Calhoun Middle School

Calhoun Middle School is a reasonably sized middle-grades school in Calhoun, Louisiana, overseen by Ouachita Parish. The school caters to 423 students in grades 6 through 8.

Across the 36 schools in Ouachita Parish (17,435 students total), Calhoun Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Calhoun Middle School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (90%). Beyond that, the school shows 4% Black, 3% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 56% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Calhoun Middle School has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 41.0:1, putting Calhoun Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 53% of students at Calhoun Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Ouachita Parish (around 67%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Calhoun Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 45.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 38.3%.

Around the school, census data for Ouachita Parish shows the typical household earns roughly $54,688 per year, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 18%. Calhoun Middle School is one of 59 public schools in Ouachita Parish (combined enrollment of about 25,952 students).

Calhoun Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Calhoun Middle School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 49.9%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Calhoun Middle School has declined 26%, going from 575 students in 2018 to 423 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 19.4:1 in 2018 to 12.4:1 in 2025.

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