R.K. Smith Middle School

R.K. Smith Middle School is a middle school of modestly sized scale in Luling, Louisiana, run under St. Charles Parish, works with 303 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 440 students per school, that is 31% leaner than typical.

Within St. Charles Parish, which oversees 15 schools and 8,756 students, R.K. Smith Middle School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, R.K. Smith Middle School lists that 63% of the student body identifies as Black. The remainder comes out to 21% White, 14% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 22% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 8.2:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 41.0:1, putting R.K. Smith Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 68% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, St. Charles Parish runs at roughly 48%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, R.K. Smith Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.7%.

Across the wider county, census data for St. Charles Parish shows median household earnings sit near $80,897, roughly 27% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. R.K. Smith Middle School is one of 15 public schools in St. Charles Parish (combined enrollment of about 8,756 students).

The closest other public school is Luling Elementary School, roughly 1.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around R.K. Smith Middle School. On composite proficiency, R.K. Smith Middle School comes 4th of 5 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 44.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 4%: 290 students in 2018 compared to 303 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share declined from 71% to 63%. Class-load math has fell: from 10.8:1 in 2018 to 8.2:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.