Enrollment
286
Middle
DISTRICT 238 · STATE 440
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. LANDRY PARISH·NCES 220156001475
Port Barre Middle School
846 Saizan St., Port Barre, LA 70577 · (337) 585-7256 · St. Landry Parish
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL286 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 30% 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.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
13.8:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 41.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
214 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 | 80 | 28% |
| Grade 6 | 59 | 21% |
| Grade 7 | 74 | 26% |
| Grade 8 | 73 | 26% |
Student demographics
43%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
33.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -8.0pp since 2022
Math
29.0%
LA avg 34.2% . -7.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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 8 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 7 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 33.0% | 29.0% |
| 2024-25 | 35.0% | 33.0% |
| 2023-24 | 30.0% | 20.0% |
| 2022-23 | 41.0% | 36.0% |
% 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
26.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.4%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 Barre Middle School
Port Barre Middle School's state test result (26.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Port Barre Middle School this school | 286 | 74.8% | 26.0% |
| Oakdale Middle School Oakdale | 340 | 75.6% | 23.0% |
| Caldwell Parish Junior High School Columbia | 294 | 75.5% | 24.3% |
| Franklinton Junior High School Franklinton | 312 | 74.7% | 32.8% |
| Tioga Junior High School Pineville | 415 | 77.1% | 45.3% |
| Raceland Middle School Raceland | 289 | 75.8% | 33.7% |
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 Barre Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In St. Landry Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #131 of 213 | #4 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #107 of 210 ▼ 23 | #3 of 9 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #146 of 213 ▼ 8 | #5 of 9 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -7.5pp | #9 of 197 | #1 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 286 | #164 of 220 | #3 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #109 of 195 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.1% | #135 of 195 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.8% | #86 of 214 | #9 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.7% | #118 of 162 | #7 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
286
-60 (-17%) vs 2020
-37% since 2000-01, when it was 454
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 23.1:1
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 | 286 | 20.7 | 13.8:1 | 75% (214) |
| 2023-24 | 303 | 22.3 | 13.6:1 | 73% (222) |
| 2022-23 | 307 | 17.8 | 17.2:1 | 64% (195) |
| 2020-21 | 346 | 15 | 23.1:1 | 50% (174) |
| 2017-18 | 324 | 17 | 19.1:1 | 45% (147) |
| 2015-16 | 364 | 19 | 19.2:1 | 71% (259) |
| 2010-11 | 435 | 21 | 20.7:1 | 80% (347) |
| 2000-01 | 454 | N/A | N/A | 74% (338) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Port Barre Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (324 to 286); teachers up 22% (17 to 20.7).
About Port Barre Middle School
Port Barre Middle School is a small middle school in Port Barre, Louisiana, administered by St. Landry Parish. The school covers grades 5 through 8 and reported 286 students in 2024-25. Across middle schools in Louisiana, the average enrollment is about 440.
A total of 32 schools make up St. Landry Parish, with 10,982 students enrolled.
The student body at Port Barre Middle School is 70% White. The rest of enrollment is 27% Black. Among all residents of St. Landry Parish, the White share is about 52%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 43%.
Port Barre Middle School lists 20.7 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 13.8 students per teacher. The school's 13.8:1 compares with an average of 41.0:1 for middle schools in Louisiana. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 75% of the student body.
Port Barre Middle School holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 30% of Louisiana public middle schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Port Barre Middle School is -4.5 points: 26.0% actual, 30.4% predicted.
The county, St. Landry Parish, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $44,462 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 15%, and roughly 22% of residents are in poverty. St. Landry Parish has 37 public schools with about 11,731 students, including Port Barre Middle School.
Among nearby public schools, Port Barre High School is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of Port Barre Middle School. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Port Barre Middle School is 4th on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 286, from 346 in 2020-21. The ratio was 23.1:1 in 2020-21 and 13.8:1 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 Port Barre
- Port Barre Elementary SchoolElementary · 427 students
- Port Barre High SchoolHigh · 354 students
Nearby schools
- Port Barre High School0.0 mi · 354
- Port Barre Elementary School0.5 mi · 427
- Leonville Elementary School6.1 mi · 616
- Northeast Elementary School7.1 mi · 232
- Washington Elementary School7.2 mi · 115
- Creswell Middle School7.6 mi · 162
Frequently asked questions
About Port Barre Middle SchoolHow large is Port Barre Middle School?
Port Barre Middle School enrolls approximately 286 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does Port Barre Middle School serve?
Port Barre Middle School serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Port Barre Middle School?
Approximately 13.8:1 students per teacher at Port Barre Middle School.
How diverse is Port Barre Middle School?
Port Barre Middle School reports a student body of 70% White, 0% Hispanic, 27% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Port Barre Middle School?
Port Barre Middle School is overseen by St. Landry Parish in St. Landry Parish.
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