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Enrollment
590
Middle
DISTRICT 460 · STATE 440
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TANGIPAHOA PARISH·NCES 220168001951
Loranger Middle School
54123 Allman Street, Loranger, LA 70446 · (985) 878-9455 · Tangipahoa Parish
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL590 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 18% of Louisiana public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-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
14.3:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 41.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
412 students
DISTRICT 76% · 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 5 | 158 | 27% |
| Grade 6 | 135 | 23% |
| Grade 7 | 151 | 26% |
| Grade 8 | 146 | 25% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
33.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +1.0pp since 2022
Math
21.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +1.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 1 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 1 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 33.0% | 21.0% |
| 2024-25 | 32.0% | 21.0% |
| 2023-24 | 29.0% | 16.0% |
| 2022-23 | 32.0% | 20.0% |
% 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
23.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.0%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Loranger Middle School
Loranger Middle School's state test result (23.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loranger Middle School this school | 590 | 69.8% | 23.2% |
| Cecilia Junior High School Cecilia | 576 | 72.0% | 24.5% |
| Brusly Middle School Brusly | 539 | 67.3% | 45.2% |
| Martha Vinyard Elementary School Ponchatoula | 589 | 71.3% | 20.3% |
| Donnie Bickham Middle School Shreveport | 800 | 67.6% | 18.0% |
| Juban Parc Junior High School Denham Springs | 564 | 74.8% | 41.3% |
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 Loranger Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Tangipahoa Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.2% | #145 of 213 | #2 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #147 of 210 ▼ 9 | #4 of 7 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #147 of 213 ▲ 1 | #1 of 7 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.0pp | #115 of 197 | #5 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 590 | #58 of 220 | #2 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #127 of 195 | #7 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.3% | #70 of 195 | #5 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.8% | #110 of 214 | #6 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.0% | #125 of 162 | #6 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
590
-49 (-8%) vs 2020
+30% since 1990-91, when it was 455
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 20.0:1
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 | 590 | 41.3 | 14.3:1 | 70% (412) |
| 2023-24 | 593 | 35.7 | 16.6:1 | 61% (364) |
| 2022-23 | 610 | 32.3 | 18.9:1 | 61% (375) |
| 2020-21 | 639 | 32 | 20.0:1 | 45% (285) |
| 2017-18 | 663 | 29 | 22.9:1 | 40% (263) |
| 2015-16 | 621 | 40 | 15.5:1 | 67% (419) |
| 2010-11 | 597 | 30 | 19.9:1 | 57% (339) |
| 2000-01 | 508 | 27 | 18.8:1 | 53% (268) |
| 1990-91 | 455 | 25 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Loranger Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (663 to 590); teachers up 42% (29 to 41.3).
About Loranger Middle School
Loranger Middle School is a middle-grades school located in Loranger, Louisiana, in Tangipahoa Parish. Students in grades 5 through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 590 students. Middle schools in Louisiana average about 440 students, which makes this school 34% bigger than average.
The district for Loranger Middle School is Tangipahoa Parish, with 32 schools and 19,077 students.
About 56% of the student body at Loranger Middle School is White. Other groups make up 30% Black, 8% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 59%.
Loranger Middle School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1, with 41.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 41.0:1 average for middle schools in Louisiana, this school's ratio is lower. The school has 70% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Loranger Middle School earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 18% of Louisiana public middle schools.
The model predicts 34.0% for a school in Louisiana with Loranger Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Loranger Middle School posts 23.2%.
The school's county is Tangipahoa Parish. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $56,760, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 14% of people live in poverty. There are 33 public schools in the county, enrolling about 19,077, Loranger Middle School among them.
Loranger Middle School's nearest public school is Loranger Elementary School (less than a tenth of a mile). The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. On average proficiency, Loranger Middle School is 2nd of 8 nearby schools with test data.
The school's locale code, Rural: Fringe, means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Federal enrollment counts fell from 639 (2020-21) to 590 (2024-25). In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 20.0:1; by 2024-25 it was 14.3:1.
People who know Loranger Middle School can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Tangipahoa Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
136,738
Census ACS
Median income
$56,760
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
19,077 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tangipahoa Parish
- Ponchatoula High SchoolHigh · 2,067 students
- Hammond High Magnet SchoolHigh · 1,606 students
- Hammond Eastside MagnetElementary · 1,340 students
- Champ Cooper Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,163 students
- Hammond Westside MontessoriElementary · 1,022 students
- Loranger Elementary SchoolElementary · 800 students
Other schools in Loranger
- Loranger Elementary SchoolElementary · 800 students
- Loranger High SchoolHigh · 616 students
Nearby schools
- Loranger Elementary School0.1 mi · 800
- Loranger High School0.1 mi · 616
- Independence High Magnet5.6 mi · 490
- Independence Leadership Academy5.7 mi · 548
- Lucille Nesom Memorial6.7 mi · 414
- Midway Elementary School7.5 mi · 440
Frequently asked questions
About Loranger Middle SchoolHow large is Loranger Middle School?
Loranger Middle School enrolls approximately 590 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does Loranger Middle School serve?
Loranger Middle School serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Loranger Middle School have?
Loranger Middle School employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Loranger Middle School?
At Loranger Middle School, the student body is approximately 56% White, 8% Hispanic, 30% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Loranger Middle School in?
Loranger Middle School is part of Tangipahoa Parish.
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