Enrollment
176
Middle
DISTRICT 238 · STATE 440
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. LANDRY PARISH·NCES 220156002007
Plaisance Middle School
3264 Hwy. 167, Opelousas, LA 70570 · (337) 826-3335 · St. Landry Parish
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL176 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 39% 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.
- BBeats 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
9.8:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 41.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
143 students
DISTRICT 81% · 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 5 | 36 | 20% |
| Grade 6 | 39 | 22% |
| Grade 7 | 56 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 45 | 26% |
Student demographics
46%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
35.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -13.0pp since 2022
Math
21.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +3.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 13 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 3 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 35.0% | 21.0% |
| 2024-25 | 37.0% | 15.0% |
| 2023-24 | 43.0% | 16.0% |
| 2022-23 | 48.0% | 18.0% |
% 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
24.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.8%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Plaisance Middle School
Plaisance Middle School's state test result (24.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plaisance Middle School this school | 176 | 81.3% | 24.7% |
| Jonesboro-Hodge Middle School Jonesboro | 145 | 81.4% | 9.8% |
| East Feliciana Middle School Clinton | 137 | 84.7% | 20.7% |
| Sixth Ward Elementary School Vacherie | 269 | 82.5% | 24.8% |
| Parks Middle School St. Martinville | 245 | 84.5% | 31.3% |
| B. Edward Boudreaux Middle School Baldwin | 150 | 90.0% | 27.8% |
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 Plaisance Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In St. Landry Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.7% | #139 of 213 | #5 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #143 of 210 ▲ 24 | #5 of 9 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #139 of 213 ▼ 16 | #4 of 9 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -5.0pp | #18 of 197 | #2 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 176 | #203 of 220 | #7 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.3% | #62 of 214 | #7 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.1% | #105 of 162 | #5 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
176
-8 (-4%) vs 2020
-47% since 2000-01, when it was 334
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 176 | 18 | 9.8:1 | 81% (143) |
| 2023-24 | 209 | 18.8 | 11.1:1 | 81% (169) |
| 2022-23 | 220 | 14.1 | 15.7:1 | 69% (152) |
| 2020-21 | 184 | 12 | 15.3:1 | 58% (106) |
| 2017-18 | 205 | 12.2 | 16.8:1 | 48% (98) |
| 2015-16 | 245 | 13 | 18.9:1 | 75% (184) |
| 2010-11 | 260 | 18 | 14.4:1 | 86% (224) |
| 2000-01 | 334 | 24 | 13.9:1 | 89% (296) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Plaisance Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (205 to 176); teachers up 48% (12.2 to 18).
About Plaisance Middle School
Plaisance Middle School is classified as a middle-grades school. It is located in Opelousas, Louisiana. It enrolled 176 students in grades 5 through 8 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, middle schools in Louisiana average about 440 students each.
A total of 32 schools make up St. Landry Parish, with 10,982 students enrolled.
Black students make up a majority at Plaisance Middle School, at 68%. Other students are 28% White and 2% Hispanic. That is higher than the 40% Black share among all St. Landry Parish residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 46% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school has about 9.8 students per teacher and 18 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 31.3 below the 41.0:1 average for middle schools in Louisiana. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 81%. For comparison, public schools in St. Landry Parish average 80%.
Measured against Louisiana public middle schools, Plaisance 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.
On BeatsExpectations, Plaisance Middle School is 1.1 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Louisiana schools.
Among St. Landry Parish residents, the median household income is $44,462, roughly 15% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 22%. Plaisance Middle School is one of 37 public schools in the county.
The closest other public school is Northwest High School, about 4.4 miles away. Within five miles are 3 other public schools. On proficiency, Plaisance Middle School is ahead of the 22.3% nearby average, ranking 2nd of 6.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Fringe: in rural territory close to an urban area.
2024-25 enrollment was 176, a 4% decrease from 184 in 2020-21. Its ratio of students to teachers was 15.3:1 in 2020-21, and 9.8:1 in 2024-25.
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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
- Northwest High School4.4 mi · 575
- Grand Prairie Elementary School4.7 mi · 264
- Washington Elementary School4.8 mi · 115
- JS Clark Leadership Academy5.5 mi · 434
- Grolee Elementary School5.9 mi · 404
- St. Landry Charter School6.8 mi · 315
Frequently asked questions
About Plaisance Middle SchoolHow many students attend Plaisance Middle School?
Plaisance Middle School enrolls approximately 176 students in grades 05-08.
Is Plaisance Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Plaisance Middle School is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many teachers does Plaisance Middle School have?
Plaisance Middle School employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.8:1.
How diverse is Plaisance Middle School?
Plaisance Middle School reports a student body of 28% White, 2% Hispanic, 68% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Plaisance Middle School in?
Plaisance Middle School is part of St. Landry Parish.
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