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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at L.J. Alleman Middle School this year?
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Enrollment
890
Middle
DISTRICT 519 · STATE 440
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAFAYETTE PARISH·NCES 220087000661
L.J. Alleman Middle School
600 Roselawn Boulevard, Lafayette, LA 70503 · (337) 521-7850 · Lafayette Parish
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL890 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 88% of Louisiana public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
20.3:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 41.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
417 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 6 | 334 | 38% |
| Grade 7 | 275 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 281 | 32% |
Student demographics
62%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 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
63.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +2.0pp since 2022
Math
60.0%
LA avg 34.2% . -2.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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 2 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 2 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 63.0% | 60.0% |
| 2024-25 | 62.0% | 61.0% |
| 2023-24 | 62.0% | 55.0% |
| 2022-23 | 61.0% | 62.0% |
% 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
55.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.6%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 L.J. Alleman Middle School
L.J. Alleman Middle School's state test result (55.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| L.J. Alleman Middle School this school | 890 | 46.9% | 55.2% |
| Elm Grove Middle School Bossier City | 916 | 50.3% | 37.2% |
| Harry M. Hurst Middle School Destrehan | 685 | 41.3% | 48.7% |
| Little Oak Middle School Slidell | 847 | 41.4% | 52.2% |
| Dutchtown Middle School Geismar | 605 | 39.0% | 61.5% |
| Prairieville Middle School Prairieville | 835 | 39.0% | 67.3% |
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 L.J. Alleman Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Lafayette Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.2% | #16 of 213 | #1 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #13 of 210 ▼ 3 | #1 of 10 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #24 of 213 no change | #1 of 10 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.0pp | #130 of 197 | #4 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 890 | #7 of 220 | #1 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.3:1 | #193 of 195 | #8 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.9% | #49 of 195 | #6 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.9% | #182 of 214 | #8 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.0% | #69 of 162 | #4 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
890
-205 (-19%) vs 2020
+47% since 1990-91, when it was 607
Student : Teacher
20.3:1
was 19.2:1
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 | 890 | 43.8 | 20.3:1 | 47% (417) |
| 2023-24 | 903 | 53.5 | 16.9:1 | 46% (418) |
| 2022-23 | 952 | 51 | 18.7:1 | 54% (517) |
| 2020-21 | 1,095 | 57 | 19.2:1 | 96% (1,052) |
| 2017-18 | 1,099 | 58 | 18.9:1 | 29% (317) |
| 2015-16 | 1,093 | 67 | 16.3:1 | 52% (568) |
| 2010-11 | 984 | 68 | 14.5:1 | 42% (409) |
| 2000-01 | 805 | 50 | 16.1:1 | 22% (178) |
| 1990-91 | 607 | 42 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for L.J. Alleman Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (1,099 to 890); teachers down 25% (58 to 43.8).
About L.J. Alleman Middle School
L.J. Alleman Middle School is a middle-grades school in Lafayette, Louisiana, and it is part of Lafayette Parish. The student body numbers 890 students, from grades 6 through 8. Average enrollment for middle schools in Louisiana is about 440, so this school runs 102% larger than that.
The Lafayette Parish system has 44 schools and 29,396 students.
A majority of students at L.J. Alleman Middle School, 52%, are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 32% Black, 8% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 2% Asian. The White share of the county population is higher, at 63%. L.J. Alleman Middle School has a diversity index of 62%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school employs the equivalent of 43.8 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 20.3:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Louisiana is 41.0:1, higher than at this school. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at L.J. Alleman Middle School is 47%. Public schools in Lafayette Parish average 59%.
allk12 grades L.J. Alleman Middle School an A. The grade compares the school only with Louisiana public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
On BeatsExpectations, L.J. Alleman Middle School is 4.5 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Louisiana schools.
Lafayette Parish has about 247,997 residents, and median household income is about $67,451, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Lafayette Parish number 50 and enroll about 35,903.
Woodvale Elementary School is located about 0.4 miles from L.J. Alleman Middle School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Of 6 schools in the immediate area with test results, L.J. Alleman Middle School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, L.J. Alleman Middle School is City: Mid-size.
Federal counts put enrollment at 1,095 in 2020-21 and 890 in 2024-25, a 19% decrease. Federal data show the ratio rising from 19.2:1 to 20.3:1.
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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
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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
Nearby schools
- Woodvale Elementary School0.4 mi · 793
- Lafayette High School1.5 mi · 1,720
- Edgar Martin Middle School1.6 mi · 641
- Broadmoor Elementary School1.6 mi · 749
- Corporal Michael Middlebrook Elementary School1.7 mi · 484
- S.J. Montgomery Elementary School1.8 mi · 663
Frequently asked questions
About L.J. Alleman Middle SchoolHow large is L.J. Alleman Middle School?
L.J. Alleman Middle School enrolls approximately 890 students in grades 06-08.
Is L.J. Alleman Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
L.J. Alleman Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does L.J. Alleman Middle School have?
L.J. Alleman Middle School employs 44 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.3:1.
How diverse is L.J. Alleman Middle School?
L.J. Alleman Middle School reports a student body of 52% White, 8% Hispanic, 32% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees L.J. Alleman Middle School?
L.J. Alleman Middle School is overseen by Lafayette Parish in Lafayette Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.