Lafayette Middle School
1301 West University Ave
Lafayette LA, 70506, Lafayette County
Phone: 337-521-7900
Ranking:
(750 out of 947, bottom 21%)*

Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 5 to Grade 8
School District: Lafayette Parish School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 35 | 32 | 37 | 34 | 39 | 41 | 40 | |||||||
Total Students: | 520 | 550 | 536 | 484 | 448 | 451 | 436 | |||||||
Grade 5: | 13 | 2.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Grade 6: | 222 | 42.7% | 202 | 36.7% | 209 | 39.0% | 175 | 36.2% | 165 | 36.8% | 170 | 37.7% | 178 | 40.8% |
Grade 7: | 155 | 29.8% | 167 | 30.4% | 170 | 31.7% | 132 | 27.3% | 159 | 35.5% | 158 | 35.0% | 145 | 33.3% |
Grade 8: | 130 | 25.0% | 181 | 32.9% | 157 | 29.3% | 177 | 36.6% | 122 | 27.2% | 123 | 27.3% | 113 | 25.9% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 279 | 53.7% | 305 | 55.5% | 291 | 54.3% | 253 | 52.3% | 243 | 54.2% | 246 | 54.5% | 256 | 58.7% |
Female: | 241 | 46.3% | 245 | 44.5% | 245 | 45.7% | 231 | 47.7% | 197 | 44.0% | 197 | 43.7% | 176 | 40.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% |
Asian: | 8 | 1.5% | 8 | 1.5% | 7 | 1.3% | 3 | 0.6% | 6 | 1.3% | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.5% |
Hispanic: | 22 | 4.2% | 16 | 2.9% | 10 | 1.9% | 12 | 2.5% | 4 | 0.9% | 7 | 1.6% | 4 | 0.9% |
Black: | 377 | 72.5% | 416 | 75.6% | 420 | 78.4% | 366 | 75.6% | 337 | 75.2% | 344 | 76.3% | 327 | 75.0% |
White: | 100 | 19.2% | 103 | 18.7% | 94 | 17.5% | 98 | 20.2% | 99 | 22.1% | 97 | 21.5% | 101 | 23.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 10 | 1.9% | 5 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 438 | 84.2% | 444 | 80.7% | 429 | 80.0% | 362 | 74.8% | 337 | 75.2% | 363 | 80.5% | 349 | 80.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 30 | 5.8% | 37 | 6.7% | 34 | 6.3% | 49 | 10.1% | 46 | 10.3% | 33 | 7.3% | 27 | 6.2% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.86 | 17.06 | 14.49 | 14.32 | 11.58 | 11.00 | 11.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
GEE | ||||||
2009 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 55% | 68% | 62% |
2009 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 58% | 67% | 59% |
2009 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 37% | 60% | 55% |
2009 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 35% | 60% | 58% |
iLEAP | ||||||
2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 42% | 65% | 62% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 42% | 63% | 61% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 65% | 69% | 68% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 64% | 68% | 70% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 60% | 69% | 71% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 53% | 66% | 69% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 52% | 68% | 70% |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 57% | 73% | 62% |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 46% | 67% | 61% |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 74% | 75% | 70% |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 59% | 75% | 67% |
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 56% | 75% | 70% |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 55% | 72% | 70% |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 45% | 70% | 69% |
2007 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 39% | 59% | 55% |
2008 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 39% | 57% | 58% |
2009 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 51% | 62% | 61% |
2010 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 56% | 62% | 63% |
2011 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 57% | 69% | 69% |
2012 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 43% | 64% | 65% |
2013 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 39% | 62% | 65% |
2007 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 53% | 59% | 57% |
2008 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 36% | 55% | 57% |
2009 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 54% | 64% | 63% |
2010 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 50% | 62% | 66% |
2011 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 47% | 63% | 67% |
2012 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 51% | 63% | 65% |
2013 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 37% | 62% | 68% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 48% | 65% | 59% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 48% | 68% | 61% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 49% | 67% | 62% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 60% | 71% | 68% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 68% | 73% | 69% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 48% | 71% | 69% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 52% | 71% | 69% |
2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 55% | 71% | 59% |
2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 55% | 70% | 55% |
2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 55% | 72% | 63% |
2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 68% | 76% | 68% |
2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 67% | 78% | 67% |
2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 59% | 78% | 70% |
2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 57% | 78% | 69% |
2007 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 38% | 61% | 53% |
2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 40% | 62% | 53% |
2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 48% | 64% | 59% |
2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 52% | 67% | 61% |
2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 52% | 67% | 62% |
2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 49% | 70% | 64% |
2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 40% | 66% | 62% |
2007 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 47% | 65% | 59% |
2008 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 51% | 68% | 60% |
2009 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 51% | 68% | 65% |
2010 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 54% | 69% | 67% |
2011 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 56% | 67% | 65% |
2012 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 53% | 70% | 66% |
2013 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 38% | 67% | 67% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 53% | 62% | 57% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 43% | 59% | 57% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 55% | 68% | 62% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 51% | 69% | 67% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 56% | 71% | 69% |
2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 46% | 63% | 55% |
2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 56% | 65% | 58% |
2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 58% | 67% | 59% |
2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 50% | 69% | 64% |
2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 63% | 72% | 66% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 53% | 61% | 54% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 30% | 57% | 53% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 37% | 60% | 55% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 41% | 63% | 61% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 51% | 66% | 64% |
2007 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 48% | 58% | 55% |
2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 37% | 53% | 53% |
2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 35% | 60% | 58% |
2012 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 49% | 66% | 67% |
2013 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 58% | 65% | 67% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 68.3% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 31.7% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 14.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 24.4% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 75.6% |
Mean Base Salary: | $42,215.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $35,691.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $44,320.0 |
* Lafayette Middle School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.