Enrollment
236
Middle
DISTRICT 370 · STATE 440
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAFOURCHE PARISH·NCES 220090000701
Sixth Ward Middle School
1865 Choctaw Road, Thibodaux, LA 70301 · (985) 633-2449 · Lafourche Parish
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL236 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 88% of Louisiana public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
12.4:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 41.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
104 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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 | 86 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 75 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 75 | 32% |
Student demographics
26%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
63.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -13.0pp since 2022
Math
51.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +0.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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 13 points since 2022, while math scores have held steady.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 63.0% | 51.0% |
| 2024-25 | 67.0% | 61.0% |
| 2023-24 | 78.0% | 54.0% |
| 2022-23 | 76.0% | 51.0% |
% 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
60.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.6%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Sixth Ward Middle School
Sixth Ward Middle School's state test result (60.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sixth Ward Middle School this school | 236 | 44.1% | 60.2% |
| Iota Middle School Iota | 235 | 44.3% | 49.2% |
| N.S.U. Middle Lab School Natchitoches | 178 | 43.3% | 69.2% |
| Welsh-Roanoke Junior High School Roanoke | 199 | 50.8% | 32.2% |
| South Beauregard Upper Elementary School Longville | 391 | 41.9% | 49.5% |
| DeQuincy Middle School DeQuincy | 208 | 52.9% | 37.5% |
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 Sixth Ward Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Lafourche Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.2% | #12 of 213 | #1 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #29 of 210 ▼ 18 | #2 of 7 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #25 of 213 ▼ 12 | #2 of 7 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.5pp | #11 of 197 | #1 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 236 | #184 of 220 | #7 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #66 of 195 | #1 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.0% | #168 of 195 | #7 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.1% | #188 of 214 | #7 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.1% | #147 of 162 | #6 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
236
-49 (-17%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 296
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 17.8:1
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 | 236 | 19 | 12.4:1 | 44% (104) |
| 2023-24 | 244 | 19.3 | 12.6:1 | 47% (115) |
| 2022-23 | 271 | 15.2 | 17.8:1 | 43% (117) |
| 2020-21 | 285 | 16 | 17.8:1 | 34% (96) |
| 2017-18 | 246 | 15.8 | 15.6:1 | 41% (100) |
| 2015-16 | 261 | N/A | N/A | 47% (123) |
| 2010-11 | 282 | 19 | 14.8:1 | 42% (118) |
| 2000-01 | 267 | 19 | 14.1:1 | 49% (131) |
| 1990-91 | 296 | 17 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sixth Ward Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (246 to 236); teachers up 21% (15.8 to 19).
About Sixth Ward Middle School
A small middle school in Thibodaux, Louisiana, Sixth Ward Middle School is part of Lafourche Parish. Its grade span covers grades 6 through 8, with 236 students on the rolls. Across middle schools in Louisiana, the average enrollment is about 440.
The Lafourche Parish system has 30 schools and 13,326 students.
White students are 86% of those enrolled at Sixth Ward Middle School. The next largest groups are 7% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 3% Black. In Lafourche Parish overall, about 75% of residents are White. A diversity index of 26% means there is a 26% chance two randomly chosen students at Sixth Ward Middle School are from different groups.
There are about 12.4 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Sixth Ward Middle School, which has 19. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Louisiana is 41.0:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Sixth Ward Middle School is about 44%. That is lower than the 63% average for public schools in Lafourche Parish.
Sixth Ward Middle School holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 88% of Louisiana public middle schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Sixth Ward Middle School is 7.5 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Louisiana schools.
In the surrounding county, Lafourche Parish, median household income comes to about $63,135, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. The county has 32 public schools and about 13,426 students.
Sixth Ward Middle School's closest public school neighbor is Chackbay Elementary School, about 3.9 miles away. The five-mile area around Sixth Ward Middle School holds 2 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Sixth Ward Middle School at 4th of 6.
The school is in rural territory close to an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Fringe).
The school's student count decreased 17% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. By 2024-25, the school had 12.4 students per teacher, compared with 17.8 in 2020-21.
The discussion board for Sixth Ward Middle School is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Lafourche Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
96,252
Census ACS
Median income
$63,135
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
32
13,426 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lafourche Parish
- Central Lafourche High SchoolHigh · 1,307 students
- Thibodaux High SchoolHigh · 1,306 students
- South Lafourche High SchoolHigh · 990 students
- Thibodaux Middle SchoolMiddle · 592 students
- Thibodaux Elementary SchoolElementary · 575 students
- Bayou Community Academy Charter SchoolElementary · 499 students
Other schools in Thibodaux
- Thibodaux High SchoolHigh · 1,306 students
- Thibodaux Middle SchoolMiddle · 592 students
- Thibodaux Elementary SchoolElementary · 575 students
- Bayou Community Academy Charter SchoolElementary · 499 students
- Virtual Academy of LafourcheCombined · 477 students
- W.S. Lafargue Elementary SchoolElementary · 457 students
Nearby schools
- Chackbay Elementary School3.9 mi · 344
- Bayou Boeuf Elementary School4.5 mi · 209
- The MAX Charter School5.8 mi · 100
- Bayou Community Academy Charter School6.1 mi · 499
- Thibodaux Elementary School6.1 mi · 575
- Thibodaux Middle School6.1 mi · 592
Frequently asked questions
About Sixth Ward Middle SchoolHow many students attend Sixth Ward Middle School?
Sixth Ward Middle School enrolls approximately 236 students in grades 06-08.
Is Sixth Ward Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sixth Ward Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sixth Ward Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sixth Ward Middle School is approximately 12.4:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sixth Ward Middle School?
At Sixth Ward Middle School, the student body is approximately 86% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Sixth Ward Middle School public or private?
Sixth Ward Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lafourche Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.