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Enrollment
596
Middle
DISTRICT 456 · STATE 440
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TERREBONNE PARISH·NCES 220174001361
Oaklawn Middle School
2215 Acadian Drive, Houma, LA 70363 · (985) 303-4828 · Terrebonne Parish
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL596 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 53% of Louisiana public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+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
14.7:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 41.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
506 students
DISTRICT 75% · 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 5 | 142 | 24% |
| Grade 6 | 139 | 23% |
| Grade 7 | 156 | 26% |
| Grade 8 | 159 | 27% |
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
38.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +0.0pp since 2022
Math
22.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +1.0pp 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 22 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2022, while math scores are up about 1 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 38.0% | 22.0% |
| 2024-25 | 37.0% | 21.0% |
| 2023-24 | 39.0% | 20.0% |
| 2022-23 | 38.0% | 21.0% |
% 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
25.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.2%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 Oaklawn Middle School
Oaklawn Middle School's state test result (25.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oaklawn Middle School this school | 596 | 84.9% | 25.8% |
| Rusheon Middle School Bossier City | 583 | 80.8% | 12.0% |
| Carencro Middle School Carencro | 585 | 77.6% | 20.7% |
| Southside Junior High School Denham Springs | 536 | 78.4% | 32.8% |
| Riser Middle School West Monroe | 410 | 81.0% | 15.3% |
| Grand Caillou Middle School Houma | 267 | 86.5% | 27.2% |
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 Oaklawn Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Terrebonne Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.8% | #133 of 213 | #7 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #137 of 210 ▲ 2 | #7 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #124 of 213 ▲ 3 | #6 of 7 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.5pp | #124 of 197 | #4 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 596 | #56 of 220 | #3 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #139 of 195 | #4 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.2% | #2 of 195 | #2 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.9% | #43 of 214 | #2 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +34.5% | #3 of 40 | N/A |
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
596
-104 (-15%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 721
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 596 | 40.5 | 14.7:1 | 85% (506) |
| 2023-24 | 583 | 44.5 | 13.1:1 | 68% (397) |
| 2022-23 | 587 | 39.2 | 15.0:1 | 66% (386) |
| 2020-21 | 700 | 41 | 17.1:1 | 56% (390) |
| 2017-18 | 443 | 28.1 | 15.7:1 | 58% (259) |
| 2015-16 | 430 | N/A | N/A | 89% (382) |
| 2010-11 | 409 | 31 | 13.2:1 | 80% (329) |
| 2000-01 | 671 | 42 | 16.0:1 | 71% (477) |
| 1990-91 | 721 | 39 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oaklawn Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 35% (443 to 596); teachers up 44% (28.1 to 40.5).
About Oaklawn Middle School
Oaklawn Middle School runs as a medium-sized middle school in Houma, Louisiana. The school had 596 students in grades 5 through 8 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for middle schools in Louisiana is about 440, so this school runs 35% above that.
A total of 30 schools make up Terrebonne Parish, with 15,168 students enrolled.
The most common group at Oaklawn Middle School is Black students, at 35%. Other groups include 32% Hispanic, 22% White, 8% multiracial, and 3% Native American. The county population is about 19% Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 72% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.7:1 at Oaklawn Middle School, with 40.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 26.3 below the 41.0:1 average for middle schools in Louisiana. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 85%. It compares with 73% for public schools in Terrebonne Parish.
Measured against Louisiana public middle schools, Oaklawn Middle School receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
After adjusting for student poverty, Oaklawn Middle School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Louisiana schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 25.8%; the prediction is 23.2%.
In the county around the school, Terrebonne Parish, the median household income is $64,836, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of people live in poverty. There are 32 public schools in Terrebonne Parish, enrolling about 15,201 students in all.
The closest public school to Oaklawn Middle School is Grand Caillou Elementary School, about 0.6 miles away. Oaklawn Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 39.2% proficiency; Oaklawn Middle School posts 25.8%.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Small.
Enrollment dropped 15% from its 2020-21 level of 700. The ratio of students to teachers went from 17.1:1 to 14.7:1 over the same years.
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Terrebonne Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
106,186
Census ACS
Median income
$64,836
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
32
15,201 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Terrebonne Parish
- Terrebonne High SchoolHigh · 1,346 students
- H. L. Bourgeois High SchoolHigh · 1,289 students
- South Terrebonne High SchoolHigh · 868 students
- Ellender Memorial High SchoolHigh · 819 students
- Mulberry Elementary SchoolElementary · 789 students
- Houma Junior High SchoolMiddle · 673 students
Other schools in Houma
- Terrebonne High SchoolHigh · 1,346 students
- Ellender Memorial High SchoolHigh · 819 students
- Mulberry Elementary SchoolElementary · 789 students
- Houma Junior High SchoolMiddle · 673 students
- Acadian Elementary SchoolElementary · 654 students
- Coteau-Bayou Blue Elementary SchoolElementary · 627 students
Nearby schools
- Grand Caillou Elementary School0.6 mi · 360
- Ellender Memorial High School0.8 mi · 819
- Honduras Elementary School1.4 mi · 263
- School for Exceptional Children1.4 mi · 23
- Acadian Elementary School1.7 mi · 654
- Grand Caillou Middle School1.7 mi · 267
Frequently asked questions
About Oaklawn Middle SchoolHow many students attend Oaklawn Middle School?
Oaklawn Middle School enrolls approximately 596 students in grades 05-08.
Is Oaklawn Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Oaklawn Middle School is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many teachers does Oaklawn Middle School have?
Oaklawn Middle School employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Oaklawn Middle School?
Student demographics at Oaklawn Middle School are roughly 22% White, 32% Hispanic, 35% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Oaklawn Middle School?
Oaklawn Middle School is overseen by Terrebonne Parish in Terrebonne Parish.
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