Enrollment
145
Middle
DISTRICT 151 · STATE 440
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICHLAND PARISH·NCES 220135001103
Rayville Junior High School
225 Hwy. 3048, Rayville, LA 71269 · (318) 728-3618 · Richland Parish
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL145 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 3% of Louisiana public middle schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
23.5:1
6 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.4:1 · STATE 41.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
134 students
DISTRICT 78% · 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 | 52 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 42 | 29% |
| Grade 8 | 51 | 35% |
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
11.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +4.0pp since 2022
Math
6.0%
LA avg 34.2%
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 11 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 6 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.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 11.0% | 6.0% |
| 2024-25 | 9.0% | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 13.0% | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 7.0% | N/A |
% 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
8.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
17.8%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 8% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 18% 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 Rayville Junior High School
Rayville Junior High School's state test result (8.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rayville Junior High School this school | 145 | 92.4% | 8.0% |
| Griffin Middle School Academy Lake Providence | 163 | 95.1% | 8.3% |
| Opelousas Middle School Opelousas | 132 | 90.2% | 14.2% |
| B. Edward Boudreaux Middle School Baldwin | 150 | 90.0% | 27.8% |
| Evangeline Reimagine Academy Ville Platte | 175 | 95.4% | 9.7% |
| Helix Legal Academy Baton Rouge | 127 | 86.6% | 9.0% |
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 Rayville Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 8.0% | #212 of 213 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 6.0% | #209 of 210 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 11.0% | #210 of 213 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 145 | #210 of 220 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.4% | #19 of 214 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.6% | #31 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
145
-16 (-10%) vs 2020
-65% since 1990-91, when it was 418
Student : Teacher
23.5:1
was 20.1:1
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 | 145 | 6.2 | 23.5:1 | 92% (134) |
| 2023-24 | 153 | 10.2 | 15.0:1 | 82% (125) |
| 2022-23 | 153 | 10.2 | 15.0:1 | 80% (123) |
| 2020-21 | 161 | 8 | 20.1:1 | 90% (145) |
| 2017-18 | 203 | 10 | 20.3:1 | 68% (139) |
| 2015-16 | 156 | 16 | 9.8:1 | 71% (110) |
| 2010-11 | 215 | 18 | 11.9:1 | 95% (204) |
| 2000-01 | 311 | 21 | 14.8:1 | 84% (262) |
| 1990-91 | 418 | 25 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rayville Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (203 to 145); teachers down 38% (10 to 6.2).
About Rayville Junior High School
Rayville Junior High School is a middle-grades school with a street address in Rayville, Louisiana. Enrolled students number 145 students, in grades 6 through 8. Statewide, middle schools in Louisiana average about 440 students each.
The district for Rayville Junior High School is Richland Parish, with 11 schools and 2,694 students.
About 92% of the student body at Rayville Junior High School is Black. Smaller groups are 6% White. County-wide, 36% of Richland Parish residents are Black. Rayville Junior High School's diversity index is 15%, against a US figure of 70%.
The teaching staff at Rayville Junior High School is 6.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 23.5:1. This ratio sits 17.5 below the 41.0:1 average for middle schools in Louisiana. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 92%. That is higher than the 76% average for public schools in Richland Parish.
Measured against Louisiana public middle schools, Rayville Junior High School receives an F. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Rayville Junior High School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 8.0% is 9.8 points below the 17.8% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Within Richland Parish, the median household income is $53,544, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 19% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Rayville Junior High School, Richland Parish has 11 other public schools.
The shortest distance from Rayville Junior High School to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to Rayville High School. Counting only straight-line distance, 2 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Rayville Junior High School is 6th among 7 schools close by.
The federal government classifies Rayville Junior High School's location as Rural: Distant.
Enrollment has fallen by 16 students since 2020-21, to 145. The number of students per teacher rose from 20.1 to 23.5 over 4 years.
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Richland Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
19,822
Census ACS
Median income
$53,544
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
19%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
3,312 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Richland Parish
- Mangham Elementary SchoolElementary · 404 students
- Rayville High SchoolHigh · 341 students
- Rayville Elementary SchoolElementary · 333 students
- Start Elementary SchoolElementary · 332 students
- Mangham High SchoolHigh · 294 students
- Holly Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 232 students
Other schools in Rayville
- Rayville High SchoolHigh · 341 students
- Rayville Elementary SchoolElementary · 333 students
- Holly Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 232 students
Nearby schools
- Rayville High School0.1 mi · 341
- Rayville Elementary School0.8 mi · 333
- Start Elementary School6.6 mi · 332
- Holly Ridge Elementary School6.9 mi · 232
- Mangham Elementary School10.8 mi · 404
- Mangham High School11.0 mi · 294
Frequently asked questions
About Rayville Junior High SchoolHow many students attend Rayville Junior High School?
Rayville Junior High School enrolls approximately 145 students in grades 06-08.
Is Rayville Junior High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Rayville Junior High School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Rayville Junior High School have?
Rayville Junior High School employs 6 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Rayville Junior High School?
Student demographics at Rayville Junior High School are roughly 6% White, 92% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Rayville Junior High School in?
Rayville Junior High School is part of Richland Parish.
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