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Enrollment
440
Middle
DISTRICT 581 · STATE 440
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LIVINGSTON PARISH·NCES 220102010339
Springfield Middle School
24145 Coates Road, Springfield, LA 70462 · (225) 294-3306 · Livingston Parish
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL440 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 86% 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.
- 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.
- BThree-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
14.1:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 41.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
347 students
DISTRICT 74% · 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 5 | 113 | 26% |
| Grade 6 | 113 | 26% |
| Grade 7 | 118 | 27% |
| Grade 8 | 96 | 22% |
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
44.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -8.0pp since 2022
Math
36.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +15.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 8 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 15 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 44.0% | 36.0% |
| 2024-25 | 48.0% | 34.0% |
| 2023-24 | 48.0% | 33.0% |
| 2022-23 | 52.0% | 21.0% |
% 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
39.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.5%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 Springfield Middle School
Springfield Middle School's state test result (39.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield Middle School this school | 440 | 78.9% | 39.5% |
| Tioga Junior High School Pineville | 415 | 77.1% | 45.3% |
| Albany Middle School Albany | 603 | 80.1% | 49.5% |
| Caldwell Parish Junior High School Columbia | 294 | 75.5% | 24.3% |
| Oakdale Middle School Oakdale | 340 | 75.6% | 23.0% |
| Franklinton Junior High School Franklinton | 312 | 74.7% | 32.8% |
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 Springfield Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Livingston Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.5% | #68 of 213 | #8 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #77 of 210 no change | #7 of 10 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #90 of 213 ▼ 17 | #9 of 10 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.5pp | #74 of 197 | #6 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 440 | #94 of 220 | #9 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #121 of 195 | #2 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.9% | #145 of 195 | #8 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.9% | #69 of 214 | #3 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.7% | #16 of 40 | N/A |
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
440
+12 (+3%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 23.8:1
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 | 440 | 31.1 | 14.1:1 | 79% (347) |
| 2023-24 | 410 | 30.6 | 13.4:1 | 72% (295) |
| 2022-23 | 419 | 23.1 | 18.1:1 | 72% (303) |
| 2020-21 | 428 | 18 | 23.8:1 | 44% (190) |
| 2017-18 | 401 | 19.9 | 20.1:1 | 31% (125) |
| 2015-16 | 401 | 30 | 13.4:1 | 61% (243) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Springfield Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (401 to 440); teachers up 56% (19.9 to 31.1).
About Springfield Middle School
Springfield Middle School is a public middle school in Springfield, Louisiana. Its enrollment is 440 students, spread over grades 5 through 8.
The 43 schools of Livingston Parish, including Springfield Middle School, enroll 27,209 students.
About 76% of the student body at Springfield Middle School is White. The remaining students are 14% Black, 5% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 40%.
Springfield Middle School has 31.1 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. The school's 14.1:1 compares with an average of 41.0:1 for middle schools in Louisiana. The school has 79% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Louisiana public middle schools, Springfield Middle School outscored 86%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
A school with Springfield Middle School's lunch-eligibility share in Louisiana is predicted to score 27.5%. Springfield Middle School scores 39.5%, 12.0 points above that line.
Looking at the county, Livingston Parish, the median household earns about $80,122 a year, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Livingston Parish has 44 public schools with about 27,209 students, including Springfield Middle School.
Springfield Elementary School is about 0.9 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of Springfield Middle School, there are 2 other public schools. Springfield Middle School is 3rd of 5 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Under the NCES locale system, Springfield Middle School is Rural: Fringe.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Springfield Middle School had a net gain of 12 students, or 3%. The ratio of students to teachers went from 23.8:1 to 14.1:1 over the same years.
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Livingston Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
148,115
Census ACS
Median income
$80,122
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
44
27,209 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Livingston Parish
- Denham Springs High SchoolHigh · 2,385 students
- Walker High SchoolHigh · 2,006 students
- Live Oak High SchoolHigh · 1,392 students
- Denham Springs Junior High SchoolMiddle · 811 students
- Denham Springs Freshman High SchoolCombined · 710 students
- Levi Milton Elementary SchoolElementary · 702 students
Other schools in Springfield
- Springfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 569 students
- Springfield High SchoolHigh · 400 students
Other Springfield Middle schools
7 other US public schools in 8 states are named Springfield Middle. Springfield Middle School is the 7th largest of the 8.
- SPRINGFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOLJACKSONVILLE, FL · 850 students
- Springfield MiddleWilliamsport, MD · 808 students
- Springfield Middle SchoolHolland, OH · 761 students
- Springfield MiddleFort Mill, SC · 710 students
- Springfield Middle SchoolSPRINGFIELD, MI · 472 students
Nearby schools
- Springfield Elementary School0.9 mi · 569
- Springfield High School1.0 mi · 400
- Albany High School5.9 mi · 534
- Albany Upper Elementary School5.9 mi · 320
- Albany Middle School6.0 mi · 603
- Albany Lower Elementary School6.0 mi · 518
Frequently asked questions
About Springfield Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Springfield Middle School?
Springfield Middle School enrolls approximately 440 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does Springfield Middle School serve?
Springfield Middle School serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Springfield Middle School?
Approximately 14.1:1 students per teacher at Springfield Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Springfield Middle School?
At Springfield Middle School, the student body is approximately 76% White, 5% Hispanic, 14% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is Springfield Middle School in?
Springfield Middle School is part of Livingston Parish.
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