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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 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 362 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 21% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Louisiana public middle school average of 59% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (LA)
# Schools
5 Schools
558 Schools
# Students
1,502 Students
296,901 Students
# Teachers
109 Teachers
17,377 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
Caldwell Parish School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 187 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
0.64
# American Indian Students
n/a
1,803 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
2 Students
4,185 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
1%
# Hispanic Students
39 Students
30,744 Students
% Hispanic Students
3%
11%
# Black Students
236 Students
126,123 Students
% Black Students
16%
43%
# White Students
1,187 Students
121,866 Students
% White Students
79%
41%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
234 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
38 Students
9,700 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
5,663
# Students in K Grade:
121
12,777
# Students in 1st Grade:
122
13,659
# Students in 2nd Grade:
113
13,110
# Students in 3rd Grade:
138
13,142
# Students in 4th Grade:
101
13,539
# Students in 5th Grade:
104
16,142
# Students in 6th Grade:
114
41,544
# Students in 7th Grade:
127
52,903
# Students in 8th Grade:
121
54,799
# Students in 9th Grade:
128
17,239
# Students in 10th Grade:
116
15,828
# Students in 11th Grade:
107
13,257
# Students in 12th Grade:
90
13,299
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $16,411 is higher than the state median of $14,974. The school district revenue/student has grown by 15% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $15,980 is higher than the state median of $14,320. The school district spending/student has grown by 11% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$25 MM
$10,755 MM
Spending
$24 MM
$10,286 MM
Revenue / Student
$16,411
$14,974
Spending / Student
$15,980
$14,320
Best Caldwell Parish School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Caldwell Parish Junior High School
Magnet 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
| 362 students
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