Enrollment
351
Middle
DISTRICT 519 · STATE 440
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAFAYETTE PARISH·NCES 220087000677
Lafayette Middle School
1301 West University Avenue, Lafayette, LA 70506 · (337) 521-7900 · Lafayette Parish
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL351 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 11% of Louisiana public middle schools
- DTest 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.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
14.9:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 41.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
294 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 | 104 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 120 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 127 | 36% |
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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 2024-25 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
22.0%
LA avg 41.4% . -14.0pp since 2022
Math
12.0%
LA avg 33.2% . -3.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 41 and 33. Reading and writing scores are down about 14 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 3 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 22.0% | 12.0% |
| 2023-24 | 27.0% | 9.0% |
| 2022-23 | 36.0% | 15.0% |
% 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
15.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.0%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 16% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 Lafayette Middle School
Lafayette Middle School's state test result (15.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lafayette Middle School this school | 351 | 83.8% | 15.7% |
| Natalbany Middle Tickfaw | 347 | 81.6% | 13.8% |
| East St. John Preparatory Academy LaPlace | 318 | 85.2% | 11.5% |
| Riser Middle School West Monroe | 410 | 81.0% | 15.3% |
| Sunset Middle School Sunset | 348 | 81.3% | 21.3% |
| Capitol Middle School Baton Rouge | 413 | 88.4% | 10.5% |
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 Lafayette Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Lafayette Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 15.7% | #180 of 213 | #10 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.0% | #183 of 210 ▲ 7 | #8 of 10 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #188 of 213 ▼ 22 | #8 of 10 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 351 | #125 of 220 | #8 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #145 of 195 | #3 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.5% | #118 of 195 | #9 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.8% | #48 of 214 | #2 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.4% | #23 of 162 | #3 of 7 |
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
351
-45 (-11%) vs 2020
-44% since 1990-91, when it was 625
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 16.5:1
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 | 351 | 23.5 | 14.9:1 | 84% (294) |
| 2023-24 | 372 | 29.8 | 12.5:1 | 86% (320) |
| 2022-23 | 369 | 25.8 | 14.3:1 | 83% (305) |
| 2020-21 | 396 | 24 | 16.5:1 | 95% (378) |
| 2017-18 | 512 | 31 | 16.5:1 | 69% (351) |
| 2015-16 | 460 | 37 | 12.4:1 | 73% (337) |
| 2010-11 | 484 | 33 | 14.7:1 | 85% (411) |
| 2000-01 | 529 | 41 | 12.9:1 | 79% (419) |
| 1990-91 | 625 | 37 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lafayette Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (512 to 351); teachers down 24% (31 to 23.5).
About Lafayette Middle School
Lafayette Middle School is a public middle-grades school run by Lafayette Parish in Lafayette, Louisiana. It reports enrollment of 351 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts enrollment 20% below the 440-student average for middle schools in Louisiana.
Lafayette Parish includes 44 schools. Together they enroll 29,396 students.
Federal enrollment data show Lafayette Middle School is 69% Black. Other groups make up 15% Hispanic, 11% White, and 3% multiracial. Lafayette Parish as a whole is about 25% Black, so the school's share is higher. A diversity index of 48% means there is a 48% chance two randomly chosen students at Lafayette Middle School are from different groups.
Classroom staffing at Lafayette Middle School totals 23.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.9:1. Statewide, middle schools in Louisiana average 41.0:1. Federal data show 84% of students (294) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 59% for public schools in Lafayette Parish.
Among Louisiana public middle schools, Lafayette Middle School outscored 11%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Lafayette Middle School would score about 24.0%. It scores 15.7%, 8.3 points below that figure.
For the population of Lafayette Parish, median household income comes to about $67,451, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. Lafayette Parish counts 50 public schools with about 35,903 students.
Lafayette Middle School's closest public school neighbor is Myrtle Place Elementary School, about 0.3 miles away. Within five miles of Lafayette Middle School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 15.7% is below the 35.4% average for nearby schools.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Mid-size, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment decreased by 11% across 4 years, from 396 in 2020-21 to 351 in 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 16.5:1 in 2020-21, and 14.9:1 in 2024-25.
Lafayette Middle School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Lafayette Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
247,997
Census ACS
Median income
$67,451
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
50
35,903 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lafayette Parish
- Southside High SchoolHigh · 1,833 students
- Lafayette High SchoolHigh · 1,720 students
- Acadiana High SchoolHigh · 1,652 students
- David Thibodaux STEM Magnet AcademyHigh · 1,362 students
- Milton Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,261 students
- Carencro High SchoolHigh · 1,116 students
Other schools in Lafayette
- Lafayette Renaissance Charter AcademyCombined · 2,177 students
- Lafayette High SchoolHigh · 1,720 students
- Acadiana High SchoolHigh · 1,652 students
- David Thibodaux STEM Magnet AcademyHigh · 1,362 students
- Milton Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,261 students
- Carencro High SchoolHigh · 1,116 students
Other Lafayette Middle schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Lafayette Middle. Lafayette Middle School is the 3rd largest of the 4.
- LaFayette Middle SchoolLa Fayette, GA · 499 students
- Lafayette Middle SchoolOxford, MS · 420 students
- Lafayette Middle SchoolUniontown, PA · 150 students
Nearby schools
- Myrtle Place Elementary School0.3 mi · 384
- Dr. Raphael A. Baranco Elementary School1.3 mi · 247
- Truman Early Childhood Education Center1.5 mi · 331
- Early College Academy1.7 mi · 257
- Edward J Sam Accelerated School of Lafayette1.7 mi · 84
- J. Wallace James Elementary School1.7 mi · 957
Frequently asked questions
About Lafayette Middle SchoolHow many students attend Lafayette Middle School?
Lafayette Middle School enrolls approximately 351 students in grades 06-08.
Is Lafayette Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lafayette Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lafayette Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lafayette Middle School is approximately 14.9:1 (24 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Lafayette Middle School?
Lafayette Middle School reports a student body of 11% White, 15% Hispanic, 69% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Lafayette Middle School in?
Lafayette Middle School is part of Lafayette Parish.
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