Summary:
The city of Rayne, Louisiana has only one middle school, Armstrong Middle School, which serves students in grades 6-8. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom third of Louisiana middle schools over the past 3 years and has a performance rating of just 1 out of 5 stars, indicating below-average performance compared to the Acadia Parish and state averages.
Academically, Armstrong Middle School lags behind the district and state in both Mathematics and English Language Arts proficiency across all grade levels. For the 2024-2025 school year, the school's Mathematics proficiency rates range from 27% to 48%, compared to the state average of 47-60%. In English Language Arts, the school's proficiency rates range from 60% to 64%, compared to the state average of 70-72%. Additionally, the school has a concerning 3.3% dropout rate and a high chronic absenteeism rate of 24.6%, both of which are significantly higher than the state averages.
The challenges faced by Armstrong Middle School may be exacerbated by the school's high percentage of students (81.68%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. The school's student-teacher ratio of 16.4 is also slightly higher than the state average, which may contribute to the difficulties in improving academic outcomes. Overall, the data suggests that Armstrong Middle School in Rayne, Louisiana, is facing significant challenges in providing a quality education to its students and requires targeted interventions and support to address these issues.
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