North DeSoto Middle School 6-8

North DeSoto Middle School 6-8, a medium-sized junior high in Stonewall, Louisiana, overseen by DeSoto Parish, enrolls 605 students, covering grades 6 through 8. That puts it 38% above the typical public school in Louisiana, which averages around 440 students.

DeSoto Parish comprises 9 schools with combined enrollment of 4,923 students; North DeSoto Middle School 6-8 is among them.

In terms of who attends, North DeSoto Middle School 6-8 records that the largest single group is White, at 69% of enrollment; the rest consists of 19% Black, 5% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 59% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, North DeSoto Middle School 6-8 has 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.8:1. The state averages around 41.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 41% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against De Soto Parish (around 55%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), North DeSoto Middle School 6-8 performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 54.9%, the actual is 57.0%, a residual of +2.1 points.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for De Soto Parish indicate the typical household earns roughly $48,578 per year, about 16% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, De Soto Parish runs 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,923 students), of which North DeSoto Middle School 6-8 is one.

The closest other public school is North DeSoto Upper Elementary School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around North DeSoto Middle School 6-8. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), North DeSoto Middle School 6-8 ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 22.5%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Five-year trend. North DeSoto Middle School 6-8's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 617 (now 605). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 76% to 69% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 21.2:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 today.

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