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What's the most underrated thing about Belle Place Middle School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
357
Middle
DISTRICT 361 · STATE 440
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IBERIA PARISH·NCES 220072001927
Belle Place Middle School
4110 Loreauville Road, New Iberia, LA 70563 · (337) 364-2141 · Iberia Parish
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL357 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 77% of Louisiana public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-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
12.5:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 41.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
238 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 70%
Community
1
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 7 | 186 | 52% |
| Grade 8 | 171 | 48% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
47.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -6.0pp since 2022
Math
42.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +9.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 6 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 9 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 47.0% | 42.0% |
| 2024-25 | 51.0% | 42.0% |
| 2023-24 | 51.0% | 33.0% |
| 2022-23 | 53.0% | 33.0% |
% 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
39.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.3%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Belle Place Middle School
Belle Place Middle School's state test result (39.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belle Place Middle School this school | 357 | 66.7% | 39.8% |
| Leesville Junior High School Leesville | 421 | 68.4% | 31.7% |
| Neville Junior High School Monroe | 474 | 66.2% | 36.2% |
| Vernon Middle School Leesville | 372 | 71.8% | 27.8% |
| Iberia Middle School New Iberia | 405 | 75.6% | 29.5% |
| Mamou Junior High Mamou | 290 | 72.8% | 25.7% |
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 Belle Place Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.8% | #65 of 213 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #55 of 210 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #74 of 213 ▼ 12 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.5pp | #106 of 197 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 357 | #124 of 220 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #72 of 195 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.3% | #53 of 195 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.7% | #124 of 214 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.1% | #113 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
357
-51 (-12%) vs 2020
-66% since 1990-91, when it was 1,052
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 20.4:1
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 | 357 | 28.5 | 12.5:1 | 67% (238) |
| 2023-24 | 373 | 29.9 | 12.5:1 | 58% (217) |
| 2022-23 | 413 | 23.4 | 17.7:1 | 65% (269) |
| 2020-21 | 408 | 20 | 20.4:1 | 38% (153) |
| 2017-18 | 411 | 23 | 17.9:1 | 58% (240) |
| 2015-16 | 441 | N/A | N/A | 39% (172) |
| 2010-11 | 463 | 36 | 12.9:1 | 55% (254) |
| 2000-01 | 505 | 38 | 13.3:1 | 41% (205) |
| 1990-91 | 1,052 | 56 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Belle Place Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (411 to 357); teachers up 24% (23 to 28.5).
About Belle Place Middle School
Belle Place Middle School is a public middle school run by Iberia Parish in New Iberia, Louisiana. Classes run from 7 through 8, and the school has 357 students.
The district, Iberia Parish, operates 23 schools serving 11,037 students.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Belle Place Middle School is White (49%). Other groups make up 38% Black, 5% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 3% Asian. The chance that two students picked at random at Belle Place Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 61%.
Belle Place Middle School operates with 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 12.5:1. That ratio is under the 41.0:1 average for middle schools in Louisiana. Belle Place Middle School reports 67% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
allk12 grades Belle Place Middle School an A-. The grade compares the school only with Louisiana public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
A school with Belle Place Middle School's lunch-eligibility share in Louisiana is predicted to score 36.3%. Belle Place Middle School scores 39.8%, 3.5 points above that line.
Belle Place Middle School is located in Iberia Parish, where median household income is about $56,961, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 15%, and about 16% of people live in poverty. Belle Place Middle School is one of 21 public schools in Iberia Parish, which together enroll about 10,111 students.
Belle Place Elementary School is the public school closest to Belle Place Middle School, about 0.2 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Belle Place Middle School ranks 3rd of 8 on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Belle Place Middle School as Town: Fringe.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 357 was 12% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 408. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 20.4:1; by 2024-25 it was 12.5:1.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Iberia Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
68,599
Census ACS
Median income
$56,961
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
10,111 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Iberia Parish
- New Iberia Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,315 students
- Westgate High SchoolHigh · 863 students
- Loreauville Elementary SchoolElementary · 679 students
- Loreauville High SchoolHigh · 576 students
- Caneview Elementary SchoolElementary · 509 students
- Daspit Road Elementary SchoolElementary · 503 students
Other schools in New Iberia
- New Iberia Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,315 students
- Westgate High SchoolHigh · 863 students
- Caneview Elementary SchoolElementary · 509 students
- Daspit Road Elementary SchoolElementary · 503 students
- North Lewis Elementary SchoolElementary · 488 students
- Jefferson Island Road ElementaryElementary · 486 students
Nearby schools
- Belle Place Elementary School0.2 mi · 377
- North Lewis Elementary School2.3 mi · 488
- Daspit Road Elementary School3.4 mi · 503
- Loreauville High School3.6 mi · 576
- Loreauville Elementary School3.6 mi · 679
- Magnolia Elementary3.6 mi · 407
Frequently asked questions
About Belle Place Middle SchoolHow large is Belle Place Middle School?
Belle Place Middle School enrolls approximately 357 students in grades 07-08.
Is Belle Place Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Belle Place Middle School is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many teachers does Belle Place Middle School have?
Belle Place Middle School employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Belle Place Middle School?
Student demographics at Belle Place Middle School are roughly 49% White, 5% Hispanic, 38% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Belle Place Middle School in?
Belle Place Middle School is part of Iberia Parish.
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