Enrollment
276
Middle
DISTRICT 238 · STATE 440
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. LANDRY PARISH·NCES 220156001182
Eunice Junior High School
751 West Oak Street, Eunice, LA 70535 · (337) 457-7386 · St. Landry Parish
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL276 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 60% 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.
- 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.
- 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
10.8:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 41.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
233 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 7 | 122 | 44% |
| Grade 8 | 154 | 56% |
Student demographics
60%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
39.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -8.0pp since 2022
Math
31.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +8.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 8 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 8 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 39.0% | 31.0% |
| 2024-25 | 35.0% | 24.0% |
| 2023-24 | 43.0% | 26.0% |
| 2022-23 | 47.0% | 23.0% |
% 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
29.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.5%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 Eunice Junior High School
Eunice Junior High School's state test result (29.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eunice Junior High School this school | 276 | 84.4% | 29.3% |
| Central Middle School Eunice | 251 | 86.1% | 29.5% |
| Parks Middle School St. Martinville | 245 | 84.5% | 31.3% |
| Armstrong Middle School Rayne | 304 | 82.9% | 21.5% |
| Breaux Bridge Junior High School Breaux Bridge | 351 | 88.0% | 20.8% |
| St. Martinville Junior High School St. Martinville | 299 | 88.6% | 21.0% |
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 Eunice Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In St. Landry Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.3% | #116 of 213 | #3 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #101 of 210 ▲ 20 | #2 of 9 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #117 of 213 ▲ 20 | #2 of 9 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.0pp | #132 of 197 | #4 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 276 | #170 of 220 | #4 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.8:1 | #30 of 195 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.4% | #62 of 195 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.4% | #46 of 214 | #5 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.2% | #40 of 162 | #4 of 8 |
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
276
-31 (-10%) vs 2020
-54% since 1990-91, when it was 595
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 276 | 25.5 | 10.8:1 | 84% (233) |
| 2023-24 | 325 | 26.2 | 12.4:1 | 81% (262) |
| 2022-23 | 344 | 21.8 | 15.8:1 | 74% (254) |
| 2020-21 | 307 | 21 | 14.6:1 | 61% (186) |
| 2017-18 | 374 | 20.6 | 18.1:1 | 47% (174) |
| 2015-16 | 382 | 9 | 42.4:1 | 72% (276) |
| 2010-11 | 372 | 25 | 14.9:1 | 84% (314) |
| 2000-01 | 517 | 34 | 15.2:1 | 75% (388) |
| 1990-91 | 595 | 34 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Eunice Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (374 to 276); teachers up 24% (20.6 to 25.5).
About Eunice Junior High School
In Eunice, Louisiana, Eunice Junior High School is a small middle school. Enrollment totals 276 students across grades 7 through 8. Across middle schools in Louisiana, the average enrollment is about 440.
St. Landry Parish is made up of 32 schools with 10,982 students in all.
Black students account for 49% of enrollment at Eunice Junior High School, more than any other group. Other groups include 39% White, 6% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. By comparison, St. Landry Parish residents are about 40% Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 60%.
A staff of 25.5 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 10.8:1. Compared with the 41.0:1 average for middle schools in Louisiana, this school's ratio is lower. By family income, 84% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Eunice Junior High School holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 60% of Louisiana public middle schools.
The model predicts 23.5% for a school in Louisiana with Eunice Junior High School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Eunice Junior High School posts 29.3%.
In the wider St. Landry Parish area, median household income comes to about $44,462, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 22% of residents live below the federal poverty line. St. Landry Parish counts 37 public schools with about 11,731 students.
Eunice Junior High School's nearest public school is Eunice Elementary School (less than a tenth of a mile). Inside a five-mile radius, there are 5 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Eunice Junior High School ranks 5th of 8 on average proficiency.
Eunice Junior High School is coded as Town: Distant in federal locale data.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 10% decline, from 307 to 276. The ratio of students to teachers went from 14.6:1 to 10.8:1 over the same years.
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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 Eunice
- Eunice High SchoolHigh · 606 students
- East Elementary SchoolElementary · 310 students
- Glendale Elementary SchoolElementary · 259 students
- Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 251 students
- Eunice Elementary SchoolElementary · 188 students
- Eunice Career & Technical Education CenterHigh
Nearby schools
- Eunice Elementary School0.1 mi · 188
- Glendale Elementary School1.0 mi · 259
- Eunice High School1.1 mi · 606
- Central Middle School1.1 mi · 251
- East Elementary School1.6 mi · 310
- Richard Elementary School8.1 mi · 458
Frequently asked questions
About Eunice Junior High SchoolHow large is Eunice Junior High School?
Eunice Junior High School enrolls approximately 276 students in grades 07-08.
Is Eunice Junior High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Eunice Junior High School is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Eunice Junior High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Eunice Junior High School is approximately 10.8:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Eunice Junior High School?
At Eunice Junior High School, the student body is approximately 39% White, 6% Hispanic, 49% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Eunice Junior High School?
Eunice Junior High School is overseen by St. Landry Parish in St. Landry Parish.
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