Broussard Middle School

Broussard Middle School is one of the average-sized middle schools in Broussard, Louisiana, operated by Lafayette Parish, with 465 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8.

Lafayette Parish comprises 44 schools with combined enrollment of 29,396 students; Broussard Middle School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Broussard Middle School shows that the most-represented group is White (44%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder breaks down as 38% Black, 8% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 63% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Broussard Middle School has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.1:1. The state averages around 41.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 55% of students at Broussard Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Broussard Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 39.0%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Lafayette Parish) shows that the typical household earns roughly $67,451 per year, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Lafayette Parish runs 50 public schools (combined enrollment of about 35,903 students), of which Broussard Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Martial Billeaud Elementary School, around 0.9 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Broussard Middle School comes 5th of 6 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 52.3%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Over the past 7-year window. Broussard Middle School's enrollment has fell 16% since 2018, when it stood at 552 (now 465). Black enrollment moved from 44% to 38% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 17.8:1 in 2018 to 15.1:1 today.

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