Enrollment
199
Middle
DISTRICT 434 · STATE 440
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON DAVIS PARISH·NCES 220081000575
Welsh-Roanoke Junior High School
8150 West Highway 90, Roanoke, LA 70581 · (337) 753-2317 · Jefferson Davis Parish
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL199 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 26% of Louisiana public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
15.4:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 41.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
101 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 70%
Community
0
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 | 53 | 27% |
| Grade 7 | 78 | 39% |
| Grade 8 | 68 | 34% |
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
Welsh-Roanoke Junior High School→Welsh High School
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LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
43.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +1.0pp since 2022
Math
35.0%
LA avg 34.2% . -1.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 down about 1 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 43.0% | 35.0% |
| 2024-25 | 36.0% | 33.0% |
| 2023-24 | 36.0% | 28.0% |
| 2022-23 | 42.0% | 36.0% |
% Mastery+, all students and all tested grades.
Source: LEAP 2025. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of LA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
32.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.8%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 48% typical for Louisiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Welsh-Roanoke Junior High School
Welsh-Roanoke Junior High School's state test result (32.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welsh-Roanoke Junior High School this school | 199 | 50.8% | 32.2% |
| DeQuincy Middle School DeQuincy | 208 | 52.9% | 37.5% |
| Folsom Junior High School Folsom | 183 | 49.7% | 47.8% |
| Iota Middle School Iota | 235 | 44.3% | 49.2% |
| Sixth Ward Middle School Thibodaux | 236 | 44.1% | 60.2% |
| N.S.U. Middle Lab School Natchitoches | 178 | 43.3% | 69.2% |
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 Welsh-Roanoke Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.2% | #99 of 213 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #83 of 210 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #95 of 213 ▲ 34 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.0pp | #128 of 197 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 199 | #196 of 220 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.8% | #173 of 214 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.0% | #130 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
199
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 328
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 22.4:1
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 | 199 | 12.9 | 15.4:1 | 51% (101) |
| 2023-24 | 218 | 12.3 | 17.8:1 | 56% (121) |
| 2022-23 | 204 | 10.8 | 18.9:1 | 64% (130) |
| 2020-21 | 202 | 9 | 22.4:1 | 48% (96) |
| 2017-18 | 221 | 9.5 | 23.2:1 | 39% (86) |
| 2015-16 | 225 | 18 | 12.5:1 | 57% (129) |
| 2010-11 | 238 | 12 | 19.8:1 | 58% (139) |
| 2000-01 | 249 | 13 | 19.1:1 | 59% (146) |
| 1990-91 | 328 | 19 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Welsh-Roanoke Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (221 to 199); teachers up 36% (9.5 to 12.9).
About Welsh-Roanoke Junior High School
Welsh-Roanoke Junior High School, located in Roanoke, Louisiana, is a low-enrollment middle school. Its 199 students are spread across grades 6 through 8. The school's enrollment is 55% smaller than the 440 average for middle schools in Louisiana.
A total of 12 schools make up Jefferson Davis Parish, with 5,210 students enrolled.
Welsh-Roanoke Junior High School is 78% White by enrollment. Other reported shares: 14% Black and 8% multiracial. The White share in Jefferson Davis Parish as a whole is similar, at about 77%. The school's diversity index is 37%, meaning two students picked at random have a 37% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at Welsh-Roanoke Junior High School total 12.9 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 15.4:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 41.0:1 average for middle schools in Louisiana. The school counts 101 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 51%.
The allk12 Grade for Welsh-Roanoke Junior High School is C. Compared with Louisiana public middle schools, the school scored higher than 26% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Welsh-Roanoke Junior High School is in the bottom 10% of Louisiana schools on the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure. Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 47.8%. The school's actual rate is 32.2%, 15.7 points lower.
Within Jefferson Davis Parish, the median household income is $57,341, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 15%, and about 13% of people live in poverty. Besides Welsh-Roanoke Junior High School, Jefferson Davis Parish has 11 other public schools.
The closest public school, Welsh High School, is about 3.9 miles from Welsh-Roanoke Junior High School. There are 2 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, Welsh-Roanoke Junior High School ranks 7th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
Welsh-Roanoke Junior High School falls in the Rural: Distant locale category, used for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Federal data show 202 students in 2020-21 and 199 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. Students per teacher fell from 22.4 in 2020-21 to 15.4 in 2024-25.
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Jefferson Davis Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
31,924
Census ACS
Median income
$57,341
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
5,210 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jefferson Davis Parish
- Jennings Elementary SchoolElementary · 976 students
- Jennings High SchoolHigh · 775 students
- Lacassine High SchoolCombined · 587 students
- Hathaway High SchoolCombined · 566 students
- Welsh Elementary SchoolElementary · 499 students
- Lake Arthur Elementary SchoolElementary · 441 students
Nearby schools
- Welsh High School3.9 mi · 263
- Welsh Elementary School4.0 mi · 499
- Jennings Elementary School5.2 mi · 976
- Jennings High School5.7 mi · 775
- Hathaway High School9.2 mi · 566
- Mermentau Elementary School10.1 mi · 142
Frequently asked questions
About Welsh-Roanoke Junior High SchoolHow large is Welsh-Roanoke Junior High School?
Welsh-Roanoke Junior High School enrolls approximately 199 students in grades 06-08.
Is Welsh-Roanoke Junior High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Welsh-Roanoke Junior High School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Welsh-Roanoke Junior High School have?
Welsh-Roanoke Junior High School employs 13 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Welsh-Roanoke Junior High School?
Student demographics at Welsh-Roanoke Junior High School are roughly 78% White, 1% Hispanic, 14% Black, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Welsh-Roanoke Junior High School?
Welsh-Roanoke Junior High School is overseen by Jefferson Davis Parish in Jefferson Davis Parish.
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