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Enrollment
664
Middle
DISTRICT 593 · STATE 440
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ASCENSION PARISH·NCES 220009000040
Gonzales Middle School
1502 West Orice Roth Street, Gonzales, LA 70737 · (225) 391-6450 · Ascension Parish
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL664 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 37% 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.
- 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
13.1:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 41.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
455 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 70%
Community
5
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 | 212 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 260 | 39% |
| Grade 8 | 192 | 29% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
41.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +6.0pp since 2022
Math
27.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +16.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 6 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 16 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 41.0% | 27.0% |
| 2024-25 | 38.0% | 23.0% |
| 2023-24 | 36.0% | 16.0% |
| 2022-23 | 35.0% | 11.0% |
% 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
25.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.0%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Gonzales Middle School
Gonzales Middle School's state test result (25.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gonzales Middle School this school | 664 | 68.5% | 25.8% |
| Westdale Middle School Baton Rouge | 538 | 71.7% | 23.0% |
| Carencro Middle School Carencro | 585 | 77.6% | 20.7% |
| F. K. White Middle School Lake Charles | 614 | 62.9% | 34.0% |
| Park Forest Middle School Baton Rouge | 445 | 74.4% | 9.3% |
| Acadian Middle School Lafayette | 340 | 75.9% | 16.3% |
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 Gonzales Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Ascension Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.8% | #132 of 213 | #7 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #113 of 210 ▲ 12 | #7 of 8 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #108 of 213 ▲ 8 | #7 of 8 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.0pp | #14 of 197 | #1 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 664 | #37 of 220 | #2 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #84 of 195 | #4 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.4% | #97 of 195 | #6 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.5% | #112 of 214 | #2 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.6% | #137 of 162 | #6 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
664
-57 (-8%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 945
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 16.8:1
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 | 664 | 50.9 | 13.1:1 | 69% (455) |
| 2023-24 | 800 | 60.1 | 13.3:1 | 65% (522) |
| 2022-23 | 781 | 52 | 15.0:1 | 69% (542) |
| 2020-21 | 721 | 43 | 16.8:1 | 67% (486) |
| 2017-18 | 711 | 43 | 16.5:1 | 41% (289) |
| 2015-16 | 641 | 53 | 12.1:1 | 82% (525) |
| 2010-11 | 606 | 45 | 13.5:1 | 79% (478) |
| 2000-01 | 584 | 40 | 14.6:1 | 51% (298) |
| 1990-91 | 945 | 51 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gonzales Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (711 to 664); teachers up 18% (43 to 50.9).
About Gonzales Middle School
Gonzales Middle School is a middle school located in Gonzales, Louisiana, in Ascension Parish. The student body numbers 664 students, from grades 6 through 8. An average school in this group (middle schools in Louisiana) has about 440 students.
Ascension Parish, which runs Gonzales Middle School, has 32 schools and 23,743 students.
Black students account for 63% of enrollment at Gonzales Middle School. Other groups include 19% Hispanic, 12% White, and 5% multiracial. The county population is about 23% Black. Gonzales Middle School has a diversity index of 54%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The ratio of students to teachers is 13.1:1, with 50.9 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The 41.0:1 average for middle schools in Louisiana is higher than this school's figure. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Gonzales Middle School is 69%. Compared with the 52% average for public schools in Ascension Parish, the school's rate is higher.
allk12 grades Gonzales Middle School a C+. The grade compares the school only with Louisiana public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Gonzales Middle School is 35.0%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 25.8%.
In Ascension Parish (population about 130,314), median household income is about $91,549, roughly 29% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Gonzales Middle School is one of 32 public schools in Ascension Parish, which together enroll about 23,743 students.
The nearest other public school, G. W. Carver Primary School, is about 1.1 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Gonzales Middle School. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Gonzales Middle School ranks 8th on average proficiency.
Gonzales Middle School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 664 was 8% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 721. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (13.1:1) than in 2020-21 (16.8:1).
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Ascension Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
130,314
Census ACS
Median income
$91,549
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
32
23,743 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ascension Parish
- Dutchtown High SchoolHigh · 2,029 students
- East Ascension High SchoolHigh · 1,894 students
- St. Amant High SchoolHigh · 1,847 students
- Prairieville High SchoolHigh · 1,377 students
- Lake Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,096 students
- Prairieville Primary SchoolElementary · 865 students
Other schools in Gonzales
- East Ascension High SchoolHigh · 1,894 students
- Central Primary SchoolElementary · 626 students
- Duplessis Primary SchoolElementary · 539 students
- Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 512 students
- Pecan Grove Primary SchoolElementary · 508 students
- G. W. Carver Primary SchoolElementary · 487 students
Nearby schools
- G. W. Carver Primary School1.1 mi · 487
- East Ascension High School1.4 mi · 1,894
- Gonzales Primary School1.5 mi · 455
- Pecan Grove Primary School1.7 mi · 508
- Duplessis Primary School3.7 mi · 539
- Central Primary School3.7 mi · 626
Frequently asked questions
About Gonzales Middle SchoolHow large is Gonzales Middle School?
Gonzales Middle School enrolls approximately 664 students in grades 06-08.
Is Gonzales Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Gonzales Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Gonzales Middle School have?
Gonzales Middle School employs 51 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Gonzales Middle School?
At Gonzales Middle School, the student body is approximately 12% White, 19% Hispanic, 63% Black, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Gonzales Middle School?
Gonzales Middle School is overseen by Ascension Parish in Ascension Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.