J.B. Martin Middle School

Set in Paradis, Louisiana, J.B. Martin Middle School is a heavily attended intermediate school, run under St. Charles Parish. It caters to 733 students across grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 440 students per school, that is 67% larger than typical.

J.B. Martin Middle School is one of 15 schools operated by St. Charles Parish, a district that educates 8,756 students overall.

In terms of who attends, J.B. Martin Middle School reports that the largest single group is White, at 70% of enrollment; the rest reads as 18% Black, 7% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.

On the resource side, The school reports having 64 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 41.0:1 average. Around 41% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, J.B. Martin Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 55.0%; this one delivers 43.7%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for St. Charles Parish put median household income runs about $80,897, roughly 27% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across St. Charles Parish's 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,756 students), J.B. Martin Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: R.J. Vial Elementary School, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around J.B. Martin Middle School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts J.B. Martin Middle School at 4th of 6; the average score across the group is 44.5%.

J.B. Martin Middle School operates from an outlying location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 16%: 875 students in 2018 compared to 733 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 11.5:1 in 2025.

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