Prairieville Middle School

Prairieville Middle School is a middle school of high-enrollment scale in Prairieville, Louisiana, overseen by Ascension Parish, enrolling 835 students in grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Louisiana's public schools average about 440 students each, so Prairieville Middle School sits 90% above that benchmark.

Ascension Parish comprises 32 schools with combined enrollment of 23,743 students; Prairieville Middle School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Prairieville Middle School records that White students make up the majority at 67%. The remainder breaks down as 16% Black, 11% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 2% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with Ascension Parish as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.2:1. The state averages around 41.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 39% of students at Prairieville Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Ascension Parish (around 52%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

With demographic context factored in, Prairieville Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 56.0%; this one delivers 68.0%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Ascension Parish) reports that median household earnings sit near $91,549, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Ascension Parish runs 32 public schools (combined enrollment of about 23,743 students), of which Prairieville Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Prairieville High School, around 1.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Prairieville Middle School. On composite proficiency, Prairieville Middle School comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 62.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Over the past 7-year window. Prairieville Middle School's enrollment has fell 13% since 2018, when it stood at 955 (now 835). The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 5% to 11% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 18.2:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.