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If you had an hour of school board time for Vernon Middle School, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
372
Middle
DISTRICT 397 · STATE 440
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VERNON PARISH·NCES 220183001417
Vernon Middle School
1410 Nona Street, Leesville, LA 71446 · (337) 238-1505 · Vernon Parish
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL372 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 42% of Louisiana public middle schools
- C+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
12.6:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 41.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
267 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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 | 194 | 52% |
| Grade 6 | 178 | 48% |
Student demographics
66%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
School pathway
Based on grade levels within Vernon Parish. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
41.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +2.0pp since 2022
Math
25.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +2.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 2 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 2 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 41.0% | 25.0% |
| 2024-25 | 44.0% | 28.0% |
| 2023-24 | 35.0% | 19.0% |
| 2022-23 | 39.0% | 23.0% |
% 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
27.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.6%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Vernon Middle School
Vernon Middle School's state test result (27.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vernon Middle School this school | 372 | 71.8% | 27.8% |
| Franklinton Elementary School Franklinton | 389 | 73.5% | 24.8% |
| Leesville Junior High School Leesville | 421 | 68.4% | 31.7% |
| Many Junior High School Many | 361 | 70.6% | 28.7% |
| Patterson Junior High School Patterson | 374 | 75.9% | 35.0% |
| 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 Vernon Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.8% | #126 of 213 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #121 of 210 ▼ 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #111 of 213 ▼ 21 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.0pp | #104 of 197 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 372 | #118 of 220 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #73 of 195 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.5% | #18 of 195 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.8% | #98 of 214 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.1% | #152 of 162 |
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
372
+14 (+4%) vs 2020
-60% since 1990-91, when it was 933
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 372 | 29.6 | 12.6:1 | 72% (267) |
| 2023-24 | 448 | 31.5 | 14.2:1 | 62% (278) |
| 2022-23 | 477 | 25.5 | 18.7:1 | 60% (286) |
| 2020-21 | 358 | 22 | 16.3:1 | 70% (251) |
| 2017-18 | 384 | 21.3 | 18.0:1 | 63% (241) |
| 2015-16 | 407 | 25 | 16.3:1 | 63% (256) |
| 2010-11 | 543 | 32 | 17.0:1 | 68% (371) |
| 2000-01 | 679 | 41 | 16.6:1 | 61% (411) |
| 1990-91 | 933 | 61 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Vernon Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (384 to 372); teachers up 39% (21.3 to 29.6).
About Vernon Middle School
Vernon Middle School is a middle-grades school in Leesville, Louisiana, according to federal school records. A total of 372 students attend the school, which covers grades 5 through 6.
Vernon Parish enrolls 7,887 students in 18 schools, including Vernon Middle School.
Vernon Middle School has no majority group; White students are the largest, at 47%. Smaller groups are 31% Black, 11% Hispanic, and 10% multiracial. County-wide, 75% of Vernon Parish residents are White. Vernon Middle School's diversity index is 66%, against a US figure of 70%.
A ratio of 12.6:1 comes from the school's 29.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 41.0:1 average for middle schools in Louisiana. The lunch program counts 72% of students at Vernon Middle School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Vernon Middle School is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 42% of Louisiana public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 32.6% for Vernon Middle School. The school posts 27.8%, 4.8 points below the prediction.
Federal survey data for Vernon Parish show that the median household income is $57,270, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 16% of residents are in poverty. In all, Vernon Parish has 18 public schools and roughly 7,887 students.
The next-closest public school is East Leesville Early Childhood Center, about 0.9 miles away. Within five miles of Vernon Middle School, there are 5 other public schools. In a group of 6 nearby schools with scores, Vernon Middle School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Town: Remote by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment has grown by 14 students since 2020-21, to 372. Students per teacher fell from 16.3 in 2020-21 to 12.6 in 2024-25.
Discussions about Vernon Middle School may include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Vernon Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
47,117
Census ACS
Median income
$57,270
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
7,887 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Vernon Parish
- Rosepine Elementary SchoolElementary · 856 students
- Leesville High SchoolHigh · 748 students
- Parkway Elementary SchoolElementary · 675 students
- West Leesville Elementary SchoolElementary · 643 students
- Rosepine High SchoolHigh · 572 students
- Pickering Elementary SchoolElementary · 476 students
Other schools in Leesville
- Leesville High SchoolHigh · 748 students
- Parkway Elementary SchoolElementary · 675 students
- West Leesville Elementary SchoolElementary · 643 students
- Pickering Elementary SchoolElementary · 476 students
- Leesville Junior High SchoolMiddle · 421 students
- Pickering High SchoolHigh · 379 students
Other Vernon Middle schools
5 other US public schools in 5 states are named Vernon Middle. Vernon Middle School is the 5th largest of the 6.
- Vernon Middle SchoolHARLINGEN, TX · 631 students
- Vernon Middle SchoolMarion, IA · 587 students
- Vernon MiddleMontclair, CA · 580 students
- Vernon Middle SchoolVERNON, TX · 390 students
- VERNON MIDDLE SCHOOLVERNON, FL · 259 students
Nearby schools
- East Leesville Early Childhood Center0.9 mi · 176
- West Leesville Elementary School0.9 mi · 643
- Leesville Junior High School1.0 mi · 421
- Leesville High School1.1 mi · 748
- Parkway Elementary School4.9 mi · 675
- North Early Childhood Center6.8 mi · 127
Frequently asked questions
About Vernon Middle SchoolHow large is Vernon Middle School?
Vernon Middle School enrolls approximately 372 students in grades 05-06.
What age range does Vernon Middle School serve?
Vernon Middle School serves students from grade 05 through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Vernon Middle School?
Approximately 12.6:1 students per teacher at Vernon Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Vernon Middle School?
At Vernon Middle School, the student body is approximately 47% White, 11% Hispanic, 31% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Vernon Middle School?
Vernon Middle School is overseen by Vernon Parish in Vernon Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.