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Enrollment
348
Middle
DISTRICT 238 · STATE 440
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. LANDRY PARISH·NCES 220156001213
Sunset Middle School
236 Church Hill St., Sunset, LA 70584 · (337) 662-3194 · St. Landry Parish
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL348 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 25% of Louisiana public middle schools
- CTest 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.
- C-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
16.5:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 41.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
283 students
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 70%
Community
1
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 | 72 | 21% |
| Grade 6 | 99 | 28% |
| Grade 7 | 76 | 22% |
| Grade 8 | 101 | 29% |
Student demographics
62%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
Test scores
LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
27.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -8.0pp since 2022
Math
15.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +1.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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 1 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 27.0% | 15.0% |
| 2024-25 | 36.0% | 11.0% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 13.0% |
| 2022-23 | 35.0% | 14.0% |
% 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
21.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.8%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Sunset Middle School
Sunset Middle School's state test result (21.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunset Middle School this school | 348 | 81.3% | 21.3% |
| Riser Middle School West Monroe | 410 | 81.0% | 15.3% |
| Caldwell Middle School Schriever | 341 | 83.0% | 39.0% |
| Armstrong Middle School Rayne | 304 | 82.9% | 21.5% |
| Natalbany Middle Tickfaw | 347 | 81.6% | 13.8% |
| Patterson Junior High School Patterson | 374 | 75.9% | 35.0% |
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 Sunset Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In St. Landry Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.3% | #156 of 213 | #7 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.0% | #172 of 210 ▲ 14 | #6 of 9 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #172 of 213 ▼ 42 | #6 of 9 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.5pp | #31 of 197 | #4 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 348 | #131 of 220 | #1 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #175 of 195 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.9% | #48 of 195 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.3% | #60 of 214 | #6 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.7% | #117 of 162 | #6 of 8 |
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
348
-34 (-9%) vs 2020
-50% since 1990-91, when it was 703
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 21.2:1
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 | 348 | 21.1 | 16.5:1 | 81% (283) |
| 2023-24 | 392 | 23.9 | 16.4:1 | 77% (303) |
| 2022-23 | 407 | 18 | 22.6:1 | 74% (303) |
| 2020-21 | 382 | 18 | 21.2:1 | 56% (215) |
| 2017-18 | 394 | 18.5 | 21.3:1 | 48% (189) |
| 2015-16 | 375 | 18 | 20.8:1 | 81% (305) |
| 2010-11 | 344 | 27 | 12.7:1 | 81% (279) |
| 2000-01 | 534 | 38 | 14.1:1 | 86% (459) |
| 1990-91 | 703 | 41 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sunset Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (394 to 348); teachers up 14% (18.5 to 21.1).
About Sunset Middle School
Sunset Middle School is a small middle school in Sunset, Louisiana. In all, 348 students attend the school in grades 5 through 8. It has 21% fewer students than the average for middle schools in Louisiana (about 440).
St. Landry Parish enrolls 10,982 students, and its 32 schools include Sunset Middle School.
About 52% of the student body at Sunset Middle School is Black. Other groups include 30% White, 15% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. By comparison, St. Landry Parish residents are about 40% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 62, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sunset Middle School is 16.5:1, based on 21.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in Louisiana is 41.0:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Sunset Middle School counts 81% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in St. Landry Parish average a similar 80%.
On the allk12 Grade, Sunset Middle School lands at C, ahead of 25% of Louisiana public middle schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Sunset Middle School is 4.4 points below its prediction. Actual: 21.3%. Predicted: 25.8%.
In St. Landry Parish, the median household earns about $44,462 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 15%, and about 22% of people live in poverty. St. Landry Parish has 37 public schools with about 11,731 students, including Sunset Middle School.
A public school about 0.7 miles away, Ecole Saint-Landry, is the closest to Sunset Middle School. The count of other public schools within five miles is 4. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, Sunset Middle School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
Sunset Middle School is in rural territory close to an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Fringe.
In 2020-21, Sunset Middle School enrolled 382 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 348. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (16.5:1) than in 2020-21 (21.2:1).
The allk12 page for Sunset Middle School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
St. Landry Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
81,670
Census ACS
Median income
$44,462
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
22%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
11,731 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in St. Landry Parish
- Beau Chene High SchoolHigh · 767 students
- Opelousas Senior High SchoolHigh · 698 students
- Leonville Elementary SchoolElementary · 616 students
- Eunice High SchoolHigh · 606 students
- Northwest High SchoolHigh · 575 students
- Lawtell Elementary SchoolElementary · 567 students
Other Sunset Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Sunset Middle. Sunset Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Sunset Middle SchoolBrentwood, TN · 731 students
- Sunset Middle SchoolLONGMONT, CO · 316 students
Nearby schools
- Ecole Saint-Landry0.7 mi · 213
- Grand Coteau Elementary School1.8 mi · 269
- Beau Chene High School3.9 mi · 767
- Cankton Elementary School4.7 mi · 504
- Carencro Bob Lilly Elementary6.1 mi · 705
- Carencro Middle School6.1 mi · 585
Frequently asked questions
About Sunset Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Sunset Middle School?
Sunset Middle School enrolls approximately 348 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does Sunset Middle School serve?
Sunset Middle School serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Sunset Middle School?
Approximately 16.5:1 students per teacher at Sunset Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Sunset Middle School?
Student demographics at Sunset Middle School are roughly 30% White, 15% Hispanic, 52% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Sunset Middle School public or private?
Sunset Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by St. Landry Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.