Loranger Middle School

Set in Loranger, Louisiana, Loranger Middle School is a mid-tier junior high, operated by Tangipahoa Parish. It works with 590 students across grades 5 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 34% above the state mean of about 440.

Tangipahoa Parish comprises 32 schools with combined enrollment of 19,077 students; Loranger Middle School is among them.

On demographics, Loranger Middle School logs that 56% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school lists 30% Black, 8% Hispanic, 6% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Loranger Middle School has 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 41.0:1, putting Loranger Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 70% of students at Loranger Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Loranger Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 34.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 21.3%.

Across the wider county, census data for Tangipahoa Parish shows the typical household earns roughly $56,760 per year, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. In all, Tangipahoa Parish runs 33 public schools (combined enrollment of about 19,077 students), of which Loranger Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Loranger Elementary School, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Loranger Middle School at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 15.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Loranger Middle School has shrank 11%, going from 663 students in 2018 to 590 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 61% to 56% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 22.9:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Loranger Middle School typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.