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Caldwell Parish School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Louisiana for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 10%)
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 331 students in Caldwell Parish School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 6/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Louisiana.
Public Middle School in Caldwell Parish School District have an average math proficiency score of 17% (versus the Louisiana public middle school average of 28%), and reading proficiency score of 37% (versus the 42% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 20% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Louisiana public middle school average of 60% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (LA)
# Schools
5 Schools
556 Schools
# Students
1,427 Students
294,044 Students
# Teachers
119 Teachers
20,453 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
Caldwell Parish School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 180 school districts in Louisiana (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 95% has increased from 90-94% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#67 out of 193 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
23%
32%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
38%
42%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
20%
27%
Graduation Rate
≥95%
83%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.35
0.65
# American Indian Students
n/a
1,776 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
1 Student
4,325 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
2%
# Hispanic Students
38 Students
33,034 Students
% Hispanic Students
3%
11%
# Black Students
217 Students
124,688 Students
% Black Students
15%
43%
# White Students
1,131 Students
117,792 Students
% White Students
79%
40%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
229 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
40 Students
9,954 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
5,841
# Students in K Grade:
119
13,152
# Students in 1st Grade:
115
13,796
# Students in 2nd Grade:
105
13,988
# Students in 3rd Grade:
108
13,772
# Students in 4th Grade:
126
14,108
# Students in 5th Grade:
98
16,682
# Students in 6th Grade:
99
41,407
# Students in 7th Grade:
109
51,352
# Students in 8th Grade:
123
52,100
# Students in 9th Grade:
116
16,437
# Students in 10th Grade:
107
15,044
# Students in 11th Grade:
100
13,542
# Students in 12th Grade:
102
12,823
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $17,273 is higher than the state median of $15,176. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $16,820 is higher than the state median of $14,514. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$25 MM
$10,755 MM
Spending
$24 MM
$10,286 MM
Revenue / Student
$17,273
$15,176
Spending / Student
$16,820
$14,514
Best Caldwell Parish School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Caldwell Parish Junior High School
(Math: 17% | Reading: 37%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
114 Trojan Drive
Columbia, LA 71418
(318) 649-2340
Columbia, LA 71418
(318) 649-2340
Grades: 6-8
| 331 students
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