Summary:
Caldwell Parish is home to one middle school, Caldwell Parish Junior High School, serving grades 6 through 8 with 294 students in a rural Louisiana area where 75.5% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.
Caldwell Parish Junior High School shows a mixed academic profile. English Language Arts is a clear strength, with 66% of students proficient in 2025-2026, outperforming the district average of 60% and coming close to the state average of 70%. However, math and social studies are significant weaknesses, with only 49% and 37% proficiency respectively—both well below state averages. The school's state ranking has been volatile, climbing to the 52nd percentile (3 stars) in 2024-2025 before dropping sharply to the 31st percentile (2 stars) in 2025-2026. A standout data point is the Algebra I program, where 100% of tested students were proficient in 2024-2025, far exceeding district and state averages, though this success does not extend to general 8th-grade math (43% proficiency).
The school benefits from a very low student-teacher ratio of 9.6:1, allowing for small class sizes that could be a major asset. However, chronic absenteeism at 26.7% is a serious challenge, higher than the state average of 22.5% and likely undermining the potential of these small classes. The dropout rate is an excellent 0.0%. Grade-level performance varies, with 7th graders showing the strongest math (59%) and ELA (70%) scores, while 8th graders struggle most in math (43%) and 6th graders in ELA (59%). Addressing absenteeism and bolstering math and social studies instruction appear to be the most impactful areas for improvement at this school.
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