Sixth Ward Middle School

Sixth Ward Middle School is a 6-8 campus of modestly sized scale in Thibodaux, Louisiana, part of Lafourche Parish, teacheing 236 students in grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Louisiana's public schools average about 440 students each, so Sixth Ward Middle School sits 46% leaner than that benchmark.

Sixth Ward Middle School is one of 30 schools operated by Lafourche Parish, a district that works with 13,326 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Sixth Ward Middle School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (86%). Beyond that, the school logs 7% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 75% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Sixth Ward Middle School has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 41.0:1 average. About 44% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Lafourche Parish (around 63%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Sixth Ward Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 52.5%, the actual is 61.0%, a residual of +8.5 points.

In the surrounding community, Lafourche Parish reports that median household earnings sit near $63,135, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Sixth Ward Middle School is one of 32 public schools in Lafourche Parish (combined enrollment of about 13,426 students).

Nearest neighbor: Chackbay Elementary School, around 3.9 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Sixth Ward Middle School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 52.7%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Over the past 7-year window. Sixth Ward Middle School's enrollment has decreased 4% since 2018, when it stood at 246 (now 236). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 12.4:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Sixth Ward Middle School typically covers enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.