Bluff Middle School

Set in Prairieville, Louisiana, Bluff Middle School is an expansive middle-grades school, one of the schools within Ascension Parish. It instructs 662 students across grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 440 students per school, that is 50% larger than typical.

Ascension Parish runs 32 schools in total, collectively educating 23,743 students. Bluff Middle School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Bluff Middle School shows that White students make up the majority at 56%. The remainder consists of 24% Black, 9% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 5% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 64% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Bluff Middle School shows 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.5:1. The state averages around 41.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 32% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Ascension Parish runs at roughly 52%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Bluff Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 60.8%; this one delivers 67.3%.

Across the wider county, census data for Ascension Parish shows median household income runs about $91,549, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Ascension Parish's 32 public schools (combined enrollment of about 23,743 students), Bluff Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Bullion Primary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.5 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), Bluff Middle School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 65.7%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

On the community side, the feed for Bluff Middle School typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.