East Feliciana Middle School

East Feliciana Middle School is a small, rural public school in Clinton, LA, serving 137 students in grades 7 and 8, and is part of the East Feliciana Parish school district.

While the school has faced academic challenges, earning a 1-star rating for the past three years, it has several notable strengths. Most impressively, the school has made a dramatic turnaround in chronic absenteeism, dropping from 27% in 2022-2023 to just 9.7% in 2024-2025—now the best rate among nearby schools like Northwestern Middle School (10.1%) and Live Oak Junior High (14.6%). Additionally, East Feliciana excels in preparing students for the English I End of Course exam, with 94% of students scoring proficient in 2025-2026, dramatically outperforming the state average of 66%. The school also provides exceptional support for its Special Education students, who now rank in the 58th percentile statewide—a remarkable improvement from the 5th percentile just a few years ago.

Despite these bright spots, the school lags behind its high-performing neighbors in the Zachary Community School District and Livingston Parish in core subjects. For example, only 31% of East Feliciana students are proficient in Social Studies, compared to 79% at Northwestern Middle School. However, the school offers a unique advantage with its very low student-teacher ratio of 9.9:1, far smaller than the 13.4:1 to 16.2:1 ratios at nearby schools. This intimate setting, combined with the school’s targeted successes, suggests that while economic challenges (with 84.67% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch) impact overall performance, East Feliciana is making meaningful progress in key areas.