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North Vermilion Middle School

11609-A LA Hwy 699, Maurice, LA 70555 · (337) 893-1583 · Vermilion Parish
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL535 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% of Louisiana public middle schools
  • ATest 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.
  • 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

Enrollment
535
Middle
DISTRICT 434 · STATE 440
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 41.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
217 students
DISTRICT 58% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 614828%
Grade 719937%
Grade 818835%
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 65% · US 70%
White
44082%
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 41% · US 43%
Hispanic
194%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 12% · US 30%
Black
469%
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 42% · US 15%
Asian
132%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
173%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 4% · US 5%
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
Male
27551%
Female
26049%

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Test scores

LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+
English Language Arts
66.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +6.0pp since 2022
Math
61.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +9.0pp since 2022

What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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 6 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 9 points.

LEAP 2025 results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2025-2666.0%61.0%
2024-2562.0%52.0%
2023-2457.0%51.0%
2022-2360.0%52.0%
% Mastery+, all students and all tested grades.
Source: LEAP 2025. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
49.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.2%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.0pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 North Vermilion Middle School

North Vermilion Middle School's state test result (49.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
North Vermilion Middle School this school53540.6%49.2%
West Ridge Middle School
West Monroe
68141.1%59.0%
Sterlington Middle School
Sterlington
41846.4%50.3%
Erath Middle School
Erath
46644.6%51.5%
Youngsville Middle School
Youngsville
53442.1%47.2%
Moss Bluff Middle School
Lake Charles
78139.6%48.7%
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 North Vermilion Middle School ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Louisiana
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
49.2%#32 of 213
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
61.0%#12 of 210
▲ 10
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
66.0%#18 of 213
▲ 7
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+7.5pp#36 of 197
Enrollment
ranked largest first
535#74 of 220
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
16.9:1#182 of 195
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
31.3%#162 of 195
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
40.6%#198 of 214
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-13.6%#112 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 2024-25
Enrollment
535
-143 (-21%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 21.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2553531.816.9:141% (217)
2023-2468439.217.4:145% (309)
2022-2365632.720.0:145% (295)
2020-216783221.2:128% (189)
2017-186193020.6:125% (154)
2015-165434412.3:146% (248)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Vermilion Middle School.

Since 2017-18: students down 14% (619 to 535); teachers up 6% (30 to 31.8).

About North Vermilion Middle School

North Vermilion Middle School runs as a mid-sized middle-grades school in Maurice, Louisiana. It teaches 535 students in grades 6 through 8. Middle schools in Louisiana have about 440 students on average; enrollment here is 22% higher.

Across its 20 schools, Vermilion Parish enrolls 8,433 students. North Vermilion Middle School is one of those schools.

White students are 82% of those enrolled at North Vermilion Middle School. Next come 9% Black, 4% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 2% Asian. A diversity index of 31% means there is a 31% chance two randomly chosen students at North Vermilion Middle School are from different groups.

The school has 31.8 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 16.9 students per teacher. Middle schools in Louisiana average 41.0:1, 24.2 more students per teacher than here. Of all students at North Vermilion Middle School, 41% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 56% average among public schools in Vermilion Parish.

North Vermilion Middle School holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 76% of Louisiana public middle schools.

North Vermilion Middle School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 49.2% is 6.0 points below the 55.2% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.

In Vermilion Parish, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $55,707, about 18% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 17% of residents are in poverty. There are 24 public schools in the county, enrolling about 10,278, North Vermilion Middle School among them.

Among nearby public schools, North Vermilion High School is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. In all, 4 other public schools sit within five miles of North Vermilion Middle School. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, North Vermilion Middle School ranks 5th on average proficiency.

The school's locale code, Rural: Fringe, means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.

In 2024-25, the school enrolled 535, down from 678 in 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 16.9:1, from 21.2:1.

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Vermilion Parish at a glance

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Population
57,123
Census ACS
Median income
$55,707
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
10,278 students

Quick facts

School name
North Vermilion Middle School
District
Vermilion Parish
Address
11609-A LA Hwy 699, Maurice, LA 70555
Phone
(337) 893-1583
County
Vermilion Parish
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
535
Teachers (FTE)
32
Student–teacher ratio
16.9:1
Free and reduced lunch
217 (41%)
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
220180002398
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Vermilion Parish
Other schools in Maurice
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Frequently asked questions

About North Vermilion Middle School
How many students attend North Vermilion Middle School?
North Vermilion Middle School enrolls approximately 535 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does North Vermilion Middle School serve?
North Vermilion Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at North Vermilion Middle School?
Approximately 16.9:1 students per teacher at North Vermilion Middle School.
How diverse is North Vermilion Middle School?
North Vermilion Middle School reports a student body of 82% White, 4% Hispanic, 9% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees North Vermilion Middle School?
North Vermilion Middle School is overseen by Vermilion Parish in Vermilion Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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