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What's something N.P. Trist Middle School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
767
Middle
DISTRICT 544 · STATE 440
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. BERNARD PARISH·NCES 220141001136
N.P. Trist Middle School
1 Pirates Cove, Meraux, LA 70075 · (504) 872-9402 · St. Bernard Parish
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL767 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 54% of Louisiana public middle schools
- BTest 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.
- B-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
16.4:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 41.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
441 students
DISTRICT 66% · 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 6 | 266 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 244 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 257 | 34% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
N.P. Trist Middle School→Chalmette High School
Based on grade levels within St. Bernard Parish. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
47.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -4.0pp since 2022
Math
41.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +9.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 9 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 47.0% | 41.0% |
| 2024-25 | 46.0% | 37.0% |
| 2023-24 | 46.0% | 32.0% |
| 2022-23 | 51.0% | 32.0% |
% 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
37.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.0%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 N.P. Trist Middle School
N.P. Trist Middle School's state test result (37.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| N.P. Trist Middle School this school | 767 | 57.5% | 37.3% |
| Galvez Middle School Prairieville | 655 | 55.9% | 49.2% |
| Cope Middle School Bossier City | 752 | 58.5% | 33.2% |
| Clearwood Junior High School Slidell | 539 | 53.2% | 32.8% |
| Elm Grove Middle School Bossier City | 916 | 50.3% | 37.2% |
| Pine View Middle School Covington | 694 | 61.5% | 34.2% |
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 N.P. Trist Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.3% | #79 of 213 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #60 of 210 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #76 of 213 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.5pp | #98 of 197 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 767 | #19 of 220 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #174 of 195 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.2% | #33 of 195 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.5% | #156 of 214 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.0% | #14 of 40 |
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
767
-65 (-8%) vs 2020
+69% since 1990-91, when it was 453
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 20.8:1
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 | 767 | 46.7 | 16.4:1 | 57% (441) |
| 2023-24 | 778 | 49.1 | 15.9:1 | 56% (438) |
| 2022-23 | 787 | 38.1 | 20.6:1 | 55% (435) |
| 2020-21 | 832 | 40 | 20.8:1 | 59% (494) |
| 2017-18 | 691 | 30.9 | 22.4:1 | 75% (520) |
| 2015-16 | 658 | N/A | N/A | 78% (516) |
| 2010-11 | 451 | 29 | 15.6:1 | 65% (291) |
| 2000-01 | 696 | 38 | 18.3:1 | 40% (279) |
| 1990-91 | 453 | 28 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for N.P. Trist Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (691 to 767); teachers up 51% (30.9 to 46.7).
About N.P. Trist Middle School
N.P. Trist Middle School operates as a large middle school in Meraux, Louisiana. Enrollment stands at 767 students, covering grades 6 through 8. That puts enrollment 74% above the 440-student average for middle schools in Louisiana.
St. Bernard Parish has 12 schools and 7,592 students, and N.P. Trist Middle School is one of those schools.
The share of White students at N.P. Trist Middle School is 51%, a majority. After that, the student body is 28% Black, 14% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 2% Asian. A diversity index of 64% means there is a 64% chance two randomly chosen students at N.P. Trist Middle School are from different groups.
N.P. Trist Middle School reported 46.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 16.4:1. Middle schools in Louisiana have an average ratio of 41.0:1. Roughly 57% of students at N.P. Trist Middle School can receive free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Louisiana public middle schools, N.P. Trist Middle School outscored 54%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
N.P. Trist Middle School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Louisiana schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 37.3% and a predicted 43.0%.
In St. Bernard Parish, median household income comes to about $58,651, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 18% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 18%. The county's public schools total 12, with about 7,592 students.
Joseph J. Davies Elementary School, about 0.7 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. On state test proficiency, N.P. Trist Middle School ranks 3rd in a group of 7 nearby schools.
The federal government classifies N.P. Trist Middle School's location as Suburb: Large.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 8%, from 832 to 767. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 16.4:1, from 20.8:1.
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St. Bernard Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
44,419
Census ACS
Median income
$58,651
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
7,592 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in St. Bernard Parish
- Chalmette High SchoolHigh · 2,193 students
- Lacoste Elementary SchoolElementary · 621 students
- Joseph J. Davies Elementary SchoolElementary · 593 students
- Arlene Meraux Elementary SchoolElementary · 583 students
- Arabi Elementary SchoolElementary · 567 students
- Andrew Jackson Middle SchoolMiddle · 546 students
Nearby schools
- Joseph J. Davies Elementary School0.7 mi · 593
- Lacoste Elementary School1.6 mi · 621
- Chalmette High School1.9 mi · 2,193
- Arlene Meraux Elementary School2.9 mi · 583
- W. Smith Jr. Elementary School3.2 mi · 333
- C.F. Rowley Alternative School3.4 mi · 103
Frequently asked questions
About N.P. Trist Middle SchoolHow many students attend N.P. Trist Middle School?
N.P. Trist Middle School enrolls approximately 767 students in grades 06-08.
Is N.P. Trist Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
N.P. Trist Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at N.P. Trist Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at N.P. Trist Middle School is approximately 16.4:1 (47 FTE teachers).
How diverse is N.P. Trist Middle School?
N.P. Trist Middle School reports a student body of 51% White, 14% Hispanic, 28% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees N.P. Trist Middle School?
N.P. Trist Middle School is overseen by St. Bernard Parish in St. Bernard Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.