Iberia Middle School

Iberia Middle School is a middle-of-the-pack middle school in New Iberia, Louisiana, operated by Iberia Parish. The school educates 405 students in grades 7 through 8.

Within Iberia Parish, which oversees 23 schools and 11,037 students, Iberia Middle School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Iberia Middle School reports that 41% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 37% White, 13% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 2% Asian. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 31%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 41.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 76% of students at Iberia Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Iberia Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 30.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 29.3%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Iberia Parish put the typical household earns roughly $56,961 per year, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 16%. Across Iberia Parish's 21 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,111 students), Iberia Middle School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Center Street Elementary School, roughly 0.7 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Iberia Middle School at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 23.0%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Iberia Middle School has decreased 25%, going from 537 students in 2018 to 405 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share expanded from 7% to 13%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 18.3:1 in 2018 to 10.8:1 today.

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