Enrollment
209
Middle
DISTRICT 524 · STATE 440
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. TAMMANY PARISH·NCES 220165001266
Bayou Lacombe Middle
27527 St. Joseph St., Lacombe, LA 70445 · (985) 882-5416 · St. Tammany Parish
GRADES 04–06MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL209 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 59% of Louisiana public middle schools
- BTest 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
10.8:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 41.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
131 students
DISTRICT 48% · 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 4 | 63 | 30% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 36% |
| Grade 6 | 71 | 34% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
43.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -4.0pp since 2022
Math
33.0%
LA avg 34.2% . -5.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 4 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 5 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 43.0% | 33.0% |
| 2024-25 | 48.0% | 32.0% |
| 2023-24 | 46.0% | 32.0% |
| 2022-23 | 47.0% | 38.0% |
% 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
38.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.2%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Bayou Lacombe Middle
Bayou Lacombe Middle's state test result (38.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bayou Lacombe Middle this school | 209 | 62.7% | 38.2% |
| William Pitcher Junior High School Covington | 266 | 60.9% | 28.2% |
| Vinton Middle School Vinton | 191 | 64.4% | 27.8% |
| St. Bernard Middle School St. Bernard | 319 | 70.2% | 31.5% |
| Berwick Junior High School Berwick | 325 | 59.4% | 37.7% |
| Pine Wood Elementary School DeRidder | 348 | 58.0% | 28.7% |
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 Bayou Lacombe Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In St. Tammany Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.2% | #76 of 213 | #12 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #92 of 210 ▼ 3 | #13 of 19 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #99 of 213 ▼ 24 | #14 of 19 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.5pp | #20 of 197 | #3 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 209 | #193 of 220 | #18 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.8:1 | #31 of 195 | #3 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.9% | #16 of 195 | #1 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.7% | #136 of 214 | #3 of 19 |
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
209
+72 (+53%) vs 2020
-41% since 1990-91, when it was 354
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 209 | 19.3 | 10.8:1 | 63% (131) |
| 2023-24 | 199 | 17.9 | 11.2:1 | 65% (130) |
| 2022-23 | 198 | 12 | 16.5:1 | 74% (146) |
| 2020-21 | 137 | 10 | 13.7:1 | 82% (113) |
| 2017-18 | 183 | 11.4 | 16.1:1 | 80% (146) |
| 2015-16 | 175 | 18 | 9.7:1 | 83% (145) |
| 2010-11 | 211 | 14 | 15.1:1 | 83% (176) |
| 2000-01 | 208 | 15 | 13.9:1 | 63% (132) |
| 1990-91 | 354 | 21 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bayou Lacombe Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (183 to 209); teachers up 69% (11.4 to 19.3).
About Bayou Lacombe Middle
Federal records list Bayou Lacombe Middle as a middle-grades school in Lacombe, Louisiana. The school covers grades 4 through 6 and reported 209 students in 2024-25. On average, middle schools in Louisiana enroll around 440, and this school is 53% below that mark.
St. Tammany Parish is the local district for Bayou Lacombe Middle. It runs 55 schools with 35,956 students.
The largest group at Bayou Lacombe Middle is White students, at 46%. The school is also 30% Black, 17% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. That is lower than the 74% White share among all St. Tammany Parish residents. The diversity index for Bayou Lacombe Middle is 67%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Bayou Lacombe Middle reported 19.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 10.8:1. Middle schools in Louisiana average 41.0:1, 30.2 more students per teacher than here. There are 131 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 63% of enrollment. That rate is above the 44% average among public schools in St. Tammany Parish.
On the allk12 Grade, Bayou Lacombe Middle lands at B, ahead of 59% of Louisiana public middle schools.
Bayou Lacombe Middle's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 38.2% is 1.0 points below the 39.2% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
For St. Tammany Parish, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $81,202, about 38% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. The county has 56 public schools and about 36,212 students.
A public school about 0.3 miles away, Chahta-Ima Elementary School, is the closest to Bayou Lacombe Middle. The count of other public schools within five miles is 3. On proficiency, Bayou Lacombe Middle is behind the 51.8% nearby average, ranking 7th of 8.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Distant, meaning it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
In 2020-21 the school reported 137 students, and in 2024-25 it reported 209. Grade changes, mergers, or boundary shifts can explain gaps this large. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 13.7:1 to 10.8:1.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
St. Tammany Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
272,421
Census ACS
Median income
$81,202
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
56
36,212 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in St. Tammany Parish
- Mandeville High SchoolHigh · 2,006 students
- Slidell High SchoolHigh · 1,654 students
- Covington High SchoolHigh · 1,600 students
- Northshore High SchoolHigh · 1,518 students
- Joseph B. Lancaster Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,480 students
- Fontainebleau High SchoolHigh · 1,451 students
Nearby schools
- Chahta-Ima Elementary School0.3 mi · 319
- Henry Mayfield Elementary School4.1 mi · 749
- L.P. Monteleone Junior High School4.1 mi · 349
- Lakeshore High School6.4 mi · 835
- Gayle Sloan Middle School6.7 mi · 502
- Magnolia Trace Elementary School7.4 mi · 355
Frequently asked questions
About Bayou Lacombe MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Bayou Lacombe Middle?
Bayou Lacombe Middle enrolls approximately 209 students in grades 04-06.
Is Bayou Lacombe Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bayou Lacombe Middle is a middle school covering grades 04-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bayou Lacombe Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bayou Lacombe Middle is approximately 10.8:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bayou Lacombe Middle?
At Bayou Lacombe Middle, the student body is approximately 46% White, 17% Hispanic, 30% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Bayou Lacombe Middle?
Bayou Lacombe Middle is overseen by St. Tammany Parish in St. Tammany Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.