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Enrollment
512
Middle
DISTRICT 593 · STATE 440
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ASCENSION PARISH·NCES 220009000462
Central Middle School
14101 Roddy Road, Gonzales, LA 70737 · (225) 391-6400 · Ascension Parish
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL512 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 56% of Louisiana public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
12.4:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 41.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
277 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 70%
Community
5
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 | 167 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 174 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 171 | 33% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
44.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -11.0pp since 2022
Math
35.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +1.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 11 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 1 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 44.0% | 35.0% |
| 2024-25 | 46.0% | 38.0% |
| 2023-24 | 55.0% | 35.0% |
| 2022-23 | 55.0% | 34.0% |
% 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
41.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.4%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Central Middle School
Central Middle School's state test result (41.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Middle School this school | 512 | 54.1% | 41.2% |
| Galvez Middle School Prairieville | 655 | 55.9% | 49.2% |
| Pine View Middle School Covington | 694 | 61.5% | 34.2% |
| Bayou Blue Middle School Houma | 396 | 55.8% | 44.3% |
| Clearwood Junior High School Slidell | 539 | 53.2% | 32.8% |
| Judice Middle School Duson | 442 | 61.1% | 34.5% |
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 Central Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Ascension Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.2% | #62 of 213 | #6 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #81 of 210 ▼ 23 | #6 of 8 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #88 of 213 ▼ 10 | #6 of 8 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -5.0pp | #16 of 197 | #1 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 512 | #79 of 220 | #7 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #65 of 195 | #2 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.6% | #12 of 195 | #1 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.1% | #166 of 214 | #5 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.6% | #60 of 162 | #2 of 6 |
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
512
-237 (-32%) vs 2020
-48% since 2000-01, when it was 990
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 19.7:1
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 | 512 | 41.3 | 12.4:1 | 54% (277) |
| 2023-24 | 708 | 52.9 | 13.4:1 | 46% (327) |
| 2022-23 | 747 | 44.2 | 16.9:1 | 50% (370) |
| 2020-21 | 749 | 38 | 19.7:1 | 46% (347) |
| 2017-18 | 653 | 39 | 16.7:1 | 55% (357) |
| 2015-16 | 668 | 49 | 13.6:1 | 55% (369) |
| 2010-11 | 612 | 41 | 14.9:1 | 46% (282) |
| 2000-01 | 990 | 61 | 16.2:1 | 35% (342) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Central Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (653 to 512); teachers up 6% (39 to 41.3).
About Central Middle School
Gonzales, Louisiana, is home to Central Middle School, a medium-sized middle-grades school. The school's enrollment of 512 students covers grades 6 through 8.
Ascension Parish enrolls 23,743 students in 32 schools, including Central Middle School.
Central Middle School has no majority group; White students are the largest, at 45%. Other reported shares: 27% Black, 22% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. That compares with about 64% White among all Ascension Parish residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 68% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
At Central Middle School, 41.3 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 12.4:1. That is lower than the 41.0:1 average for middle schools in Louisiana. Roughly 54% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Ascension Parish average 52%.
Central Middle School is graded B by allk12, scoring above 56% of Louisiana public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Central Middle School scores 41.2% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 45.4%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Ascension Parish, the median household income is $91,549, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 29% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. There are 32 public schools in Ascension Parish, enrolling about 23,743 students in all.
The nearest public school is Central Primary School, at about 0.3 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Central Middle School ranks 6th in a group of 7 nearby schools.
Federal data place Central Middle School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
2024-25 enrollment was 512, a 32% decrease from 749 in 2020-21. The school's ratio fell from 19.7:1 to 12.4:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Central Middle School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Ascension Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
130,314
Census ACS
Median income
$91,549
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
32
23,743 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ascension Parish
- Dutchtown High SchoolHigh · 2,029 students
- East Ascension High SchoolHigh · 1,894 students
- St. Amant High SchoolHigh · 1,847 students
- Prairieville High SchoolHigh · 1,377 students
- Lake Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,096 students
- Prairieville Primary SchoolElementary · 865 students
Other schools in Gonzales
- East Ascension High SchoolHigh · 1,894 students
- Gonzales Middle SchoolMiddle · 664 students
- Central Primary SchoolElementary · 626 students
- Duplessis Primary SchoolElementary · 539 students
- Pecan Grove Primary SchoolElementary · 508 students
- G. W. Carver Primary SchoolElementary · 487 students
Other Central Middle schools
49 other US public schools in 25 states are named Central Middle. Central Middle School is the 26th largest of the 50.
- Central Middle SchoolCentral, LA · 1,012 students
- Central Middle SchoolEunice, LA · 251 students
- CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOLEDEN PRAIRIE, MN · 1,860 students
- Central Middle SchoolReading, PA · 1,785 students
- Central MiddleEdgewater, MD · 1,204 students
Nearby schools
- Central Primary School0.3 mi · 626
- Lake Elementary School2.0 mi · 1,096
- Galvez Primary School2.4 mi · 783
- Sugar Mill Primary2.5 mi · 644
- Gonzales Primary School2.6 mi · 455
- St. Amant High School2.9 mi · 1,847
Frequently asked questions
About Central Middle SchoolHow large is Central Middle School?
Central Middle School enrolls approximately 512 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Central Middle School serve?
Central Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Central Middle School?
Approximately 12.4:1 students per teacher at Central Middle School.
How diverse is Central Middle School?
Central Middle School reports a student body of 45% White, 22% Hispanic, 27% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Central Middle School?
Central Middle School is overseen by Ascension Parish in Ascension Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.