Stella Worley Middle School

Located at 801 Spartan Drive, in Westwego, Louisiana, Stella Worley Middle School is a compact intermediate school that serves 235 students (grades 6 through 8), run under Jefferson Parish. Enrollment runs roughly 47% smaller than the state mean of about 440.

Stella Worley Middle School is one of 74 schools operated by Jefferson Parish, a district that serves 46,790 students overall.

Demographically, Stella Worley Middle School reports that the largest single group is Black at 54%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest reads as 23% Hispanic, 14% White, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 26%.

Looking at school resources, Stella Worley Middle School shows 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.3:1. The state averages around 41.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 85% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Jefferson Parish (around 68%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Stella Worley Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 23.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 15.3%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Jefferson Parish) reports that median household income runs about $65,252, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. In all, Jefferson Parish runs 86 public schools (combined enrollment of about 47,983 students), of which Stella Worley Middle School is one.

The closest other public school is Isaac G Joseph Elementary School, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Stella Worley Middle School at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 40.8%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Stella Worley Middle School's enrollment has shrank 58% since 2018, when it stood at 556 (now 235). The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 5% to 23% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 23.2:1 in 2018 to 10.3:1 in 2025.

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