Carencro Middle School

Carencro Middle School is a junior high of average-sized scale in Carencro, Louisiana, operated by Lafayette Parish, serveing 585 students in grades 5 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 33% above the state mean of about 440.

Across the 44 schools in Lafayette Parish (29,396 students total), Carencro Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Carencro Middle School records that the most-represented group is Black (53%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 23% White, 20% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Lafayette Parish as a whole is about 25% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Carencro Middle School has 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.3:1. The state averages around 41.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 78% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Lafayette Parish (around 59%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Carencro Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 28.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 18.3%.

In the area at large, census data for Lafayette Parish shows median household earnings sit near $67,451, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 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 Carencro Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Carencro Bob Lilly Elementary, around 0.6 miles off. 8 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), Carencro Middle School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 29.4%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Carencro Middle School has ticked down 16%, going from 696 students in 2018 to 585 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 9% to 20% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 18.8:1 in 2018 to 16.3:1 in 2025.

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