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Enrollment
314
Middle
DISTRICT 238 · STATE 440
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. LANDRY PARISH·NCES 220156001203
Opelousas Junior High School
730 South Market Street, Opelousas, LA 70570 · (337) 942-4957 · St. Landry Parish
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL314 STUDENTS
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This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 41.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
292 students
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 70%
Community
1
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 7 | 133 | 42% |
| Grade 8 | 181 | 58% |
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
22.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +4.0pp since 2022
Math
7.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +2.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 7 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 4 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 2 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 22.0% | 7.0% |
| 2024-25 | 15.0% | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 14.0% | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 18.0% | 5.0% |
% 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
14.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
17.3%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 15% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 17% 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 Opelousas Junior High School
Opelousas Junior High School's state test result (14.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opelousas Junior High School this school | 314 | 93.0% | 14.5% |
| Paul Breaux Middle School Lafayette | 314 | 91.1% | 21.8% |
| Carroll Junior High School Monroe | 348 | 94.3% | 9.8% |
| Richwood Junior High School Monroe | 347 | 93.4% | 13.0% |
| Lowery Middle School Donaldsonville | 277 | 91.3% | 14.0% |
| Martin Luther King Junior High School Monroe | 350 | 92.0% | 14.7% |
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 Opelousas Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In St. Landry Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 14.5% | #187 of 213 | #8 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 7.0% | #206 of 210 | #9 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #190 of 213 ▲ 12 | #9 of 9 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.0pp | #89 of 197 | #3 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 314 | #151 of 220 | #2 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.2:1 | #19 of 195 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.9% | #174 of 195 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.0% | #17 of 214 | #1 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.8% | #28 of 162 | #2 of 8 |
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
314
-113 (-26%) vs 2020
-49% since 1990-91, when it was 615
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
was 21.4:1
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 | 314 | 30.8 | 10.2:1 | 93% (292) |
| 2023-24 | 401 | 33.2 | 12.1:1 | 89% (355) |
| 2022-23 | 456 | 21.9 | 20.8:1 | 84% (385) |
| 2020-21 | 427 | 20 | 21.4:1 | 81% (345) |
| 2017-18 | 447 | 24.3 | 18.4:1 | 71% (317) |
| 2015-16 | 396 | 13 | 30.5:1 | 82% (323) |
| 2010-11 | 422 | 36 | 11.7:1 | 93% (391) |
| 2000-01 | 530 | 36 | 14.7:1 | 79% (419) |
| 1990-91 | 615 | 36 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Opelousas Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 30% (447 to 314); teachers up 27% (24.3 to 30.8).
About Opelousas Junior High School
Located in Opelousas, Louisiana, Opelousas Junior High School is a small middle school. The school counts 314 students across grades 7 through 8. The school's enrollment is 29% smaller than the 440 average for middle schools in Louisiana.
Opelousas Junior High School sits within St. Landry Parish, which has 32 schools and 10,982 students.
The large majority of students at Opelousas Junior High School, 89%, are Black. Beyond that, enrollment is 6% White and 3% Hispanic. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 40%. Opelousas Junior High School has a diversity index of 20%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Opelousas Junior High School employs 30.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 10.2:1. That ratio is under the 41.0:1 average for middle schools in Louisiana. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 93% in 2024-25. That is higher than the 80% average for public schools in St. Landry Parish.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 14.5%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 17.3%.
Census estimates describe St. Landry Parish this way: median household income is about $44,462, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 15%, and roughly 22% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of St. Landry Parish number 37 and enroll about 11,731.
The closest other public school is Opelousas Middle School, about 0.5 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Opelousas Junior High School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Town: Distant.
Federal counts put enrollment at 427 in 2020-21 and 314 in 2024-25, a 26% decrease. Federal data show the ratio falling from 21.4:1 to 10.2:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Opelousas Junior High School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
St. Landry Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
81,670
Census ACS
Median income
$44,462
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
22%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
11,731 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in St. Landry Parish
- Beau Chene High SchoolHigh · 767 students
- Opelousas Senior High SchoolHigh · 698 students
- Leonville Elementary SchoolElementary · 616 students
- Eunice High SchoolHigh · 606 students
- Northwest High SchoolHigh · 575 students
- Lawtell Elementary SchoolElementary · 567 students
Other schools in Opelousas
- Opelousas Senior High SchoolHigh · 698 students
- Northwest High SchoolHigh · 575 students
- Park Vista Elementary SchoolElementary · 533 students
- JS Clark Leadership AcademyCombined · 434 students
- Grolee Elementary SchoolElementary · 404 students
- St. Landry Charter SchoolElementary · 315 students
Nearby schools
- Opelousas Middle School0.5 mi · 132
- St. Landry Charter School0.7 mi · 315
- Magnet Academy for Cultural Arts0.9 mi · 289
- Park Vista Elementary School1.0 mi · 533
- Creswell Middle School1.0 mi · 162
- Grolee Elementary School1.2 mi · 404
Frequently asked questions
About Opelousas Junior High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Opelousas Junior High School?
Opelousas Junior High School enrolls approximately 314 students in grades 07-08.
Is Opelousas Junior High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Opelousas Junior High School is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many teachers does Opelousas Junior High School have?
Opelousas Junior High School employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Opelousas Junior High School?
Student demographics at Opelousas Junior High School are roughly 6% White, 3% Hispanic, 89% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Opelousas Junior High School?
Opelousas Junior High School is overseen by St. Landry Parish in St. Landry Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.