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Enrollment
362
Elementary
DISTRICT 400 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RAPIDES PARISH·NCES 220129002344
Caroline Dormon Junior High School
8906 Hwy 165 South, Woodworth, LA 71485 · (318) 473-4066 · Rapides Parish
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL362 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 87% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
154 students
DISTRICT 80% · STATE 70%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 19 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 28 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 31 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 40 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 34 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 44 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 43 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 53 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 33 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (28) is 15% smaller than its 8th grade class (33).
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
75.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -4.0pp since 2022
Math
66.0%
LA avg 34.2% . -3.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 3 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 75.0% | 66.0% |
| 2024-25 | 79.0% | 62.0% |
| 2023-24 | 70.0% | 62.0% |
| 2022-23 | 79.0% | 69.0% |
% 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
63.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.8%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Caroline Dormon Junior High School
Caroline Dormon Junior High School's state test result (63.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caroline Dormon Junior High School this school | 362 | 42.5% | 63.7% |
| Grand Lake Elementary Lake Charles | 351 | 44.2% | 47.3% |
| Vincent Settlement Elementary School Sulphur | 284 | 40.5% | 73.5% |
| Choudrant Elementary School Choudrant | 536 | 41.8% | 51.2% |
| Richard Elementary School Church Point | 458 | 48.7% | 47.3% |
| Drew Elementary School West Monroe | 537 | 44.9% | 62.7% |
Matched among Louisiana elementary 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 Caroline Dormon Junior High School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Rapides Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.7% | #40 of 583 | #2 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #38 of 582 ▲ 16 | #2 of 24 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #25 of 587 ▼ 3 | #2 of 24 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.5pp | #167 of 540 | #6 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 362 | #456 of 714 | #17 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #413 of 655 | #16 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.0% | #547 of 655 | #17 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.5% | #655 of 705 | #25 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.3% | #436 of 436 | #15 of 15 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
362
-49 (-12%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 18.7:1
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 | 362 | 25.7 | 14.1:1 | 43% (154) |
| 2023-24 | 383 | 26.7 | 14.3:1 | 44% (168) |
| 2022-23 | 406 | 22 | 18.4:1 | 38% (154) |
| 2020-21 | 411 | 22 | 18.7:1 | 27% (112) |
| 2017-18 | 363 | 22 | 16.5:1 | 35% (127) |
| 2015-16 | 328 | 26 | 12.6:1 | 34% (111) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Caroline Dormon Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (363 to 362); teachers up 17% (22 to 25.7).
About Caroline Dormon Junior High School
Caroline Dormon Junior High School is a low-enrollment elementary school for students in Woodworth, Louisiana. The school enrolls 362 students, from pre-K through 8. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Louisiana) has about 453 students.
Rapides Parish, which runs Caroline Dormon Junior High School, has 43 schools and 21,340 students.
Most students at Caroline Dormon Junior High School are White: 89% of enrollment. Smaller groups are 4% multiracial, 3% Black, and 3% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Rapides Parish is roughly 61% White. Caroline Dormon Junior High School has a diversity index of 20%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Caroline Dormon Junior High School counts 25.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 14.1 students for each one. Elementary schools in Louisiana have a similar average ratio of 14.0:1. About 43% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Rapides Parish, the average is 77%.
The allk12 Grade for Caroline Dormon Junior High School is A. Compared with Louisiana public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 87% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Caroline Dormon Junior High School would be expected to post about 53.8%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 63.7%.
In Rapides Parish (population about 127,527), median household income is about $54,967, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 15%. A total of 51 public schools operate in Rapides Parish, serving about 21,481 students.
The shortest distance from Caroline Dormon Junior High School to another public school is about 6.0 miles, to Martin Park Elementary School. A ten-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. On state test proficiency, Caroline Dormon Junior High School ranks 2nd in a group of 7 nearby schools.
Locale data from NCES put Caroline Dormon Junior High School in rural territory close to an urban area (Rural: Fringe).
Enrollment was 411 in 2020-21 and 362 in 2024-25, a decrease of 49 students. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 18.7:1 in 2020-21 to 14.1:1 in 2024-25.
The Caroline Dormon Junior High School community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Rapides Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
127,527
Census ACS
Median income
$54,967
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
51
21,481 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rapides Parish
- Alexandria Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,475 students
- Pineville High SchoolHigh · 1,271 students
- Peabody Magnet High SchoolHigh · 1,071 students
- J.I. Barron Sr. Elementary SchoolElementary · 924 students
- Buckeye High SchoolHigh · 915 students
- Tioga High SchoolHigh · 881 students
Nearby schools
- Martin Park Elementary School6.0 mi · 281
- Cherokee Elementary School6.0 mi · 576
- Alexandria Senior High School6.2 mi · 1,475
- Horseshoe Drive Elementary School6.2 mi · 243
- Scott M. Brame Middle School6.7 mi · 709
- Phoenix Magnet Elementary School7.4 mi · 314
Frequently asked questions
About Caroline Dormon Junior High SchoolHow many students attend Caroline Dormon Junior High School?
Caroline Dormon Junior High School enrolls approximately 362 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Caroline Dormon Junior High School serve?
Caroline Dormon Junior High School serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Caroline Dormon Junior High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Caroline Dormon Junior High School is approximately 14.1:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Caroline Dormon Junior High School?
Student demographics at Caroline Dormon Junior High School are roughly 89% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Caroline Dormon Junior High School in?
Caroline Dormon Junior High School is part of Rapides Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.