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Enrollment
733
Middle
DISTRICT 501 · STATE 440
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. CHARLES PARISH·NCES 220144001145
J.B. Martin Middle School
434 South Street, Paradis, LA 70080 · (985) 758-7579 · St. Charles Parish
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL733 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 57% of Louisiana public middle schools
- A-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
11.5:1
64 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.7:1 · STATE 41.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
297 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 | 265 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 229 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 239 | 33% |
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
51.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -1.0pp since 2022
Math
52.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +6.0pp 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 52 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 1 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 6 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 51.0% | 52.0% |
| 2024-25 | 50.0% | 54.0% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 40.0% |
| 2022-23 | 52.0% | 46.0% |
% 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
46.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.2%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 J.B. Martin Middle School
J.B. Martin Middle School's state test result (46.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| J.B. Martin Middle School this school | 733 | 40.5% | 46.0% |
| North DeSoto Middle School 6-8 Stonewall | 605 | 40.7% | 57.8% |
| Moss Bluff Middle School Lake Charles | 781 | 39.6% | 48.7% |
| Prairieville Middle School Prairieville | 835 | 39.0% | 67.3% |
| W. W. Lewis Middle School Sulphur | 757 | 44.9% | 46.8% |
| Benton Intermediate School Benton | 754 | 33.3% | 60.3% |
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 J.B. Martin Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #44 of 213 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #25 of 210 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #64 of 213 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.5pp | #100 of 197 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 733 | #25 of 220 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #50 of 195 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.4% | #122 of 195 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.5% | #199 of 214 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.2% | #88 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
733
-121 (-14%) vs 2020
+43% since 1990-91, when it was 512
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 733 | 63.6 | 11.5:1 | 41% (297) |
| 2023-24 | 750 | 60.1 | 12.5:1 | 41% (308) |
| 2022-23 | 772 | 46.7 | 16.5:1 | 41% (314) |
| 2020-21 | 854 | 54 | 15.8:1 | 42% (357) |
| 2017-18 | 875 | 53.4 | 16.4:1 | 43% (378) |
| 2015-16 | 854 | 66 | 12.9:1 | 41% (354) |
| 2010-11 | 576 | 44 | 13.1:1 | 36% (207) |
| 2000-01 | 553 | 44 | 12.6:1 | 28% (154) |
| 1990-91 | 512 | 31 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for J.B. Martin Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (875 to 733); teachers up 19% (53.4 to 63.6).
About J.B. Martin Middle School
Paradis, Louisiana, is home to J.B. Martin Middle School, a large middle school. The school counts 733 students across grades 6 through 8. The school's enrollment is 67% bigger than the 440 average for middle schools in Louisiana.
The district, St. Charles Parish, operates 15 schools serving 8,756 students.
At 70%, White students outnumber all other groups at J.B. Martin Middle School combined. The remaining students are 18% Black, 7% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. J.B. Martin Middle School has a diversity index of 47%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at the school number 63.6 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 11.5:1. Among middle schools in Louisiana, the typical ratio is 41.0:1. The school's lunch program data list 41% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
The allk12 Grade for J.B. Martin Middle School is B. Compared with Louisiana public middle schools, the school scored higher than 57% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
J.B. Martin Middle School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Louisiana schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 46.0% and a predicted 55.2%.
Across St. Charles Parish, median household income is about $80,897, about 27% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. J.B. Martin Middle School is among the 15 public schools in St. Charles Parish.
The nearest other public school, R.J. Vial Elementary School, is less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 6. On average proficiency, J.B. Martin Middle School is 4th of 6 nearby schools with test data.
The NCES locale for J.B. Martin Middle School is Rural: Fringe, which covers schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
The number of students declined from 854 to 733 over 4 years. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 15.8:1 to 11.5:1.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
St. Charles Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
51,396
Census ACS
Median income
$80,897
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
8,756 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in St. Charles Parish
- Destrehan High SchoolHigh · 1,435 students
- Hahnville High SchoolHigh · 1,416 students
- Harry M. Hurst Middle SchoolMiddle · 685 students
- Luling Elementary SchoolElementary · 653 students
- St. Rose Elementary SchoolElementary · 540 students
- Lakewood Elementary SchoolElementary · 501 students
Nearby schools
- R.J. Vial Elementary School0.1 mi · 228
- Hahnville High School1.5 mi · 1,416
- Allemands Elementary School4.5 mi · 241
- R.K. Smith Middle School4.6 mi · 303
- Luling Elementary School4.7 mi · 653
- Lakewood Elementary School5.0 mi · 501
Frequently asked questions
About J.B. Martin Middle SchoolHow many students attend J.B. Martin Middle School?
J.B. Martin Middle School enrolls approximately 733 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does J.B. Martin Middle School serve?
J.B. Martin Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does J.B. Martin Middle School have?
J.B. Martin Middle School employs 64 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.5:1.
What is the student diversity at J.B. Martin Middle School?
Student demographics at J.B. Martin Middle School are roughly 70% White, 7% Hispanic, 18% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is J.B. Martin Middle School in?
J.B. Martin Middle School is part of St. Charles Parish.
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