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Corporal Michael Middlebrook Elementary School

1801 Kaliste Saloom Road, Lafayette, LA 70508 · (337) 521-7780 · Lafayette Parish
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL484 STUDENTS
Enrollment
484
Elementary
DISTRICT 584 · STATE 453
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.7:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
306 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 70%
Community
5
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Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K174%
Kindergarten7616%
Grade 16614%
Grade 26914%
Grade 37816%
Grade 49520%
Grade 58317%
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 65% · US 70%
White
19941%
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 41% · US 43%
Hispanic
4810%
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 12% · US 30%
Black
18238%
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 42% · US 15%
Asian
174%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
347%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
23749%
Female
24751%

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Test scores

LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+
English Language Arts
44.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -7.0pp since 2022
Math
41.0%
LA avg 34.2% . -9.0pp 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 41 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 7 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 9 points.

LEAP 2025 results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2025-2644.0%41.0%
2024-2545.0%42.0%
2023-2445.0%46.0%
2022-2351.0%50.0%
% Mastery+, all students and all tested grades.
Source: LEAP 2025. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
40.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.8%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.4pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 →

Where Corporal Michael Middlebrook Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn LouisianaIn Lafayette Parish
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
40.2%#215 of 583#14 of 24
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
41.0%#212 of 582#14 of 24
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
44.0%#249 of 587#14 of 24
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-8.0pp#81 of 540#4 of 23
Enrollment
ranked largest first
484#284 of 714#19 of 26
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.5:1#343 of 655#3 of 26
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
67.3%#57 of 655#4 of 26
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
63.2%#495 of 705#15 of 26
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-29.5%#81 of 436#3 of 14
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.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
484
-263 (-35%) vs 2020
-52% since 1990-91, when it was 1,009
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 20.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2548435.913.5:163% (306)
2023-2464244.414.5:157% (369)
2022-2371040.817.4:155% (393)
2020-217473620.8:188% (655)
2017-186873519.6:138% (263)
2015-165314212.6:156% (300)
2010-115333913.7:147% (253)
2000-015593914.3:128% (157)
1990-911,0095020.2:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Corporal Michael Middlebrook Elementary School.

About Corporal Michael Middlebrook Elementary School

Corporal Michael Middlebrook Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school, is located in Lafayette, Louisiana. Its enrollment is 484 students, spread over pre-K through 5.

Lafayette Parish is responsible for 44 schools, Corporal Michael Middlebrook Elementary School included, with 29,396 students in all.

At Corporal Michael Middlebrook Elementary School, White students make up the biggest share, 41%. Other groups include 38% Black, 10% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 4% Asian. By comparison, Lafayette Parish residents are about 63% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 67, compared with 70 nationally.

There are about 13.5 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Corporal Michael Middlebrook Elementary School, which has 35.9. The ratio is within a point of the 14.0:1 average for elementary schools in Louisiana. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 63%.

The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 40.2%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 38.8%.

In the surrounding county, Lafayette Parish, the median household earns about $67,451 a year, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Corporal Michael Middlebrook Elementary School, Lafayette Parish has 50 public schools.

Of the public schools around it, Corporal Michael Middlebrook Elementary School is closest to O. Comeaux High School, about 0.8 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Corporal Michael Middlebrook Elementary School ranks 5th of 6 on average proficiency.

Locale: City: Mid-size. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.

The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 35% decline, from 747 to 484. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 20.8:1 to 13.5:1.

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Lafayette Parish at a glance

View full county profile
Population
247,997
Census ACS
Median income
$67,451
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
50
35,903 students

Quick facts

School name
Corporal Michael Middlebrook Elementary School
District
Lafayette Parish
Address
1801 Kaliste Saloom Road, Lafayette, LA 70508
Phone
(337) 521-7780
County
Lafayette Parish
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
484
Teachers (FTE)
36
Student–teacher ratio
13.5:1
Free and reduced lunch
306 (63%)
Locale
12-City: Mid-size
NCES ID
220087000687
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Corporal Michael Middlebrook Elementary School
How many students attend Corporal Michael Middlebrook Elementary School?
Corporal Michael Middlebrook Elementary School enrolls approximately 484 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Corporal Michael Middlebrook Elementary School serve?
Corporal Michael Middlebrook Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Corporal Michael Middlebrook Elementary School?
Approximately 13.5:1 students per teacher at Corporal Michael Middlebrook Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Corporal Michael Middlebrook Elementary School?
Student demographics at Corporal Michael Middlebrook Elementary School are roughly 41% White, 10% Hispanic, 38% Black, 4% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Corporal Michael Middlebrook Elementary School in?
Corporal Michael Middlebrook Elementary School is part of Lafayette Parish.
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