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Enrollment
421
Middle
DISTRICT 397 · STATE 440
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VERNON PARISH·NCES 220183001411
Leesville Junior High School
480 Berry Avenue, Leesville, LA 71446 · (337) 239-3874 · Vernon Parish
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL421 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of Louisiana public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
13.2:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 41.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
288 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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 7 | 215 | 51% |
| Grade 8 | 206 | 49% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Leesville Junior High School→Leesville High School
Based on grade levels within Vernon Parish. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
45.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -3.0pp since 2022
Math
22.0%
LA avg 34.2% . -5.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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 3 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 5 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 45.0% | 22.0% |
| 2024-25 | 51.0% | 22.0% |
| 2023-24 | 45.0% | 19.0% |
| 2022-23 | 48.0% | 27.0% |
% 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
31.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.1%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Leesville Junior High School
Leesville Junior High School's state test result (31.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leesville Junior High School this school | 421 | 68.4% | 31.7% |
| Vernon Middle School Leesville | 372 | 71.8% | 27.8% |
| Evergreen Junior High School Houma | 622 | 73.8% | 35.7% |
| Iberia Middle School New Iberia | 405 | 75.6% | 29.5% |
| Cecilia Junior High School Cecilia | 576 | 72.0% | 24.5% |
| Houma Junior High School Houma | 673 | 71.2% | 38.8% |
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 Leesville Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.7% | #102 of 213 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #138 of 210 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #87 of 213 ▼ 22 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.0pp | #26 of 197 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 421 | #99 of 220 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #88 of 195 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.7% | #5 of 195 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.4% | #113 of 214 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.7% | #22 of 40 |
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
421
-14 (-3%) vs 2020
-50% since 1990-91, when it was 835
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 19.8:1
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 | 421 | 31.9 | 13.2:1 | 68% (288) |
| 2023-24 | 479 | 29.4 | 16.3:1 | 63% (302) |
| 2022-23 | 447 | 27.1 | 16.5:1 | 55% (247) |
| 2020-21 | 435 | 22 | 19.8:1 | 58% (254) |
| 2017-18 | 402 | 23 | 17.5:1 | 57% (229) |
| 2015-16 | 392 | 31 | 12.7:1 | 57% (222) |
| 2010-11 | 533 | 34 | 15.7:1 | 52% (279) |
| 2000-01 | 635 | 39 | 16.3:1 | 53% (338) |
| 1990-91 | 835 | 43 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Leesville Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (402 to 421); teachers up 39% (23 to 31.9).
About Leesville Junior High School
Leesville Junior High School is a middle school located in Leesville, Louisiana, in Vernon Parish. The school offers grades 7 through 8 and enrolls 421 students.
Vernon Parish, which runs Leesville Junior High School, has 18 schools and 7,887 students.
White students make up 44% of enrollment at Leesville Junior High School, the largest share of any group. The remaining shares are 29% Black, 12% Hispanic, and 11% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Vernon Parish's population at about 75%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 70%.
Leesville Junior High School reports a ratio of 13.2 students per teacher, from 31.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in Louisiana is 41.0:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. At Leesville Junior High School, 68% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.
Leesville Junior High School holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 50% of Louisiana public middle schools.
Leesville Junior High School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (31.7%) and its predicted rate (35.1%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Louisiana schools.
For the population of Vernon Parish, median household income comes to about $57,270, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and about 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Leesville Junior High School shares Vernon Parish with 17 other public schools.
Leesville High School is about 0.2 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are 5 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: Leesville Junior High School ranks 4th of 6 nearby schools, at 31.7% versus a 34.5% average.
For locale, NCES codes Leesville Junior High School as Town: Remote.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 14 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The school's ratio dropped from 19.8:1 to 13.2:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Vernon Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
47,117
Census ACS
Median income
$57,270
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
7,887 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Vernon Parish
- Rosepine Elementary SchoolElementary · 856 students
- Leesville High SchoolHigh · 748 students
- Parkway Elementary SchoolElementary · 675 students
- West Leesville Elementary SchoolElementary · 643 students
- Rosepine High SchoolHigh · 572 students
- Pickering Elementary SchoolElementary · 476 students
Other schools in Leesville
- Leesville High SchoolHigh · 748 students
- Parkway Elementary SchoolElementary · 675 students
- West Leesville Elementary SchoolElementary · 643 students
- Pickering Elementary SchoolElementary · 476 students
- Pickering High SchoolHigh · 379 students
- Vernon Middle SchoolMiddle · 372 students
Nearby schools
- Leesville High School0.2 mi · 748
- East Leesville Early Childhood Center0.3 mi · 176
- Vernon Middle School1.0 mi · 372
- West Leesville Elementary School1.4 mi · 643
- Parkway Elementary School4.2 mi · 675
- North Early Childhood Center6.2 mi · 127
Frequently asked questions
About Leesville Junior High SchoolHow large is Leesville Junior High School?
Leesville Junior High School enrolls approximately 421 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Leesville Junior High School serve?
Leesville Junior High School serves grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Leesville Junior High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Leesville Junior High School is approximately 13.2:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Leesville Junior High School?
At Leesville Junior High School, the student body is approximately 44% White, 12% Hispanic, 29% Black, 2% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Leesville Junior High School in?
Leesville Junior High School is part of Vernon Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.