Enrollment
277
Middle
DISTRICT 431 · STATE 440
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LINCOLN PARISH·NCES 220099000748
I.A. Lewis School
1000 Mitchell Avenue, Ruston, LA 71270 · (318) 255-5963 · Lincoln Parish
GRADES 06–06MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL277 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 36% 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.
- 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.
- 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
12.3:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 41.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
171 students
DISTRICT 57% · 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 | 277 | 100% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
Based on grade levels within Lincoln Parish. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
39.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +5.0pp since 2022
Math
31.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +3.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 5 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 3 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 39.0% | 31.0% |
| 2024-25 | 40.0% | 36.0% |
| 2023-24 | 31.0% | 27.0% |
| 2022-23 | 34.0% | 28.0% |
% 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
29.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.9%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 I.A. Lewis School
I.A. Lewis School's state test result (29.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| I.A. Lewis School this school | 277 | 61.7% | 29.8% |
| Napoleonville Middle School Napoleonville | 281 | 58.7% | 33.0% |
| R.K. Smith Middle School Luling | 303 | 68.0% | 34.7% |
| Gramercy Elementary School Gramercy | 403 | 60.3% | 32.8% |
| William Pitcher Junior High School Covington | 266 | 60.9% | 28.2% |
| Many Junior High School Many | 361 | 70.6% | 28.7% |
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 I.A. Lewis School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.8% | #111 of 213 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #100 of 210 ▼ 30 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #116 of 213 ▼ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.0pp | #64 of 197 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 277 | #169 of 220 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #64 of 195 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.1% | #88 of 195 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.7% | #138 of 214 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.5% | #97 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
277
+13 (+5%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 384
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
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 | 277 | 22.5 | 12.3:1 | 62% (171) |
| 2023-24 | 283 | 22.9 | 12.4:1 | 55% (155) |
| 2022-23 | 280 | 17.7 | 15.9:1 | 65% (182) |
| 2020-21 | 264 | 18 | 14.7:1 | 43% (113) |
| 2017-18 | 328 | 19.2 | 17.1:1 | 40% (131) |
| 2015-16 | 298 | 30 | 9.9:1 | 81% (240) |
| 2010-11 | 278 | 20 | 13.9:1 | 60% (167) |
| 2000-01 | 305 | 23 | 13.3:1 | 62% (189) |
| 1990-91 | 384 | 21 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for I.A. Lewis School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (328 to 277); teachers up 17% (19.2 to 22.5).
About I.A. Lewis School
I.A. Lewis School is a low-enrollment middle school that serves part of Ruston, Louisiana. It offers grade 6 and has 277 students enrolled. By comparison, middle schools in Louisiana enroll about 440 students on average.
I.A. Lewis School is in Lincoln Parish, a district with 5,601 students across 12 schools.
Black students are 57% of those enrolled at I.A. Lewis School. The rest of enrollment is 33% White and 8% Hispanic. Census estimates put the Black share of Lincoln Parish's population at about 37%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 56, compared with 70 nationally.
Its ratio of 12.3:1 is based on 22.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Middle schools in Louisiana have an average ratio of 41.0:1. In all, 62% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
I.A. Lewis School earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 36% of Louisiana public middle schools.
I.A. Lewis School is 10.1 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (29.8% versus 39.9%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Louisiana.
The county, Lincoln Parish, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $39,172 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 21% of people live in poverty. Counting I.A. Lewis School, Lincoln Parish has 14 public schools.
Measured in a straight line, A. E. Phillips Laboratory School is about 0.7 miles from I.A. Lewis School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 29.8% is below the 45.2% average for nearby schools.
I.A. Lewis School has an NCES locale of Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment rose 5% over 4 years, reaching 277 in 2024-25. The ratio was 14.7:1 in 2020-21 and 12.3:1 in 2024-25.
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Lincoln Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
48,174
Census ACS
Median income
$39,172
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
21%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
6,360 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lincoln Parish
- Ruston High SchoolHigh · 1,212 students
- Ruston Junior High SchoolMiddle · 585 students
- Choudrant Elementary SchoolElementary · 536 students
- Simsboro High SchoolCombined · 532 students
- Glen View Elementary SchoolElementary · 438 students
- Choudrant High SchoolHigh · 421 students
Other schools in Ruston
- Ruston High SchoolHigh · 1,212 students
- Ruston Junior High SchoolMiddle · 585 students
- Glen View Elementary SchoolElementary · 438 students
- A. E. Phillips Laboratory SchoolElementary · 412 students
- Cypress Springs Elementary SchoolElementary · 369 students
- Ruston Elementary SchoolElementary · 359 students
Nearby schools
- A. E. Phillips Laboratory School0.7 mi · 412
- Cypress Springs Elementary School0.9 mi · 369
- Howard School0.9 mi · 75
- Ruston High School1.4 mi · 1,212
- Ruston Elementary School2.0 mi · 359
- Ruston Junior High School2.4 mi · 585
Frequently asked questions
About I.A. Lewis SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at I.A. Lewis School?
I.A. Lewis School enrolls approximately 277 students in grades 06-06.
What grades does I.A. Lewis School serve?
I.A. Lewis School serves grades 06-06.
How many teachers does I.A. Lewis School have?
I.A. Lewis School employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
What is the student diversity at I.A. Lewis School?
Student demographics at I.A. Lewis School are roughly 33% White, 8% Hispanic, 57% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees I.A. Lewis School?
I.A. Lewis School is overseen by Lincoln Parish in Lincoln Parish.
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