Enrollment
232
Middle
DISTRICT 269 · STATE 440
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLAIBORNE PARISH·NCES 220045000312
Homer Junior High School
612 Pelican Drive, Homer, LA 71040 · (318) 927-2826 · Claiborne Parish
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL232 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 10% of Louisiana public middle schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
11.1:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 41.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
222 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 5 | 56 | 24% |
| Grade 6 | 61 | 26% |
| Grade 7 | 61 | 26% |
| Grade 8 | 54 | 23% |
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Homer Junior High School→Homer High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Claiborne Parish. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
18.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +4.0pp since 2022
Math
7.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +1.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 7 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 4 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 1 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 18.0% | 7.0% |
| 2024-25 | 11.0% | 6.0% |
| 2023-24 | 12.0% | 8.0% |
| 2022-23 | 14.0% | 6.0% |
% 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
8.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
15.4%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 9% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 15% 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 Homer Junior High School
Homer Junior High School's state test result (8.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homer Junior High School this school | 232 | 95.7% | 8.5% |
| Ferriday Junior High School Ferriday | 241 | 94.2% | 10.7% |
| Madison Middle School Tallulah | 238 | 93.3% | 10.8% |
| Franklin Junior High School Franklin | 196 | 93.4% | 15.0% |
| Linear/Northside Middle School Shreveport | 259 | 92.7% | 15.5% |
| Evangeline Reimagine Academy Ville Platte | 175 | 95.4% | 9.7% |
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 Homer Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 8.5% | #210 of 213 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 7.0% | #201 of 210 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.0% | #197 of 213 ▲ 12 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.5pp | #96 of 197 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 232 | #188 of 220 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.1:1 | #38 of 195 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.2% | #173 of 195 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.7% | #5 of 214 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.5% | #139 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
232
-7 (-3%) vs 2020
-47% since 1990-91, when it was 441
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 23.9:1
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 | 232 | 21 | 11.1:1 | 96% (222) |
| 2023-24 | 255 | 15 | 17.0:1 | 95% (242) |
| 2022-23 | 278 | 11.9 | 23.3:1 | 96% (266) |
| 2020-21 | 239 | 10 | 23.9:1 | 87% (208) |
| 2017-18 | 248 | 13.9 | 17.9:1 | 81% (200) |
| 2015-16 | 247 | 16 | 15.4:1 | 85% (209) |
| 2010-11 | 210 | 18 | 11.7:1 | 89% (186) |
| 2000-01 | 381 | 26 | 14.7:1 | 77% (294) |
| 1990-91 | 441 | 25 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Homer Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (248 to 232); teachers up 51% (13.9 to 21).
About Homer Junior High School
Homer Junior High School is a small middle school in Homer, Louisiana. The latest federal count shows 232 students in grades 5 through 8. Against the 440-student average for middle schools in Louisiana, enrollment here is 47% lower.
Claiborne Parish is made up of 6 schools with 1,616 students in all.
Most students at Homer Junior High School are Black: 87% of enrollment. Other groups make up 8% White, 3% multiracial, and 2% Hispanic. Claiborne Parish as a whole is about 50% Black, so the school's share is higher. The chance that two students picked at random at Homer Junior High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 24%.
Teacher staffing is 21 full-time equivalents, or about 11.1 students per teacher. Among middle schools in Louisiana, the typical ratio is 41.0:1. About 96% of students, or 222, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 86% for public schools in Claiborne Parish.
The allk12 Grade for Homer Junior High School is D. Compared with Louisiana public middle schools, the school scored higher than 10% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Homer Junior High School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 8.5% is 6.9 points below the 15.4% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Homer Junior High School is located in Claiborne Parish, where median household income is about $32,831, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 11%, and about 22% of people live in poverty. Homer Junior High School is one of 6 public schools in Claiborne Parish, which together enroll about 1,616 students.
Homer High School is the closest public school, less than a tenth of a mile away in a straight line. Homer Junior High School is one of several public schools in the area, with 2 others within five miles. Homer Junior High School comes in 7th of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Homer Junior High School is Rural: Remote, which covers schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 232 was 3% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 239. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 23.9:1; by 2024-25 it was 11.1:1.
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Claiborne Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
13,833
Census ACS
Median income
$32,831
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
11%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
22%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
1,616 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Claiborne Parish
- Homer Elementary SchoolElementary · 339 students
- Haynesville Elementary SchoolElementary · 304 students
- Summerfield High SchoolCombined · 258 students
- Haynesville Jr./Sr. High SchoolHigh · 246 students
- Homer High SchoolHigh · 237 students
Other schools in Homer
- Homer Elementary SchoolElementary · 339 students
- Homer High SchoolHigh · 237 students
Other Homer Junior High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Homer Junior High. Homer Junior High School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Homer Jr High SchoolHomer Glen, IL · 865 students
- HOMER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLHOMER, NY · 397 students
Nearby schools
- Homer High School0.1 mi · 237
- Homer Elementary School0.1 mi · 339
- Haynesville Elementary School11.7 mi · 304
- Haynesville Jr./Sr. High School12.1 mi · 246
- Summerfield High School16.1 mi · 258
- E. S. Richardson Elementary School16.9 mi · 275
Frequently asked questions
About Homer Junior High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Homer Junior High School?
Homer Junior High School enrolls approximately 232 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does Homer Junior High School serve?
Homer Junior High School serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Homer Junior High School have?
Homer Junior High School employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Homer Junior High School?
At Homer Junior High School, the student body is approximately 8% White, 2% Hispanic, 87% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Homer Junior High School in?
Homer Junior High School is part of Claiborne Parish.
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