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Enrollment
709
Middle
DISTRICT 456 · STATE 440
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RAPIDES PARISH·NCES 220129001044
Scott M. Brame Middle School
4800 Dawn Street, Alexandria, LA 71301 · (318) 443-3688 · Rapides Parish
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL709 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 62% of Louisiana public middle schools
- B-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.
- C-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
14.8:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 41.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
589 students
DISTRICT 80% · STATE 70%
Community
5
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 | 228 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 249 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 232 | 33% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
46.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -1.0pp since 2022
Math
30.0%
LA avg 34.2% . -5.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 1 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 5 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 46.0% | 30.0% |
| 2024-25 | 43.0% | 28.0% |
| 2023-24 | 44.0% | 28.0% |
| 2022-23 | 47.0% | 35.0% |
% 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
31.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.5%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 Scott M. Brame Middle School
Scott M. Brame Middle School's state test result (31.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scott M. Brame Middle School this school | 709 | 83.1% | 31.7% |
| J.H. Williams Middle School Abbeville | 374 | 81.6% | 19.5% |
| Anderson Middle School New Iberia | 320 | 89.4% | 19.7% |
| St. Tammany Junior High School Slidell | 686 | 71.3% | 17.8% |
| Greenacres Middle School Bossier City | 543 | 70.7% | 31.2% |
| Iberia Middle School New Iberia | 405 | 75.6% | 29.5% |
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 Scott M. Brame Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Rapides Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.7% | #101 of 213 | #3 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #103 of 210 ▼ 3 | #3 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #80 of 213 ▲ 12 | #3 of 6 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.0pp | #38 of 197 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 709 | #28 of 220 | #1 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #141 of 195 | #6 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.2% | #86 of 195 | #2 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.1% | #49 of 214 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.1% | #90 of 162 | #3 of 6 |
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
709
-86 (-11%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 777
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 19.4:1
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 | 709 | 48 | 14.8:1 | 83% (589) |
| 2023-24 | 791 | 50 | 15.8:1 | 75% (590) |
| 2022-23 | 794 | 39.8 | 19.9:1 | 73% (581) |
| 2020-21 | 795 | 41 | 19.4:1 | 47% (371) |
| 2017-18 | 845 | 38 | 22.2:1 | 73% (613) |
| 2015-16 | 892 | 57 | 15.7:1 | 67% (594) |
| 2010-11 | 843 | 49 | 17.2:1 | 49% (415) |
| 2000-01 | 610 | 32 | 19.1:1 | 57% (349) |
| 1990-91 | 777 | 42 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Scott M. Brame Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (845 to 709); teachers up 26% (38 to 48).
About Scott M. Brame Middle School
Scott M. Brame Middle School is a public large middle school in Alexandria, Louisiana. The latest federal count shows 709 students in grades 6 through 8. The average for middle schools in Louisiana is about 440 students, so this school is 61% bigger than average.
Rapides Parish includes 43 schools. Together they enroll 21,340 students.
A majority of students at Scott M. Brame Middle School, 60%, are Black. The next largest groups are 27% White, 6% Hispanic, and 5% Asian. The school's Black share is 29 points above the 31% share among Rapides Parish residents. Scott M. Brame Middle School has a diversity index of 56%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teacher staffing is 48 full-time equivalents, or about 14.8 students per teacher. Among middle schools in Louisiana, the typical ratio is 41.0:1. About 83% of students, or 589, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Scott M. Brame Middle School is graded B by allk12, scoring above 62% of Louisiana public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Scott M. Brame Middle School is +7.2 points: 31.7% actual, 24.5% predicted.
In Rapides Parish (population about 127,527), median household income is about $54,967, roughly 23% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 51 public schools in Rapides Parish, with a combined enrollment of about 21,481.
Cherokee Elementary School is the public school closest to Scott M. Brame Middle School, about 0.6 miles away. Scott M. Brame Middle School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Scott M. Brame Middle School's average proficiency of 31.7% compares with 31.1% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Its NCES locale code is City: Small: the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Scott M. Brame Middle School had 795 students in 2020-21 and 709 in 2024-25, an 11% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 19.4:1 in 2020-21 to 14.8:1 in 2024-25.
Questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Rapides Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
127,527
Census ACS
Median income
$54,967
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
51
21,481 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rapides Parish
- Alexandria Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,475 students
- Pineville High SchoolHigh · 1,271 students
- Peabody Magnet High SchoolHigh · 1,071 students
- J.I. Barron Sr. Elementary SchoolElementary · 924 students
- Buckeye High SchoolHigh · 915 students
- Tioga High SchoolHigh · 881 students
Other schools in Alexandria
- Alexandria Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,475 students
- Peabody Magnet High SchoolHigh · 1,071 students
- Cherokee Elementary SchoolElementary · 576 students
- J.B. Nachman Elementary SchoolElementary · 546 students
- Mabel Brasher MontessoriElementary · 508 students
- Alexandria Middle Magnet SchoolMiddle · 469 students
Nearby schools
- Cherokee Elementary School0.6 mi · 576
- Alexandria Senior High School0.9 mi · 1,475
- Horseshoe Drive Elementary School1.2 mi · 243
- J.B. Nachman Elementary School1.2 mi · 546
- D.F. Huddle Elementary1.7 mi · 412
- L.S. Rugg Elementary School1.7 mi · 356
Frequently asked questions
About Scott M. Brame Middle SchoolHow many students attend Scott M. Brame Middle School?
Scott M. Brame Middle School enrolls approximately 709 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Scott M. Brame Middle School serve?
Scott M. Brame Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Scott M. Brame Middle School?
Approximately 14.8:1 students per teacher at Scott M. Brame Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Scott M. Brame Middle School?
Student demographics at Scott M. Brame Middle School are roughly 27% White, 6% Hispanic, 60% Black, 5% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Scott M. Brame Middle School?
Scott M. Brame Middle School is overseen by Rapides Parish in Rapides Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.