Livaudais Middle School

Livaudais Middle School is a middle school of sprawling scale in Terrytown, Louisiana, overseen by Jefferson Parish, hosting 743 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts it 69% bigger than the typical public school in Louisiana, which averages around 440 students.

Within Jefferson Parish, which oversees 74 schools and 46,790 students, Livaudais Middle School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Livaudais Middle School records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 56% of enrollment. The remainder comes out to 30% Black, 7% White, 4% Asian, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 19% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Livaudais Middle School shows 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 41.0:1 average. An estimated 58% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Jefferson Parish runs at roughly 68%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Livaudais Middle School is in the bottom 10% of Louisiana public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 42.4%; Livaudais Middle School posts 14.3%, -28.0 points below that line.

Around the school, census data for Jefferson Parish shows the typical household earns roughly $65,252 per year, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Across Jefferson Parish's 86 public schools (combined enrollment of about 47,983 students), Livaudais Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Geraldine Boudreaux Elementary School, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Livaudais Middle School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Livaudais Middle School at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 33.5%.

Livaudais Middle School operates from a suburban location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 5%: 706 students in 2018 compared to 743 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 47% to 30% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 20.8:1 in 2018 to 17.4:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.