Enrollment
351
Middle
DISTRICT 368 · STATE 440
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. MARTIN PARISH·NCES 220159001217
Breaux Bridge Junior High School
100 Martin Street, Breaux Bridge, LA 70517 · (337) 332-2844 · St. Martin Parish
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL351 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 54% 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.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A+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
11.6:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 41.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
309 students
DISTRICT 87% · 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 | 129 | 37% |
| Grade 7 | 96 | 27% |
| Grade 8 | 126 | 36% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
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LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
42.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +25.0pp since 2022
Math
21.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +16.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores are up about 25 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 16 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 42.0% | 21.0% |
| 2024-25 | 31.0% | 15.0% |
| 2023-24 | 35.0% | 11.0% |
| 2022-23 | 17.0% | 5.0% |
% 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
20.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.9%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 21% 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 Breaux Bridge Junior High School
Breaux Bridge Junior High School's state test result (20.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breaux Bridge Junior High School this school | 351 | 88.0% | 20.8% |
| Crowley Middle School Crowley | 394 | 88.3% | 17.0% |
| Eunice Junior High School Eunice | 276 | 84.4% | 29.3% |
| Caldwell Middle School Schriever | 341 | 83.0% | 39.0% |
| Armstrong Middle School Rayne | 304 | 82.9% | 21.5% |
| St. Martinville Junior High School St. Martinville | 299 | 88.6% | 21.0% |
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 Breaux Bridge Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.8% | #158 of 213 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #144 of 210 ▲ 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #105 of 213 ▲ 44 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +20.5pp | #2 of 197 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 351 | #126 of 220 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #51 of 195 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.4% | #68 of 195 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.0% | #34 of 214 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.4% | #98 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
351
-110 (-24%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 464
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 24.3:1
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 | 351 | 30.2 | 11.6:1 | 88% (309) |
| 2023-24 | 353 | 25.1 | 14.1:1 | 79% (279) |
| 2022-23 | 397 | 19.2 | 20.7:1 | 76% (303) |
| 2020-21 | 461 | 19 | 24.3:1 | 64% (293) |
| 2017-18 | 415 | 22.5 | 18.4:1 | 80% (332) |
| 2015-16 | 344 | 27 | 12.7:1 | 75% (259) |
| 2010-11 | 252 | 15 | 16.8:1 | 85% (215) |
| 2000-01 | 359 | 22 | 16.3:1 | 82% (293) |
| 1990-91 | 464 | 30 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Breaux Bridge Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (415 to 351); teachers up 34% (22.5 to 30.2).
About Breaux Bridge Junior High School
Breaux Bridge Junior High School is a small middle-grades school in Louisiana, with an address in Breaux Bridge. The latest federal count shows 351 students in grades 6 through 8. Against the 440-student average for middle schools in Louisiana, enrollment here is 20% lower.
Breaux Bridge Junior High School is one school in St. Martin Parish, a system of 15 schools with 6,680 students.
Roughly 52% of students at Breaux Bridge Junior High School are Black. Beyond that, enrollment is 35% White, 9% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 29%. Breaux Bridge Junior High School's diversity index is 59%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal data list 30.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at Breaux Bridge Junior High School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 11.6:1. That is 29.4 students per teacher below the 41.0:1 average for middle schools in Louisiana. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 88%.
The allk12 Grade for Breaux Bridge Junior High School is B-. Compared with Louisiana public middle schools, the school scored higher than 54% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Breaux Bridge Junior High School is 20.9%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 20.8%.
According to the American Community Survey, in St. Martin Parish, the median household income is $55,960, roughly 17% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. There are 16 public schools in St. Martin Parish, enrolling about 6,696 students in all.
The nearest other public school, Breaux Bridge Primary School, is about 0.7 miles away. There are 4 more public schools inside five miles. Breaux Bridge Junior High School places 4th of 5 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Locale data from NCES put Breaux Bridge Junior High School in a town close to an urbanized area (Town: Fringe).
Enrollment is down 24% from 2020-21, when Breaux Bridge Junior High School had 461 students, to 2024-25, when it had 351. The ratio of students to teachers went from 24.3:1 to 11.6:1 over the same years.
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St. Martin Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
51,353
Census ACS
Median income
$55,960
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
6,696 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in St. Martin Parish
- Cecilia High SchoolHigh · 768 students
- Breaux Bridge High SchoolHigh · 690 students
- Cecilia Primary SchoolElementary · 656 students
- Cecilia Junior High SchoolMiddle · 576 students
- Teche Elementary SchoolElementary · 547 students
- St. Martinville Senior High SchoolHigh · 521 students
Other schools in Breaux Bridge
- Breaux Bridge High SchoolHigh · 690 students
- Teche Elementary SchoolElementary · 547 students
- Breaux Bridge Primary SchoolElementary · 463 students
- Breaux Bridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 322 students
Nearby schools
- Breaux Bridge Primary School0.7 mi · 463
- Breaux Bridge Elementary School0.7 mi · 322
- Breaux Bridge High School3.0 mi · 690
- Teche Elementary School4.3 mi · 547
- Cecilia Junior High School5.2 mi · 576
- Cecilia Primary School5.4 mi · 656
Frequently asked questions
About Breaux Bridge Junior High SchoolHow large is Breaux Bridge Junior High School?
Breaux Bridge Junior High School enrolls approximately 351 students in grades 06-08.
Is Breaux Bridge Junior High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Breaux Bridge Junior High School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Breaux Bridge Junior High School?
Approximately 11.6:1 students per teacher at Breaux Bridge Junior High School.
How diverse is Breaux Bridge Junior High School?
Breaux Bridge Junior High School reports a student body of 35% White, 9% Hispanic, 52% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Breaux Bridge Junior High School public or private?
Breaux Bridge Junior High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by St. Martin Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.