Enrollment
294
Middle
DISTRICT 262 · STATE 440
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CALDWELL PARISH·NCES 220036000282
Caldwell Parish Junior High School
114 Trojan Drive, Columbia, LA 71418 · (318) 649-2340 · Caldwell Parish
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL294 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 28% 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.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+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
9.7:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 41.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
222 students
DISTRICT 73% · 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 | 99 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 92 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 103 | 35% |
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
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LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
36.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +3.0pp since 2022
Math
13.0%
LA avg 34.2% . -3.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 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 3 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 3 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 36.0% | 13.0% |
| 2024-25 | 40.0% | 19.0% |
| 2023-24 | 31.0% | 13.0% |
| 2022-23 | 33.0% | 16.0% |
% 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
24.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.9%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 Caldwell Parish Junior High School
Caldwell Parish Junior High School's state test result (24.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caldwell Parish Junior High School this school | 294 | 75.5% | 24.3% |
| Port Barre Middle School Port Barre | 286 | 74.8% | 26.0% |
| Tioga Junior High School Pineville | 415 | 77.1% | 45.3% |
| Oakdale Middle School Oakdale | 340 | 75.6% | 23.0% |
| Springfield Middle School Springfield | 440 | 78.9% | 39.5% |
| Lacache Middle School Bourg | 225 | 71.1% | 43.2% |
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 Caldwell Parish Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.3% | #142 of 213 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.0% | #178 of 210 ▼ 31 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #130 of 213 ▼ 24 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.0pp | #127 of 197 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 294 | #158 of 220 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.7:1 | #17 of 195 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.4% | #155 of 195 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.5% | #83 of 214 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.8% | #58 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
294
-57 (-16%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 383
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 294 | 30.4 | 9.7:1 | 76% (222) |
| 2023-24 | 331 | 27.8 | 11.9:1 | 71% (235) |
| 2022-23 | 362 | 25.8 | 14.1:1 | 67% (243) |
| 2020-21 | 351 | 24 | 14.6:1 | 57% (200) |
| 2017-18 | 376 | 26 | 14.4:1 | 53% (198) |
| 2015-16 | 369 | 45 | 8.2:1 | 71% (262) |
| 2010-11 | 236 | 22 | 10.7:1 | 64% (151) |
| 2000-01 | 293 | 23 | 12.7:1 | 58% (171) |
| 1990-91 | 383 | 25 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Caldwell Parish Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (376 to 294); teachers up 17% (26 to 30.4).
About Caldwell Parish Junior High School
Caldwell Parish Junior High School is a middle-grades school in Columbia, Louisiana, according to federal school records. The school offers grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 294 students. That puts enrollment 33% below the 440-student average for middle schools in Louisiana.
Enrollment across the 5 schools in Caldwell Parish totals 1,310 students.
More than half of the students at Caldwell Parish Junior High School are White (79%). Other reported shares: 17% Black, 3% multiracial, and 2% Hispanic. That is in line with Caldwell Parish, where about 76% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 35%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Caldwell Parish Junior High School is 9.7:1, based on 30.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, middle schools in Louisiana average 41.0:1. Lunch program data show 76% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Among Louisiana public middle schools, Caldwell Parish Junior High School outscored 28%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
Caldwell Parish Junior High School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 24.3%, compared with a predicted 29.9%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Louisiana schools on BeatsExpectations.
For the population of Caldwell Parish, median household income comes to about $47,028, roughly 11% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 22%. Caldwell Parish counts 5 public schools with about 1,310 students.
Caldwell Parish High School is the nearest public school to Caldwell Parish Junior High School, about 0.2 miles away. Caldwell Parish Junior High School is one of several public schools in the area, with 4 others within five miles. Among 6 nearby schools that report test results, Caldwell Parish Junior High School ranks 3rd on proficiency.
Caldwell Parish Junior High School has an NCES locale of Rural: Remote.
Enrollment decreased by 16% across 4 years, from 351 in 2020-21 to 294 in 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 14.6:1 in 2020-21, and 9.7:1 in 2024-25.
Caldwell Parish Junior High School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Caldwell Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,500
Census ACS
Median income
$47,028
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
11%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
22%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
1,310 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Caldwell Parish
- Caldwell Parish High SchoolHigh · 398 students
- Union Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 215 students
- Grayson Elementary SchoolElementary · 212 students
- Columbia Elementary SchoolElementary · 191 students
Other schools in Columbia
- Caldwell Parish High SchoolHigh · 398 students
- Union Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 215 students
- Columbia Elementary SchoolElementary · 191 students
Nearby schools
- Caldwell Parish High School0.2 mi · 398
- Grayson Elementary School1.0 mi · 212
- Union Central Elementary School1.6 mi · 215
- Columbia Elementary School3.4 mi · 191
- Olla-Standard Elementary School13.0 mi · 398
- LaSalle High School14.0 mi · 196
Frequently asked questions
About Caldwell Parish Junior High SchoolHow many students attend Caldwell Parish Junior High School?
Caldwell Parish Junior High School enrolls approximately 294 students in grades 06-08.
Is Caldwell Parish Junior High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Caldwell Parish Junior High School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Caldwell Parish Junior High School?
Approximately 9.7:1 students per teacher at Caldwell Parish Junior High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Caldwell Parish Junior High School?
At Caldwell Parish Junior High School, the student body is approximately 79% White, 2% Hispanic, 17% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is Caldwell Parish Junior High School in?
Caldwell Parish Junior High School is part of Caldwell Parish.
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