% (282) |
| 2010-11 | 396 | 23 | 17.2:1 | 83% (328) |
| 2000-01 | 427 | 25 | 17.1:1 | 66% (281) |
| 1990-91 | 479 | 28 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Armstrong Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (368 to 304); teachers up 10% (18.5 to 20.4).
About Armstrong Middle School
In Rayne, Louisiana, Armstrong Middle School is a small middle school. The school covers grades 6 through 8 and reported 304 students in 2024-25. That puts enrollment 31% below the 440-student average for middle schools in Louisiana.
A total of 27 schools make up Acadia Parish, with 9,043 students enrolled.
About 42% of students at Armstrong Middle School are Black, the largest single group. Beyond that, enrollment is 38% White, 11% multiracial, and 8% Hispanic. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 16%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 66, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 14.9:1. The school has 20.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 14.9:1 compares with an average of 41.0:1 for middle schools in Louisiana. Federal data show 83% of students (252) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 67% average for public schools in Acadia Parish is 16 points.
Among Louisiana public middle schools, Armstrong Middle School outscored 33%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
Armstrong Middle School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (21.5%) and its predicted rate (24.6%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Louisiana schools.
The school is in Acadia Parish, where median household income comes to about $45,562, roughly 14% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 20%. Acadia Parish counts 27 public schools with about 9,043 students.
Rayne High School, about 0.5 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes 4 other public schools. By average proficiency, Armstrong Middle School is 4th among 5 schools close by.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Town: Fringe: in a town close to an urbanized area.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 304, from 342 in 2020-21. The ratio of students to teachers went from 19.0:1 to 14.9:1 over the same years.
Anyone can start a thread about special education services, counseling, and support programs at Armstrong Middle School. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Acadia Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
56,955
Census ACS
Median income
$45,562
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
20%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
9,043 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Acadia Parish
- Mire Elementary SchoolElementary · 662 students
- Rayne High SchoolHigh · 653 students
- Iota Elementary SchoolElementary · 585 students
- Iota High SchoolHigh · 566 students
- Church Point High SchoolHigh · 504 students
- Crowley High SchoolHigh · 495 students
Other schools in Rayne
- Mire Elementary SchoolElementary · 662 students
- Rayne High SchoolHigh · 653 students
- Martin Petitjean Elementary SchoolElementary · 306 students
- South Rayne Elementary SchoolElementary · 219 students
- Indian Bayou Elementary SchoolElementary · 217 students
- Central Rayne Kindergarten SchoolElementary · 173 students
Other Armstrong Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Armstrong Middle. Armstrong Middle School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Armstrong Middle SchoolFLINT, MI · 656 students
- Armstrong Middle SchoolPLANO, TX · 490 students
Nearby schools
- Rayne High School0.5 mi · 653
- Central Rayne Kindergarten School0.5 mi · 173
- Martin Petitjean Elementary School1.3 mi · 306
- South Rayne Elementary School1.4 mi · 219
- Duson Elementary School5.6 mi · 229
- Mire Elementary School6.1 mi · 662
Frequently asked questions
About Armstrong Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Armstrong Middle School?
Armstrong Middle School enrolls approximately 304 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Armstrong Middle School serve?
Armstrong Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Armstrong Middle School?
Approximately 14.9:1 students per teacher at Armstrong Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Armstrong Middle School?
Student demographics at Armstrong Middle School are roughly 38% White, 8% Hispanic, 42% Black, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Armstrong Middle School?
Armstrong Middle School is overseen by Acadia Parish in Acadia Parish.
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