Armstrong Middle School

As a cozy middle-grades school in Rayne, Louisiana, Armstrong Middle School teaches 304 students from grades 6 through 8, part of Acadia Parish. By comparison, Louisiana's public schools average about 440 students each, so Armstrong Middle School sits 31% smaller than that benchmark.

Acadia Parish runs 27 schools in total, collectively educating 9,043 students. Armstrong Middle School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Armstrong Middle School shows that 42% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder looks like 38% White, 11% multiracial, 8% Hispanic. By comparison, Acadia Parish as a whole is about 16% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Armstrong Middle School has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 41.0:1 average. An estimated 83% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Acadia Parish runs at roughly 67%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Armstrong Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 24.8%; this one delivers 20.3%.

In the broader community, census data for Acadia Parish shows median household income runs about $45,562, about 14% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 20%. Armstrong Middle School is one of 27 public schools in Acadia Parish (combined enrollment of about 9,043 students).

Nearest neighbor: Rayne High School, around 0.5 miles off. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Armstrong Middle School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 37.5%.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Five-year trend. Armstrong Middle School's enrollment has shrank 17% since 2018, when it stood at 368 (now 304). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 45% to 38% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 19.9:1 in 2018 to 14.9:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.