Summary:
Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana is home to a single middle school, Welsh-Roanoke Junior High School, which serves students in grades 6-8. While the data set does not provide a comprehensive overview of middle schools in the area, the available information offers insights into the performance and characteristics of this lone institution.
Welsh-Roanoke Junior High School has consistently ranked in the top half of Louisiana middle schools over the past three years, with rankings ranging from 150 to 182 out of 447-465 schools. The school's performance on LEAP tests is mixed, with proficiency rates in Mathematics slightly below the Jefferson Davis Parish district average but on par with or above the state average in English Language Arts. The school's dropout rate of 3.3% for the 2022-2023 school year is lower than the state average, but its chronic absenteeism rate of 24.6% for the 2023-2024 school year is relatively high.
Demographically, Welsh-Roanoke Junior High School has a student-teacher ratio of 17.7, which is slightly higher than the typical recommended ratio, and a relatively high percentage of students (55.5%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a higher proportion of students from low-income families. These socioeconomic factors may contribute to the school's higher chronic absenteeism rate and could be an area of focus for potential improvement strategies.
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