Enrollment
388
Middle
DISTRICT 479 · STATE 440
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CALCASIEU PARISH·NCES 220033000257
Oak Park Middle School
2200 Oak Park Blvd, Lake Charles, LA 70601 · (337) 217-4830 · Calcasieu Parish
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL388 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 16% of Louisiana public middle schools
- DTest 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.
- AThree-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
9.1:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.6:1 · STATE 41.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
322 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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 6 | 151 | 39% |
| Grade 7 | 131 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 106 | 27% |
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
32.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +13.0pp since 2022
Math
13.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +4.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 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 13 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 4 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 32.0% | 13.0% |
| 2024-25 | 23.0% | 8.0% |
| 2023-24 | 21.0% | 7.0% |
| 2022-23 | 19.0% | 9.0% |
% 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
14.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.6%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 14% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 Oak Park Middle School
Oak Park Middle School's state test result (14.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Park Middle School this school | 388 | 83.0% | 14.2% |
| Caddo Middle Career and Technology School Shreveport | 336 | 84.2% | 9.0% |
| Mansfield Middle School Mansfield | 331 | 87.0% | 19.8% |
| Greenville Park Leadership Academy Hammond | 384 | 88.5% | 9.4% |
| Ridgewood Middle School Shreveport | 521 | 85.6% | 10.8% |
| Capitol Middle School Baton Rouge | 413 | 88.4% | 10.5% |
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 Oak Park Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Calcasieu Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 14.2% | #189 of 213 | #10 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.0% | #177 of 210 ▲ 15 | #10 of 11 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #148 of 213 ▲ 33 | #10 of 11 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.5pp | #24 of 197 | #4 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 388 | #112 of 220 | #5 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.1:1 | #10 of 195 | #3 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.0% | #167 of 195 | #9 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.0% | #51 of 214 | #2 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.7% | #102 of 162 | #6 of 10 |
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
388
-86 (-18%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 512
Student : Teacher
9.1:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 388 | 42.4 | 9.1:1 | 83% (322) |
| 2023-24 | 395 | 41.6 | 9.5:1 | 89% (351) |
| 2022-23 | 385 | 34.3 | 11.2:1 | 83% (318) |
| 2020-21 | 474 | 28 | 16.9:1 | 98% (463) |
| 2017-18 | 455 | 41 | 11.1:1 | 58% (265) |
| 2015-16 | 476 | N/A | N/A | 63% (300) |
| 2010-11 | 494 | 35 | 14.1:1 | 91% (450) |
| 2000-01 | 468 | 35 | 13.4:1 | 70% (329) |
| 1990-91 | 512 | 28 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oak Park Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (455 to 388); teachers up 4% (41 to 42.4).
About Oak Park Middle School
Oak Park Middle School, located in Lake Charles, Louisiana, is a medium-sized middle school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 388 students in grades 6 through 8.
The Calcasieu Parish system has 56 schools and 27,851 students.
The large majority of students at Oak Park Middle School, 86%, are Black. Next come 6% Hispanic, 6% White, and 2% multiracial. The county population is about 23% Black. The chance that two students picked at random at Oak Park Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 26%.
Oak Park Middle School operates with 42.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 9.1:1. That ratio is under the 41.0:1 average for middle schools in Louisiana. Oak Park Middle School reports 83% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Compared with the 59% average for public schools in Calcasieu Parish, the school's rate is higher.
Measured against Louisiana public middle schools, Oak Park Middle School receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 14.2%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 24.6%.
In the county around the school, Calcasieu Parish, median household income is about $67,564, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Oak Park Middle School is among the 61 public schools in Calcasieu Parish.
Oak Park Elementary School is the closest public school, about 0.4 miles away in a straight line. Oak Park Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The school's 14.2% average proficiency ranks 6th among 7 nearby schools.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Small.
Federal counts put enrollment at 474 in 2020-21 and 388 in 2024-25, an 18% decrease. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 16.9:1 to 9.1:1.
Community posts for Oak Park Middle School can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Calcasieu Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
207,088
Census ACS
Median income
$67,564
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
61
30,278 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Calcasieu Parish
- Sulphur High SchoolHigh · 1,911 students
- Alfred M. Barbe High SchoolHigh · 1,908 students
- Sam Houston High SchoolHigh · 1,141 students
- S. J. Welsh Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,011 students
- Iowa High SchoolHigh · 1,007 students
- Moss Bluff Elementary SchoolElementary · 969 students
Other schools in Lake Charles
- Alfred M. Barbe High SchoolHigh · 1,908 students
- Sam Houston High SchoolHigh · 1,141 students
- S. J. Welsh Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,011 students
- Moss Bluff Elementary SchoolElementary · 969 students
- Lake Charles Charter AcademyElementary · 951 students
- LaGrange High SchoolHigh · 881 students
Other Oak Park Middle schools
One other US public school is named Oak Park Middle. Oak Park Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- OAK PARK MIDDLE SCHOOLLEESBURG, FL · 558 students
Nearby schools
- Oak Park Elementary School0.4 mi · 259
- T. H. Watkins Elementary School0.4 mi · 165
- LaGrange High School1.2 mi · 881
- Lake Charles College Prep1.2 mi · 624
- Brentwood Elementary School1.3 mi · 272
- Henry Heights Elementary School1.3 mi · 315
Frequently asked questions
About Oak Park Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Oak Park Middle School?
Oak Park Middle School enrolls approximately 388 students in grades 06-08.
Is Oak Park Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Oak Park Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Oak Park Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Oak Park Middle School is approximately 9.1:1 (42 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Oak Park Middle School?
At Oak Park Middle School, the student body is approximately 6% White, 6% Hispanic, 86% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Oak Park Middle School public or private?
Oak Park Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Calcasieu Parish.
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