1
Enrollment
539
Middle
DISTRICT 372 · STATE 440
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST BATON ROUGE PARISH·NCES 220192001458
Brusly Middle School
630 North Vaughn Drive, Brusly, LA 70719 · (225) 749-3123 · West Baton Rouge Parish
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL539 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 92% of Louisiana public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
13.3:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 41.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
363 students
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 70%
Community
5
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 | 182 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 185 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 172 | 32% |
Student demographics
58%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
57.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +6.0pp since 2022
Math
46.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +6.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 6 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 6 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 57.0% | 46.0% |
| 2024-25 | 55.0% | 42.0% |
| 2023-24 | 54.0% | 39.0% |
| 2022-23 | 51.0% | 40.0% |
% 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
45.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.8%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% 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 Brusly Middle School
Brusly Middle School's state test result (45.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brusly Middle School this school | 539 | 67.3% | 45.2% |
| Martha Vinyard Elementary School Ponchatoula | 589 | 71.3% | 20.3% |
| Loranger Middle School Loranger | 590 | 69.8% | 23.2% |
| East Ouachita Middle School Monroe | 498 | 70.7% | 29.2% |
| Cecilia Junior High School Cecilia | 576 | 72.0% | 24.5% |
| Ponchatoula Junior High School Ponchatoula | 723 | 66.8% | 22.7% |
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 Brusly Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.2% | #51 of 213 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #47 of 210 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #39 of 213 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.0pp | #53 of 197 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 539 | #71 of 220 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #91 of 195 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.8% | #80 of 195 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.3% | #120 of 214 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.6% | #13 of 40 |
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
539
+10 (+2%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 610
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 18.2:1
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 | 539 | 40.4 | 13.3:1 | 67% (363) |
| 2023-24 | 574 | 42.3 | 13.6:1 | 75% (430) |
| 2022-23 | 580 | 30.7 | 18.9:1 | 67% (389) |
| 2020-21 | 529 | 29 | 18.2:1 | 57% (302) |
| 2017-18 | 483 | 26 | 18.6:1 | 62% (298) |
| 2015-16 | 455 | 36 | 12.6:1 | 53% (241) |
| 2010-11 | 461 | 25 | 18.4:1 | 59% (273) |
| 2000-01 | 451 | 25 | 18.0:1 | 47% (211) |
| 1990-91 | 610 | 29 | 21.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brusly Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (483 to 539); teachers up 55% (26 to 40.4).
About Brusly Middle School
Brusly Middle School is a middle school in Brusly, Louisiana, reachable at (225) 749-3123. It is open to students in grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 539 students. By comparison, middle schools in Louisiana enroll about 440 students on average.
Across its 10 schools, West Baton Rouge Parish enrolls 4,153 students. Brusly Middle School is one of those schools.
About 46% of students at Brusly Middle School are Black, the largest single group. After that, the student body is 45% White and 7% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 58%.
Brusly Middle School lists 40.4 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 13.3 students per teacher. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Louisiana is 41.0:1. About 67% of students at Brusly Middle School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Brusly Middle School earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 92% of Louisiana public middle schools.
Brusly Middle School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Louisiana schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 45.2% and a predicted 35.8%.
In West Baton Rouge Parish, median household income comes to about $87,299, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. West Baton Rouge Parish counts 10 public schools with about 4,153 students.
Brusly Middle School is about 0.1 miles from Brusly High School, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
Brusly Middle School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 529 to 539, a small change. By 2024-25, the school had 13.3 students per teacher, compared with 18.2 in 2020-21.
People who know Brusly Middle School can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
West Baton Rouge Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
27,974
Census ACS
Median income
$87,299
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
4,153 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Brusly High SchoolHigh · 734 students
- Brusly Elementary SchoolElementary · 489 students
- Caneview K-8 SchoolElementary · 483 students
- Port Allen High SchoolHigh · 452 students
- Lukeville Elementary SchoolElementary · 356 students
- Port Allen Elementary SchoolElementary · 345 students
Other schools in Brusly
- Brusly High SchoolHigh · 734 students
- Brusly Elementary SchoolElementary · 489 students
- Lukeville Elementary SchoolElementary · 356 students
- Brusly Upper Elementary SchoolElementary · 334 students
Nearby schools
- Brusly High School0.1 mi · 734
- Brusly Upper Elementary School0.4 mi · 334
- Lukeville Elementary School0.9 mi · 356
- Brusly Elementary School1.0 mi · 489
- Louisiana School for the Deaf3.0 mi · 89
- Louisiana School for the Visually Impaired3.0 mi · 57
Frequently asked questions
About Brusly Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Brusly Middle School?
Brusly Middle School enrolls approximately 539 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Brusly Middle School serve?
Brusly Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Brusly Middle School have?
Brusly Middle School employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Brusly Middle School?
Student demographics at Brusly Middle School are roughly 45% White, 7% Hispanic, 46% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Brusly Middle School?
Brusly Middle School is overseen by West Baton Rouge Parish in West Baton Rouge Parish.
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