Enrollment
318
Middle
DISTRICT 370 · STATE 440
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAFOURCHE PARISH·NCES 220090000706
Golden Meadow Middle School
124 North 3rd Street, Golden Meadow, LA 70357 · (985) 475-7314 · Lafourche Parish
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL318 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 88% 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.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+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
14.6:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 41.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
236 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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 | 107 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 106 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 105 | 33% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
56.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -2.0pp since 2022
Math
38.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +15.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 up about 15 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 56.0% | 38.0% |
| 2024-25 | 51.0% | 36.0% |
| 2023-24 | 57.0% | 32.0% |
| 2022-23 | 58.0% | 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
40.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.9%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Golden Meadow Middle School
Golden Meadow Middle School's state test result (40.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Meadow Middle School this school | 318 | 74.2% | 40.8% |
| Westside Junior High School Walker | 397 | 75.3% | 41.8% |
| Southside Junior High School Denham Springs | 536 | 78.4% | 32.8% |
| St. Bernard Middle School St. Bernard | 319 | 70.2% | 31.5% |
| Denham Springs Junior High School Denham Springs | 811 | 74.2% | 45.8% |
| Juban Parc Junior High School Denham Springs | 564 | 74.8% | 41.3% |
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 Golden Meadow Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Lafourche Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.8% | #63 of 213 | #5 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #68 of 210 ▲ 1 | #5 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #42 of 213 ▲ 21 | #3 of 7 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.5pp | #43 of 197 | #4 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 318 | #148 of 220 | #5 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #135 of 195 | #3 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.2% | #63 of 195 | #2 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.2% | #92 of 214 | #3 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.4% | #119 of 162 | #4 of 6 |
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
318
-88 (-22%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 473
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 20.3:1
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 | 318 | 21.8 | 14.6:1 | 74% (236) |
| 2023-24 | 315 | 23 | 13.7:1 | 76% (238) |
| 2022-23 | 341 | 19.6 | 17.4:1 | 77% (263) |
| 2020-21 | 406 | 20 | 20.3:1 | 51% (207) |
| 2017-18 | 359 | 19.8 | 18.2:1 | 72% (257) |
| 2015-16 | 358 | N/A | N/A | 68% (242) |
| 2010-11 | 396 | 28 | 14.1:1 | 60% (238) |
| 2000-01 | 465 | 33 | 14.1:1 | 50% (231) |
| 1990-91 | 473 | 25 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Golden Meadow Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (359 to 318); teachers up 11% (19.8 to 21.8).
About Golden Meadow Middle School
Golden Meadow Middle School is a small middle-grades school. Its address is in Golden Meadow, Louisiana. The school enrolls 318 students, from grades 6 through 8. Average enrollment for middle schools in Louisiana is about 440, so this school runs 28% smaller than that.
Golden Meadow Middle School is in Lafourche Parish, a district with 13,326 students across 30 schools.
White students make up a majority at Golden Meadow Middle School, at 55%. The remaining shares are 29% Hispanic, 7% Native American, 5% multiracial, and 3% Black. Census estimates put the White share of Lafourche Parish's population at about 75%. Pick two students at random and there is a 60% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The ratio of students to teachers is 14.6:1, with 21.8 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 41.0:1 average for middle schools in Louisiana. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Golden Meadow Middle School is 74%. Among public schools in Lafourche Parish, the average eligibility rate is 63%.
Measured against Louisiana public middle schools, Golden Meadow Middle School receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Golden Meadow Middle School is 30.9%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 40.8%.
In Lafourche Parish (population about 96,252), the median household income is $63,135, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 12%. There are 32 public schools in Lafourche Parish, enrolling about 13,426 students in all.
The school nearest to Golden Meadow Middle School is Golden Meadow Upper Elementary School, at a distance of about 0.3 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes 4 other public schools. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Golden Meadow Middle School is 5th on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Town: Distant, meaning it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The school enrolled 318 students in 2024-25, 88 fewer than the 406 it had in 2020-21. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 20.3:1 to 14.6:1.
Posts about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes are welcome on this page. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Lafourche Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
96,252
Census ACS
Median income
$63,135
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
32
13,426 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lafourche Parish
- Central Lafourche High SchoolHigh · 1,307 students
- Thibodaux High SchoolHigh · 1,306 students
- South Lafourche High SchoolHigh · 990 students
- Thibodaux Middle SchoolMiddle · 592 students
- Thibodaux Elementary SchoolElementary · 575 students
- Bayou Community Academy Charter SchoolElementary · 499 students
Other schools in Golden Meadow
- Golden Meadow Lower Elementary SchoolElementary · 155 students
- Golden Meadow Upper Elementary SchoolElementary · 125 students
Nearby schools
- Golden Meadow Upper Elementary School0.3 mi · 125
- Golden Meadow Lower Elementary School0.3 mi · 155
- Galliano Elementary School3.0 mi · 383
- South Lafourche High School4.8 mi · 990
- Cut Off Elementary School9.7 mi · 395
- South Larose Elementary School12.1 mi · 349
Frequently asked questions
About Golden Meadow Middle SchoolHow many students attend Golden Meadow Middle School?
Golden Meadow Middle School enrolls approximately 318 students in grades 06-08.
Is Golden Meadow Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Golden Meadow Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Golden Meadow Middle School have?
Golden Meadow Middle School employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Golden Meadow Middle School?
Student demographics at Golden Meadow Middle School are roughly 55% White, 29% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Golden Meadow Middle School?
Golden Meadow Middle School is overseen by Lafourche Parish in Lafourche Parish.
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