Summary:
Calhoun, Louisiana is home to a single middle school, Calhoun Middle School, which serves grades 6 through 8 with a total enrollment of 423 students as part of the Ouachita Parish school district.
Calhoun Middle School demonstrates notable academic strengths in Mathematics and English Language Arts (ELA), consistently outperforming both district and state averages. In the 2025-2026 school year, the school achieved a 71% proficiency rate in Math and 77% in ELA, exceeding the district (64% and 75%) and state (62% and 70%) averages. However, the school faces challenges in Social Studies, where its 53% proficiency rate falls below both the district (58%) and state (55%) averages across all grade levels. Additionally, while the school maintains a 0% dropout rate—far better than the district (1.4%) and state (3.1%) averages—its chronic absenteeism rate of 22.4% is notably higher than the district average of 18.5% and nearly matches the state average of 22.5%.
A key area of concern is a sharp decline in 8th-grade math proficiency, which drops to 52% compared to 77% in 6th grade and 79% in 7th grade, suggesting a potential curriculum or instructional gap. Despite strong performance in core subjects, the school's state ranking has declined from a 4-star rating (73rd percentile) in 2023-2024 to a 3-star rating (61st percentile) in 2025-2026, indicating that other schools are improving at a faster pace. This paradox highlights that overall school rankings consider multiple factors, and excelling in Math and ELA alone may not offset underperformance in other areas like Social Studies.
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