Enrollment
204
Middle
DISTRICT 372 · STATE 440
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST BATON ROUGE PARISH·NCES 220192001548
Port Allen Middle School
610 Rosedale Street, Port Allen, LA 70767 · (225) 383-5777 · West Baton Rouge Parish
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL204 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 63% 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.
- ABeats 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
9.4:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 41.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
197 students
DISTRICT 77% · 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 | 72 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 72 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 60 | 29% |
Student demographics
39%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
36.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +8.0pp since 2022
Math
21.0%
LA avg 34.2% . -2.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 36 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 up about 8 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 2 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 36.0% | 21.0% |
| 2024-25 | 35.0% | 24.0% |
| 2023-24 | 30.0% | 20.0% |
| 2022-23 | 28.0% | 23.0% |
% 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
25.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
14.8%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 15% 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 Port Allen Middle School
Port Allen Middle School's state test result (25.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Port Allen Middle School this school | 204 | 96.6% | 25.7% |
| Franklin Junior High School Franklin | 196 | 93.4% | 15.0% |
| Homer Junior High School Homer | 232 | 95.7% | 8.5% |
| Evangeline Reimagine Academy Ville Platte | 175 | 95.4% | 9.7% |
| Pineville Elementary School Pineville | 252 | 94.0% | 19.5% |
| Ferriday Junior High School Ferriday | 241 | 94.2% | 10.7% |
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 Port Allen Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.7% | #135 of 213 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #148 of 210 ▼ 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #136 of 213 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.0pp | #92 of 197 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 204 | #195 of 220 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.4:1 | #11 of 195 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.0% | #148 of 195 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.6% | #4 of 214 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.5% | #162 of 162 |
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
204
0 (0%) vs 2020
-58% since 1990-91, when it was 484
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
was 10.7:1
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 | 204 | 21.7 | 9.4:1 | 97% (197) |
| 2023-24 | 216 | 22.2 | 9.7:1 | 93% (201) |
| 2022-23 | 204 | 19.8 | 10.3:1 | 90% (184) |
| 2020-21 | 204 | 19 | 10.7:1 | 86% (175) |
| 2017-18 | 205 | 19.5 | 10.5:1 | 93% (191) |
| 2015-16 | 196 | 27 | 7.3:1 | 95% (186) |
| 2010-11 | 321 | 29 | 11.1:1 | 94% (301) |
| 2000-01 | 375 | 23 | 16.3:1 | 84% (314) |
| 1990-91 | 484 | 25 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Port Allen Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (205 to 204); teachers up 11% (19.5 to 21.7).
About Port Allen Middle School
A small middle school in Port Allen, Louisiana, Port Allen Middle School is part of West Baton Rouge Parish. Its 204 students are spread across grades 6 through 8. The school's enrollment is 54% smaller than the 440 average for middle schools in Louisiana.
Within West Baton Rouge Parish, Port Allen Middle School is one of 10 schools. The district enrolls 4,153 students.
Black students make up a majority at Port Allen Middle School, at 76%. The next largest groups are 13% White and 9% Hispanic. In West Baton Rouge Parish overall, about 41% of residents are Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 39% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Dividing enrollment by its 21.7 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 9.4:1. That is lower than the 41.0:1 average for middle schools in Louisiana. Eligible students account for 97% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. It compares with 74% for public schools in West Baton Rouge Parish.
The allk12 Grade for Port Allen Middle School is B. Compared with Louisiana public middle schools, the school scored higher than 63% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Port Allen Middle School scores 25.7% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 14.8%.
County data help place the school in context: in West Baton Rouge Parish, the median household income is $87,299, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. West Baton Rouge Parish is home to 10 public schools and about 4,153 public school students.
The shortest distance from Port Allen Middle School to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to Port Allen Elementary School. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 5 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Port Allen Middle School is 3rd on average proficiency.
Federal data place Port Allen Middle School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 204, starting from 204. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 10.7:1 in 2020-21 to 9.4:1 in 2024-25.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
West Baton Rouge Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
27,974
Census ACS
Median income
$87,299
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
4,153 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Brusly High SchoolHigh · 734 students
- Brusly Middle SchoolMiddle · 539 students
- Brusly Elementary SchoolElementary · 489 students
- Caneview K-8 SchoolElementary · 483 students
- Port Allen High SchoolHigh · 452 students
- Lukeville Elementary SchoolElementary · 356 students
Other schools in Port Allen
- Caneview K-8 SchoolElementary · 483 students
- Port Allen High SchoolHigh · 452 students
- Port Allen Elementary SchoolElementary · 345 students
- Cohn Elementary SchoolElementary · 217 students
Nearby schools
- Port Allen Elementary School0.1 mi · 345
- Cohn Elementary School0.7 mi · 217
- Helix Legal Academy1.6 mi · 127
- Helix Mentorship STEAM Academy1.6 mi · 504
- Community School For Apprenticeship Learning2.0 mi · 290
- Madison Preparatory Academy2.1 mi · 621
Frequently asked questions
About Port Allen Middle SchoolHow many students attend Port Allen Middle School?
Port Allen Middle School enrolls approximately 204 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Port Allen Middle School serve?
Port Allen Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Port Allen Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Port Allen Middle School is approximately 9.4:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Port Allen Middle School?
Student demographics at Port Allen Middle School are roughly 13% White, 9% Hispanic, 76% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is Port Allen Middle School in?
Port Allen Middle School is part of West Baton Rouge Parish.
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