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Carencro Middle School

Public Grades 5-8

391^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 452 Louisiana Middle Schools

Better than 13% of Louisiana middle schools

Summary

Carencro Middle School in Carencro, LA, serves 585 students in grades 5 through 8 and is part of the high-performing Lafayette Parish school district, though the school itself faces significant challenges.

The most pressing issue at Carencro Middle is a severe chronic absenteeism rate of 40.9%, which is nearly double the district average of 24.0% and far higher than nearby schools like Edgar Martin Middle School (16.6%) and Judice Middle School (27.7%). This attendance crisis is directly linked to low academic performance, with only 39% of students proficient in math compared to the district's 71%, and 56% proficient in English Language Arts versus the district's 74%. While the school has a notable bright spot—100% of students who took Algebra I passed the exam, outperforming the district—this success is limited to a small group. In contrast, L.J. Alleman Middle School achieves 86% proficiency in both math and ELA, highlighting the gap.

Despite serving a predominantly low-income population (78% free/reduced lunch), Carencro's performance is declining while other schools in the district with similar demographics, like Scott Middle School (64% free/reduced lunch), perform significantly better with 55% math proficiency. The school does show strength in supporting English Language Learners, who ranked in the 92nd percentile statewide in 2023-2024. However, the overall trend is concerning, with the school's state ranking dropping from the 30th percentile to the 13th percentile over the past decade. For parents, this means Carencro Middle requires urgent attention to attendance and engagement, as the school's challenges are specific to its community rather than the district as a whole.

585

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,780

Per pupil spending ?

77.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4301 North University
Carencro, LA 70520

(337) 521-7880

District: Lafayette Parish

Students who attend Carencro Middle School usually attend:

High:

Carencro High School

Feeder schools for Carencro Middle School:

Elementary:	Carencro Bob Lilly Elementary
	Live Oak Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

53.0%

White:

22.9%

Hispanic:

20.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 30th percentile in 2016 → 13th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (56% vs 63% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (41% vs 22% Louisiana)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school56%

District avg69%

Louisiana avg63%

391^st of 452

Louisiana public middle schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 17 pts since 2016

From bottom 30% (2016) to bottom 13% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 9Middle Schools in the Lafayette Parish

27^th of 116Lafayette Parish among Louisiana districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2017	21.7	625 of 739	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	40.2	489 of 742	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	23.9	643 of 792	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	31.9	576 of 777	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	13.3	710 of 772	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	16.2	692 of 764	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	19.7	664 of 766	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	25.0	589 of 736	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.1	574 of 738	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	21.7	619 of 743	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	30.2	550 of 725	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	16.2	391 of 452	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.8	360 of 447	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.8	323 of 449	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.6	327 of 465	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.6	282 of 460	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.1	288 of 459	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.2	350 of 449	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.3	302 of 411	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.5	345 of 437	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	37.6	304 of 435	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	33.5	353 of 482	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	27.2	364 of 470	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.4	369 of 457	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	21.3	376 of 442	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	31.1	327 of 412	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	33.4	305 of 408	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	34.2	314 of 425	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	35.2	289 of 413	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	38.8	271 of 396	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	17.7	306 of 344	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.7	297 of 344	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.5	247 of 333	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.0	196 of 360	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.9	175 of 360	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.1	147 of 352	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.9	232 of 338	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.7	175 of 313	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2018	45.0	88 of 170	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	42.2	33 of 63	47.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.4	14 of 56	75.0%	★★★★☆
2024	84.9	4 of 48	91.7%	★★★★★
2023	45.3	27 of 56	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	85.1	5 of 48	89.6%	★★★★★
2018	53.6	11 of 26	57.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	21.2	360 of 434	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.6	318 of 415	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.8	298 of 415	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.6	296 of 444	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.5	265 of 441	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.7	272 of 441	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.4	322 of 418	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	26.7	146 of 178	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	43.7	90 of 155	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.4	66 of 152	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.9	119 of 163	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	53.8	76 of 163	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.4	102 of 153	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.3	94 of 128	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.9	90 of 118	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	17.0	394 of 450	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.4	358 of 437	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.8	303 of 444	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.3	297 of 459	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.1	268 of 458	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.8	271 of 455	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.9	330 of 430	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.5	277 of 403	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	15.4	385 of 435	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.4	339 of 414	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.7	321 of 426	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.1	315 of 443	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.3	268 of 442	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.5	301 of 442	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.0	349 of 418	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2023	27.0	51 of 63	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	19.9	194 of 225	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.6	150 of 168	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	142 of 175	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	175 of 206	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.0	139 of 206	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.6	152 of 210	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	172 of 202	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	18.7	301 of 338	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.4	258 of 316	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.5	251 of 320	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.3	269 of 352	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.1	259 of 362	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.0	240 of 358	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.5	308 of 350	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.3	266 of 338	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Middle school

Disabled (2018)48th percentile+22 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)48th percentile+34 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)19th percentile-11 vs school

Hispanic (2026)18th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)17th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2026)14th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)12th percentile~ school

Male (2026)11th percentile~ school

African American (2026)11th percentile~ school

White (2026)11th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I100%+35 vs state

English Language Arts56%-14 vs state

Mathematics39%-23 vs state

Social Studies31%-24 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				LEAP Mathematics (2026)					LEAP English Language Arts (2026)					LEAP Social Studies (2026)					LEAP Algebra I (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	LEAP Mathematics 5th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 6th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 7th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 8th Grade	LEAP Mathematics All Grades	LEAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts All Grades	LEAP Social Studies 5th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 6th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 7th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 8th Grade	LEAP Social Studies All Grades	LEAP Algebra I End of Course	Total
Carencro Middle School	Public	5-8	4301 North University	Carencro	70520	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7880	585	36	16.2	77.6%	134 (22.9%)	310 (53.0%)	119 (20.3%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.6%)	16.2	391^st of 452 public middle schools	13.5%		22.8	360^th of 447 public middle schools	19.5%	31		42.0	42.0	37.0	39.0		59.0	52.0	55.0	56.0		22.0	30.0	39.0	31.0	100.0	$14,780
Acadian Middle School	Public	6-8	4201 Moss Street	Lafayette	70507	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7840	340	25	13.8	75.9%	30 (8.8%)	224 (65.9%)	73 (21.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	7.8	429^th of 452 public middle schools	5.1%		15.5	390^th of 447 public middle schools	12.8%	39			30.0	40.0	33.0		44.0	42.0	31.0	40.0			26.0	25.0	21.0		$16,788
Sunset Middle School	Public	5-8	236 Church Hill St.	Sunset	70584	St. Landry Parish	St. Landry Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 662-3194	348	21	16.4	81.3%	105 (30.2%)	180 (51.7%)	51 (14.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	21.1	374^th of 452 public middle schools	17.3%		40.7	274^th of 447 public middle schools	38.7%	100	33.0	53.0	35.0	39.0	39.0	59.0	49.0	50.0	66.0	55.0	34.0	40.0	28.0	39.0	34.0		$14,780
Scott Middle School	Public	6-8	116 Marie Street	Scott	70583	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7930	629	33	19.2	63.9%	259 (41.2%)	207 (32.9%)	134 (21.3%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	20 (3.2%)	37.5	299^th of 452 public middle schools	33.8%		56.3	201^st of 447 public middle schools	55.0%	98		60.0	64.0	35.0	55.0		64.0	64.0	65.0	65.0		36.0	52.0	49.0	45.0		$14,735
Lafayette Middle School	Public	6-8	1301 West University Avenue	Lafayette	70506	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7900	351	24	14.9	83.8%	40 (11.4%)	243 (69.2%)	52 (14.8%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.1%)								(n/a)																	$18,033
Paul Breaux Middle School	Public	5-8	1400 South Orange Street	Lafayette	70501	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7860	314	21	14.8	91.1%	10 (3.2%)	282 (89.8%)	16 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	5.5	437^th of 452 public middle schools	3.3%		6.7	427^th of 447 public middle schools	4.5%	10		32.0	37.0	17.0	28.0		34.0	52.0	38.0	41.0		17.0	24.0	19.0	20.0		$14,859
L.J. Alleman Middle School	Public	6-8	600 Roselawn Boulevard	Lafayette	70503	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7850	890	44	20.3	46.9%	460 (51.7%)	288 (32.4%)	71 (8.0%)	22 (2.5%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	42 (4.7%)	87	52^nd of 452 public middle schools	88.5%		88.2	35^th of 447 public middle schools	92.2%	17		88.0	85.0	87.0	86.0		84.0	89.0	87.0	86.0		59.0	77.0	81.0	72.0		$13,542
Arnaudville Middle School	Public	5-8	120 West Railroad Ave.	Arnaudville	70512	St. Landry Parish	St. Landry Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 754-5320	193	18	10.9	76.7%	110 (57.0%)	67 (34.7%)	12 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	62.7	173^rd of 452 public middle schools	61.7%		74.2	123^rd of 447 public middle schools	72.5%	50			80.0	58.0	76.0		72.0	72.0	71.0	77.0	76.0	51.0	63.0	63.0	63.0		$16,443
Breaux Bridge Junior High School	Public	6-8	100 Martin Street	Breaux Bridge	70517	St. Martin Parish	St. Martin Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 332-2844	351	30	11.6	88.0%	123 (35.0%)	184 (52.4%)	30 (8.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.4%)	40.4	286^th of 452 public middle schools	36.7%		31.9	314^th of 447 public middle schools	29.8%	28		66.0	54.0	33.0	53.0		81.0	68.0	70.0	72.0		35.0	44.0	45.0	40.0		$15,978
Edgar Martin Middle School	Public	6-8	401 Broadmoor Boulevard	Lafayette	70503	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7910	641	42	15.1	42.1%	327 (51.0%)	126 (19.7%)	104 (16.2%)	63 (9.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.8%)	77.2	108^th of 452 public middle schools	76.1%		81.1	82^nd of 447 public middle schools	81.7%	26		81.0	79.0	60.0	75.0		81.0	80.0	77.0	79.0		70.0	70.0	70.0	70.0		$16,924

Frequently Asked Questions about Carencro Middle School

What district is Carencro Middle School in?

Lafayette Parish

What is the racial makeup of Carencro Middle School?

Students at Carencro Middle School are 53% African American, 23% White, 20% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Carencro Middle School attend?

Students who attend Carencro Middle School usually go on to attend Carencro High School

How many students attend Carencro Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 585 students attended Carencro Middle School.

Is Carencro Middle School a good school?

Carencro Middle School ranks in the bottom 13.5% of Louisiana middle schools.

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