Lockport Middle School

Lockport Middle School, a low-enrollment 6-8 campus in Lockport, Louisiana, run under Lafourche Parish, instructs 331 students, covering grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 440 students per school, that is 25% leaner than typical.

Within Lafourche Parish, which oversees 30 schools and 13,326 students, Lockport Middle School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Lockport Middle School logs that White students make up the majority at 79%. The remainder comes out to 7% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 4% Native American, 3% Black.

Looking at school resources, Lockport Middle School reports 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 41.0:1 average. An estimated 53% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Lafourche Parish runs at roughly 63%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Lockport Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 46.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 49.7%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Lafourche Parish shows median household earnings sit near $63,135, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Across Lafourche Parish's 32 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,426 students), Lockport Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Lockport Upper Elementary School, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Lockport Middle School. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Lockport Middle School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 44.6%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Lockport Middle School's enrollment has fell 14% since 2018, when it stood at 383 (now 331). Class-load math has fell: from 18.5:1 in 2018 to 15.7:1 in 2025.

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