Caldwell Middle School

Set in Schriever, Louisiana, Caldwell Middle School is a compact middle school, one of the schools within Terrebonne Parish. It caters to 341 students across grades 4 through 6. That puts it 23% leaner than the typical public school in Louisiana, which averages around 440 students.

Terrebonne Parish comprises 30 schools with combined enrollment of 15,168 students; Caldwell Middle School is among them.

Demographically, Caldwell Middle School logs that the largest single group is Black at 39%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest is composed of 38% White, 11% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 3% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 19% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.5:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 41.0:1 average. Roughly 83% of students at Caldwell Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Terrebonne Parish's rate of about 73%.

With demographic context factored in, Caldwell Middle School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 24.8%; this one delivers 40.7%, a residual of +15.9 points.

Around the school, census data for Terrebonne Parish shows median household income runs about $64,836, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Across Terrebonne Parish's 32 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,201 students), Caldwell Middle School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Schriever Elementary School, roughly 0.8 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Caldwell Middle School comes 1st of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 26.9%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Five-year trend. Caldwell Middle School's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 349 (now 341). Over the same period, the Black share edged down from 48% to 39%. Class-load math has tightened: from 20.5:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.