Enrollment
144
Middle
DISTRICT 216 · STATE 440
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LASALLE PARISH·NCES 220096000738
LaSalle Junior High School
5960 Tannehill Drive, Urania, LA 71480 · (318) 495-3474 · LaSalle Parish
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL144 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 95% 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.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
11.0:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 41.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
93 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 | 47 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 40 | 28% |
| Grade 8 | 57 | 40% |
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · 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
67.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +16.0pp since 2022
Math
64.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +13.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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 16 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 13 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 67.0% | 64.0% |
| 2024-25 | 65.0% | 50.0% |
| 2023-24 | 66.0% | 48.0% |
| 2022-23 | 51.0% | 51.0% |
% 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
48.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.8%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 LaSalle Junior High School
LaSalle Junior High School's state test result (48.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaSalle Junior High School this school | 144 | 64.6% | 48.7% |
| Woodlawn Middle School West Monroe | 249 | 59.4% | 40.5% |
| Mangham Junior High School Mangham | 216 | 63.0% | 29.8% |
| Lacache Middle School Bourg | 225 | 71.1% | 43.2% |
| DeQuincy Middle School DeQuincy | 208 | 52.9% | 37.5% |
| Jena Junior High School Jena | 288 | 57.3% | 39.0% |
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 LaSalle Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.7% | #35 of 213 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #10 of 210 ▲ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #16 of 213 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +14.5pp | #5 of 197 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 144 | #211 of 220 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.6% | #128 of 214 |
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
144
-29 (-17%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 143
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 144 | 13.1 | 11.0:1 | 65% (93) |
| 2023-24 | 150 | 12.3 | 12.2:1 | 43% (65) |
| 2022-23 | 160 | 11.6 | 13.8:1 | 43% (69) |
| 2020-21 | 173 | 12 | 14.4:1 | 41% (71) |
| 2017-18 | 175 | 12 | 14.5:1 | 52% (91) |
| 2015-16 | 171 | N/A | N/A | 59% (101) |
| 2010-11 | 157 | 11 | 14.3:1 | 54% (84) |
| 2000-01 | 189 | 12 | 15.8:1 | 51% (96) |
| 1990-91 | 143 | 10 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LaSalle Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (175 to 144); teachers up 9% (12 to 13.1).
About LaSalle Junior High School
LaSalle Junior High School is a small middle school in Urania, Louisiana, (ZIP code 71480). It educates 144 students in grades 6 through 8. The school's enrollment is 67% smaller than the 440 average for middle schools in Louisiana.
LaSalle Parish enrolls 2,520 students in 9 schools, including LaSalle Junior High School.
Federal enrollment data show LaSalle Junior High School is 94% White. Other groups make up 2% multiracial. LaSalle Parish as a whole is about 78% White, so the school's share is higher. The school's diversity index is 11%, meaning two students picked at random have an 11% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
LaSalle Junior High School counts 13.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 11.0 students for each one. On average, middle schools in Louisiana have 41.0:1, compared with 11.0:1 here. About 65% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in LaSalle Parish is 55%.
LaSalle Junior High School is graded A+ by allk12, scoring above 95% of Louisiana public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, LaSalle Junior High School is 10.8 points above its prediction. Actual: 48.7%. Predicted: 37.8%.
Among LaSalle Parish residents, the median household income is $68,497, roughly 13% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. LaSalle Junior High School is one of 9 public schools in the county.
The next-closest public school is LaSalle High School, about 3.6 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. Of 5 schools in the immediate area with test results, LaSalle Junior High School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Remote, or in rural territory far from an urban area.
LaSalle Junior High School's enrollment dropped from 173 in 2020-21 to 144 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 14.4:1; by 2024-25 it was 11.0:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at LaSalle Junior High School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
LaSalle Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
14,789
Census ACS
Median income
$68,497
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
2,520 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LaSalle Parish
- Jena High SchoolHigh · 490 students
- Olla-Standard Elementary SchoolElementary · 398 students
- Jena Elementary SchoolElementary · 381 students
- Jena Junior High SchoolMiddle · 288 students
- Goodpine Middle SchoolElementary · 279 students
- Fellowship Elementary SchoolElementary · 209 students
Nearby schools
- LaSalle High School3.6 mi · 196
- Olla-Standard Elementary School4.5 mi · 398
- Georgetown High School9.1 mi · 236
- Goodpine Middle School14.2 mi · 279
- Jena Junior High School15.7 mi · 288
- Jena High School15.7 mi · 490
Frequently asked questions
About LaSalle Junior High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at LaSalle Junior High School?
LaSalle Junior High School enrolls approximately 144 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does LaSalle Junior High School serve?
LaSalle Junior High School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does LaSalle Junior High School have?
LaSalle Junior High School employs 13 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.0:1.
How diverse is LaSalle Junior High School?
LaSalle Junior High School reports a student body of 94% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is LaSalle Junior High School public or private?
LaSalle Junior High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by LaSalle Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.