Enrollment
241
Middle
DISTRICT 289 · STATE 440
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CONCORDIA PARISH·NCES 220048000318
Ferriday Junior High School
201 Martin Luther King, Ferriday, LA 71334 · (318) 757-8695 · Concordia Parish
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL241 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 20% of Louisiana public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-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
9.7:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 41.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
227 students
DISTRICT 85% · 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 6 | 85 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 83 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 73 | 30% |
Student demographics
20%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
25.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +8.0pp since 2022
Math
13.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +8.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 25 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 up 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 | 25.0% | 13.0% |
| 2024-25 | 15.0% | 13.0% |
| 2023-24 | 14.0% | 7.0% |
| 2022-23 | 17.0% | 5.0% |
% 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
10.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
16.5%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 11% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 16% 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 Ferriday Junior High School
Ferriday Junior High School's state test result (10.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ferriday Junior High School this school | 241 | 94.2% | 10.7% |
| Madison Middle School Tallulah | 238 | 93.3% | 10.8% |
| Linear/Northside Middle School Shreveport | 259 | 92.7% | 15.5% |
| Homer Junior High School Homer | 232 | 95.7% | 8.5% |
| Ray D. Molo Middle Magnet School Lake Charles | 265 | 90.6% | 14.0% |
| 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 Ferriday Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 10.7% | #201 of 213 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.0% | #179 of 210 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #177 of 213 ▲ 24 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.0pp | #27 of 197 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 241 | #182 of 220 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.7:1 | #16 of 195 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.7% | #175 of 195 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.2% | #11 of 214 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.2% | #66 of 162 |
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
241
-38 (-14%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 364
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 241 | 25 | 9.7:1 | 94% (227) |
| 2023-24 | 250 | 27.5 | 9.1:1 | 95% (238) |
| 2022-23 | 230 | 22 | 10.4:1 | 93% (213) |
| 2020-21 | 279 | 19 | 14.7:1 | 94% (262) |
| 2017-18 | 302 | 21 | 14.4:1 | 89% (269) |
| 2015-16 | 343 | N/A | N/A | 93% (320) |
| 2010-11 | 301 | 22 | 13.7:1 | 97% (291) |
| 2000-01 | 364 | 25 | 14.6:1 | 94% (341) |
| 1990-91 | 364 | 25 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ferriday Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (302 to 241); teachers up 19% (21 to 25).
About Ferriday Junior High School
In Ferriday, Louisiana, part of Concordia Parish, Ferriday Junior High School is a middle-grades school. It reported 241 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 440 students for middle schools in Louisiana.
Ferriday Junior High School is one school in a 10-school district, Concordia Parish, which enrolls 2,911 students.
At Ferriday Junior High School, 89% of students are Black. Other students are 8% White. That is higher than the 39% Black share among all Concordia Parish residents. The diversity index for Ferriday Junior High School is 20%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Ferriday Junior High School has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.7:1. The school's 9.7:1 compares with an average of 41.0:1 for middle schools in Louisiana. The school has 94% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Concordia Parish averages 80%, lower than here.
Ferriday Junior High School holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 20% of Louisiana public middle schools.
A school with Ferriday Junior High School's lunch-eligibility share in Louisiana is predicted to score 16.5%. Ferriday Junior High School scores 10.7%, 5.8 points below that line.
In the surrounding county, Concordia Parish, median household income comes to about $39,943, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 17% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 25%. The county has 11 public schools and about 3,396 students.
Ferriday Junior High School is less than a tenth of a mile from Ferriday Upper Elementary School, its nearest public school. Within five miles are 5 other public schools.
By NCES locale, the school is Town: Remote, or in a town far from an urbanized area.
From 279 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 241 by 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 9.7 students per teacher, compared with 14.7 in 2020-21.
This page is set up for the Ferriday Junior High School community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Concordia Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
18,174
Census ACS
Median income
$39,943
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
25%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
3,396 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Concordia Parish
- Vidalia Lower Elementary SchoolElementary · 415 students
- Monterey High SchoolCombined · 369 students
- Vidalia High SchoolHigh · 364 students
- Vidalia Junior High SchoolMiddle · 336 students
- Vidalia Upper Elementary SchoolElementary · 316 students
- Ferriday Lower Elementary SchoolElementary · 313 students
Other schools in Ferriday
- Delta Charter School MSTCombined · 485 students
- Ferriday Lower Elementary SchoolElementary · 313 students
- Ferriday High SchoolHigh · 289 students
- Ferriday Upper Elementary SchoolElementary · 242 students
- Concordia Education CenterCombined · 26 students
Nearby schools
- Ferriday Upper Elementary School0.1 mi · 242
- Concordia Education Center0.3 mi · 26
- Ferriday High School1.2 mi · 289
- Ferriday Lower Elementary School1.4 mi · 313
- Delta Charter School MST2.0 mi · 485
- Vidalia High School7.0 mi · 364
Frequently asked questions
About Ferriday Junior High SchoolHow large is Ferriday Junior High School?
Ferriday Junior High School enrolls approximately 241 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Ferriday Junior High School serve?
Ferriday Junior High School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Ferriday Junior High School?
Approximately 9.7:1 students per teacher at Ferriday Junior High School.
How diverse is Ferriday Junior High School?
Ferriday Junior High School reports a student body of 8% White, 1% Hispanic, 89% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Ferriday Junior High School public or private?
Ferriday Junior High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Concordia Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.