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Enrollment
532
Middle
DISTRICT 593 · STATE 440
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ASCENSION PARISH·NCES 220009000045
St. Amant Middle School
44317 Hwy 429, St. Amant, LA 70774 · (225) 391-6500 · Ascension Parish
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL532 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 82% of Louisiana public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+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
13.6:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 41.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
295 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 | 174 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 185 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 173 | 33% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
56.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +4.0pp since 2022
Math
45.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +8.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 8 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 56.0% | 45.0% |
| 2024-25 | 56.0% | 41.0% |
| 2023-24 | 54.0% | 36.0% |
| 2022-23 | 52.0% | 37.0% |
% 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
45.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.4%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 St. Amant Middle School
St. Amant Middle School's state test result (45.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Amant Middle School this school | 532 | 55.5% | 45.2% |
| Clearwood Junior High School Slidell | 539 | 53.2% | 32.8% |
| Pine Wood Elementary School DeRidder | 348 | 58.0% | 28.7% |
| Good Hope Middle School West Monroe | 601 | 49.4% | 46.5% |
| Creekside Junior High Pearl River | 447 | 56.2% | 31.0% |
| S. P. Arnett Middle School Westlake | 374 | 51.9% | 45.5% |
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 St. Amant Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Ascension Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.2% | #48 of 213 | #5 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #48 of 210 ▲ 4 | #5 of 8 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #40 of 213 ▼ 4 | #5 of 8 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.0pp | #48 of 197 | #2 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 532 | #76 of 220 | #6 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #102 of 195 | #5 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.0% | #91 of 195 | #5 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.5% | #163 of 214 | #4 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.9% | #133 of 162 | #5 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
532
-76 (-12%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 809
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 19.0:1
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 | 532 | 39.1 | 13.6:1 | 55% (295) |
| 2023-24 | 543 | 47 | 11.5:1 | 52% (285) |
| 2022-23 | 556 | 41.4 | 13.4:1 | 50% (280) |
| 2020-21 | 608 | 32 | 19.0:1 | 50% (305) |
| 2017-18 | 584 | 35.5 | 16.4:1 | 29% (168) |
| 2015-16 | 587 | 43 | 13.7:1 | 49% (288) |
| 2010-11 | 667 | 41 | 16.3:1 | 50% (333) |
| 2000-01 | 502 | 33 | 15.2:1 | 42% (210) |
| 1990-91 | 809 | 40 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for St. Amant Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (584 to 532); teachers up 10% (35.5 to 39.1).
About St. Amant Middle School
St. Amant Middle School is a mid-sized middle school in Ascension Parish, located in St. Amant, Louisiana. It reported 532 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 440 students for middle schools in Louisiana.
Ascension Parish has 32 schools; together they serve 23,743 students.
Of every 100 students at St. Amant Middle School, about 60 are White. It is also 29% Black and 8% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 55%.
The school's 39.1 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. Middle schools in Louisiana average 41.0:1, 27.4 more students per teacher than here. Income data for the school show 55% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
St. Amant Middle School holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 82% of Louisiana public middle schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, St. Amant Middle School falls in the middle 80% of Louisiana schools: 45.2% actual against 44.4% predicted.
The county, Ascension Parish, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $91,549, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 29% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The county has 32 public schools and about 23,743 students.
St. Amant Middle School is less than a tenth of a mile from St. Amant Primary School, its nearest public school. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, St. Amant Middle School is behind the 46.4% nearby average, ranking 4th of 7.
St. Amant Middle School has an NCES locale of Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 532, compared with 608 in 2020-21. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (13.6:1) than in 2020-21 (19.0:1).
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at St. Amant Middle School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Ascension Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
130,314
Census ACS
Median income
$91,549
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
32
23,743 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ascension Parish
- Dutchtown High SchoolHigh · 2,029 students
- East Ascension High SchoolHigh · 1,894 students
- St. Amant High SchoolHigh · 1,847 students
- Prairieville High SchoolHigh · 1,377 students
- Lake Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,096 students
- Prairieville Primary SchoolElementary · 865 students
Other schools in St. Amant
- St. Amant High SchoolHigh · 1,847 students
- Lake Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,096 students
- St. Amant Primary SchoolElementary · 585 students
Nearby schools
- St. Amant Primary School0.1 mi · 585
- St. Amant High School1.5 mi · 1,847
- Pecan Grove Primary School2.8 mi · 508
- East Ascension High School3.3 mi · 1,894
- Lake Elementary School3.6 mi · 1,096
- Gonzales Primary School3.9 mi · 455
Frequently asked questions
About St. Amant Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at St. Amant Middle School?
St. Amant Middle School enrolls approximately 532 students in grades 06-08.
Is St. Amant Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
St. Amant Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at St. Amant Middle School?
Approximately 13.6:1 students per teacher at St. Amant Middle School.
What is the student diversity at St. Amant Middle School?
Student demographics at St. Amant Middle School are roughly 60% White, 8% Hispanic, 29% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees St. Amant Middle School?
St. Amant Middle School is overseen by Ascension Parish in Ascension Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.