Enrollment
279
Elementary
DISTRICT 280 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LASALLE PARISH·NCES 220096000730
Goodpine Middle School
12642 Hwy 84 West, Jena, LA 71342 · (318) 992-5665 · LaSalle Parish
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL279 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 61% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
163 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 70%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 103 | 37% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 30% |
| Grade 5 | 93 | 33% |
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · 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 LaSalle Parish. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
51.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -4.0pp since 2022
Math
30.0%
LA avg 34.2% . -18.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 4 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 18 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 51.0% | 30.0% |
| 2024-25 | 59.0% | 37.0% |
| 2023-24 | 49.0% | 42.0% |
| 2022-23 | 55.0% | 48.0% |
% 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
44.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.3%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Goodpine Middle School
Goodpine Middle School's state test result (44.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goodpine Middle School this school | 279 | 58.4% | 44.8% |
| Western Heights Elementary School Westlake | 343 | 56.6% | 44.0% |
| Start Elementary School Start | 332 | 59.6% | 25.0% |
| DeQuincy Elementary School DeQuincy | 222 | 60.4% | 39.7% |
| Branch Elementary School Branch | 374 | 58.8% | 35.0% |
| W. W. Stewart Elementary School Basile | 283 | 60.4% | 55.2% |
Matched among Louisiana elementary 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 Goodpine Middle School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #155 of 583 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #326 of 582 ▼ 74 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #176 of 587 ▼ 72 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -11.0pp | #46 of 540 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 279 | #561 of 714 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #131 of 655 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.5% | #462 of 655 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.4% | #552 of 705 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.1% | #257 of 436 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
279
+33 (+13%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 428
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 11.7:1
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 | 279 | 24 | 11.6:1 | 58% (163) |
| 2023-24 | 270 | 23 | 11.7:1 | 31% (85) |
| 2022-23 | 268 | 22 | 12.2:1 | 34% (91) |
| 2020-21 | 246 | 21 | 11.7:1 | 41% (101) |
| 2017-18 | 321 | 21.9 | 14.6:1 | 62% (199) |
| 2015-16 | 310 | N/A | N/A | 55% (172) |
| 2010-11 | 332 | 20 | 16.6:1 | 54% (179) |
| 2000-01 | 301 | 20 | 15.1:1 | 63% (189) |
| 1990-91 | 428 | 25 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Goodpine Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (321 to 279); teachers up 9% (21.9 to 24).
About Goodpine Middle School
Goodpine Middle School is an elementary school in Jena, Louisiana, according to federal school records. The school had 279 students in grades 3 through 5 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Louisiana is about 453, so this school runs 38% smaller than that.
LaSalle Parish enrolls 2,520 students, and its 9 schools include Goodpine Middle School.
By race and ethnicity, Goodpine Middle School is 78% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 12% Black and 6% multiracial. The White share in LaSalle Parish as a whole is similar, at about 78%. The chance that two students picked at random at Goodpine Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 37%.
Teachers at Goodpine Middle School total 24 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 11.6:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Louisiana average 14.0:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 58%. That is close to the 55% average for public schools in LaSalle Parish.
The allk12 Grade for Goodpine Middle School is B. Compared with Louisiana public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 61% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
A school with Goodpine Middle School's lunch-eligibility share in Louisiana is predicted to score 42.3%. Goodpine Middle School scores 44.8%, 2.5 points above that line.
County data help place the school in context: in LaSalle Parish, median household income is about $68,497, about 13% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Goodpine Middle School is among the 9 public schools in LaSalle Parish.
Jena Elementary School is the closest public school, about 2.3 miles away in a straight line. There are 4 more public schools inside five miles. Goodpine Middle School places 2nd of 6 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
NCES describes the area around Goodpine Middle School as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Federal counts put enrollment at 246 in 2020-21 and 279 in 2024-25, a 13% gain.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Goodpine Middle School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
LaSalle Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
14,789
Census ACS
Median income
$68,497
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
2,520 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LaSalle Parish
- Jena High SchoolHigh · 490 students
- Olla-Standard Elementary SchoolElementary · 398 students
- Jena Elementary SchoolElementary · 381 students
- Jena Junior High SchoolMiddle · 288 students
- Fellowship Elementary SchoolElementary · 209 students
- LaSalle High SchoolHigh · 196 students
Other schools in Jena
- Jena High SchoolHigh · 490 students
- Jena Elementary SchoolElementary · 381 students
- Jena Junior High SchoolMiddle · 288 students
- Nebo Elementary SchoolElementary · 135 students
Nearby schools
- Jena Elementary School2.3 mi · 381
- Jena High School2.4 mi · 490
- Jena Junior High School2.7 mi · 288
- Fellowship Elementary School4.4 mi · 209
- Nebo Elementary School9.1 mi · 135
- Georgetown High School13.4 mi · 236
Frequently asked questions
About Goodpine Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Goodpine Middle School?
Goodpine Middle School enrolls approximately 279 students in grades 03-05.
What age range does Goodpine Middle School serve?
Goodpine Middle School serves students from grade 03 through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Goodpine Middle School?
Approximately 11.6:1 students per teacher at Goodpine Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Goodpine Middle School?
At Goodpine Middle School, the student body is approximately 78% White, 1% Hispanic, 12% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Goodpine Middle School public or private?
Goodpine Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by LaSalle Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.