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Enrollment
418
Middle
DISTRICT 438 · STATE 440
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OUACHITA PARISH·NCES 220120002325
Sterlington Middle School
230 Keystone Rd, Sterlington, LA 71203 · (318) 432-2100 · Ouachita Parish
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL418 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 86% 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.
- BBeats 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
14.4:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 41.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
194 students
DISTRICT 65% · 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 | 127 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 129 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 162 | 39% |
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Sterlington Middle School→Sterlington High School
Based on grade levels within Ouachita Parish. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
55.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +1.0pp since 2022
Math
52.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +8.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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 1 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 8 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 55.0% | 52.0% |
| 2024-25 | 60.0% | 49.0% |
| 2023-24 | 59.0% | 48.0% |
| 2022-23 | 54.0% | 44.0% |
% 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
50.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.0%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Sterlington Middle School
Sterlington Middle School's state test result (50.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sterlington Middle School this school | 418 | 46.4% | 50.3% |
| Erath Middle School Erath | 466 | 44.6% | 51.5% |
| Maplewood Middle School Sulphur | 319 | 46.4% | 39.3% |
| North Vermilion Middle School Maurice | 535 | 40.6% | 49.2% |
| Youngsville Middle School Youngsville | 534 | 42.1% | 47.2% |
| 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 Sterlington Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Ouachita Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.3% | #26 of 213 | #2 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #24 of 210 ▲ 6 | #2 of 12 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #47 of 213 ▼ 19 | #3 of 12 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.5pp | #62 of 197 | #6 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 418 | #100 of 220 | #6 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #129 of 195 | #9 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.9% | #146 of 195 | #6 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.4% | #183 of 214 | #11 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.2% | #11 of 40 | #2 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
418
+14 (+3%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 18.4:1
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 | 418 | 29 | 14.4:1 | 46% (194) |
| 2023-24 | 422 | 29.4 | 14.3:1 | 45% (190) |
| 2022-23 | 423 | 24.1 | 17.6:1 | 48% (202) |
| 2020-21 | 404 | 22 | 18.4:1 | 25% (102) |
| 2017-18 | 366 | 21.5 | 17.0:1 | 31% (115) |
| 2015-16 | 329 | 25 | 13.2:1 | 33% (110) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sterlington Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (366 to 418); teachers up 35% (21.5 to 29).
About Sterlington Middle School
Sterlington Middle School is a mid-sized middle school in Sterlington, Louisiana, under Ouachita Parish. It enrolls 418 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 6 through 8.
Ouachita Parish runs 36 schools with a combined 17,435 students. Sterlington Middle School is one of them.
More than half of the students at Sterlington Middle School are White (75%). The next largest groups are 19% Black and 2% Asian. In Ouachita Parish overall, about 56% of residents are White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Sterlington Middle School scores 40%.
On staff are 29 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.4:1. Middle schools in Louisiana have an average ratio of 41.0:1. About 46% of students at Sterlington Middle School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 67% average among public schools in Ouachita Parish.
Sterlington Middle School earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 86% of Louisiana public middle schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Sterlington Middle School is within a point of its prediction. Actual: 50.3%. Predicted: 51.0%.
The county, Ouachita Parish, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $54,688 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 29%, and about 18% of people live in poverty. Counting Sterlington Middle School, Ouachita Parish has 59 public schools.
Measured in a straight line, Sterlington High School is about 0.2 miles from Sterlington Middle School. Other public schools within five miles: 2. Sterlington Middle School comes in 2nd of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Fringe.
The school grew from 404 students in 2020-21 to 418 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 18.4:1 to 14.4:1.
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Ouachita Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
158,480
Census ACS
Median income
$54,688
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
59
25,952 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ouachita Parish
- West Monroe High SchoolHigh · 2,041 students
- Ouachita Parish High SchoolHigh · 1,112 students
- West Ouachita High SchoolHigh · 968 students
- Sterlington Elementary SchoolElementary · 800 students
- West Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 681 students
- Claiborne SchoolElementary · 643 students
Other schools in Sterlington
- Sterlington Elementary SchoolElementary · 800 students
Nearby schools
- Sterlington High School0.2 mi · 513
- Sterlington Elementary School0.6 mi · 800
- East Ouachita Middle School5.8 mi · 498
- Jack Hayes Elementary School6.1 mi · 501
- Swartz Lower Elementary School7.0 mi · 325
- Swartz Upper Elementary School7.1 mi · 350
Frequently asked questions
About Sterlington Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Sterlington Middle School?
Sterlington Middle School enrolls approximately 418 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Sterlington Middle School serve?
Sterlington Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sterlington Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sterlington Middle School is approximately 14.4:1 (29 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Sterlington Middle School?
Sterlington Middle School reports a student body of 75% White, 2% Hispanic, 19% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Sterlington Middle School?
Sterlington Middle School is overseen by Ouachita Parish in Ouachita Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.