Enrollment
383
Middle
DISTRICT 311 · STATE 440
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NATCHITOCHES PARISH·NCES 220114000828
East Natchitoches Elementary & Middle School
1001 East Fifth Street, Natchitoches, LA 71457 · (318) 352-4516 · Natchitoches Parish
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL383 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 68% of Louisiana public middle schools
- C+Test 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.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
13.4:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 41.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
379 students
DISTRICT 86% · 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 | 183 | 48% |
| Grade 6 | 200 | 52% |
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Natchitoches Parish. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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LEAP 2025 2024-25 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
34.0%
LA avg 41.4% . +13.0pp since 2022
Math
22.0%
LA avg 33.2% . +10.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 41 and 33. Reading and writing scores are up about 13 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 10 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.0% | 22.0% |
| 2023-24 | 39.0% | 24.0% |
| 2022-23 | 21.0% | 12.0% |
% Mastery+, all students and all tested grades.
Source: LEAP 2025. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of LA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
27.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
13.0%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 13% typical for Louisiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 15 points, placing it in Louisiana's top 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 East Natchitoches Elementary & Middle School
East Natchitoches Elementary & Middle School's state test result (27.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Natchitoches Elementary & Middle School this school | 383 | 99.0% | 27.8% |
| Natchitoches Jr. High School Natchitoches | 371 | 97.8% | 23.5% |
| Alexandria Middle Magnet School Alexandria | 469 | 95.1% | 15.2% |
| Arthur F. Smith Middle Magnet School Alexandria | 362 | 97.5% | 18.0% |
| Carroll Junior High School Monroe | 348 | 94.3% | 9.8% |
| Opelousas Junior High School Opelousas | 314 | 93.0% | 14.5% |
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 East Natchitoches Elementary & Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.8% | #124 of 213 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #135 of 210 ▼ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #141 of 213 ▼ 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 383 | #114 of 220 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #95 of 195 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.5% | #170 of 195 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.0% | #1 of 214 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +40.3% | #2 of 40 |
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
383
+11 (+3%) vs 2020
+35% since 1990-91, when it was 283
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 26.6:1
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 | 383 | 28.5 | 13.4:1 | 99% (379) |
| 2023-24 | 412 | 31.1 | 13.3:1 | 99% (406) |
| 2022-23 | 356 | 21.3 | 16.7:1 | 95% (338) |
| 2020-21 | 372 | 14 | 26.6:1 | 98% (366) |
| 2017-18 | 273 | 14 | 19.5:1 | 75% (205) |
| 2015-16 | 282 | 20 | 14.1:1 | 90% (255) |
| 2010-11 | 472 | 30 | 15.7:1 | 89% (418) |
| 2000-01 | 250 | 16 | 15.6:1 | 69% (173) |
| 1990-91 | 283 | 18 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for East Natchitoches Elementary & Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 40% (273 to 383); teachers up 104% (14 to 28.5).
About East Natchitoches Elementary & Middle School
East Natchitoches Elementary & Middle School is a mid-sized middle school located in Natchitoches, Louisiana. It reports enrollment of 383 students in grades 5 through 6.
East Natchitoches Elementary & Middle School is one school in Natchitoches Parish, a system of 13 schools with 4,792 students.
The share of students at East Natchitoches Elementary & Middle School who are Black is 86%. The remaining students are 7% White and 5% Hispanic. Among people living in Natchitoches Parish, the Black share is about 40%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 25, compared with 70 nationally.
There are 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 13.4:1. Across middle schools in Louisiana, the average ratio is 41.0:1. Of all students at East Natchitoches Elementary & Middle School, 99% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Natchitoches Parish, the average eligibility rate is 84%.
Among Louisiana public middle schools, East Natchitoches Elementary & Middle School outscored 68%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for East Natchitoches Elementary & Middle School is +14.8 points, in the top 10% of Louisiana. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 27.8%, and the predicted rate is 13.0%.
For the population of Natchitoches Parish, the median household earns about $46,292 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 18%. East Natchitoches Elementary & Middle School shares Natchitoches Parish with 14 other public schools.
M.R. Weaver Elementary School is about 0.2 miles from East Natchitoches Elementary & Middle School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, East Natchitoches Elementary & Middle School ranks 3rd in a group of 5 nearby schools.
Under the NCES locale system, East Natchitoches Elementary & Middle School is Town: Remote.
Enrollment increased 3% over 4 years, reaching 383 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 26.6:1 to 13.4:1.
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Natchitoches Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
36,693
Census ACS
Median income
$46,292
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
5,064 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Natchitoches Parish
- Natchitoches Central High SchoolHigh · 1,188 students
- L.P. Vaughn Elementary & Middle SchoolElementary · 687 students
- Provencal Elementary & Junior High SchoolElementary · 444 students
- M.R. Weaver Elementary SchoolElementary · 379 students
- Natchitoches Jr. High SchoolMiddle · 371 students
- N.S.U. Elementary Lab SchoolElementary · 290 students
Other schools in Natchitoches
- Natchitoches Central High SchoolHigh · 1,188 students
- L.P. Vaughn Elementary & Middle SchoolElementary · 687 students
- M.R. Weaver Elementary SchoolElementary · 379 students
- Natchitoches Jr. High SchoolMiddle · 371 students
- N.S.U. Elementary Lab SchoolElementary · 290 students
- Louisiana School for Math Science & the ArtsHigh · 272 students
Nearby schools
- M.R. Weaver Elementary School0.2 mi · 379
- Louisiana School for Math Science & the Arts1.5 mi · 272
- N.S.U. Elementary Lab School1.5 mi · 290
- L.P. Vaughn Elementary & Middle School1.5 mi · 687
- Natchitoches Parish Technical and Career Center1.6 mi · 37
- Natchitoches Jr. High School1.6 mi · 371
Frequently asked questions
About East Natchitoches Elementary & Middle SchoolHow large is East Natchitoches Elementary & Middle School?
East Natchitoches Elementary & Middle School enrolls approximately 383 students in grades 05-06.
What age range does East Natchitoches Elementary & Middle School serve?
East Natchitoches Elementary & Middle School serves students from grade 05 through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at East Natchitoches Elementary & Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at East Natchitoches Elementary & Middle School is approximately 13.4:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at East Natchitoches Elementary & Middle School?
At East Natchitoches Elementary & Middle School, the student body is approximately 7% White, 5% Hispanic, 86% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees East Natchitoches Elementary & Middle School?
East Natchitoches Elementary & Middle School is overseen by Natchitoches Parish in Natchitoches Parish.
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