Enrollment
162
Middle
DISTRICT 238 · STATE 440
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. LANDRY PARISH·NCES 220156002480
Creswell Middle School
1210 East Leo St, Opelousas, LA 70570 · (337) 407-1708 · St. Landry Parish
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL162 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 40% of Louisiana public middle schools
- CTest 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.
- C-Three-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
8.1:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 41.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
143 students
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 70%
Community
0
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 5 | 85 | 52% |
| Grade 6 | 77 | 48% |
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
23.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -2.0pp since 2022
Math
13.0%
LA avg 34.2% . -6.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 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 2 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 6 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 23.0% | 13.0% |
| 2024-25 | 37.0% | 18.0% |
| 2023-24 | 27.0% | 17.0% |
| 2022-23 | 25.0% | 19.0% |
% 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
21.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.7%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 21% 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 Creswell Middle School
Creswell Middle School's state test result (21.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creswell Middle School this school | 162 | 88.3% | 21.5% |
| B. Edward Boudreaux Middle School Baldwin | 150 | 90.0% | 27.8% |
| Port Allen Middle School Port Allen | 204 | 96.6% | 25.7% |
| East Feliciana Middle School Clinton | 137 | 84.7% | 20.7% |
| Baker Middle School Baker | 155 | 85.8% | 7.5% |
| Pineville Elementary School Pineville | 252 | 94.0% | 19.5% |
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 Creswell Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In St. Landry Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.5% | #155 of 213 | #6 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.0% | #181 of 210 ▼ 27 | #7 of 9 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #187 of 213 ▼ 63 | #8 of 9 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.0pp | #24 of 197 | #3 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 162 | #206 of 220 | #8 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.3% | #33 of 214 | #3 of 9 |
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
162
-127 (-44%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
8.1:1
was 18.1:1
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 | 162 | 20.1 | 8.1:1 | 88% (143) |
| 2023-24 | 207 | 20.4 | 10.1:1 | 83% (171) |
| 2022-23 | 248 | 14.1 | 17.6:1 | 81% (202) |
| 2020-21 | 289 | 16 | 18.1:1 | 74% (214) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Creswell Middle School.
About Creswell Middle School
Creswell Middle School is the name of a very small middle school in Opelousas, Louisiana. Its enrollment is 162 students, spread over grades 5 through 6. That compares with an average of about 440 students for middle schools in Louisiana.
Federal data list 32 schools in St. Landry Parish, with 10,982 students enrolled.
The share of Black students at Creswell Middle School is 72%, a majority. It is also 15% White, 8% Hispanic, and 2% Asian. For comparison, the population of St. Landry Parish is roughly 40% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 45, compared with 70 nationally.
There are about 8.1 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Creswell Middle School, which has 20.1. Middle schools in Louisiana have an average ratio of 41.0:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 88%. That rate is above the 80% average among public schools in St. Landry Parish.
Creswell Middle School holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 40% of Louisiana public middle schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Creswell Middle School falls in the middle 80% of Louisiana schools: 21.5% actual against 20.7% predicted.
The school is in St. Landry Parish, where the median household earns about $44,462 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 15% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 22%. Creswell Middle School shares St. Landry Parish with 36 other public schools.
Among nearby public schools, Magnet Academy for Cultural Arts is closest at about 0.2 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 24.7%, higher than Creswell Middle School's 21.5%.
Under the NCES locale system, Creswell Middle School is Town: Distant.
Federal counts for Creswell Middle School: 289 students in 2020-21, 162 in 2024-25. A gap this wide can follow a change in the grades offered. Students per teacher dropped from 18.1 in 2020-21 to 8.1 in 2024-25.
Creswell Middle School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
St. Landry Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
81,670
Census ACS
Median income
$44,462
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
22%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
11,731 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in St. Landry Parish
- Beau Chene High SchoolHigh · 767 students
- Opelousas Senior High SchoolHigh · 698 students
- Leonville Elementary SchoolElementary · 616 students
- Eunice High SchoolHigh · 606 students
- Northwest High SchoolHigh · 575 students
- Lawtell Elementary SchoolElementary · 567 students
Other schools in Opelousas
- Opelousas Senior High SchoolHigh · 698 students
- Northwest High SchoolHigh · 575 students
- Park Vista Elementary SchoolElementary · 533 students
- JS Clark Leadership AcademyCombined · 434 students
- Grolee Elementary SchoolElementary · 404 students
- St. Landry Charter SchoolElementary · 315 students
Other Creswell Middle schools
One other US public school is named Creswell Middle. Creswell Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Creswell Middle SchoolCreswell, OR · 244 students
Nearby schools
- Magnet Academy for Cultural Arts0.2 mi · 289
- Park Vista Elementary School0.3 mi · 533
- Opelousas Middle School0.9 mi · 132
- Opelousas Junior High School1.0 mi · 314
- Northeast Elementary School1.3 mi · 232
- St. Landry Charter School1.6 mi · 315
Frequently asked questions
About Creswell Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Creswell Middle School?
Creswell Middle School enrolls approximately 162 students in grades 05-06.
What grades does Creswell Middle School serve?
Creswell Middle School serves grades 05-06.
How many teachers does Creswell Middle School have?
Creswell Middle School employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Creswell Middle School?
At Creswell Middle School, the student body is approximately 15% White, 8% Hispanic, 72% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Creswell Middle School in?
Creswell Middle School is part of St. Landry Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.