Enrollment
371
Middle
DISTRICT 311 · STATE 440
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NATCHITOCHES PARISH·NCES 220114001616
Natchitoches Jr. High School
1621 Welch Street, Natchitoches, LA 71457 · (318) 238-0066 · Natchitoches Parish
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL371 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 66% 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.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A+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
11.8:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 41.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
363 students
DISTRICT 86% · STATE 70%
Community
0
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 7 | 188 | 51% |
| Grade 8 | 183 | 49% |
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Natchitoches Jr. High School→Natchitoches Central High School
Based on grade levels within Natchitoches Parish. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
38.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +9.0pp since 2022
Math
26.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +16.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 9 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 16 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 38.0% | 26.0% |
| 2024-25 | 29.0% | 21.0% |
| 2023-24 | 36.0% | 17.0% |
| 2022-23 | 29.0% | 10.0% |
% 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
23.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
13.8%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 14% 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 Natchitoches Jr. High School
Natchitoches Jr. High School's state test result (23.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natchitoches Jr. High School this school | 371 | 97.8% | 23.5% |
| East Natchitoches Elementary & Middle School Natchitoches | 383 | 99.0% | 27.8% |
| Arthur F. Smith Middle Magnet School Alexandria | 362 | 97.5% | 18.0% |
| Alexandria Middle Magnet School Alexandria | 469 | 95.1% | 15.2% |
| Opelousas Junior High School Opelousas | 314 | 93.0% | 14.5% |
| Carroll Junior High School Monroe | 348 | 94.3% | 9.8% |
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 Natchitoches Jr. High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.5% | #144 of 213 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #117 of 210 ▲ 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #122 of 213 ▲ 36 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.5pp | #9 of 197 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 371 | #119 of 220 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #53 of 195 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.8% | #165 of 195 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.8% | #2 of 214 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -32.2% | #22 of 162 |
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
371
-12 (-3%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 533
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 18.2:1
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 | 371 | 31.5 | 11.8:1 | 98% (363) |
| 2023-24 | 374 | 34.2 | 10.9:1 | 95% (357) |
| 2022-23 | 325 | 24.4 | 13.3:1 | 96% (313) |
| 2020-21 | 383 | 21 | 18.2:1 | 98% (375) |
| 2017-18 | 547 | 35.3 | 15.5:1 | 79% (432) |
| 2015-16 | 361 | 45 | 8.0:1 | 88% (317) |
| 2000-01 | 424 | 30 | 14.1:1 | 75% (319) |
| 1990-91 | 533 | 34 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Natchitoches Jr. High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 32% (547 to 371); teachers down 11% (35.3 to 31.5).
About Natchitoches Jr. High School
Natchitoches Jr. High School is a small middle school in Natchitoches, Louisiana, (ZIP code 71457). The school's enrollment of 371 students covers grades 7 through 8.
The 13 schools in Natchitoches Parish enroll 4,792 students altogether, Natchitoches Jr. High School among them.
Federal enrollment data show Natchitoches Jr. High School is 84% Black. Other groups make up 9% White, 4% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. Natchitoches Parish as a whole is about 40% Black, so the school's share is higher. The school's diversity index is 28%, meaning two students picked at random have a 28% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
A ratio of 11.8:1 comes from the school's 31.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 29.2 students per teacher below the 41.0:1 average for middle schools in Louisiana. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 98% in 2024-25. Among public schools in Natchitoches Parish, the average eligibility rate is 84%.
Natchitoches Jr. High School is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 66% of Louisiana public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The model predicts 13.8% for a school in Louisiana with Natchitoches Jr. High School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Natchitoches Jr. High School posts 23.5%.
Natchitoches Parish census figures show that the median household income is $46,292, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 18% of people live in poverty. There are 15 public schools in Natchitoches Parish, enrolling about 5,064 students in all.
The nearest public school is L.P. Vaughn Elementary & Middle School, at about 0.1 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Natchitoches Jr. High School places 5th of 5 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Locale data from NCES put Natchitoches Jr. High School in a town far from an urbanized area (Town: Remote).
2024-25 enrollment was 371, a 3% decrease from 383 in 2020-21. Its ratio of students to teachers was 18.2:1 in 2020-21, and 11.8:1 in 2024-25.
Discussions about Natchitoches Jr. High School may include enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Natchitoches Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
36,693
Census ACS
Median income
$46,292
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
5,064 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Natchitoches Parish
- Natchitoches Central High SchoolHigh · 1,188 students
- L.P. Vaughn Elementary & Middle SchoolElementary · 687 students
- Provencal Elementary & Junior High SchoolElementary · 444 students
- East Natchitoches Elementary & Middle SchoolMiddle · 383 students
- M.R. Weaver Elementary SchoolElementary · 379 students
- N.S.U. Elementary Lab SchoolElementary · 290 students
Other schools in Natchitoches
- Natchitoches Central High SchoolHigh · 1,188 students
- L.P. Vaughn Elementary & Middle SchoolElementary · 687 students
- East Natchitoches Elementary & Middle SchoolMiddle · 383 students
- M.R. Weaver Elementary SchoolElementary · 379 students
- N.S.U. Elementary Lab SchoolElementary · 290 students
- Louisiana School for Math Science & the ArtsHigh · 272 students
Nearby schools
- L.P. Vaughn Elementary & Middle School0.1 mi · 687
- Natchitoches Parish Technical and Career Center0.8 mi · 37
- East Natchitoches Elementary & Middle School1.6 mi · 383
- M.R. Weaver Elementary School1.7 mi · 379
- Louisiana School for Math Science & the Arts2.0 mi · 272
- N.S.U. Middle Lab School2.1 mi · 178
Frequently asked questions
About Natchitoches Jr. High SchoolHow many students attend Natchitoches Jr. High School?
Natchitoches Jr. High School enrolls approximately 371 students in grades 07-08.
Is Natchitoches Jr. High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Natchitoches Jr. High School is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many students per teacher at Natchitoches Jr. High School?
Approximately 11.8:1 students per teacher at Natchitoches Jr. High School.
How diverse is Natchitoches Jr. High School?
Natchitoches Jr. High School reports a student body of 9% White, 4% Hispanic, 84% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Natchitoches Jr. High School in?
Natchitoches Jr. High School is part of Natchitoches Parish.
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